Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, Jan. 1869
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, Jan. 1869
- Date
- 02-01-1869
- Creator
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Ida S. Marshall
- Recipient
- Rev. John Kimball
- Description
- 44 students on the roll. One day was lost due to sudden illness. Marshall reports that the schoolhouse is excessively crowded.
- School
- Churchville aka Asbury
- Related Financial Supporters
- Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People
- Source
- Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Transcript
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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of January, 1869.
☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School.
[Answers placed here.]
Name of your School? Churchville Churchville
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co. Md.
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate
When did your present session commence? October 1868
When to close? June 1869
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Baltimore Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* Yes
Name of Board or Com.? Churchville Board
Am't pd. this month? $10.00
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? Twenty Two Dollars
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Forty Four
Male? 33
Female? 11
Number enrolled last report? Twenty Two
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? Eight
Number new Scholars this month? Thirty
What is the average attendance? [[96 7/8]]
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? Five
How many days have you taught this month? Nineteen
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. New Years day, and one day was taken suddenly ill while in school.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Forty Four
Number of White Pupils? Nine
Number always present? Sixteen
Number always punctual? Sixteen
Number over 16 years of age? Twenty Three
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Seventeen
Number in advanced readers? Twenty Seven
Number in Geography? Twenty
Number in Arithmetic? Twenty Seven
Number in higher branches? Three
Number in Writing? Thirty Three
Number in Needle-work? Eleven
Number free before the war? Thirty Six
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Seven
How many Pupils? Thirty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? Eleven
State the kind of work done? Needlework
☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? No How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very good.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 19
Name of the Society? Churchville Division No. 2
Remarks. The school-house being small, is crowded to excess.
(Signed) Ida S. Marshall
Teacher.
* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.
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