Teacher's Monthly School Report of Rachel Ann Smith, LaGrange, May 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Rachel Ann Smith, LaGrange, May 1870
- Date
- 06-14-1870
- Creator
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Rachel Ann Smith
- Description
- 11 students on the roll.
- School
- LaGrange
- 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.]
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TEACHER'S MONTHLY
SCHOOL REPORT
For the month of May, 187 [[strikethrough]]6[[/strikethrough]] 70.
District or County, Harford County
State, of Maryland
Name of School, Lagrange
Name of Teacher, Rachel Ann Smith
Forwarded By Rachel A Smith
Received June 14th, 1870
EXPLAINATIONS
If any of the within questions cannot by answered by the teacher, they may be left for the Superintendent. Place each answer, to the extent of your knowledge, opposite the question, and he will fill the remaining spaces.
Night and Sabbath schools taught by a group of teachers should be reported but once.
In the "Remarks" notice any important fact which the blank does not call for.
It is hoped that the Educational Societies will adopt this form of Report; if so, the Bureau can furnish the blanks.
Should more extended forms be used, it would oblige the Commissioner to have them included all the items of this.
BUREAU R., F., AND A.L., Washington, D.C, October 1, 1868.
[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May, 1870.
☞ 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? La Grange
Location (town, county, or district)?
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade?
When did your present session commence? 1 May
When to close?
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No
What Society?
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?*
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
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? $500
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Mr Rogers
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?
White?
Colored?
Total enrolment for the month?† [[strikethrough]] 15 [[/strikethrough]] 11
Male?
Female?
Number enrolled last report?
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? Not any
Number new Scholars this month? Not any
What is the average attendance? 8
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6
How many days have you taught this month? 25
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 11
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? 8
Number always punctual? 5
Number over 16 years of age? Not any
Number in Alphabet? Not any
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 5
Number in advanced readers? 5
Number in Geography? Not Any
Number in Arithmetic? 6
Number in higher branches? Not any
Number in Writing? 5
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? Not 4
Have you a Sabbath-School? No
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
State the kind of work done?
☞ 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?
How many?
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?
No. of Teachers,
White,
Colored,
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent?
How many?
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?
No. of Teachers,
White,
Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools,
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks.
(Signed)
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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