Teacher's Monthly School Report of J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Perrymansville, Oct. 1868
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Perrymansville, Oct. 1868
- Date
- 11-09-1868
- Creator
- J.F. Pierpont Dickson
- Description
- 13 students on the roll. Dickson remarks that "[t]his school is in a very backward state. The school having been closed for six mo."
- School
- Perrymansville aka Perryman
- Related Financial Supporters
- New England Freedmen's Aid Society aka New England Branch of the American Freedmen's Union Commission
- 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 October 31, 1968.
District or County, Harford Co.
State, Maryland
Name of School, Perrymansville
Name of Teacher, J. F. P. Dirkson
N.E. Branch F.U. Com.
Forwarded November 9. 1868.
Received - 11. -
EXPLANATIONS.
If any of the within questions cannot be 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 one.
In the "Remarks" notice any important feet 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 include all the items of this.
BUREAU R., F., & A.L., Washington, D.C., October 1, 1868.
[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of October 31, 1868.
☞ 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?
Location (town, county, or district)? District No. 2
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? Intermediate
When did your present session commence? Oct. 6
When to close? June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is
What Society? N. Eng. Br.
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?* It is.
Name of Board or Com.? Perryman's S. B.
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? It is.
Amount paid this month? Twenty five dollars
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes.
Who owns the School-building? It is a church, owned by the Cl'd People.
Is rent pad by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? Not anything
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Thirteen
White? Not any
Colored? 13
Total enrolment for the month?† Thirteen
Male? 6
Female? 7
Number enrolled last report? Cannot say. {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 one.
Number new Scholars this month? Thirteen.
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day?
How many days have you taught this month?
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
What is the average attendance? Thirteen
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Thirteen
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Twelve.
Number always punctual? Three
Number over 16 years of age? one.
Number in Alphabet? Two.
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Two.
Number of advanced readers? Nine.
Number in Geography? One.
Number in Arithmetic? Seven.
Number in higher branches? Not any.
Number in Writing? Five.
Number in Needle-work? Not any.
Number free before war? Twelve
Have you a Sabbath-School? No.
How many Teachers? Not any
How many Pupils? Not any
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? Not any
How many Pupils? Not any
State the kind of work done? Not any kind.
☞ 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? I do not
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, There is nothing relating to public sentiment to be relied on.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of Temperance Society? No.
Name of Society? There is no society
Remarks. This school is in a very backward state. The school having been closed for six mo.
(Signed) J. F. Pierpont Dickson
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. - IIIF Manifests
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01498
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01499
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01500
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01501
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01502
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-007675733_01503
Part of Teacher's Monthly School Report of J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Perrymansville, Oct. 1868