Teacher's Monthly School Report of Mary Watson, Darlington, May 1870

Title

Teacher's Monthly School Report of Mary Watson, Darlington, May 1870

Date

05-00-1870

Creator

Mary Watson

Description

40 students on the roll. Lost one day due to a severe storm.

School

Port Deposit, Cecil County

Related Financial Supporters

Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association aka the Pennsylvania 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

[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? Bethel Hall School
Location (town, county, or district)? Cecil Co
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate
When did your present session commence?
When to close?
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is
What Society? Pa. F.R Association
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* 0
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* 0
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? 0
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? 0
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? 0
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? 0
Colored? Yes
Total enrolment for the month?† 40
Male? 15
Female? 25

Number enrolled last report? 30
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 10

{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? 21
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
School was closed one day on account of a severe storm.}

What is the average attendance? 37
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 30
Number always punctual? 30
Number over 16 years of age? 0
Number in Alphabet? 2
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 23
Number in advanced readers? 20
Number in Geography? 20
Number in Arithmetic? 35
Number in higher branches? 3
Number in Writing? 20
Number in Needle-work? 25
Number free before the war? All
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 60
Have you an Industrial School? Yes
How many Teachers? 1
How many Pupils? 25
State the kind of work done? Sewing & Knitting

☞ 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) M. E. Watson
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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