Teacher's Monthly School Report of Phenia C. Crisfield, Darlington, Jan. 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Phenia C. Crisfield, Darlington, Jan. 1870
- Date
- 01-31-1870
- Creator
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Phenia C. Crisfield
- Description
- 60 students on the roll. Crisfield remarks that "I have filled up all of my time since I came here to teach." Regarding public sentiment towards colored schools, Crisfield reports that "some are for the school and others are not."
- 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
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[ED. FORM, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the month of January 1870. [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]
District or County, Harford
State, Md.
Name of School,
Name of Teacher, P. C. Cresfield
Forwarded
Received O.S.E. D.C. 2,2,70.
EXPLANATIONS.
If any of the within questions cannot be answered by the teacher, they may be let 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 include 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 Jan 1870, 186
☞ 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? Darlington
Location (town, county, or district)?
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade?
When did your present session commence? Oct
When to close? 1. July
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is
What Society? Phila and Washington
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.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month? $20
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Bureau
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? 1
Colored? Teacher
Total enrolment for the month?† 60
Male?
Female?
Number enrolled last report? 60
{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? 56
{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? [[?]] days
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
I have filled up all of my time since I came here to teach. Phenia Crisfield, Teacher.
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? All
Number of White Pupils? not eny
Number always present? 40
Number always punctual? 40
Number over 16 years of age? 10
Number in Alphabet? not eny
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 12
Number in advanced readers? 9
Number in Geography? 9
Number in Arithmetic? 19
Number in higher branches? not eny
Number in Writing? 16
Number in Needle-work? not eny
Number free before the war? All
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 39
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, some is for the school and others are not.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks.
(Signed) Fenia C. Crisfield
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.
Part of Teacher's Monthly School Report of Phenia C. Crisfield, Darlington, Jan. 1870