Teacher's Monthly School Report of Sarah A. Usher, Havre de Grace, Jan. 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Sarah A. Usher, Havre de Grace, Jan. 1870
- Date
- 02-01-1870
- Creator
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Sarah A. Usher
- Description
- 53 students on the roll. Cosigned by trustee Isaac Bishop.
- References
- Isaac Bishop
- 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.
District or County, Havre de Grace Harford
State, Maryland
Name of School, Anderson Institute
Name of Teacher, Sarah A Usher
I certify that this is correct
Isaac Bishop
Forwarded February 1st
Received O.S.C. D.C. 2,2, '70.
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 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 January, 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? Anderson Institute
Location (town, county, or district)? Havre de Grace MD
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Jan.
When to close?
Is your School supported by an Educational Society?
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?* Yes
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month? About $26.00
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen?
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term?
Who owns the School-building?
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau?
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? 0
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 53
Male? 27
Female? 26
Number enrolled last report? 50
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 7
Number new Scholars this month? 10
What is the average attendance? 35
{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.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 35
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 21
Number always punctual? 21
Number over 16 years of age? 2
Number in Alphabet? 5
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 37
Number in advanced readers? 11
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 17
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? 13
Number in Needle-work? None
Number free before the war? About 45
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 44
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers? 0
How many Pupils? 0
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) Sarah A Usher
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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