Teacher's Monthly School Report of Phenia C. Crisfield, Darlington, Mar. 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Phenia C. Crisfield, Darlington, Mar. 1870
- Date
- 03-29-1870
- Creator
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Phenia C. Crisfield
- Description
- 40 students on the roll. Public sentiment toward colored schools is "not very good, don't care about colored school." Crisfield remarks that her school "is progressing finly I have a number of smart children."
- 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.]
X
TEACHER'S MONTHLY
SCHOOL REPORT
For the month of March, 1870.
District or County, Harford.
State, Maryland.
Name of School,
Name of Teacher, Phenia C. Crisfield.
Forwarded
Received
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 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 March 29, 1870. [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]]
☞ 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? Octob
When to close? First of Juli ore last of June
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? it is
What Society? Philadelphia and Washingtons
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? [[strikethrough]] 14 [[/strikethrough]] $14
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? 1
Colored? Teacher
Total enrolment for the month?† 40
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? 20
Number new Scholars this month? 1
{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.
No Deficiency in Teacher this mounth}
What is the average attendance? 37
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? all
Number of White Pupils? not any
Number always present? 37
Number always punctual? 20
Number over 16 years of age? 16
Number in Alphabet? 3
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 6
Number in advanced readers? 10
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 15
Number in higher branches? not any
Number in Writing? 13
Number in Needle-work? 3
Number free before the war? all
Have you a Sabbath-School? yes
How many Teachers? 6
How many Pupils? 30
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, Not very good dont care about colord school
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks. my School is progressing finly i have a number of smart children
(Signed) Phenia 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, Mar. 1870