Teacher's Monthly School Report of M. E. Pauline Lyons, Bel Air, Mar. 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of M. E. Pauline Lyons, Bel Air, Mar. 1870
- Date
- 03-00-1870
- Creator
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M.E. Pauline Lyons
- Description
- 21 students on the roll. Remarks that two students have left to go to work, and one has died. The school has been furnished with new desks and a stove by George M. McComas. Lyons believes there is the promise of eight or ten new students when the weather becomes more settled.
- References
- G.M. McComas (George March)
- School
- Bel Air aka Hendon Hill
- 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 March, 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? Bel Air
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co. MD
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Jan 5/70
When to close? July 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? In part
What Society? Pennsylvania asso.
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?* No
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month? $5.42
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? yes
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? Yes
Who owns the School-building? Freedman's bureau
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? $20.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? 1
White? =
Colored? =
Total enrolment for the month?† 21
Male? =
Female? =
Number enrolled last report? 24
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 2
Number new Scholars this month? 2
What is the average attendance? 20
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? 6- excepting last week when I taught five on account of tending to one of my scholars that was very ill since then she has died
How many days have you taught this month? =
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 7
Number of White Pupils? =
Number always present? 20
Number always punctual? 18
Number over 16 years of age? 8
Number in Alphabet? 1
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 14
Number in advanced readers? 7
Number in Geography? 5
Number in Arithmetic? 10
Number in higher branches? =
Number in Writing? 10
Number in Needle-work? 6
Number free before the war? 10
Have you a Sabbath-School? =
How many Teachers? 1
How many Pupils? 21
Have you an Industrial School? yes
How many Teachers? =
How many Pupils? =
State the kind of work done? The scholars sew for themselves once a week.
☞ 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. Two of my pupils have gone to work and one died last week. We have been furnished with desks and a new stove by Mr. G. McComas. I also have the promise of some eight or ten new scholars as soon as the weather becomes more settled.
(Signed) M.E. Pauline Lyons
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 M. E. Pauline Lyons, Bel Air, Mar. 1870