Teacher's Monthly School Report of Elizabeth V. Dixon, Havre de Grace, Nov. 1868
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Elizabeth V. Dixon, Havre de Grace, Nov. 1868
- Date
- 11-30-1868
- Creator
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Elizabeth V. Dixon
- Description
- 38 students on the roll.
- Related Financial Supporters
- New England Freedmen's Aid Society aka New England 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 November, 1868.
District or County, Havre de Grace - Harford Co
State, Maryland
Name of School, Freedmen's School
Name of Teacher, Elizabeth V. Dixon
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 questions, 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., Jan. 1, 1868.
[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of November, 1868.
☞ 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? Colored Public School Havre de Grace
Location (town, county, or district)?
Is it a Day or Night School? Day School
Of what grade? Primary Int. & Grammar
When did your present session commence? Oct. 6
When to close? June 30th
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? It is
What Society? N. E. Branch
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* It is not
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* " " " [It is not]
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? " " " [It is not]
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? In part
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? I have
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? It is not
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School?
White?
Colored? 1
Total enrolment for the month?† 38
Male? 16
Female? 22
Number enrolled last report? 34
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 1
Number new Scholars this month? 4
What is the average attendance? 29
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0
Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 20
Number over 16 years of age? 1
Number in Alphabet? 3
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 24
Number in advanced readers? 11
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 19
Number in higher branches? 3
Number in Writing? 23
Number in Needle-work? 20
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? I have not
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? I have
How many Pupils? 20
State the kind of work done? Sewing
☞ 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) Elizabeth V. Dixon,
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.
[ED. FORM, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the month of November, 1868.
District or County, Havre de Grace - Harford Co
State, Maryland
Name of School, Freedmen's School
Name of Teacher, Elizabeth V. Dixon.
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 questions, 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., Jan. 1, 1868.
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