Teacher's Monthly School Report of Richard Mason, Magnolia, Feb. 1869
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Richard Mason, Magnolia, Feb. 1869
- Date
- 02-28-1869
- Creator
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Richard L. Mason
- Description
- 37 students on the roll. Lost two days due to inclement weather. Since taking charge at the school, Mason has introduced geography and advanced arithmetic with success.
- Related Financial Supporters
- Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of the Colored People
- 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 February, 1869.
District or County, Clayton, Harford Co
State, of Maryland
Name of School, McComas Institute
Name of Teacher, R. D. Mason
Forwarded Feb. 1st 1869
Received
[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of February, 1869.
☞ 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? McComas Inst.
Location (town, county, or district)? Clayton Harford Co Md
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day (now)
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? 27th Jan/69
When to close?
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? Balt. Assocn. M. & E. P. C. P.
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?*
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen?
Amount paid this month?
Is your School supported in part by Freedmen? Yes
Amount paid this month?
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
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?
White? No
Colored? No
Total enrolment for the month?† 37
Male? 22
Female? 15
Number enrolled last report? 31
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? 6
Number new Scholars this month? 6
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
How many days have you taught this month? 18
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.} Last two days, this month, cause very inclement weather
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid?
Number of White Pupils?
Number always present? about 20
Number always punctual? about 20
Number over 16 years of age? 10
Number in Alphabet?
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? all
Number in advanced readers? 15
Number in Geography? 7
Number in Arithmetic? 20
Number in higher branches?
Number in Writing? 20
Number in Needle-work?
Number free before the war? all
Have you a Sabbath-School?
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School?
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, Here in my district (Clayton) it is good
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?
Name of the Society?
Remarks. Since I have taken charge here, I have introduced Geog. & ad. Arith with success.
(Signed) Richard D. Mason
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 February, 1869.
District or County, Clayton, Harford Co
State, of Maryland
Name of School, McComas Institute
Name of Teacher, R. D. Mason
Forwarded Feb. 1st 1869
Received
EXPLANATIONS.
If any of the within questions cannot be answered by the teacher, they may be left for the Superintended. 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. October 1, 1868.
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