Teacher's Monthly School Report of J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Thomas Run, May 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Thomas Run, May 1870
- Date
- 05-31-1870
- Creator
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J.F. Pierpont Dickson
- Recipient
- Maj. W.L. Van Derlip
- Description
- 26 students on the roll. Dickson remarks that "[t]he progress of the school during the past month is truly gratifying."
- 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
-
[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of May 31, 186 .
☞ 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? Clark
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co.
Is it a Day or Night-School? Day
Of what grade? Primary
When did your present session commence? Oct 18.
When to close? July 1.
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? Yes
What Society? N. Eng Gr. F. & W.C.
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.? T.R.S.B.
Am't pd. this month? [[$22.0?]]
Is your School supported wholly by Freedmen? No
Amount paid this month?
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? The Colored People
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One school
White?
Colored?
Total enrolment for the month?† Twenty-six
Male? 4
Female? 22
Number enrolled last report? Twenty-seven
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? One
Number new Scholars this month? Not any
What is the average attendance? Twenty six
{Schools are to be kept five days per week and six hours each day.}
How many hours have you taught per day? Six
How many days have you taught this month? 22
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.}
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? twenty six
Number of White Pupils? Not any
Number always present? Twenty six
Number always punctual? Fourteen
Number over 16 years of age? One
Number in Alphabet? Not one
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Twenty-six
Number in advanced readers? Not any
Number in Geography? Not any
Number in Arithmetic? Ten
Number in higher branches? Not any
Number in Writing? Fifteen
Number in Needle-work? Not any
Number free before the war? Seventeen
Have you a Sabbath-School? No
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
Have you an Industrial School? No
How many Teachers?
How many Pupils?
State the kind of work done? Not-any kind
☞ 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? No
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? No
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, Nothing that can be relied on permanently
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Not-any
Name of the Society?
Remarks. The progress of the school during the past month is truly gratifying
(Signed) J. F. Pierpoint Dickson
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 J. F. Pierpont Dickson, Thomas Run, May 1870