Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, Feb. 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, Feb. 1870
- Date
- 03-01-1870
- Creator
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Ida S. Marshall
- Description
- 30 students on the roll. Marshall notes that seven days were lost due to a fire (cause not specified) and subsequent repairs.
- School
- Churchville aka Asbury
- 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, 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? Churchville, Churchville
Location (town, county, or district)? Harford Co. Md.
Is it a Day or Night-School? day
Of what grade? Primary & Intermediate.
When did your present session commence? october 1869
When to close? June 1870
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? yes
What Society? Baltimore Association.
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.? Churchville Board
Am't pd. this month? None
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? Four Dollars.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? Freedmen
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? No
How much per month? None
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? None
Colored? One
Total enrolment for the month?† Thirty
Male? 28
Female? 2
Number enrolled last report? Fourty
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? Eleven
Number new Scholars this month? One
{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? Thirteen
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching.
Lost seven days owing to the school. house lacking fire and requiring repairs.}
What is the average attendance? Twenty
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? Eight
Number of White Pupils? None
Number always present? Fifteen
Number always punctual? Fifteen
Number over 16 years of age? Thirteen
Number in Alphabet? None
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Six
Number in advanced readers? Twenty - Four
Number in Geography? Ten
Number in Arithmetic? Twenty - Eight
Number in higher branches? One
Number in Writing? Twenty - Eight
Number in Needle-work? [[strikethrough]] One [[/strikethrough]] Two
Number free before the war? Twenty - Seven
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Eight
How many Pupils? Forty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? [[strikethrough]] One [[/strikethrough]] Two
State the kind of work done? Needlework
☞ 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? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? No
How many? None
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools? None
No. of Teachers, None
White, None
Colored, None
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Very good.
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Ten
Name of the Society? Churchville Division
Remarks.
(Signed) Ida S. Marshall,
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.
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