Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, May 1870
- Title
- Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, May 1870
- Date
- 06-02-1870
- Creator
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Ida S. Marshall
- Recipient
- Maj. W.L. Van Derlip
- Description
- 27 students on the roll. Four days were lost due to "illness from exposure."
- School
- Churchville aka Asbury
- 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 May, 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
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? J. A. Anderson Society of Bostin
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
Am't pd. this month? $10.00
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? $3.50
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? Twenty-Seven
Male? 19
Female? 8
Number enrolled last report? None
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, must equal the present total enrolment.}
Number left school this month? None
Number new Scholars this month? Eighteen
{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? Seven
{Give reasons for deficiency of time, (if any,) in teaching. Five days owing to illness from exposure, and 19yh of May. Amendment Celebration}
What is the average attendance? Twenty-five
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? |Twenty-seven
Number of White Pupils? Nine
Number always present? Twenty-two
Number always punctual? Twenty-two
Number over 16 years of age? None
Number in Alphabet? Six
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? Sixteen
Number in advanced readers? Five
Number in Geography? Three
Number in Arithmetic? Thirteen
Number in higher branches? None
Number in Writing? Thirteen
Number in Needle-work? Eight
Number free before the war? Twenty-six
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes
How many Teachers? Eight
How many Pupils? Twenty
Have you an Industrial School? Yes
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? Eight
State the kind of work done? Needle-work
☞ 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?
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 indeed
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? Nine
Name of the Society? Churchville Division No. 1.
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.
Part of Teacher's Monthly School Report of Ida S. Marshall, Churchville, May 1870