TEACHER’S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH TO JUNE, 1868
White?
Colored? 1
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.
| Name and location of you school? | Brooksville, Brooksville, Fla |
| Of what grade? | Common School |
| When did your present session commence? | March 1868
When to close? May 28th
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| Is your School supported by any Ed. Soc.? | No
What Society?
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| Is your School supported wholly or in part by a local Pub. School Board? | No |
| Is your School supported wholly or in part by Freedmen? | In part by Freedmen |
| Have you had Bureau transportation? | No |
| Who owns the School Building? | Brooksville School Society |
| Is rent paid by Freedmen’s Bureau? | No
How much?
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| What number of Teacher and Assistants in your School? | No assistants
White
Colored
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| What number of pupils enrolled during the month?* | 35
Male 14
Female 21
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| What number of pupils enrolled last report? | this 1st report |
| What number left School this month? | none |
| What number of new scholars this month? | Seven |
| What is the average attendance? | Thirty |
| What number of pupils pay tuition? | five |
| What number of white pupils? | none |
| What number always present? | about Thirty |
| What number always punctual? | about Thirty |
| What number over sixteen years of age? | about fifteen |
| What number in Alphabet? | four |
| What number spell and read easy lessons? | about twenty |
| What number of advanced readers? | about sixteen |
| What number in Geography? | none |
| What number in Arithmetic? | five |
| What number in higher branches? | none |
| What number in writing? | Seventeen |
| What number in needlework? | none |
| What number free before the war? | none |
| Have you a Sabbath School? | yes |
| What number of Teachers in Sabbath School? | two |
| What number of pupils in Sabbath School? | fifty five |
| Have you an Industrial School? | State what kind of work done? |
To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter word “about”
| 1. How many day or night School with in your Knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? none | Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? |
| 2. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? | White? Colored? |
| 3. Give name and Post Office address of the Teacher? | |
| 4. How many Sabbath School within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? | 1 |
| 5. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? 1 | |
| 6. Whole amount of tuition paid by colored pupils during the month? | $3.50 |
| 7. Whole expense for your School by Public School Board for the month? | none |
| 8. Whole expense for your School by Freedmen’s Bureau for the month? | none |
| 9. State the public sentiment towards Colored School? | very good |
| 10. Remarks |
(Signed) Rev. James H. Roberts
Teacher of Freedmen’s School at Brooksville, FLA
*A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five days of attendance.
