Name/Title
Register of Attendance in St. Mary's County's African American Schools--Unnamed SchoolEntry/Object ID
2003.002.0002Scope and Content
1 register ; 13 3/4"h x 8 1/2"w
No entries are made on the brown cover of this register. There are three pages of directions for entering data in the book. Page 4 is a full page, entitled "Record of Attendance" with space for the school number, district number, and name of the county. Forty-five spaces are available for listing students by name, birthdate, age, and date of first attendance. The continuing pages are 12 5/8"h x 4 1/2"w, each covering an entire month's worth of attendance data for the months October to June. Then there is another full-size page with space for final attendance data for the first year on one side and the pupil roll in the new school year on the verso. After the second set of small monthly attendance pages there is another full page for year end attendance figures. The register usually had an envelope pasted in the back in which a heavy card with spaces for year-end data for each year could be entered. Presumably this was submitted to the central administration.
In this register, nothing is entered to identify the school or teacher. Forty-four students are entered in the first roll, with birth date, age, and the date of his/her admission to school. Most children entered on September 14 and 15, but a few did not arrive until later in the month. Attendance data was kept until October 12 and then there is nothing more for that year. A second enrollment sheet lists forty-two students arriving on September 14, with attendance data until October 8. No cumulative attendance data is recorded for either year. The envelope and card from the inside back cover are missing. A puzzle!Collection
St. Mary's County African American School RecordsArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1942 - 1943Location
Rack
Rack 10Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor Hall