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I do not think that whatever schools may be 
organized in my sub district will be of very 
long life if they are; as they ought to be sustained 
by the sole efforts of the colored people; for 
in my opinion they cannot be relied on to de-
feat and overcome the difficulties they have to
contend with in this regard without much 
guidance and assistance.

In my sub district there is at present but 
one school situated near Wharton and taught 
by Mrs Harriet Smith a colored lady. This school 
is attended by twenty five scholars Her change 
for tuition is fifty cents for each pupil 

Although Mrs Smiths' knowledge & education is 
not very extensive she is certainly well fitted 
to teach young beginners while the zeal and care 
she manifests for their moral culture prove 
her worthy of the post.

In the [[eqyht?]] district some eight miles from 
Wharton there is a very fair school house owned 
by the freedmen but unattended by any scholars

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