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DISTRICT SUPERINTEDENT'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT Bureau R.F. & A.L., for the month of February, 1868, Superintendent District, [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] of Columbia. A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one assistant, is to be reported as one School. To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month. [[37 columned table]] | This Report is incomplete unless each blank is fill [[tear in page]] is filled by a number or cypher. | No. of Day Schools. | No. of Night Schools. | NAME AND LOCATION OF SCHOOL. | PRESENT SESSION. When opened. | PRESENT SESSION. When to close. | SOCIETIES, &c., PATRONS. | No. Schools sustained by Freedmen. | No. Schools sustained in part by Freedmen. | No. Teachers transported by Bureau. | No. School Buildings owned by Freedmen. | No. School Buildings furnished by Bureau. | TEACHERS. White. | TEACHERS Colored | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. (Both Day and Night Schools) Male | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. (both Day and Night Schools.) Female | No. Pupils enrolled last Report. | No. left School this Month. | No. New Scholars this Month. | Average Attendance. | No. of Pupils paying Tuition. | No. of White Pupils. | No. always Present. | No. always Punctual. | No. over 10 years of Age. | No. in Alphabet. | No. Spell and Read easy Lessons. | No. advanced Readers. | No. Geography. | No. Arithmetic. | No. Higher Branches. | No. Writing. | No. Needle-work. | No. Free before the War. | No. Sabbath Schools. | No. Teachers in Sabbath Schools. | No. Pupils in Sabbath School. | |--- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 33 | 0 | Washington, D.C. | Oct. | | Public Schools | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 868 | 845 | 1755 | 157 | 115| 1395 | 0 | 3 | 651 | 488 | 36 | 52 | 1155 | 506 | 1344 | 1504 | 207 | 1167 | 29 | 436 | 7 | 0 | 880 | | | 0 | 14 | Washington, D.C. | Jan. | | Public Schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 300 | 224 | 429 | 0 | 95 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 130 | 370 | 2 | 522 | 0 | 58 | 203 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 27 | 0 | Washington D.C. | Oct. 1st | | Public Schools | 0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 11 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 1338 | 1034 | 0 | 1 | 674 | 457 | 20 | 147 | 651 | 540 | 734 | 780 | 80 | 647 | 59 | 298 | 7 | 0 | 605 | | | 9 | 0 | Washington, D.C. | Oct. 1st. | | N. Y. Branch F & W. Com. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 453 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 82 | 35 | 25 | 297 | 131 | 398 | 398 | 18 | 127 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 300 | | | 4 | 0 | Washington, D.C. | Oct. 1st. | | N.E. Frienel's Asso. | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 193 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 50 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 50 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | | | 2 | 0 | Washington, D.C. | Oct. 1st. | | Ref. Presby. Mission | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 97 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | | | 2 | 0 | Washington, D.C. | Oct. 1st | | Bangor F. A. Asso. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 118 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 68 | 0 | 26 | 77 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | 1 | Female Collegiate Inst. Washington, D.C. | Oct 1st. | X | National and Ladies Educational Societies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 117 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 48 | 1 | 48 | 68 | 12 | 99 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | | | 2 | 1 | Female Collegiate Inst. Washington, D.C. | Oct 1st. | | Private Schools | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 135 | 90 | 34 | 0 | 79 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 85 | 19 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 325 | | | 1 | 0 | Female Collegiate Inst. Washington, D.C. | Oct 1st. | X Theological Schools | A. Bapt. H. M. Asso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | Female Collegiate Inst. Washington, D.C. | Oct 1st. | X Theological Schools | Trustees Nat. Theo Institute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | Female Collegiate Inst. Washington, D.C. | Oct 1st. | X Theological Schools | National and Sadies Educational Societies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 51 | 2 | Total | | | | 2 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 58 | 18 | 1315/2564 | 1249/2564 | 0 | 0 | 2564 | 1978 | 34 | 1 | 1234 | 781 | 259 | 276 | 1290 | 998 | 1328 | 1515 | 187 | 1061 | 135 | 427 | 14 | 0 | 1550 | | | 8 | 0 | Georgetown D.C. | Oct 1st. | | Pa. Branch F & W Com. | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | [[Damaged]] | [[Damaged]] | 0 | 0 | 235 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 70 | 5 | 62 | 125 | 148 | 1997 | 273 | 18 | 182 | 96 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 300 | | | 2 | 0 | Washington Co. D.C. | Oct 1st. | | N.Y. Branch F & W Com. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72 | | | 1 | 0 | Washington Co. D.C. | Oct 1st. | | Public School | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | Washington Co. D.C. | Oct 1st. | X | Trustees of Howard University | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 56 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 4 | 0 | Total | | | | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 124/207 | 83/207 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 179 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 79 | 25 | 13 | 106 | 88 | 102 | 109 | 33 | 101 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 72 | | | 63 | 2 | Total in District of Columbia | | | | 2 | 28 | 36 | 6 | 40 | 71 | 18 | 1603/3106 | 1503/3106 | 0 | 0 | 3106 | 2452 | 34 | 8 | 1427 | 930 | 289 | 331 | 1521 | 1234 |1627 | 1897 | 238 | 1344 | 231 | 606 | 16 | 0 | 1922 | | | 1 | 0 | Freedmen's Vill Va. | Oct 1st | | Ann. Miss. Asso. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20/40 | 20/40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | | | 1 | 0 | Prince George Co. Md. | Oct 1st | | N.Y. Friends Asso. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | Prince George Co. Md. | Oct 1st | | N.E. Brand F & W Com. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | | | 1 | 0 | Ann Arundel Co. Md. | Oct 1st | | N.E. Brand F & W Com. | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 75 | 70 | 0 | 60 | 17 |0 | 26 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | St. Mary's Co. Md. | Oct 1st | | N.Y. Friends Asso. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 1 | Montgomery Co. Md. | Oct 1st | | Baltimore F.A. Asso. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 59 | 101 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 5 | 1 | Total | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 152/297 | 145/197 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 200 | 171 | 13 | 157 | 49 | 43 | 70 | 123 | 104 | 56 | 149 | 6 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | | | 1 | 0 | Jefferson Co. W. Va. | Oct 1st | | F. Bapt. H.M. Asso. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | Berkley Co. W. Va. | Oct 1st | | F. Bapt. H.M. Asso. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | | | 2 | 0 | Total | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 63/120 | 57/120 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 76 | 0 | 1 |66 | 46 | 19 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | Totals | 71/74 | 73/74 | | | | 2 | 30 | 41 } 7 } 46 | 82/100 | 18/100 | 1838/3563 | 1725/3563 | 0 | 0 | 3563 | 2759 | 205 | 22 | 1665 | 1035 | 354 | 441 | 1724 | 1398 | 1738 | 2101 | 245 | 1533 | 231 | 621 | 19 | 0 | 2024 | [[Left Margin]] act or approximate the word "about" [[/Left Margin]] 1. How many of above Schools are graded? 56 How many grades?27 Primary 19 Intermediate 10 Grammar 2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 23 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 1160 No. Teachers in all 24 White, 13 Colored, 11 3. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge not reported above? 0 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 0 No. Teachers in all, 0 White 0 Colored 0 4. How many Industrial Schools? 5 Whole No. pupils in all? 276 State the kind of work done, Sewing
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