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234 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, Feb. 22d 1868. [[underlined]] Harper and Brothers Messrs [[/underlined]] New York City Gents: I have on hand ten (10) Int. 4th Readers, nine (9) do. 3d Readers, eight (8) 5th Readers, six (6) 4th do., seven (7) 3d do, eight (8) 2d do, seven (7) Spellers and four (4) Charts. I have sold eight Pri. Spellers, @ 10 cts. = $.80: one large do. @ 25 cts = .25: eight 1st Readers, @ 28 cts. = $2.24: seven 7 Primers @ 18 cts $1.26. Total $4.55. I have loaned six (6) Charts. The money and books are at your disposal: it is all the answer I can make to the Bill received from you for $31.19. I have failed to introduce your books in this District. I am now ordering your books from Mr. [[underlined]] Ballantyne [[/underlined]] for schools in Maryland. Our agent has sold a good many, and will sell more. Most of the books on hand are too advanced for the schools in that locality. I would like, with your permission to turn over the property in my hands to Mr. [[underlined]] Ballantyne. [[/underlined]] I have tried to do the best I could in this matter. Very Respectfully Yours, [[signature]] John Kimball [[/signature]] Supt. of Education. [[line across page]] 235 Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and A.L. Head Quarters Asst. Comr. D.C. Washington, June 1st, 1868. [[underlined]] Eldridge Bvt. Maj. Stuart. [[/underlined]] A.A.A. Genl. Major: I have the honor to present the following report of the work of Education in this Department for the month of May. The Bureau has paid Salaries of Supt. and Asst. Supts of Education | $570.83 for Rent of School Houses | 35.00 " [[ditto for for]] Repairs " " " [[dittos for of School Houses]] | 123.54 " [[ditto for for]] School Furniture | 172.50 " [[ditto for for]] making garments in Industrial Schools | 351.28 Total | $1253.15. [[end page]] [[start page]] Industrial Schools. The Industrial School at Freedmen's Village, in charge of Miss [[underlined]] Hancock [[/underlined]] reports one hundred and one (101) pupils enrolled, and twelve hundred and fifty (1250) articles of clothing made. Miss [[underlined]] Carter's [[/underlined]] school reports seventy (70) pupils enrolled: fifteen (15) garments made: thirty-eight (38) hats sewed: two hundred (200) yds. of straw braided, patchwork done &c. The other four schools have not reported, and it is understood that they are closed for the summer. Miss [[underlined]] J. M. Alvord, [[/underlined]] Secy. of the Wisewell Barracks School, reports. "At a meeting of the teachers of the Wisewell Barracks Sabbath School held Nov. 7th 1867, the following resolutions were passed." "Resolved, that there be a Missionary Society formed of the teachers of Wisewell Barracks Sabbath School, one of the duties of which shall be to sustain a sewing-school for the instruction of the ignorant, and clothing of the needy." "The following officers then elected, Mrs. [[underlined]] C. H. Bliss, [[/underlined]] president; Mrs. [[underlined]] E. H. Robinson, [[/underlined]] vice-president: Mrs. [[underlined]] John Kimball, [[/underlined]] treasurer: Miss [[underlined]] J. M. Alvord, [[/underlined]] secretary." "On the 18th of Nov. 1867 the help of a lady missionary, Miss [[underlined]] J. L. Patterson, [[/underlined]] was granted the society by the A. M. Association. She has labored faithfully all winter in visiting the parents of scholars, aiding greatly in the distribution of clothing, and addition of new scholars." "The first meeting of the Industrial School, was held on Saturday Nov. 16th 1867 at two o'clock - 22 scholars and 9 teachers in attendance. These meetings have been held regularly every Saturday all through the year ending June 13th 1868, with one exception, on June 11th for want to fuel. The number of scholars has regularly increased until 247 names have been enrolled. Thimbles and work have been furnished each scholar, and a record of each child's progress has been kept. Prizes have been awarded twice during the year to the child who made the most improvement. On March 28th a distribution of clothing was made to each scholar. The average attendance till March 28th was 52, since then it has been 107 scholars and 9 teachers; largest number present, 124. Three quilts have been nearly finished by the smallest children. 262 yds. of cloth have been cut into garments and made by the school. There have also been donated and distributed over 1000 garments during the winter to those needy ones who either attended, or promised to attend the Sabbath school." "The lady officers have personally visited the homes of
