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STATE SUPERINTENDENTS MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT, 
To Bureau R. F. & A. L., for the month of May, 1869 First District, State of Arkansas

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.

[[left margin]] This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number or cypher. [[/left margin]] 

[[36 Columned Table]]
| 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. Col'd.| No. PUPILS ENROLLED. (Both Day and Night Schools.) Male. | No. PUPILS ENROLLED. (Both Day and Night Schools.) Fem'e. | 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 16 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. |

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| 1 | 0 | Helena Union | Nov 24" 68 | July  1" 1869 | State and Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 49 | 90 | 17 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 23 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 1 | 0 | Asylum | Mar 1", 69. | = | State and Bureau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | [[illegible?]] | 51 | 113 | 37 | 24 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 70 | 18 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 274 |
| 1 | 0 | Freedonia [[Fredonia?]] | May 23" 69. | Nov 1869 | State and Bureau | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | = | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66 |
| Totals. |   |   | 3 | 0 |   |   |   |   | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |   |   | 5 | 1 |   |   | 90, | 118 | 203 | 54 | 59 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 89 | 25 | 14 | 106 | 48 | 64 | 108 | 22 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 370 |

[[left margin]] To these questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about." [[/left margin]]

1. How many of above Schools are graded? One  How many grades? Two
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? Many  Whole No. of Pupils (estimated) in all such Schools, Don't Know  No. Teachers in all, - White, - Colored, - 
3. How many Sabbath Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? Many  Whole No. of Pupils (estimated) in all such Schools, Very Many No. Teachers in all, - White, - Colored, - 
4. How many Industrial Schools? None  Whole No. Pupils in all, None  State the kind of work done, None
5. Whole amount of Tuition paid by Freedmen during the month, None
6. Whole amount of expenses for the above Schools by the Bureau for the month, [[blank]]
7. Grand total of expenses for support of above Schools by all parties for the month, Can't tell
8. Whole No. of High or Normal Schools, None  How many pupils in all? -
9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Improving 
10. Remarks. Have asked assistance for Fredonia School. Others will be started soon. Some will require assistance 

J.T. Watson
Asst Supt Schools

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