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542

The State Legislature having adopted a general system of Education, the State Superintendent is acting on concert with our Superintendent and a favorable result is already apparent in the preparation for a large increase of schools in all parts of the State.

Summary of Monthly School Reports.

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| Month | No. of Schools | No. Teachers White | No. Teachers Col'd | No. Pupils White | No. Pupils Col'd | Average Attendance | No. F'm before the War | No. Good Readers | No. S. Schools | No. of pupils in S. Schools | Tuition paid by freedmen Dolls | Tuition paid by freedmen Cts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 1867 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 420 | 514 | 783 | 19 | 707 | 11 | 1654 | 273 | 55 |
| November 1867 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 737 | 955 | 1383 | 29 | 1493 | 11 | 1895 |   |   |
| December 1867 | 32 | 39 | 6 | 950 | 1199 | 1603 | 33 | 1794 | 15 | 1898 |   |   |
| January 1868 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 1211 | 1482 | 1962 | 33 | 2088 | 22 | 2627 |   |   |
| February 1868 | 55 | 51 | 6 | 1517 | 1555 | 2266 | 55 | 2590 | 15 | 2812 | 561 | 50 |
| March 1868 | 47 | 50 | 11 | 1643 | 1940 | 2700 | 76 | 3075 | 29 | 3285 | 739 | 01 |
| April 1868 | 66 | 60 | 28 | 1917 | 2123 | 3073 | 75 | 3466 | 39 | 4318 | 1010 | 35 |
| May 1868 | 66 | 67 | 24 | 1742 | 2117 | 3147 | 47 | 3424 | 42 | 4658 | 895 | 70 |
| June 1868 | 57 | 64 | 22 | 1593 | 1969 | 2904 | 56 | 3193 | 38 | 4322 |   |   |
| July 1868 | 49 | 30 | 28 | 850 | 1087 | 1539 | 32 | 1568 | 29 | 3368 | 218 | 25 |
| August 1868 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 517 | 545 | 909 | 14 | 920 | 24 | 2958 | 265 | 78 |
| September 1868 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 606 | 586 | 941 | 16 | 481 | 16 | 1815 | 291 | 00 |


543

Operations of the financial department during the year.

October 1st 1867 Amount on hand  $27847.77
Amount rec'd during the year  134002.41
$161,850.18
Payments  $145975.75
Turned over to Bvt Brig Genl G.W. Bulloch, Chief D.O.  873.50
On hand September 30th 68  15000.93  $161850.18

From what source received.
From Bvt. Brig Genl. Bullock C.D.O.  $115,608.01
From sales of damaged Comsy Stores  11273.30
From Rent of building, sub let  90.00
From Sales of Hospital Stores  10.00
From Capt. R. Theune, admitted to have been stolen from Bureau  6941.10
From Rent of Confederate Building  80.00
$134002.41

How expended.
Salaries of Assistant and Sub. Asst Commissioners  $8848.43
Salaries of Clerks  45718.44
Stationary and Printing  1315.75
Quarters and Fuel  11214.05
Clothing for distribution  496.45
Commissary Stores  327.20
Medical Department  15980.89
Transportation  12814.68
School Superintendent  1432.47
Repairs & rent of School Houses &c  39360.71
Telegraphing & postage  1738.26
Transportation of teachers  69.56
Salaries  5761.51
School Books  71.87
Transportation of School Books  6.31
Miscellaneous  819.17
$145975.75