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August, and for this month we only have the copy of the report made by me to General Howard to Sept 30. 1868, which not being being as full as we could desire makes a partial blank for those two months in our present exhibit. 

The following table is a consolidated statement of the Schools under our supervision for the year embraced in the Report.

Table showing operations of Schools taught in the State of Alabama by month for the year ending June 30 1869

[[29 column table]]
| No Day Schools | No Night Schools | Months | 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 | Schools Whole number | Schools White | Schools Colored | No pupils both Day & Night Schools Male | No pupils both Day & Night Schools Female | Total | Average Attendance | No Pupils paying Tuition | No Always Present | No Always Punctual | No Over 16 years of age | No in Alphabet | On Spell & Read Easy Lessons | No Advanced Readers | No Geography | No Arithmetic | No Higher Branches | No Writing | No Free before the War | No Sabbath Schools | No Pupils in Sabbath Schools | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 46 | 3 | July 1868 | 23 | 23 |   | 5 | 30 | 58 | 30 | 28 | 850 | 1037 | 1937 | 581 | 908 | 1297 | 1259 | 316 | 160 | 939 | 619 | 324 | 52 | 119 | 605 | 32 | 27 | 3261 | 
| 27 |   | August |   |   |   |   |   | 37 | 17 | 15 | 517 | 545 | 1062 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 920 |   |   |   |   | 14 | 24 | 2958 | 
| 35 |   | September |   |   |   |   |   | 35 | 14 | 21 | 606 | 581 | 1127 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 481 |   |   |   |   | 16 | 16 | 1815 | 
| 27 | 4 | October | 8 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 46 | 7 | 991 | 969 | 1960 | 1570 | 710 | 1390 | 254 | 318 | 284 | 787 | 777 | 503 | 935 | 75 | 730 | 20 | 17 | 2103 | 
| 33 | 4 | November | 4 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 1300 | 1581 | 2581 | 2209 | 680 | 1873 | 1578 | 491 | 390 | 987 | 1180 | 1038 | 1317 | 362 | 864 | 13 | 32 | 2481 | 
| 33 | 1 | December | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 1614 | 1716 | 3330 | 2682 | 694 | 2146 | 1987 | 679 | 708 | 1405 | 1314 | 1043 | 1618 | 177 | 1444 | 58 | 119 | 2689 | 
| 20 | 1 | January 1869 | 1 | 4 | 3 |   | 17 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 1368 | 1407 | 2075 | 1902 | 145 | 902 | 713 | 339 | 245 | 1204 | 940 | 894 | 1008 | 264 | 827 | 19 | 8 | 746 | 
| 40 |   | February |   | 32 |   | 4 | 32 | 77 | 61 | 16 | 1630 | 2062 | 3690 | 2914 | 355 | 1637 | 1541 | 498 | 576 | 1851 | 1026 | 1068 | 1231 | 212 | 1298 | 25 | 22 | 1862 | 
| 58 |   | March |   | 49 |   |   | 53 | 100 | 79 | 21 | 2050 | 2794 | 4344 | 3867 | 623 | 2591 | 2533 | 722 | 1149 | 1977 | 1462 | 1295 | 1684 | 253 | 1601 | 56 | 32 | 3213 | 
| 74 |   | April |   | 55 |   | 2 | 66 | 108 | 55 | 23 | 2406 | 3125 | 5831 | 4357 | 449 | 1768 | 2276 | 728 | 2049 | 2787 | 1628 | 1522 | 2616 | 554 | 1470 | 49 | 39 | 2953 | 
| 45 |   | May |   | 30 |   |   | 35 | 71 | 65 | 6 | 1776 | 2312 | 4088 | 2934 | 555 | 1965 | 1752 | 436 | 832 | 1853 | 1425 | 1221 | 1418 | 255 | 1355 | 20 | 32 | 2826 | 
| 44 |   | June |   | 17 |   | 1 | 37 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 1347 | 1718 | 3115 | 2315 | 305 | 1229 | 1040 | 221 | 552 | 1446 | 658 | 821 | 913 | 254 | 810 | 14 | 13 | 1340 | 
[[/29 columned table]]

Whole amount of Tuition paid by Freedmen during the year $3137.98
Whole amount of expenses for the above schools by the Bureau during the year $4226.66
Grand total of expenses for the year for support of above schools by all parties $7364.64
[[left margin]] Table showing the operation at Schools taught in the State of Alabama by months for the year ending June 30 1869 [[/left margin]]

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In my report submitted for the year ending September 30, 1868, it was stated that the report of the Superintendent of Schools showed a less number of scholars attending that year than for the one preceeding. This was explained in past by a statement that the Bureau had before said salaries of teachers which was then discontinued, and in consequence thereof the schools and scholars were lessened. Since that time, until the last two months with one exception, every month has shown a material increase over the preceeding one. Owing to the extreme heat of this County it is not usual to continue schools through the summer. The school year generally commences the first of October and closes the latter part of June. In some localities schools are closed in May, or even the last of April. At that season of the year many who have been attending school through the fall and winter go to work on the plantations, intending to return to school again in the fall. This would of itself lessen the numbers in attendance in many of the schools, and would in some places be sufficient to close the schools entirely for the season. But another cause has operated unfavorably with us this season. Last year our State Legislature made provision for a system of free schools. They attempted to provide funds for their support. The system was new, and in many respects imperfect. The Superintendents (one for each County) and township Trustees, were unacquainted with the business and in come cases not disposed to act. Returns by County and township Officers were not made promptly, and the result has been, that the expectations of the friends of free schools have not been fully realised. The funds have been less than were anticipated, and many schools were closed as early as April which it were hoped could be kept up till the end of May or June. For myself I am not much disappointed in this result. I knew free schools were an untried institution here. That many consider them as pauper schools, and will not favor them; and in too many instances will they not do so, if colored children are to share with the whites the benefit of the law. I knew that it required time and additional legislation to get it into good working order. Another year I am confident will see a great change from the better in their schools. 
I speak of these schools and this system particularly for the reason that as destitution is to be made between white and colored children except that they are to be educated in separate schools, unless with the full consent of the Whites. The benefits of the law extend to one race as well as another.