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Piper J.H.
Office Sup. Education
Dec 17 66
 To the Teachers of Freedman Schools at Staunton Va. 

Fellow-Workers:

Not having the pleasure of your person acquaintance, I address all.
Your Nov. School report through the office of Capt. Lacey Sup. 7th Dist., has reached me, and has some things in it "hard to be understood." Your day school is reported as having 
233 male pupils 
183 female
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416 total 
during the month of Nov., yet the average attendance is given as "0". So the night school has an aggregate of 241 (which must be an overwhelming number for five teachers) and 0 is the given as the average attendance. "No of Pupils enrolled," and "Average attendance" are the most important points of information required.
Again your report shows 48 in Alphabet 142 in easy lessons and 45 in higher readers, making 235 in all. Where are the balance of the 416? All the scholars are supposed to be reading somewhere.
Sympathizing deeply with you in your trying but noble work—
I am very Respy
Yours Truly
R.M. Manly
Sup. Education