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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of October 1866.

A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one assistant, is to be reported as one School.
To be forwarded as soon as possible after the 1st of each month.

Number of Day-Schools  1
Number of Night-Schools  0
Location, or the Name of School  Wilson's Freedman School F
When opened  Nov 15th 1865
Societies &c., Patrons  American Missionary Asso'n
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen  0
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen  0
Number of teachers transported by Bureau  0
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen  0
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau  1
Whole number of teachers  White 0 Colored 2
1 Whole number of pupils enrolled  Male 31 Female 40
2 Number of pupils enrolled last report  204
3 Number left school this month  0-137.
4 Number of new scholars this month  4
Average attendance  60
Number of pupils paying tuition  0
Number of White pupils  0
Number always present  50
Number always punctual  50
Number over 16 years of age  0
a Number in Alphabet  8
b Number who spell and read easy lessons 30
C Number of advanced readers  33
Number in geography  10
Number in arithmetic  18
Number in higher branches  0
Number in writing  10
Number on needlework  16
Number free before the war  0
Number of Sabbath Schools  0
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools  0

(To these questions give exact or approximate answers.)
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 1 How many grades? 2
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 0 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 0
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? 0 White, 0 Colored, 0
4. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above? 0 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 0
5. How many Teachers in the above Sabbath Schools? 0 White, 0 Colored, 0
6. How many Industrial Schools? 0 Whole number of pupils in all? 0 State the kind of work done, 0
7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, 0
8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 0
9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties $75.
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, 0 How many pupils in all? 0
11. Remarks
A large number of the children who attended school the last term, have been engaged the present month in picking cotton, about one hundred of these have already handed in their names to be enrolled as soon as the season of picking is over, - The Sabbath School has been suspended, on account of not having a suitable room. -

E.H. [[Furman ? Freeman ?]]
Franklin Tenn

This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

Transcription Notes:
Some questions transcribed incorrectly: Ex. "Number of teachers transported by Bureau," not "Number of teachers transported by freedmen" Doublecheck for "cut and paste" errors on all pages.