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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 Fosterville When opened 0 Societies &c., Patrons 0 Number of Schools sustained by freedmen 0 Number of Schools sustained [[strikethrough]] in part [[/strikethrough]] by freedmen one Number of teachers transported by Bureau one Number of School buildings owned by freedmen one Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau one Whole number of teachers [[strikethrough]] White [[/strikethrough]] Colored 82, One and assistant a1 Whole number of pupils enrolled [[strikethrough]] Male [[/strikethrough]] Female a2 Number of pupils enrolled last report 80 a3 Number left school this month 8 a4 Number of new scholars this month 210 Average attendance 20 Number of pupils paying tuition 40 Number of White pupils - Number always present 20 Number always punctual 20 Number over 16 years of age 21 b1 Number in Alphabet 2 b2 Number who spell and read easy lessons 22 b3 Number of advanced readers 15 Number in geography none Number in arithmetic none Number in higher branches none Number in writing 2 Number on needlework 2 Number free before the war Number of Sabbath Schools 1 Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools 60 (To these questions give exact or approximate answers.) 1. How many of above Schools are graded? How many grades? one 2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? none 3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? White, Colored, - 4. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above? Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? - 5. How many teachers in the above Sabbath Schools? White, Colored, - 6. How many Industrial Schools? Whole number of pupils in all? State the kind of work done, 7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, 8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, none 9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties none 10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, How many pupils in all? none 11. Remarks This school is sustained by Freed Men or by subscription of the Freed men and is situated near the turnpike leading from Shelbyville to Murfreesborough in the 5th district Bedford County we have not received anything from the Bureau except 43 books for Spelling and hymn books for which we thank you kindly Robt Murphree Teacher Oct 29th 66 This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher. a. Report these items so that the difference between 2nd and 3d added to 4th shall equal 1st b. No pupil should be counted in more than one of these items.
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