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[ED. FORM, No. 4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of November 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 one 1
Number of Night-Schools one 1
Location, or the Name of School Fayetteville
When opened October
Societies &c., Patrons - Private
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen 1 
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen 0
Number of teachers transported by Bureau 0 
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen 1
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau 0 
Whole number of teachers  White Colored 1 one
Whole number of pupils enrolled  Male 25 Female Thirty Eight Total=63
Number of pupils enrolled last report 0
Number left school this month 0 
Number of new scholars this month Twenty 20  
Average attendance [[strikethrough]] Sixty three [[/strikethrough]] 45 
Number of pupils paying tuition Sixty three 
Number of White pupils 0
Number always present [[strikethrough]] Sixty three [[/strikethrough]] 50  
Number always punctual [[strikethrough]] Sixty three [[/strikethrough]] 45
Number over 16 years of age Forty one 41
Number in Alphabet Five 5
Number who spell and read easy lessons [[strikethrough]] 31 [[/strikethrough]] 31
Number of advanced readers [[strikethrough]] 24 [[/strikethrough]] 27
Number in geography Six 6
Number in arithmetic Six 6
Number in higher branches 0
Number in writing 10
Number on needlework 0 
Number free before the war one 1  
Number of Sabbath Schools one 1  
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools 125 125

(To these questions give exact or approximate answers.)
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 1 How many grades? 1   
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools?  
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? White,   Colored, 1 
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, 14
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,  $17.00
8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, [[strikethrough]] [[61 00?]] [[/strikethrough]]
9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties 67
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, How many pupils in all?  
11. Remarks - we are in much need of school books, etc.

George F. Bowles, Teacher
 
This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

Transcription Notes:
Two remaining [[?]] are not likely solvable, hence on to review. Some questions transcribed incorrectly: Ex. "Number of teachers transported by Bureau," not "Number of teachers transported by freedmen" Corrected Doublecheck for "cut and paste" errors on all pages.