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[ED. FORM, No. 4.] TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT, For the Month of Nov. 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 In Edgefield, Tenn., Edgefield Mission School. When opened Nov. Societies, &c., Patrons American Millennial Association Number of Schools sustained by freedmen 0 Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen 0 Number of teachers transported by Bureau 2 Number of School buildings owned by freedmen 0 Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau 0 Whole number of teachers 3 White Colored Whole number of pupils enrolled 160 Male 62 Female 98 Number of pupils enrolled last report This is the first report Number left school this month [[strikethrough]] 7 [[/strikethrough]] Number of new scholars this month 160 Average attendance 81 Number of pupils paying tuition 0 Number of White pupils 0 Number always present 52 Number always punctual Number over 16 years of age 23 1 Number in Alphabet 43 2 Number who spell and read easy lessons 70 3 Number of advanced readers 47 Number in geography 16 Number in arithmetic 29 Number in higher branches 0 Number in writing 0, with pen and ink Number on needlework 0 Number free before the war ? Number of Sabbath Schools 1 Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools 102 (To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.) 1. How many of above Schools are graded? 0 How many grades? 2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 1 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 16 3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? 1 White, Colored, col. 4. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above? 2 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 58 5. How many Teachers in the above Sabbath Schools? 5 White, Colored, col. 6. How many Industrial Schools? 0 Whole number of pupils in all? State the kind of work done, 7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, None 8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties $135. 10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, None How many pupils in all? 0 11. Remarks - The irregular attendance is from sickness and requirements of labor by the parents - They are generally learning well - We expect to hold evening school, and writing next month. D.J. Robinson Supt Teacher This Report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher. Do not reckon any pupil in more than one of these items.
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