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[ED. FORM, No. 4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of December 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 Graded School in three departments.
Number of Night-Schools one.
Location, and Name of School Clarksville, Tenn. Presbtn Mission School.
When opened  Sept 17, 1866
Societies &c., Patrons  Committee on Freedmen Presbtyn Ch. U.S.A.
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen none
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen none
Number of teachers transported by Bureau none this month
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen none entirely
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau work on 2 Rooms in progress.
Whole number of teachers White 3 Colored  none
Whole number of pupils enrolled  Male 80. Female 111. 191. Total.
Number of pupils enrolled last report 191
Number left school this month 0
Number of new scholars this month 0
Average attendance  Male. 71 Female 85 156. Total
Number of pupils paying tuition about 20 in Dec.
Number of White pupils none
Number always present 71. 85. 156, Total
Number always punctual  Nearly the same
Number over 16 years of age 7. 8. 15. 
Number in Alphabet 2  2  4.
Number who spell and read easy lessons 3.  3.  6. 
Number of advanced readers  66.  100. 166. 191.
Number in geography 35. 55. 90.
Number in arithmetic mental. 45. 74. 119.  
Number in higher branches 6.  6  12. 
Number in writing 27. 43. 70. 
Number on needlework 0. 0. 000
Number free before the war 0. 0. 0.
Number of Sabbath Schools one
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools 40. 60. 100. 

To these questions give exact or approximate answers.
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 1. How many grades?  3.
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,  
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, $10
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 $195 for Dec (Salaries.)
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, 0 How many pupils in all? 0
11. Remarks
On the 6th inst. Our School-house settled so as to require raising & involving much expense. The Primary & Intermediate Departments have not met since. We expect to reopen them on the 2d Jany. next. This report is mainly a duplicate of that for Nov. 
 
E. McKinney
Supt & Missionary of Pres. Ch. U.S.A.

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

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