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lost nearly all their influence in the project and many their confidence. I have conversed frequently with the leading freedmen of this place and the trustees concerning this project and have endeavored to awaken a renewed zeal in the matter which I believe I shall accomplish. Although I feel that the plan proposed is by far too extensive to be carried out, still I confidently believe that if arrangements can be made for procuring a suitable place for the accomadation of about [[erasure]] $ [[/erasure]] 400 scholars and then a competent corps of teachers be procured so that the school may be divided into the proper number of departments, that such a school will be a success and also a permanent institution of this City. I am also confident that a school conducted in this manner would do more toward educating the colored people than can ever be reasonably expected from the small schools already established here.

Prospect for Central School 
The board of Trustees have consented to meet at this office this week for the purpose of taking into consideration means for the immediate establishment of the School, and also to ascertain the probable number of pupils which may be expected. I am sorry that I cannot furnish this information in this present report, but inability to get the proper persons at work has been the cause, however I hope e're long to furnish you with a cheering report.

Rev. Bouldens School
But one school is now in operation in this city. It was opened by Rev I.F. Boulden a few days since, and numbers about thirty scholars, a majority of whom are under the age of twelve years; none are advanced in mathematics above the elementary course, but very few write and some five or six are advanced to the Fifth Reader. So far as relates to Education in 


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ability Rev Boulden is well qualified, but I think his school room is deficient in that essential requiste, animation; no school thrives so well as that that whose exercises are versatile. If practical and interesting illustrations of the theories learned by the children of this school were given, I think the cause of education would be advanced.

Former Schools
During last winter four other schools were in operation in this city. Two of these Schools were under the patronage of the "Society of Friends" and were taught by Messrs Wilson and Jones. 

They were discontinued in April last and the teachers went North upon a visit. it was understood however that they would return this fall and reopen their schools but thus far nothing has been heard from them. Their expected return is one of the causes for the present inactivity in establishing schools. The other two schools were taught by Mr. Redman & wife (white) and Mr. Greenfield (colored)  neither of these were ever very flourishing and were suspended in June last for want of encouragement. Mr. Greenfield a few days since informed me that he should soon open an evening school.

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A comfortable and comodious building is now being erected at this place for school purposes and the freedmen take the liveliest interest in its completion. The sum of Seventy five dollars has been appropriated by the Bureau R.F. & A.L. to aid in the completion of this building. 

Great credit is due to Mr. Quick (white) the teacher for his perseverance, although this is a small place, he has succeeded in enrolling the names of over one hundred persons to attend this school. His past popularity as a teacher is evinced by the advancement of his former pupils. It was my pleasure a few evenings since to listen