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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of November 1867.

☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School
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                                         (Answers placed here)
Name and location of your School?......   Howard University
Of what grade?.........................   Normal & Preparatory
When did your present session commence?   Oct.1.' '67 When to Close? Dec.24' '67
Is your School supported by and Ed. Soc.? No          What Society?
Is your School supported wholly or in part by a local Pub. School Board? No
Is your School supported wholly or in part by Freedman? In part.
Have you had Bureau transportation?....   No
Who owns the School building?..........   Held in Trust by Freedmen's Bureau.
Is rent paid by Freedman's Bureau?.....   Yes          How much? $100, per mo.
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? Two  White    [/]Colored
What number of pupils enrolled during the month?       (Two Male)  none Female.
What number of pupils enrolled last report?56 
          
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the whole number now enrolled.}

What number left School this month?....  Two  
What number of new scholars this month?  Two
What is the average attendance?........  53.
What number of pupils pay tuition?..... 
What number of white pupils?...........  8
What number always present?............  43  ( Illegible) 
What number always punctual?...........  43
What number over sixteen years of age?.  24
What number in Alphabet?...............  none  $200.00
What number spell and read easy lessons? -
What number of advanced readers?.......  56
What number in Geography?..............  56
What number in Arithmetic?.............  56 
What number in higher branches?........  12
What number in writing?................  .00
What number in needlework?.............  00
What number free before the war?.......  00
Have you a Sabbath School?.............  no
What number of Teachers in Sabbath School?-
What number of pupils in Sabbath School?  - 
Have you an Industrial School?..........  - State kind of work done?
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☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. How many Day or Night Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? 1 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? about 20
2. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? 1 White,- Colored, 1  
3. Give name and Post Office address of the Teachers,  Washington D.C.
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4. How many Sabbath Schools within your knowledge, not reported to the Bureau? None
5. How many Teachers (estimated) in such Schools? -  White,-  Colored, - 
6. Whole amount of tuition paid by colored pupils during the month?
7. Whole expense for your School by Public School Board for the month?
8. Whole expense for your School by the Freedmen's Bureau for the month? 
9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Unfavorable 
10. Remarks.
*A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five day's attendance.  (Signed) J.H. Combs
[/]Teacher of Freedmen's School at[/] Prin. Howards University