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TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April 1868

To contain one entire 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.

(Answers placed here)
Name and location of your school? Howard University, Washington D.C.
Of what grade? normal and preparatory
When did your present section commence? April when to close? June 24 1868
Is your school supported by any 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 Freedmen? In part
Have you had Bureau transportation? yes
Who owns the school building? J.B. Deed of Trust (From Comb's report)
Is rent paid by Freedmen's Bureau? yes How much? $100 per month
What number of teachers and Assistants in your school? Two white, no colored.
What number of pupils enrolled during the month? forty, male -thrity, female- ten
What number of pupils enrolled last report? thirtyfive males and eighteen females
Number enrolled last report by adding now scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the whole number now controlled.)
What number left school this month? five males and eight females
what number of new scholars this month? none
What is the average attendance? Male 25, female 9, total 34
What number of pupils pay tuition? 24
What number of white pupils? 7
What number always present? 10
What number always punctual? 9
What number over sixteen years of age? 22
What number in Alphabet? 0
What number spell and read easy lessons? 0
What number of advanced reader? 50 (all)
What number in geography? All
What number in Arithmetic? All
What number in higher branches? Ten
What number in writing? All
What number in needlework? none
What number free before the war? Twenty seven
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? No 
State kind of work done? No

To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the later the word "about".
1. How many day or night schools within your knowledge not reported to the Bureau?...
Number of pupils (estimated) in such schools?
2. How many teachers (estimated) in such schools?...white..colored...
3. Give name and Post Office address of the Teachers...
4. How many sabbath schools within your knowledge not reported to the Bureau?...
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...
10. Remarks...

* A pupil is not to be reported as enrolled until after five days' attendance.

There comes to be no regular night school. A few pupils must at different times. There evenings in the work and receive instruction from the teacher.
                                    a.E.B