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SUPERINTENDENT'S MONTHLY SCHOOL-REPORT 
TO BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS.

☞ 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.

[[35 Columned Table]]
| No. of Day Schools. | No. of Night Schools. | LOCATION, OR THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL. | When opened. | SOCIETIES, &C, PATRONS. | No. Schools sustained by freedmen. | No. Schools sustained in part by freedmen. | No. Teachers transported by Bureau. | No. Schools buildings owned by freedmen. | No. School buildings furnished by Bureau. | TEACHERS. Whole No. | TEACHERS. White. | TEACHERS. Colored | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. Male. | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. Female. | No. pupils enrolled last report. | No. left School this month. | No. New scholars this month. | Average attendance. | No. of pupils paying tuition. | No. of White pupils. | No. always present. | No. always punctual. | No. over 16 years of age. | No. in Alphabet. | No. spell and read easy lessons. | No. advanced readers. | No. geography | No. arithmetic. | No. higher branches. | No. writing. | No. needle-work. | No. free before the war. | No. Sabbath-Schools. | No. pupils in Sabbath Schools. |

[left margin] ☞ This Report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

[Row 1] | 1 |   | Pine Bluff Ark | 1866 Oct | 00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 52 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
[Row 2] |   | 1 | Pine Bluff Ark | [[strikethrough]] Oct [[/strikethrough]] Nov | 00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[Row 3] | 1 |   | A.M. School No 1 | Nov 14 | G.M. Ops | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
[Row 4] |   | 1 | A.M. School No 1 | Nov 14 | G.M. Ops | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 00 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[Row 5] |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 26 | 32 | 92 | 36 | 2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
[Row 6] |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 10 | 6 | 00 | 00 | 16 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
[Row 7] |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 19 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 10 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
[Row 8] |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 12 | 6 | 00 | 00 | 18 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |

Take as an example school No. 1 The sum of of no. enrolled last rept. & new scholars minus the no. left school equals no. enrolled this month i:e: 92 + 2 = 94 - 36 = 58. unless teachers make their reports to verify correctly is impossible to make up the consolidated report from this office without changing the teacher's report

TOTALS
| 2 | 2/4 |   |   |   | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 61/118 | 135 | 45 | 28 | 82 | 66 | 0 | 45 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 81 | 29 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 |

☞ To these questions give exact or approximate answers.
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 00 How many grades? 00
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 00 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 00 No. Teachers in all, 00 White, 00 Colored, 00 
3. How many Sabbath Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 1 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools, 25 No. Teachers in all, 3 White, 00 Colored, 3
4. How many Industrial Schools? 00 Whole No. pupils in all, 00 State the kind of work done, 00 
5. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, $21.56
6. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 00 
7. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties, $88.00 
8. Whole No. of High or Normal Schools, 00 How many pupils in all? 00 
9. Remarks. The Teachers & buildings for day & night schools being the same cause erroneous footings. These blanks are not adapted to these reports.

Wm. J Dawes, Ret Maj Capt V.R.C.
General Supt

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