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DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT

To Bureau R. F. & A. L., for the month of July, 1867, Desha County [[strikethrough]] District, [[/strikethrough]] State of Arkansas 

☞ A school under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one assistant, is to reported as one School.
☞ To be forwarded as soon as possible after the 1st of each month.

[[35 Columned Table]]
This has reference to the present season
| No. of Day-Schools | No. Of Night-Schools | LOCATION, AND NAME OF SCHOOL | When opened* | SOCIETIES, &C., PATRONS. | No. Schools sustained by freedmen | No. Schools sustained in part by freedmen | No. Teachers transported by Bureau | No. School buildings owned by freedmen | No. School buildings furnished by Bureau | TEACHERS. Whole No. | TEACHERS. White. | TEACHERS. Colored. | NO PUPILS ENROLLED [BOTH DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOLS.] | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. [BOTH DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOLS.] Male. | NO. PUPILS ENROLLED. [BOTH DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOLS.] 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 mental | No. higher branches | No. writing | No. needle-work | No. free before the war | No. Sabbath-Schools | No. pupils in Sabbath-Schools |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
☞ This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number or cypher.
| 1 | 0 | Davis Lake Desha Co | May 1 | A. Mis. Association | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| 0 | 1 | Davis Lake Desha Co | May 1 | A. Mis. Assciation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |   |   |
TOTAL 
| 1 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 74 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 43 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80 |

☞ To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 0  How many grades? 0
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 1  Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 25  No. Teachers in all, 1  White, 1  Colored, 0
3. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge not reported above? 0  Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 0  No. Teachers in all, 0  White 0  Colored  0
4. How many Industrial Schools? 0  Whole No. pupils in all? 0  State the kind of work done, 0 
5. Whole amount of tuition to be paid by the Freedman during the month, $74.00
6. Whole amount of expenses for the above Schools by the Bureau for the month, 0
7. Grand total of expenses per month for support of above schools by all parties, $74.00
8. Whole No. of High or Normal schools, 0  How many pupils in all? 0 
9. Remarks. The schools are in a very good condition and great interest is taken in them by the freedmen

J. C. Predmore
2nd. Lieut 9" V.R.C. and Agent B.R.F. & A.L

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