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[[left margin]] 50000 readers ¶ [[/left margin ]]

What has been accomplished during these few years [[strikethrough]] of free schools for the Freedmen [[/strikethrough]] has fully vindicated the statement that Christian Charity and governmental aid were never more wisely or profitably expended than in this instance. It is believed that not less than 50,000 of the colored population of Virginia have learned to read during this period. Some of the earlier pupils are already in college, others are in a course of preparation, and many are usefully employed as teachers.
[[left margin]] A new industry [[/left margin ]]
One result of the schools has been actually to create a new branch of industry among the freedmen, - that of teaching, as is shown by the large number of small private schools which are being opened all over the state, now numbering nearly the two hundred, and rapidly increasing.
[[left margin]] permanent system [[/left margin]]
It has been the aim of the Superintendent to give to the schools in the cities and larger towns such a systematic organization, that very little change shall be necessary when state or municipal authority shall undertake to continue the work. This result has been very satisfactorily accomplished in the more populous places as Alexandria, Norfolk, Hampton, Petersburg and Richmond &c. Each of these towns has its Primary, Intermediate, and High or Normal Schools.
[[left margin]] Supply of urban teachers ¶ [[/left margin]]
While an immediate [[strikethrough]] and general [[/strikethrough]] supply of 

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I can't make out one word in the last margin note, but I think it is otherwise ready for review. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-18 13:45:59 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-19 12:03:48