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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] 

TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL-REPORT.
To Bureau R.F. & A.L, for the month of January, 1869, District, State of Alabama

☞ 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. 
☞ This has reference to the present season.
☞ This Report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

[[35 Columned Table]]
| 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.] 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 | No. higher branches | No. writing | No. needle-work | No. free before the war | No. Sabbath-Schools | No. pupils in Sabbath Schools |
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| 1 |   | Swayne School #1 |   |   | Montgomery Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 3 |   | 63 | 81 | 146 | 24 | 22 | 112 |   |   | 29 |   | 19 |   |   | 144 | 144 | 144 | 29 | 144 |   | 6 |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Swayne School #2 |   |   | Montgomery Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 |   | 195 | 2 | 217 | 65 | 45 | 131 |   |   | 41 | 29 | 19 | 63 | 35 | 99 | 78 | 67 |   | 19 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Swayne School #3 |   |   | Montgomery Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 |   | 100 | 41 | 99 | 18 | 60 | 92 |   |   |   |   |   |   | 89 | 61 | 66 | 60 |   | 61 |   | 1 |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Emerson Institute |   |   | Mobile Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 9 |   | 243 | 271 | 489 | 88 | 113 | 409 |   |   | 127 | 235 |   |   | 367 | 173 | 224 | 263 | 29 | 89 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Coleman School |   |   | Demopolis Ala |   | 1 |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 55 |   | 60 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 55 |   | 40 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 30 |   |   | 1 |   | 100 |
| 1 |   | Caldwell School |   |   | Demopolis Ala |   | 1 |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 30 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 21 | 50 | 55 |   | 50 | 48 | 7 |   | 37 | 12 |   |   |   | 10 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Horn's School |   |   | Cahaba Ala | 1 |   |   |   |   | 2 |   | 68 | 67 | 160 | 25 |   | 120 |   |   | 120 | 120 | 35 | 11 | 67 | 35 | 22 | 20 |   | 40 |   |   | 10 | 4 | 100 |
| 1 |   | Stowes School |   |   | Selma Alabama |   |   | 1 |   | 1 | 4 |   | 111 | 158 | 275 | 10 | 54 | 198 |   |   | 76 | 198 | 110 | 35 | 101 | 133 | 225 | 225 | 77 | 225 |   | 7 | 1 | 7 | 200 |
| 1 |   | Rowers School |   |   | Auburn Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 42 | 49 |   |   | 91 | 65 |   |   |   |   |   | 6 |   | 1 | 16 | 24 |   | 26 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Adams School |   |   | Salem Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 2 |   | 47 | 55 | 63 | 4 | 43 | 75 |   |   | 62 | 62 | 12 | 12 |  67 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 16 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Mom's School |   |   | [[?]] Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 24 | 34 | 40 | 2 | 20 | 50 |   |   | 58 | 58 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 |   | 1 | 1 | 3 |   |   | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| 1 |   | Cargill's School |   |   | [[?]] Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 20 | 40 |   |   | 60 | 40 |   |   | 40 | 40 |   | 4 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 |   | 5 |   |   |   |   |   
| 1 |   | Hobsons School |   |   | Talladega Ala |   | 1 |   |   |   | 1 |   | 100 | 120 | 175 | 70 | 5 | 174 |   |   | 80 | 115 | 57 | 18 | 112 | 108 | 60 | 55 | 55 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  
| 0 | 1 | Tyler School |   |   | Talladega Ala |    |   | 1 | 14 | 1 |   |   | 15 | 10 | 14 |   |   |   | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 |   | 10 |   | 12 |   |   |   |   |   |  
| 1 |   | Thompson's School |   |   | Columbiana |   | 1 |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 37 | 45 | 68 |   | 17 | 78 |   |   | 69 |   | 8 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 29 |   |   | 1 | 5 | 108 |
| 1 |   | Normal School |   |   | Talladega Ala |   |   | 1 |   | 1 | 3 |   | 28 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 50 | 21 |   | 30 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 45 |   | 58 | 4 | 58 |   | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| 1 |   | Beekley School |   |   | Decatur Ala |   |   |   |   |   | 1 |   | 60 | 77 |   |   | 138 | 90 |   |   |   |   |   | 5 | 66 |   |   | 8 |   | 8 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | Childersburg School |   |   | Childersburg Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 30 | 30 |   |   | 66 | 50 |   |   | 50 |   |   | 10 | 30 | 20 |   | 15 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 1 |   | Cady School | Girard Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 41 | 95  5 | 11 | 57 |   |   | 43 | 45 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 26 | 15 | 18 |   | 21 |   |   |   |   |   |  
| 1 |   | Brown's School |   |   | Haynesville Ala |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 30 | 24 |   |   | 54 | 49 |   |   | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 30 |   |   |   |   | 16 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1 |   | [[Al tuatus?]] School |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 10 | 13 |    |   | 23 | 17 |   |   | 9 | 5 | 2 |   |   | 20 |   | 20 |   | 23 |   |   | 1 | 2 | 80 |
|   |   |   |   |   | Schools not reported |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1418 | 1418 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  
| Totals | 20/21 | 1/21 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 4 | 3 |   | 17 | 40/41 | 1/41 | 1868/2575 | 1207/2575 | 3330 | 1693 | 938 | 1902 | 145 | 2 | 932 | 713 | 339 | 245 | 1204 | 940 | 894 | 1008 | 264 | 827 |   | 19 | 8 | 38 | 746 |

☞ To these questions give exact or approximate answers. 
1.  How many of above Schools are graded?    How many grades? 
2.  How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 14  Whole No. of Pupils (estimated) in all such Schools, 2000
No. Teachers in all, 20  White,9   Colored, 11 
3.  How many Sabbath Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?  Whole No. of Pupils (estimated) in all such Schools, 
No. Teachers in all,   White,  Colored
4.  How many Industrial Schools?  Whole No. Pupils in all,  State the kind of work done, 
5.  Whole amount of Tuition paid by Freedmen during the month, $75.75
6.  Whole amount of expenses for the above Schools by the Bureau for the month, $1600  $384.50
7.  Grand total of expenses for support of above Schools by all parties for the month, 
8.  Whole No. of High or Normal Schools, 1  How many Pupils in all? 58
9.  Remarks 

Edwin Beecher
Supt Education State of Ala
Bu R.F.& A.L. 

Transcription Notes:
There 3 [[?]] remaining. It would help if someone can figure the name spellings of these. Two are the same municipality in Alabama, which I cannot locate. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-22 10:43:33