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

STATE 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.
☞ 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, OR THE 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. 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. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | *1 |   |   |   | 4 |   |   | 1 |   | 4 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 62 |   | 30 | 11 | 80 | 107 |   | 66 | 40 | 10 | 47 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 63 | 20 | 50 |   | 6 | 3 | 422 |
|   |   | Baptist Church Joseph H Sears Teacher| January 22 1866 |   | 1 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 28 | 30 |   | 10 | 5 | 47 | 53 |   | 43 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 49 | 20 | 46 |   | 6 | 2 | 376 |
|   |   | Miss Lucy Gee's | Feb 25 1866 |   | 1 |   |   |   |   | 1 |   | 1 | 8 | 3 |   |   | 1 | 8 | 70 |   | 6 |   |   | 10 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | Little Zion David Smith Teacher | March 25 1866 |   | 1 |   |   | 1 |   | 1 |   | 1 | 12 | 20 |   | 8 |   | 13 | 28 |   | 5 |   | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 |   | 4 |   |   | 1 | 46 |
|   |   | Hurbert School Mrs Hurbert Teacher | July 20 1866 |   | 1 |   |   |   |   | 1 | 1 |   | 7 | 9 |   | 12 | 5 | 12 | 16 |   | 12 |   | 3 | 11 | 5 |   |   | 6 |   |   |   |   |   |   |

☞ To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.
1. How many of above Schools are graded? one
How many grades? Three
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? None
Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? None
No. Teachers in all, None
White, None
Colored, None
3. How many Sabbath-Schools within your knowledge, not reported above? None
Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? None
No. Teachers in all, None
White, None 
Colored, None  
4. How many Industrial Schools? None
Whole No. pupils in all? None
State the kind of work done, None
5. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, $255.
6. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month,
7. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties, $350
8. Whole No. of High or Normal schools, None
How many pupils in all? None
9. Remarks. The 68 who spell and read easy lessons includes all advanced Readers. The 20 in "higher branches" include those studying History
* The Night School is at the Baptist Church

Joseph H Sears

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