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DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT'S MONTHLY SCHOOL-REPORT.
TO BUREAU R.F. & A.L., for the month of April 1868 Mobile Sub=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.
[[37 columned table]]
| This has reference to the present season   | No. of Day-Schools | No. of Night-Schools | LOCATION, OR THE NAME OF SCHOOL. [[Stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/Stamp]]| PRESENT SESSION. When opened | PRESENT SESSION. When to close | 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 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 | Amt. Tuition Paid. |
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| ☞ This Report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number or a cypher. | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | * | Emerson College Govt. St. Mobile. | Aprs. 6" | June 30" | Am. Miss Ass. | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 254 | 214 | 599 | 148 | 17. | 354 | 314 | 0 | 151 | 121 | 0 | 99. | 116 | 253 | 148 | 220 | 57 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 00/100 |
|   | 1 |   | Stone St. Mobile | Supt. |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 65 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 64.00 |
|   | 1 |   |  Baldwin Co. School | Mar. |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 50/100 |
|   | 1 |   |  Good Shephard Mobile | Jan 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 50/100 |
|   | 1 |   | Zion School Mobile | Mar 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 400 | 37.00 |
|   | 1 | * | Henderson. Mobile | Mar 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 
|   | 1 | * | Dallas. Mobile | Mar 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 25.00 |
|   | 1 | * | Orange Grove. Mobile | Mar 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 20.00 |
|   | 1 | * | Union. Mobile | Mar 1" |   | Freedmen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Totals. | 9/9 | /9 |   |   |   |   | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9/20 | 11/20 | 409/785 | 376/785 | 732 |256 | 84 | 622 | 525 | 0 | 402 | 334 | 26 | 176 | 210 | 364 | 240 | 349 | 72 | 274 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 547 | 427 50/100 |

[[Left Margin]] ☞ To these questions give exact, or approximate answers. [[/Left Margin]] 
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 1 How many grades? Classified according to Readerrs from 1" to 5" with Primary Department  
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? None  Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 1 No. Teachers in all ___ White, ___ Colored, ___ 
3. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge not reported above? Various Churches 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, Four Hundred and twenty seven and 50/100 dollars. 

6. Whole amount of expenses for the above School by the Bureau for the month, Forty Eight and 66/100 dollars. (No rent paid for schools marked *)

7. Grand total of expenses for support of above schools by all parties for the month, 
8. Whole No. of High or Normal schools,   How many pupils in all? 

9. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, Improving, No hostility.

10. Remarks.  Ten dolls per month rent will be paid for Henderson, Dalla and Orange Grove School from May 1" Two other schools of 100 pupils will be reported next month.

James Gillette Brvt. Major U.S.A. Sub=Asst. Commr. Sub=Dist. of Mobile.