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Ed. Form No. 4
Sub Assistant Commissioner (or Agents) Monthly Report on Education of Freedman and Refugees in Sub-Dist. State of Alabama in charge of Sam'l S. Gardner S.A.C. for the month of April 1868, (in accordance with order contained in Circular No. 5, Bureau R.F. & A. Lands)
1. Name of your Sub-District? Sub Dist. of Greenville
2. Whole number of Refugees or Freedmen's Schools in the District? 5 Day? 3 Night? 0 Sabbath? 2
3. Location of Schools? Greenville Alabama
[[Stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/Stamp]]
4. Whole number of Teachers? 3 White? 3 Colored? 0
5. Names and post office address of Day-School Teachers?
E.S. Grover Greenville Ala. 
Mrs H.B. Buck Greenville Ala.
Mrs Emma Clancy Greenville Ala.
6. Whole number of School-houses for Freemen in your Dist.? 3 Their condition, capacity, value and by whom owned? 
Good Condition Capacity for many more scholars - Value $500 - one owned wholly by Bureau, one by Bureau and Col'd Methodist Church, and one rented by Baptist Church
7. Number of your visits to Schools? 7 Day? 5 Night? 0 Sabbath? 2
8. Number of educational meetings held by you during the month? None Where? Nowhere
9. Number and names of places, now destitute, in which Day-Schools might be organized? 
None known in which a school would be certain of support and freedom of molestation
10. Number of pupils (estimated) who would attend such schools? 
In some portions of this Sub District there are children enough who ought to be instructed to fill large schools, but the almost entire loss of wages last year renders the support of schools by Freedmen very uncertain
11. Amount which would probably be raised by the Freedmen, for Schools purposes in each destitute neighborhood? 
In good times from 30 to 50 dollars per month
12. What efforts are you making to secure the support of Schools by pupils, parents, boards of education or the State government? 
Nothing beyond conversation on all suitable occasions
13. Whole number of additional School-houses, for Freedmen, now wanted in you Sub-District? 
If teachers and protection could be guaranteed six or eight. At present none probably would be used.
14. Could you organize your Sub-Dist, into School Districts, each with a school Committee pledged to carry on Schools therein? 
It is impracticable on account of the absence of any white friend of Colored schools.
15. To what extend would help from without be needed in such cases? 
Entire
16. What is the public sentiment as to the education of the Freedmen and Poor Whites? 
Favorable in words: hostile in deed.
17. Are night Schools for Adults needed in your District? Yes In which way could they be Carried on?
For profit whenever they will pay
18. What more can this Bureau do for educating the children of Refugees (or Poor White). 
Nothing in my opinion unless everything was provided. Their prejudice would prevent the mass from attending.
19. How long will Northern Charitable aid be needed for Freedmen and Refugee Schools of your District? 
Until the free Constitution is in successful operation, say a year after its inception. Then the school system will need for its success teachers trained in Northern methods

I hereby certify, on honor, that I have given personal attention to the matters herein named, and that the answers given are, according to by best knowledge and belief, correct.
Sam S. Gardner Sub-Asst. Comr., Bureau R.,F. & A.L.

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