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I returned the rent vouchers for this to Mr Buckley for correction and asked him to send them to Col Beecher 
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[Ed. Form, No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of March, 186 [[crossed-out]] 8 [[/crossed out]] 9.

☞ To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞ A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School.

[Answers placed here.]
Name of your School? Buckley School
Location (town, county, or district)? Lowndes County.
Is it a Day or Night School? Day
Of what grade? 1st & 2nd Primary.
When did your present session commence? March 8th
When to close? Not known
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No.
What Society?
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* Yes.
Name of Board or Com.? *
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?*
Name of Board or Com.?
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? No
Amount paid for this month? Salary to be $40. per month.
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? No.
Amount paid for this month? Nothing.
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No.
Who owns the School-building? Wm M. Buckley.
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? It is.
How much?
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? One
White? 
Colored? 
Total enrolment for the month?† 42
Male? 24
Female? 18
{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}
Number enrolled last report? 
Number left school this month? 0
Number new Scholars this month? 42
What is the average attendance? 30
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? 0

}Trustees of Schools Tp 13. R. 13.
Wm M. Buckley.
Dr. B. F. Watkins.
W. Hinson (Col,d.) 

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

Number of White Pupils? 0
Number always present? 25
Number always punctual? 20
Number over 16 years of age? 12
Number in Alphabet? 6
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 28
Number in advanced readers? 8
Number in Geography? 2
Number in Arithmetic? 8
Number in higher branches? 0
Number in Writing? 16
Number in Needle-work? 0
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes 
How many Teachers? One
How many Pupils? 60
Have you an Industrial School? No  
Number of Pupils? 
State the kind of work done?

☞ To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? No 
How many? 
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  
No. of Teachers, 
White,  
Colored,  
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? 
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  
No. of Teachers,  
White,  
Colored,  
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, very unfavorable, Delightful!! 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society? 
Name of the Society? 
Remarks.

(Signed) Martha E. Burrell.
Teacher.

* Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
† A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.