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

[Ed. Form, No.4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the three fourths of Month of December 1866.

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.

Number of Day-Schools - 1
Number of Night-Schools - 0
Location, or the Name of School - Salem Russell Co Ala
When opened - 24th June 1866
Societies, &c., Patrons - 
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen - 0
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen - 0
Number of teachers transported by Bureau - 0
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau - 0
Whole number of teachers - 1  White - 1    Colored - 0
Whole number of pupils enrolled - 26   Male 11   Female 15
Number of pupils enrolled last report - 42
Number left school this month - 0
Number of new scholars this month - 0
Average attendance - 24
Number of pupils paying tuition - 0
Number of White pupils - 0 (0)
Number always present - 19 (19)
Number always punctual - 26
Number over 16 years of age - 1
Number in Alphabet - 1
* Number who spell and read easy lessons - 23
* Number of advanced readers - 2
Number in geography - 0
Number in arithmetic - 7
Number in higher branches - 0
Number in writing - 7
Number in needlework - 0
Number free before the war - 0
Number of Sabbath Schools - 0
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools - 0

(To these questions give exact, or approximate answers)
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 0  How many grades? 0
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 0 Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 0
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools? 0   White - 0    Colored - 0
4. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge, and not reported above?
   0 - Number of pupils (estimated) in such schools? 0
5. How many Teachers in the above Sabbath-Schools?
   0  White,  0  Colored, 0
6. How many Industrial Schools? 0 Whole number of pupils in all? 0 State the kind of work done,  0
7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month, 0
8. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month, 0
9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties, $60 
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools, 0 How many pupils in all? 0
11. Remarks - Receive five dollars per month from freedmen for rent of school room,

#15 pupils are reading in No 1 McGuffies Reader
  8 pupils are reading in No 2 McGuffies Reader
  2 pupils are reading in No 4 McGuffies Reader

M.Y. Pruitt, Teacher

This report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number, or cypher.

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