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

[Ed. Form No. 4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of January 1867

☞ 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, and Name of School.  Salem Russell Co Ala
When opened.  June 24th 1866
Societies, &c., Patrons.  0
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 owned by freedmen.  0
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau.  1
Whole number of teachers.  1
White.  1
Colored.  0
Whole number of pupils enrolled.  36
Male.  17
Female.  19
Number of pupils enrolled last report.  27
Number left school this month.  0
Number of new scholars this month.  12
Average attendance.  30
Number of pupils paying tuition.  0
Number of White Pupils.  0
Number always present.  29
Number always punctual.  27
Number over 16 years of age. 0 
Number in Alphabet.  12
Number who spell and read easy lessons.  12
Number of advanced readers.  12
Number in geography.  0
Number in arithmetic.  8
Number in higher branches.  0
Number in writing.  8
Number on 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, 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,  $80
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools,  0
How many pupils in all?  0
11. Remarks.  The school has increased and now numbers forty two
Those that were in the Alphabet are now reading & spelling -
The number in Arithmetic has also increased
Some old schools have moved away. and new scholars come in.
The Freedmen have subsided sufficient to build a church
and school soon. which will pobably [[probably]] be erected in a short time..

M.Y. Pruitt

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