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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 March, 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.  1
Location, and Name of School.  on the plantation of Herb Mitchell [Macon Co[?]] 

When opened.  Feb, 26
Societies, &c., Patrons.  Gen Bray farm & neighbors[[?]]
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen.  1
Number of Schools sustained in part by freedmen.  1
Number of teachers transported by Bureau.  0
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen.  0 furnished by Herb Mitchell
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau.  0
Whole number of teachers.  1
White.  1
Colored.  0
Whole number of pupils enrolled.  34
Male.  17
Female.  17
Number of pupils enrolled last report.  0
Number left school this month.  0
Number of new scholars this month.  34
Average attendance.  regular good
Number of pupils paying tuition.  30 or may be able
Number of White Pupils.  0
Number always present.  34
Number always punctual.  34
Number over 16 years of age.  0
Number in Alphabet.  31
Number who spell and read easy lessons. 3 
Number of advanced readers.  0
Number in geography.  0
Number in arithmetic.  0
Number in higher branches.  0
Number in writing.  0
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?  1
How many grades?  2
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?  2
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools?  20
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools?  1
White,  1
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 [[strikethrough]] 0 [[/strikethrough]]
State the kind of work done,  
7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the Freedmen during the month,  0
8. Whole amount of expenses for the above Schools by the Bureau for the month,   0
9. Grand total of expense per month for support of above schools by all parties,  0
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools,  1
How many pupils in all?  20
11. Remarks.  I have a day school of 34 scholars. Night school of 20 scholars - So far I have made no demands upon the freedmen - waiting to see the action of the Bureau - I therefore respectfully  ask of [[Gen Swain?]] to offer some assistance to make this school permanent as Herb Mitchell has so far made the only provisions to sustain & support the farm.

Mary Field
Mary Field Teacher

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

Transcription Notes:
The right margin note might be the name of the school - part of the answer to the 3rd question. In my transcription of the handwritten answer to Societies & Patrons "Gen Bray" is a guess - "farm & neighbors" I judge is accurate. If someone has a map showing this school, you may be able to establish the name of the farm more accurately. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-15 13:28:17 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-15 15:35:30 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-15 13:53:41