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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. 0 
Location, and Name of School.  Cotton Valley Colored School
When opened.  28 January
Societies, &c., Patrons.  34 Patrons
Number of Schools sustained by freedmen.  0
Number of Schools sustained in part by freemen.  0
Number of teachers transported by Bureau.  0
Number of School buildings owned by freedmen.  0
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau.  0
Whole number of teachers.  1
White.  1
Colored. None
Whole number of pupils enrolled.  44
Male.  26
Female.  18
Number of pupils enrolled last report.  24
Number left school this month.  3
Number of new scholars this month.  20
Average attendance.  26
Number of pupils paying tuition.  0
Number of White Pupils.  0
Number always present.  26 to the 26 from 26 to close of the month 36
Number always punctual.  21 April begins with 42 all punctual so far. There are some 6 or 8 more promised.
Number over 16 years of age.  0
Number in Alphabet.  8
Number who spell and read easy lessons.  21
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  There is a Sabbath School at the church in the neighborhood

(To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.)
1. How many of above Schools are graded?  
How many grades?  
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?  0
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools?  
3. How many Teachers in the above Day or Night Schools?  
White,  
Colored,  
4. How many Sabbath Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?  0
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools?  
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,  
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools,  
How many pupils in all?  
11. Remarks.  



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