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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 May 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  Oak Bowery
When opened- 18th February 
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 0
Whole Number of teachers 1
White 0
Colored 
Whole number of pupils enrolled 60
Male 35
Female 25
Number of pupils enrolled last report 66
Number left school this month 10
Number of new scholars this month 4
Average attendance 45
Number of pupils paying tuition 0
Number of White Pupils 0
Number always present 43 to 48
Number always punctual 43
Number over 16 years of age 0
Number in Alphabet 0
Number who spell and read easy lessons 45
Number of advanced readers 0
Number in Geography 0
Number in Arithmetic 
Number in higher branches 0
Number in writing 0
Number on needlework 0
Number free before the war 0
Number of Sabbath Schools 163 enrolled

To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.

1. How many days of above school are graded?
How many grades? 
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 
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, and not reported above? 
5. How many Teachers in the above sabbath schools? 
White 
Colored 
6. How many industrial schools? 
Whole number of pupils in all? 
State the kind of work done, 
7. Whole amount of tuition paid by the freedmen during the month,
8. Whole amount of tuition paid by the freedmen during the month,
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  I have placed the number 45 as those who spell & read easy lessons. Only 5 of them read the reading lessons. 40 are spellers only.

Wm. W Oslin

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

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