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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 August 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 Gadsden
When opened June 17th 1867
Societies, &c., Patrons Bureau 
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 1
Number of School buildings furnished by Bureau 0
Whole number of teachers 1
White 
Colored 
Whole number of pupils enrolled 87
Male 44
Female 43
Number of pupils enrolled last report 63
Number left school this month 30
Number of new scholars this month 24
Average attendance 73
Number of pupils paying tuition 0
Number of White pupils 0
Number always present 30
Number always punctual 18
Number over 16 years of age 32
Number in Alphabet 17
Number who spell and read easy lessons 60
Number of advanced readers 10
Number in geography 1
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 above Schools 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? 
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 
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 expenses for the above Schools by the Bureau for 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 

Mr Buckley
Dear Sir
Thinking you might not understand the cause of so many pupils leaving, I will explain it; Most of the Freedmen are working land for part of the crop & there was a month between hoeing & picking cotton they spent their time going to school

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

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