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

[Ed. Form No. 3.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT
For the Month of April, 1868.

☞To contain one entire calendar month, and to be forwarded as soon as possible after the close of the month.
☞A School under the distinct control of one Teacher, or a Teacher with one Assistant, is to be reported as one School. 

{Answers placed here.]

Name of your School? The Beecher Academy
Location (town, county, or district) Opelika City Ala.
Is it a Day or Night School?
Of what grade? First in the city.
When did your present session commence? Ap. 1'st 
When to close? Expectation of six month first term or scholastic year 10 mos,
Is your School supported by an Educational Society? No.  
What Society? None
Is your School supported wholly by local School Board?* No.  
Name of Board or Com.? 0  
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported in part by local School Board?* No. 
Name of Board or Com.? 
Am't pd. this month?
Is your School supported wholly by the Freedmen? Yes. 
Amount paid for this month? About eight dollars,
Is your School supported in part by the Freedmen? Wholly. 
Amount paid for this month? About eight dollars,
Have you had Bureau transportation this term? No
Who owns the School-building? George Mutch
Is rent paid by the Freedmen's Bureau? Yes 
How much? $10.00 per month
What number of Teachers and Assistants in your School? one   
White? one  
Colored? None
Total enrolment for the month?†  27  
Male? 12 
Female? 15
Number enrolled last report? none 

{Number enrolled last report, by adding new scholars and  subtracting those left school, will equal the present total enrolment.}

Number left school this month? 2
Number new Scholars this month? 27
What is the average attendance? 22
Number of Pupils for whom tuition is paid? About 8
Number of White Pupils? none
Number always present? 18
Number always punctual? 18
Number over 16 years of age? 5
Number in Alphabet? 6 six
Number who spell, and read easy lessons? 8
Number in advanced readers? 13
Number in Geography? 10
Number in Arithmetic? 21
Number in higher branches? 10
Number in Writing? 21
Number in Needle-work? 9
Number free before the war? 0
Have you a Sabbath-School? Yes. 
How many Teachers? 4 
How many Pupils? 35 to 50
Have you an Industrial School? None 
Number of Pupils?
State the kind of work done? Plain sewing

☞To the following questions give exact or approximate answers, prefixing to the latter the word "about."
1. Do you know of any Schools for Refugees or Freedmen not reported to the State Superintendent? I do not  
How many? None
2. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?  
No. of Teachers,  
White,  
Colored,
3. Do you know of Sabbath Schools not reported to the State Superintendent? 
How many? 
4. Give (estimated) whole number of pupils in all such Schools?   
No. of Teachers,  
White,  
Colored,
5. State the public sentiment towards Colored Schools, 
6. How many pupils in your School are members of a Temperance Society?  
Name of the Society?
Remarks.

(Signed) L.S. Dupree. Opelika May 4th '68.
Teacher.

*Or School Committee, either District, Town, City, County, or State?
†A pupil is not to be REPORTED as enrolled until after five days' attendance.  

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