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[Ed. Form No. 4.]
TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month of April 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.  Freedmens School Winchester Va.
When opened.  Sept 15th 1867
Societies, &c., Patrons.  Freedmen's Aid Society of the M.E Church
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. 1  
Whole number of teachers.  3  White. 2 Colored.  1
Whole number of pupils enrolled. 255 Male.  120 Female. 135
Number of pupils enrolled last report.  266
Number left school this month. 31 
Number of new scholars this month. 20 
Average attendance. 230 
Number of pupils paying tuition.  0
Number of White Pupils.  0
Number always present. 100 
Number always punctual. 75 
Number over 16 years of age. 63 
Number in Alphabet.11
Number who spell and read easy lessons.127  
Number of advanced readers.  107
Number in geography. 42 
Number in arithmetic.62  
Number in higher branches. 0 
Number in writing.  80
Number on needlework. 0 
Number free before the war.  40
Number of Sabbath Schools.  1
Number of pupils in Sabbath Schools.  160

To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.
1. How many of above Schools are graded? 1 
How many grades?  3
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above?  1
Number of pupils (estimated) in such Schools? 18 
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? 10 
White, 2 
Colored,  8
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,  $164.00
10. Whole number of High or Normal Schools,  0
How many pupils in all?  0
11. Remarks.  
Our school has made good progress in study during this month but some of them have been compelled to quit school to begin the spring work. 
To Capt. McDonnell
Bureau R.F. Al.

R. J. [Downy?] Principal Teacher

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

Transcription Notes:
the name at the bottom don't know if it is GO Capt. and if it is Burlan Also after the R.J. not sure of the last name corrected bottom to read To Capt. Mc Donnell Bureau R.F. Al. Don't know signature of principal teacher at the bottom