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NARA 710

TEACHER'S MONTHLY SCHOOL-REPORT,
To Bureau R.F. & A.L., for the month of December, 1866, Meridian District, State of Mississippi.

☛ 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.
[[left margin]] This has reference to the present Session.
☛ This Report is incomplete unless each blank is filled by a number. [[/left margin]]

[[35 columned table]]
| No. of Day-Schools | No. of Night-Schools | Location and Name of School. | When opened* | Societies, &c., Patrons. | No. schools sustained by freedmen | No. schools sustained in part by freedmen | No. Teachers transported by Bureau | No. School buildings owned by freedmen | No. school buildings furnished by Bureau | Teachers. Whole No. | Teachers. White. | Teachers. Colored. | No. Pupils enrolled (both Day and Night Schools.) Male. | No. Pupils enrolled (both Day and Night Schools.) Female. | No. Pupils enrolled last report | No. left school this month | No. new scholars this month | Average attendance | No. of Pupils paying tuition | No. of White Pupils | No. always present | No. always punctual | No. over 16 years of age | No. in Alphabet | No. spell and read easy lessons | No. advanced readers | No. geography | No. arithmetic | No. higher branches | No. writing | No. needle-work | No. free before the war | No. Sabbath Schools | No. Pupils in Sabbath Schools |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
 
| 1 | 1 | Meridian | 1866 Oct. 9 | Am. Miss Association | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 115 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 18 | 0 | 73 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 1 | 0 | Lauderdale | Dec 3 | Friends | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 150 |
| 1 | 1 | Lauderdale | Dec 3 | Friends | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total. | 3 | 2/5 |   |   |   |   | 3 |   | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |   | 94 | 142/236 | 115 | 22 | 132 | 184 | 41 |   | 138 | 120 | 18 | 24 | 136 | 76 | 74 | 83 |   | 112 |   |   | 3 | 270 |

☛ To these questions give exact, or approximate answers.

1. How many of above schools are graded? 3  How many grades? 2
2. How many Day or Night Schools, within your knowledge, not reported above? 0 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) at such Schools? 0 No. Teachers in all, 0 White, 0 Colored, 0
3. How many Sabbath-Schools, within your knowledge not reported above? 0 Whole No. of pupils (estimated) in all such Schools? 0   No. Teachers in all,  0  White 0 Colored  0
4. How many Industrial Schools?  0 Whole No. pupils in all? 0   State the kind of work done, 0
5. Whole amount of tuition paid by Freedman during the month, $39.90
6. Whole amount of cost of transportation furnished by the Bureau for the month? Unknown.
7. Grand total of expenses per month for support of above schools by all parties, $138.25
8. Whole No. of High or Normal Schools,  0 How many Pupils in All?  0
9. Remarks: No report has been received from Miss. Oppelt, the teacher of the School at Dekalb, presumed that she has closed the same.

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