Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #33 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date April 1870
Location New Castle Co., Delaware
School Name and Classification Howard Primary, primary day
Length of Session Sept 20 - June 1870
Reporting Administrator Nellie M. Drury; 3 total teachers (2 white, 1 colored)
School Ownership Trustees
Sponsorship Delaware Association, Freedmen ($26.70)
Enrollment and Average Attendance 100 total (65 male, 25 female), 70 avg attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment 131
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War x
Courses and Enrollment Alphabet-4 Advanced Reading-43 Geography-24 Arithmetic-43 Higher Branches-0 Writing-43 Needle Work-0
Students with Basic Literacy 53
Additional Schools x
Public Sentiment x
Noted Closures x
Teacher's Remarks x
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