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

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Record #56 from Freedmen's Bureau School Reports, 1869-1870

Report Date April 1870
Location Polters Landing, Caroline Co., Maryland
School Name and Classification Union Plan, primary day
Length of Session Nov 1 -
Reporting Administrator Louise Folman (W)
School Ownership Erected by U.S. Government
Sponsorship Freedmen ($15), Baltimore Association
Enrollment and Average Attendance 20 total (7 male, 13 female), 13 avg attendance
Previous Report's Enrollment 38
Number of White Pupils
Number of Students Freed Before Civil War 20
Courses and Enrollment "Alphabet-1Advanced Reading-11Geography-3Arithmetic-4Higher Branches-0Writing-14
Students with Basic Literacy 8
Additional Schools x
Public Sentiment x
Noted Closures x
Teacher's Remarks x
Transcriber's Notes Note at the bottom that I couldn't fully read

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