| Report Date | April 1870 |
|---|---|
| Location | Federalsburg, Caroline Co., Maryland |
| School Name and Classification | Bethdemen, secondary |
| Length of Session | March 21-June 1870 |
| Reporting Administrator | Josephine Gloueester |
| School Ownership | Freedman's Bureau |
| Sponsorship | Maryland Educational Association |
| Enrollment and Average Attendance | 25 total, 22 avg attendance |
| Previous Report's Enrollment | 20 |
| Number of White Pupils | – |
| Number of Students Freed Before Civil War | x |
| Courses and Enrollment | Alphabet-2 Advanced Reading-18 Geography-13 Arithmetic-16 Higher Branches-x Writing-17 Needle Work-5 |
| Students with Basic Literacy | 5 |
| Additional Schools | x |
| Public Sentiment | "Few are favorable the old feeling still exist with some" |
| Noted Closures | x |
| Teacher's Remarks | "The scholars are progressive the only difficult the parents have not the means to get books which some of them require" |
| Transcriber's Notes | – |
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