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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
FREE PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE CITY OF SN. FERNANDO DE BEXAR
Report showing the status of the students assigned to me since the month of January of the present year
and the progress they have made within the first six months.
Arithmetic Reading-Chart, Spelling-Primer Alphabet
and Writing Primer and Reader and Reader Book Slate Total
On January 15, 1828,
147 children, classified
as follows, entered this
school: 17 23 20 65 22 147
On June 30th of this
same year, these same
children are classified
as follows: 49 22 17 34 5 147
REMARKS:
1. Of the 17 pupils I received who could write, 6 have advanced to the first 5 simple processes of arithmetic
within the first 6 months, and the 11 remaining who were writing very large have conformed to the
standard.
2. Of the 48 that I received who were reciting and spelling in reader and primer, 32 have advanced to
writing, and 5 write in medium size, 21 in larger letters, and 6 on the lines.
3. Of the 65 who began with the alphabet, 31 have advanced to primer and reader.
4. Of the 25 who began with slate work, 17 have advanced to the alphabet book.
5. In addition to the progress as shown, all pupils, proportionately and generally, have been required to
learn by memory the Christian doctrine, the political constitution of the State, and the maxims which
govern the good conduct and customs that are so necessary in society.
Sn. Fernando de Bexar 30th of June of 1828.
JosE ANTO. GAMA FONSECA [Rubric]
FREE PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE CITY OF SN. FERNANDO DE BEXAR
Report showing the status of the 147 children in the Primary School assigned to me on the 1st of January
of the present year, and the progress they have made in the year of 1829.
Arithmetic Reading-Chart, Spelling-Primer Alphabet
and Writing Primer and Reader and Reader Book Slate Total
On the 31st of December
of 1828, the children
of this school were
classified as follows: 64 16 33 29 5 147
On this date their
classification is as
follows: 55 9 23 10 5 102
REMARKS:
1. The 5 children who, at the end of December of the preceding year, were reading from slates continue
in the same stage because of their immaturity.
2. Of the 29 pupils in this school who were reading in the alphabet book at the end of December, 14 have
withdrawn, and 5 of the 15 remaining have begun to recite in primer and reader, leaving 10 in the
former stage.
8. Of the 33 children who were spelling at the end of December, 1 has withdrawn from the school, 14 have
advanced to rapid reading, and the 23 remaining continue in the same stage.
4. Of the 16 children who were reading from chart and reader at the end of December, 4 have withdrawn
from the school; and of the 12 remaining 9 continue in the same stage, and 17 have advanced to writing.
5. Of the 64 children who were studying arithmetic and writing at the end of December, 26 have withdrawn
from the school, and the 88 remaining have been increased by 17. At the present date they constitute
the 55 who are listed. So the 102 children who are now in the school are classified in the preceding
report, having advanced as explained by the foregoing remarks, wherein it is noted that the enrollment
shows a decrease of 45 children as a result of their withdrawal from this school.
6. The 102 children have been taught to memorize the Christian doctrine and the political constitution of
the State; and, in addition, they have had continued instruction in the ethics of good conduct.
Sn. Fernando de Bexar, 30th of June of 1829.
JOSE ANTO. GAMA FONSECA [Rubric]
These reports indicate that classification and overcrowding were
serious school problems in Texas one hundred twenty-five years
ago. The presence of these reports in the state archives may indi-
cate that the Free Public School of San Fernando de Bexar was
providing the legislature of Coahuila and Texas with a model for
the plans of 1829 and 183o.
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