A few of the schools so well begun either passed into the hands of the State under regular State or municipal control of schools, as, for example, the Shaw Memorial at Charleston, or they became private institutions with other means of northern support. Before expiration, however, during 1869, the Freedmen's Bureau used its remaining funds to establish new schools and repair buildings throughout the State. A graphic picture of the Bureau's activity during the latter part of 1869 is thus shown:[54] SCHOOL HOUSES ERECTED ==============+========+============+==========+========+=========== | | | | Value | Ownership Location | Cost | Size | Material | of lot | of lot --------------+--------+------------+----------+--------+----------- Bennettsville | $1,000 | 30 x 40 | Wood | $100 | Freedmen Gadsden | 800 | 25 x 40 | " | 50 | " Laurens | 1,000 | 30 x 40 | " | 100 | " Newberry | 2,500 | 2 stories} | " | 300 | " | | 26 x 50 } | | | Walterboro | 1,000 | 30 x 40 | " | 100 | " Manning | 500 | 25 x 40 | " | 50 | " Lancaster | 500 | 25 x 30 | " | 50 | " Graniteville | 700 | 25 x 40 | " | 100 | " Blackville | 500 | 25 x 30 | " | 50 | " +--------+ | | | | $8,500 | | | | --------------+--------+------------+----------+--------+----------- SCHOOL HOUSES REPAIRED AND RENTED Locality Ownership Amount expended