Daily national Republican., 1863-08-15
LOCAL NEWS.

The Board OF ESRoIxEsr.-The following
exemptions were made aftsr o'clsSk vee4srday;
II 4; sursiins, furnishsd ssbstasuss, ssAs Ne
..Iho@ss Cols,ss, far,lshsd subsssss. Js.s.
David ssnp,e, nnrsAshed susstsssss, issary bard
$sss S.ssss ssisssa s;ss n.A.,a
Geo 3: 2. coot, ee,.s.d, fbrsl.Asd sub.sa.us.,
WIN. Lsndsi, eolored, fusishsd subssituss, -.
John g. ce..ysy, ooiorsd. furnisssd substitute,
i. s. Jones, fafsi.hsd substitute, Frank .. Fin.
=. 3. L. Perkins, furnished .ubs.i,uts--Iohn En-.
James Handley, furnished substitute Charles
Columbus seribsr, colorsd, furnished substitute,
Alfred Green, esiorsd, furnished Substitute J.
j.:. Y; ssphu;, eO'orsd. fufaishsd substitute
jo:sPh Y: ssphus, toolor.d,, furni'hed suss.i-
John = s:ssG., ss:s ,so,or.d,, a,nl.A.a .uss.,.as.,
,i.Ss EsorS r,iscs. SnSst e; ssi, ,,, =, v. = :
Geo. I. = % sss.si, ~ Essss Ss q sHsiSs u.a.r n
Mahion r. Kirhtfsde, srrosssus sarolnsas.
James Lockhead, alieaAgs. Tt
VIM. Chandler, convict. z.sl.fs. s....r
Andrew Dallas, ovef go. :. sss-
Jsmes Kerr. ehiidssn undsf Twelve. ,
John sss,aisel undss ~ ''u''' 'AA''" oon's''
&. ". Goldin. fafnishsd substitute, J.s. M,llss.
~ a. I. stuttsvsnt, fhrnished substituts, Edward
VIM. H, chsse, dssas.ilty. ,...
Henry Mason, usler ags. ' b. .. ..
Noble b. Tslssr. Ssfsni.hsd .Sssti.us. -,an.s
f ,%sss X r.a,e., furn,.A.a substitute -cs.,ls.
Wm. M. Hall, dissb,i,sy. -
&. N. Perkins, disability. ....
There were o. persons claiming exemption un.
der ther dram before ths Board Of Enrolnsat yes-
terday, out Of which - soldiers Including u ne
groes) were obtained all being substitutes, except
In the case Of ons negro, who was accepted. Thsrs
to the ~ Of yesterday, nahs - In ai Of which ~
are negroes, for the Ave days that The board has
been stwork In which the u has heard slo essss.
PUBILc scHooLs.-To TIE Aiaor Of Is No
iopai Republican: Feeling, ~ citizen Of washins-
ton, deep interest In the proper edueation Of
those who are hereafter 70 take placer IN the
grand drama Of human life,"f have watched with
great interest the proceedings Of the CITY Council,
published in your paper, with regard TO the sppro-
praton Of money for the erection Of sehoolhouses.
There 10 . proposition before the Council to ap-
propriate s2,oO0 for the erection Of . temporary
frame tui'ding on Franklin Square, which might do
very well II there wsfe no existing sohools butas
an eIper,Ssni, think detective, because the sum
proposed will not build any other than small
house, and nt the expiration Of the time contain
plated by temporary, the materials will bs nearly
or quite valuslcss. .f-.
Iperceive that some Of our "City Fsthersn are
In favor Of building large houses, capable Of ac-
commodating five hundred 10 six hundred sehol-
ara, while others (prominent among whom ! am
glad to see N. D. Larner, Esq, Of the Third wasd)
dvocate the policy OF "smAllei houses and more
Of them" Let US look At tbs subject in the light
OF convenience. All parents like to have their
children ~ little - possible exposed TO mud rain,
dutt or cold, land nay safely sAy that our city
can boslt Of Is much mud and dust - any.)
Now y we have one large school house In each
ward, costing SsS,ooo to tAs,oco, tss the one now
being built In the eastern section Of the city viii
cos and centrally located, calculated for eo0boys
and girls In the thres stories you must
occupy large portion Of srouad, to procure which
you will In some cases Be compelled 10 pay high
prices, and when the building IL completed and
ready for occupancy, II will b 20 remote from many
OF the citizens that they will not send their chill
dren, or II sent at oil, only every nne day; and the
education (even rudinsntal) obtained, without
regular attendance, will be very inpsrfsct
On the other hand, suppose you erect four build.
ings in the same ward at proper places, each hAv-
ing one-fourth the capacity ~ the one large one,
and costing not more than that proportion In
4 money, you will attain fro certata advantages
= Fva, more esesslar attendance on the part Of the
scholars, and more proficiency In learning and,
secondly, you will avoid erordtng large number
Of the children In one building.
This dipfsion Of sehoo's, will operate to the ad-
vantage OF all, parents and children, but would NO
doubt be q little inoonvenient 10 "the school
rustees" But, ask, should the convenience Of
very few individuals Be allowed 10 outweigh the
comforts and wishes OF large community am
sure that no man 10 1T for such position who
would not be willing to encounter the Psrsonsl In.
convenience. Hoping that these views will meet
with approval and support,
I am, very respectfully, FOURTH WARD.
LADIES' FIFTH wARDsoLDHRs' AID soCHrI.
Tho half-yearly meeting Of this Society was
held at the residence OF the President, Mrs. b. B.
French, on Friday, Iuly s,st.
The Executive Committee state that they have
visited, weekly, % many OF the hospitals - pos
sible but the funds Of the Society not enabling
them 10 have y conveyance, they have necessarily
been restricted to those reafest the city. They
nnd that the comfort Of the patients has been much
increased since their removal into larger hospitals
where the regulations appear to be better enforced
and the patients more regularly attended to.
The committee would most earnestly remind the
benevolent ladies Of Washington and the vicinity,
who are at this season putting up fruit and vese-
tables to remember the suffering soldier, and put
aside shsrc as there 10 still urgent need for the
many comforts and deiicacies which have been
hitherto SO bountifuliy supplied. .... ...
Any donations, however small, sent to the so-
eietys room, at the residence OF Mrs. Hitz, No. %
south A street, Capitol Hill, will be thankfully re-
ceived and carefully distributed.
The treasurer, Mis-. c. p. Russell, reports for the
last six months thsreceipt tof.............eit1 %
And the expenditure ..Siss o.
And acknowledges, among others, the generous
donation Of $50 from the employees at the CAPITOL
and the very liberal contribution, during the past
year, of s6 monthly from VIM. Phillips, Esq, Of
New York, formerly Of the Coast Survey Once In
this city
Acknowledgements are also due for the indeiati'
gable exertlons OF our member, Miss Riley, In col
IeSting for the society. ....s
Mas. W. L. NreHoIsoS,
Acting Secretary.
WARRINGTON, D. C., July 81, 1858.
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INCIDENTS OF THE DRArr.-Thc meetings Of
tba uoard of EnroImant ara na a Ranaral thips