Daily national Republican., 1863-02-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

MANUAL OF our PUBLTC sUHooLs-The trustees
ofpublic schools have Just published manual for
the OF the board, containing great variety Of
information relative to the schools Of the city the
laws now in force lists OF trustees from 1876 to the
present time, teachers, &c. Mr.. Rhees, who pre-
pared this manual, in report presented to the
board at Its meeting yesterday gave the following
as some Of the facts Of interest coutaihed fn the
volumei
From the list OF trustees Il appears that DR.. =. S.
Walsh, Of the Third district, has been longer con-
neeted with the board than any other member, and
has attended more meetings. eii .'.l .l ~
| Thewhole number Of persons who have acted a.
trustees has been 81, Of whom % held their oice
for enc year or lesSi IS for Syeaj Il for years;
for Years. for years. for syeAru; sfor years.
and for years. D., XXI t..'., ~
The First district has had a trusteesi the Sec.
ond, III the Third, n, and the Fourth, 49, .'ra."
In the First district, tFirst and Second wards,)
the average size Of school rooms IL ttxS0 by u
| feet, the smallest room being Miss HcoVers, on
Fourteen street, between and X, which is s6x2O
by 10.
In the Second district, Third and Fourth wards
the average size Is S61x2A< byIOJs, the smalIest
bsing Miss McIntosh's room, 2sx2I. .-..... ',F
In the Third district, the average SiIs Of rooms
S1x26 by 10 feet, the smallest being Miss Sander
sons, IsxIS.
In the Fourth district, the average size Is sIxQs
by OK, the smallest being Miss Norris room, sOx
Is. ",r... .sa. .. ND. SOD =. n
From these facts 1t is shown that the AVERAGE
size Of the school rooms 10 smallest in the Second
district, the next smallest In the Fourth, and the
next In the Third. r.'...rr O. ... "...
There are ii schools in the First district, with
soa pupils Il in the Second, with Tl5 Is in the
Third with $50 10 in the Fourth, with 796 pupils
Total 81 schools and s,O82 scholars, while by the
census there are iI,0I6 children between the ages
of and 10, or l6,aO2 between . and 20 years. '.
OF the 90 teachers, including music teacher, q
were educated In washingtoni in PennsylvanIA,
2 in MasSachusettsj / in Connecticut, in New
HampShirei in New York; in New Jersey; in
MATylandi In ohioi In Georgetown, and 1 in
England ...,...-.
Mr.. John E. Thompson, principal OF the male
gTammar school, Fourth district, haS been CON
nected with the schools for a greater length Of
TIME than any other teacher having served for
IS years. have served for II years. for 10 years.
for I2 for Iii for o. for $50 for II for O. for
81 for A6 for for p and II were appointed last
year.
The number Of children who are now furnished
with books by the city, is % in the First districts
81 In the Seconds 90 in the Third, and % in the
Fourth-totAl 2O2. 20 d..
APRIIE FIOHT WITHOUT a PRIIE.-YesterdAy
afternoon, Just beyond the corporation limits Of
Georgetown, towards Tennallytown, nght came
OF between Ferdinand Scott, Of Virginia, and Jno
Walker, OF Georgetown. AmAn named MAAs, OF
VIrglnIa, stood second TO the former, and Budd
Jones' a fellow townSmAn, did the same by the
latter. The " fAnoy' Of the District were present
In whole carriage loads, and the betting was pretty
brisk. The fight lasted about twenty-five minutes
when Walker " oAved In" Or .
The injured man was taken TO Georgetown,
where he now lies In a critical state. The county
police having no previous knowledge Of the affair
did not arrive until 1t over, 1t was caused by
a slight dimoulty happening short time ago, and
by the mutual deHlre OF the parties 10 show their
respective mettles. .,rf|