The Nevada journal., 1860-04-27

Amour ScHooLs.-0ur School Trustees are
about to award the public school I'd some one
who will take upon himself the respohsihle trust
Of leading the youth Alright up the road Of
knowledge. The duties of School Trustee |
little as the Office is supposed to be fruitful OF
honors, are important, requiring clear appre-
citation of men as well as capacity to judge well
of the qualifications of applicants to teach
Their position is to our mind one of the most |
responsible that an American citizen can be |
called on to fill. The influence of a teacher tells
on the scholar for life. The teacher may shape
the destiny of the child committed to his care:
How important, then, every parent must fcel the
duties of an instructor to be, ard hsA anxious
that be be fitted to discharge thu responsible
trust committed to him. Money is no object in
the selection of teacher. We owe it to the
young that the very best instruction be provided
for them They demand tutor versed in the
branches of education he teaches, who can write
. good hand, who is even tempered and patient,
who has no bad habits, who is gentle and agree
able in bis manners, firm and rigid in requiring
obedience to his requirements, of good judgment
Dlcsscu VIII the Sub OI
ion. Such . teacher is invaluable. The worth
Of his laborl is not to be computed By d5ilars
and cents Perhaps all the instruction child is
ever to receive is to be derived from the tutor
about to be employed. 1t is the part of wise
men having the welfare Of the human at
heart to act well their part in placing the young
under proper influences. Our School Trustees
are well selected. Not solitary individual can
find fault with one of them. 1t is hoped they
will be mindfh. of the duties belonging to their
Office, not value it at the vulgar estimation, and
give the youth of our city, whose needs a1e great
indeed, the best teacher that can be found to
employ.
Since the above was written, good teachers
have been chosen. The admonition is good for
mkt year.
MINING Accidental young man named
Decker was killed at four o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon in Fishers claims at Randolph Flat in
the following manner. The bank had been un.
dcrmined and large mass of earth had cracked
of at the top and seemed ready to fall. Mr..
Decker went above to pry it down. In doing so
NC ieii ih1O VIC CidCh. Iuc uetdCHcu mass urOI-
ped at the same time and striking upon a rock
which sloped toward the bank, instead of top
pling ovcr into the diggings, went the other way
closing the crack and crushing the deceased. lie
was in the chasm twenty five minutes before Ae
could be extriceted and when taken tilt life was
extinct. Deceased was q years of age and from
Smithfeld, Maine.
HosrITALIrr.-A party of nine of the Inde
pendent Order of Knighthood from this city
visited brother Camp at Grass Valley on Mon
day night; After the Camp adjourned the Ne
vada boys we're surprised on being led to rattake
of sumptuois collation. spfead with etegant
taste and gotten up strict tetrirerahcc priht-
pies at the Atrofa Ho;iee. tuf friends afe warm
in their eulogiums on the courtesy and hospital
ity they met at Grass Valley. They report hav-
ing found bottom in that tarnal mud hole we
encountered on our last visit, the water having
subsidsd considerably since then.
SAsBArH ScHooLs.-The Congregational and
Methodist Sabbath Schools will unite in a joint
celebration on May day at the same place
Each school will crown its queen; the re-
mainder of the festivities will be enjoyed con-
jointly. Miss Mary Williams has been selected
queen of the Congregational school, and Miss
Anna Meek of the Methodist. Fred Scnner and
VIM. Stone are the orators.
SiGS-Fred Mansell sent us beautiful
sign the other day, probably thinking this wick
ed and adultcrous generation seeketh after just
of the pillars at the entrance to cur stair
case, and SHOW the way to the Journal office.
We hope to prove by it that all signs do not fail
in dry time Fred Mansell does make beau
tiful letter.
WATER woRks.-The pipes of the Nefada
Water Coflpany laid to the corner of Broad
and Pine streets: The hydrauts will be in read
mess to be attached in few days when a trial
will demonstrate the value of The works for
fire purposes. We learn that the remainder OF
the pipe for the lower part of the city " i'll be d
east iron and of substantial character:
WARN wEAritE;=Ws have been having a
few days Of summer weather. Under the gem
ial infdeEces of the sun every tree is bursting
rapidly into zeal, anu mowers Deglu 10 sno"
themselves in profusion: 1t has been found
on examination that a promise is left of an
abundant crop of fruit in spite of frosts.
"EBESEzER" writes us he has been sick, but
has"cotae up through the Cruel periodtoast and
ted, ~ and at last struck bottom on the rock OF
ages, viz bacon, and like the possum the
persimmon tree, say-let the thuders roll, the
ightnings fash and earthquakes rattle-Tn,
thar
Poyf EtFREss.-Business men and others
are Informed that letters for the Pony Express
may be left at the Office of the Alta Telegraph
Company, on Main street, on Thursday evening
Of each week Telegraphic dispatches designed
to go overland by the same express can be sent
as late as Saturday.
FAvoRs-We are under obligations contin-
nally to G.: W. Welch for the Bulletin and other
valuable eotemporaries.
We are indebted to Pat" Of Langton's Ex-
press, for the Downievilie papers, and to Mas
ters Stone for other 6ctempota-ie at the earli.
est moment.
SOLD OUT,-J. L. Hamlin, Esq. has sold out
kozk rtoro 60 II Ii W;ok.. 4 r. L..