Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-17
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
SUPERINTENDENT Report-Continued

society are pllndered Of AL unucyelOPcuP EMs' n 80
strength essential to their high mission. Our PUB
lie Schools are designed Us on antidote 10 thesc leaI.
ful evils. The Legislature has the powert9 pleyent
these TO \ very great extern: sensioie o. Lhst. s.cJ
in the Legislature, the trainers OF the state Consul
tuition vests the authority In that body In Section
2, Article II, in the following words. to.wit:
n. vii, ,cnd N t seeuIe a general attendance OF the
children In each school district upon saiu fuohc
Schools" -,
dren OF well meaning parents Is an EVIL OF suen mag
nitudo as to require 4 remedy II Is IN US baleIuiln-
fucnce next TO nOn-attendance, winch u n1oIe cA,
tensivc than Is generally considered. CnlIuten TAT ~
detained at home for the most trivial reasons. Ihis
Is oite done from th0ughtlessnesS or rom Gno-
rance Of the evils that grow out oirepeateu aDsenE ~
| pupil behind Ills class. II may require q vigorous
Use Of all his powers aud prompt attendance 70 Sonl-
mand a respectable standing. Soon disgust loioMs
closely upon the heels Of ENCOURAGEMENT, ana tne[e
Is no longer any attraction either for school asso,
cintes, schOOltcacher or school house. ai9lIinsu
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
sense, the property OF the State. The law demands
that property shall be taxed TO support a PUBIC
School for six months In each year. In return ior
the payment Of this tax, property has a right TO dc;
Dland that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities Tor q IKE
term, or their cqTiyalen! at private schools: 10 IN
II In the public estimation that position and conf
dchcc that the system should command. the stand.
i uIu VI NCllUllIhllllbO l u part y uCIf hHouih pt
SO raised that persons Of an Indifferent or defective
education, unfortunate In other departments OF In
S Snt tS o wSGrI 10 n tSc v eon,Toi o ~ = p tSaiieGsI ehSo dsP Thc
feeling Is altogether too prevalent, that any person
who can read and write Is competent TO instruct q
Primary School. II Is my dc ibcrate Judgment that
wider range OF general knowledge, and q clearer np-
prchension OF the complicated laws that control dli-
iercnt children in q school OF forty or my little ones,
and to excite und maintain an interest among those
who have no idea OF the value Of education. than TO
awaken and maintain q like interest among the
same number OF advanced scholars ina High School.
Many OF the wlsest educators In the country nave
often expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. l regard teaching as the most import
anl as well as the most difficult OF oil the proics'
s%IOns-One that demands Of Its members. indlrld:
ually 4 more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
aud moral philosophy, u quicker perception ana
knowledge OF childish likes and disHkcs Of the nli-
mcrous springs Of action. and how 10 turn them 10
awaken interest. stimulate thought. produce aisci.
other OF the Intellectual professions. 10 one Is re-
garded competent TO practice any ofthe learned pro,
LESSONS who has not gone through u long course Of
professional training under the immediate ;dirtc-
ton OF their most eminent Swans, TO qualify him 70
discharge intelllgently tho responsible dulles MS
profession may require. No one Is regarded compe-
lent 20 make 4 shoe or \ shovel, u house or q hand
saw, n coach or 4 crowbar, a broom, i DIT Or a
bucket. without first serving an APPRENTICESHIP;
control IL movement amer II l. made, VIII coilI-
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
to pay all ordinary teacher IN II Public school,
though every part ofthc engine. from lts feed TO Its
exhaust, with It's various Individual and combined
uses. could be learned In a fortnight by a well diSci'
pllncd md well educated teacher, whose mind has a
mechanical tendency. Persons, 10 be teachers.
should learn their profession BY a course Of discipline
and training. under the direction Of the most sue
cessIul and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State Is from the
great educational centers or the country. our oppor-
tunities ars slim indeed to secure frst class teach
Pacific Coast Will be assorted and culled out by the
Educational Boards Of San Francisco. Sacramento
BY which 10 invite superior educators 10 our desert
homes, unless our School Boards Oiier extrayagant
pay, which cannot be cxpcctcd-which would not
Our great educational want Ii n Normal School
an Institution 10 educate those Of our youth nnlbl-
tlous 10 bc teachers and for educational honors-io
train them to meet the educational requirements OF
our times and for our peculiar locality: young men
aud women whose parents. relatives or friends. or
win remain permanently with Us. An Institution
OF this character would, In addition 10 It's regular
supply for our schools OF well educated. well drilled
and live teachers, do much 10 awaken and foster
throughout the State a spirit OF Intellectual culture,
AMI TO bring permanently before our people the
great value and ., l Imp Of popular pOpSS r. e Inas'sE p
one OF the most populous towns OF the State. where
u sufficient number OF pupils could be procured fol
thereto; ior a Normal School without this impor.
tnnt adjunct would be a. inefficient as a school for
the study OF practical chemistry that should Ignore
I TIT lhONlHhOl,s WIZ 10 hhbN NINA
tants, or OF practical astronomy, without the aid Of
the heavenly bodies. quadrants and telescopes.
Tss5s i 81 1 nsSsys5; = S S%Gtssnmsn,s h IN oaT m ID xU %RS
have taught school more or less, and ambitious TO
obtain a respectable rank In the procession OF teach.
Ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac-
lice Of teaching Is altogether unequal TO the nd
vanced educational claims OF the present time.
Many OF these would be drawn TO an institution OF
this character to procure the proper Information
and a diploma, which should be current with School
Boards In every district, and should dsplace the
local Boards Of School ,SI. ESanine G, Throughout SS Sn Inc
shorter according 10 their previous attachments and
aptness 10 acquire. A Normal School would give
forth It's nrst fruits from this class. Were the State
institution OF this character, II would not be an
easy matter TO over estimate It's value upon the
necessarily h attended with great expense. The
rent OF q small building, the cost OF furniture and
the salary OF one Professor, with trining additional
incidental expenses. would be NIL the outlay that at
present would be required. The permanent cdince
and various ornamentations could follow the growth
Of the school and the increase OF the State school
lars annually for the first two years, on condition
that private donations would equal that sum. and
c to Ss N 40 T,I 70 t. s ! lSe 4 S SS4msI School shSt 'e could Sin Se NJ
once put into a successful working condition. Some
source Of revenue could DC created TO raise this
amount by the State, without seriously depressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is one subject that I would like TO bring TO
your notice for your consideration. l am somewhat
n doubt whether rtt6hSSrrn present zen, Is SI ne proper pro eau Sme o.
garis the comprehensive character OF our Public
School system, the proposed suggestions In this con-
ncction, Will be- both legitimate and proper. II Is
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climate
OF the vast ranges oil these elevated tablc-lands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. Is
perfectly understood By the people OF the other
States. A plan that would secure the proper re-
cording OF accurate meteorological observations ~
| ,hnsa art If tho State NchaFa pnhlIr Srhnnla you'll
be likely 10 be maintained throughout the year,
would be O valuable contribution TO science. and In
the course OF q decade OF years would throw much
light in regard to our climate. One teacher In each
OF the principal towns In the State, II furnished with
the necessary instruments for determining the heat
aud density OF the atmosphere, the direction and
force OF the winds, the amount OF the fall OF rain and
snow, and q book for recording the necessary obser-
vatIons-all OF which the Smithsonian Institute
a trifIng addition 10 his salary. ifso directed By law.
accurately perform the task. These observations,
published either weekly or monthly. would AWAKEN.
lie generally, habits OF close observation In regard to
atmospheric changes.
NisDiREcrIoN OF the PROCEEDS or THE HALF MILL
The proceeds fthc half mill tax. provided for In
section OF Education, Article \ Of the State Con.
s]titutIon, Il occurs to Inc, was diverted by the last
Legislature, from the use intended BY those who
formed that Instrument. Section Sc OF the School
moneys derived from the tax herein levied (half
mill tax) shall be paid into the State School Fund,
nnS &c AZ tSa, SInd~m N hnt IS saI the interest interest SscT Tihss
shall be distributed to all the counties 10 the State,
according to the asccrtalned number Of persons be-
counties, FOR the support OF Public Schools. The
object ofthis half mill tax was designed particularly
to create q fund for the support. OF the Mining Col
lcge-thc mining branch Of the University. II was
the general opinion OF the members OF tho Constltu.
tIonal Conventlon-that this tax would yield the fnst
year from ten 10 fneen thousand dollars. with a
large annual Increase thereafter, and that at an
early day the Interest from the proceeds OF this tax,