Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-26
TO PARENTS.
ADDREss TO
To Parents, and those hariNg charge
of Children j0 StOreU COuutU:
The Public school System.

The Fall Term OF the Public Schools in this Coun'
~ will commence on Monday, September ~ I>"'
a. 10 O'Clock A. N.
The Public school system.
The Public School system In the United states, oS
its broad and comprehensive TahSs OF Studies, lrHn
the lowest Primary school TO the Free AcadtnN; py
its opened doors TO all classes, rSsaruLtsS VI tanN'
fortune or condition, oTssi1a y, S,S ~ s Snf Pmsnar ~
r,snt ~ the people, Is essentially an American In.
stituuou. Ii Is the legitimate oiispTinG OF our DEM
necessities 1t Is admirably adapted TO minister to
our peculiar wants
Something Rbout the History OF Public
schools.
The history of the Public School system shows
II has not always been characterized by that
perfection OF system aud harmony OF Arrangement
that marks IT. present movements IL SONY ey
degrees that the most ocneaeent SSsieulsafe brought
TO the highest DECREE OF perfection. Lons and Sc
vere were The struggles Of this system Tor life and
growth and popular favor. It's early existence was
feeble. IL awakened StrouS prtJudiceS, mostly nom
a miScOnceptiOn OF Its true Character, anu rom an
inability 10 comprehend the grandeur OF It's mission.
Some considered IL an ingenious ar~ranscment Tor
plunderinS the rich for the eluCatiOnOf the children
% the poor, and others, as conspiracy on the part
OF political denlaGOgucs, TO break down the social
walls OF separation existing between the rich and
the POOR, the vulgar and the refined. the plcbian aud
the patrtcian classes. One class considered Il impOS-
Sible that Public Schools. iOSicrcd by, and 10 a GER
tsia extent under the management OF, the GoEern'
ment could be ~ efficient educators OF youth, ~
those oonlucieG by private enterprise; another,
that secular education without u >trOng admiNturc
OF RELIGIOUS Instruction, would leave the pupil 10 be
CONTROLLED by his wild and unSpverrcd passions and
prepare him for a vagabOnd and Goddess life; while
u third class insisted that the people OF the various
religious denOml ,atlOnS would never consent TO
have their children inStructeJ In a School which pur-
pOSely separated ecclesiastical from literary and SCI
ent.nc studies. But IN the older states, experience,
time. an enlarged and enlaTStnS spirit OF liberation
on the part OF the people, coupled with a wise ad-
Iastment Of the Public School System 10 l common
sentiment-ereetlns a platform upon which all, IA;
vorahle 10 universal education, might stand and
harmoniously e~o-opeuate, without ans sacrifice OF
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
OF the Public school system. have been Triumphant
~ settled Ia their favor. IL Is now generally admit
ted that there Is q system OF morality, accepted by
all civilized communities and 4 common religious
ground, up 70 the base OF Sectariln differences.
where al can ~Stand-that these VIII allow the high
est religious truths, and the Su5lLmest morality 20
DC taught-eQua TO educating the mind Of the
School into q sense OF Its religious and moral rcSpon-
~sIollltieS. and OF Inspiring It's pupils with u respect,
veneration and love OF God. and a kindly feeling for
all mankind.
The disturbing forces OF s~ectarian religion ami par
" politics, ind no countenance or support In our
school system. On this common ground. u truce Is
proclaimed. and liberation establishes It's empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public School System Of the State OF Nevada,
vas organized TO furnish the youth OF the State the
facilities for q good substantial. business education.
In a thickly pUAte County Ike Storey, they
should possess all the qualifications Of n~rstclasS
schools. equal TO those OF a similar grade and Ecill-
Ties, cNLsllus III any EdTN " TUT NouuIINs
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county for the past ntcen months,
has encouraged the Undersigned, 10 whom their III
terests have been committed. TO ~felcltate YOU upon
their Improvement, and TO earnestly solicit your
cooperation 20 Increase their usefulness and 10 cN-
tend their influence, that they may more iuUy sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
Importance of Our Public schools
The undersigned are happy TO oeable to state that
very many OF the prejudiceS that formerly existed
AGAINST the Public Schools In this county, and which
eoaSp!red largely TO abrtdSe their influence. have
gradually diminished. and in many cases disappeared
They are now with Us pdtroniEed by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
hayea higher mission aud A nObler purpose
than merely to restrain bad boys from running At
larse In the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
are efficient In educating the mind, cultiyatiES the
habits and tastes OF the pupils that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently aud successfully In the
various branches OF education, but that he or she i
also personally present with them In the!r Out OF
door plays, during receSSeS and inteTml>SIouS. infus-
Ing into their amuSementS a decOrOuN and respect
fGl oearinS one toward another, cultivatinG In them
guage-a social and moral training almost ~ essen
tial 10 their well being as that Of mental culture; that
In our public schools ~pupilsof the same grade have
have been sent out OF the State az large expense,
out nom and beyond the healthful influence OF
parents AMI home. Those who have taken the
trouble TO examine the system OF education adopted
by the Storey County School Department. have
learned that II Is similar 10 that employed In Bos-
ton, GllCA@O, san FRANCISCO anu OlltF AATse towns
where the Public Schools have broken down al op-
position and are acknowledged 10 be among the
most efficient, the most thorough, and the best dis
ciplined schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the comb
dence OF the public. Your Sympathy and co-Opera-
ton are Necessary 20 aid the Board OF Education.
TO bring them TO the highest degree Of
public favor. II Is important TO the future well
being OF our country TO bring them to u higher
.s.nI.-N % 80 Napep unA N-.A,nnaa= karapaA kts
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can eN-
pect 10 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools afford. We have a right 10 an
ticipaie great things In the future for that school syS-
TEN which awakened the drSt educational impulses
IN the minds Of many thousands OF the most Illus
trtouS names In American history; which impelled
them TO self culture, and among which may be
named George Washington, Roger sherman, Benla-
Franklin. Benjamin West, Nathaniel BowditCh.
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore. Hor.
ace Greeley. y. p. Banks, Elihu Brrritt and
Abraham lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here In Storey county every branch OF an ele-
mentary English education Is a. systematically,
thoroughly and understandingly taught in our Pub
lie schools as In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited popu-
lAtlon does not permit OF an enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The range Of studies en-
brace 10 the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture,
vocal music, calisthenic exercises. reading, writing.
arithmetic, geography, grammar, history OF the
United States, elements OF natural philosophy, map
lneAl drawing. physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added TO the foregoing studies
book keeping. algebra, geometry, chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing, and also astronomy.
n the pupils are sufficiently advanced TO require In
Grammar school.
The monthly report Of the Teacher OF the Gram
mar School. located In the Third Ward In Virginia,
for the month Of July last, returns rity-one -ChOl-
an. or this number TWENTY-FIVE we're males and
females. Ofthese twenty-One were mas
and hf,een misses between twelve and seven
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
English branches 70 pass an examination
herein. as prescribed by the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either 10 the Superintend-
or TO either OF the undersigned. or TO the
Teacher Of the Grammar School. This Is
made that persons unacquainted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may be informed
there - no necessity, on account OF deficient
chool opportunities, for sending their children out
Il this State 10 acquire an English education.
From time 10 time the Board OF Education has
school apparatus 10 facilitate Instruction In
he higher departments, and will continue TO increase
his important assistant 10 the teacher. a the con-
litlon Of the School Fund viii permit.
Public school Library.
The sum Of ave hundred and MY dollars has been
nom Public School Exhibitions, which has
.dded over ave hundred volumes OF valuable books
o the school Library. This auSplclous commence
nent we trust will Be followed up by quarterly or
emi-annual accumulations, I'LL this Institution
feature In the Public School system In
his county. We trust you viii encourage your
.hldren 70 take books Rom II and TO rely upon 10 aS
great source ofinstruction and amusement.
Non~-Attendance.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal, In the
month Of July last past. show that there Is a large
number Of children In this county. between six and
years Ofage. who do not attend any school.
This should not be. No community can afford TO
AVE Its youth grow up In it, midst In ignorance.
Dur Institutions spring irom-are moulded and gov
.rned by the people. and MIL be good. bad or lndif.
erent according 10 the education. moral culture
md refined taste OF their creative and sustaining
buttons are managed by the favored and educated
lew, popular ignorance Il not so mischievOus as
with US. The mission OF our Public school system
Is not TO pull down the great and the good to
standard OF exc Hence, but 10 elevate the
To bring the claims OF education to the
consideration Of those families 1. the
county which have not avalled themselves Of the
facilities our Public Schools afford. Is an
and noble work. The undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department OF labor. The
made 10 return to the public, in intellectual and
moral culture, the full worth for the money, care
md labor expended In their behalf. There must be
N awakening on the part OF the public In educa-
ional matters. before their efficiency and usefulness
an be materially augmented. There are many
.hlngs vet 10 be done TO make them what they
should be. There should be a public sentiment that
would be equal TO the pleasirable task OF Inducing
avery parent In this county TO send bis children to
some school.
I%rregularity OF Attendance.
The School Registers OF the several Schools ID
this county for the past school year, disclose
the melancholy act that a very large number OF
county, have been exceedingly irregular In their
Some have been absent three-fourths, |
many one-hAlf. and a large number One-quartero fthe
time; naa me schools been In a crowded condition