Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-01

acknowledgements a platform upon which al, ia
vOraole 70 universal education, might stani anu
tremendously cooperate, without any sacrifice OF
religious oc political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions PROPHETIC OF the early downfall
OF the Public School system, have been triumphant
" settled In their favor. IL Is now SrueraIN admit
ted that there Is a system OF morality. accepted oy
all civilized communities and u common religious
ground, up 10 the base OF Sectartan differences,
wnere al can Stanl-that these Will allow the high
est RELIGIOUS truths, and the SubAme>t m1rAltE 20
DC tauSht-eQua to eduSatinS me MIND oi tno
siblitleS, and OF Inspiring is pupils. With TcSpeSl.
veneraiion and love " God. and a kindly IecaaS '"F
rSe dIStGTsluS forces OF s~ectariln religion AMI par
" ~polIticS. md no COuntcnAnSc or support IN p4E
School system. On this common ground, q uuSeS
proclalmed, aud liberation establishes is empire.
Tn Nevada Public school system.
The Public School system OF the state OF Nevada,
WAS organized 10 furnish the youth OF tue state tue
facilities for a good substantial, business education.
In a thickly populated County Ike STOREY. tney
should possess all the qualifications OF u~rstclaSS
Schools, equal 10 those OF a similar graJe and ilcIu-
ties, existing in any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended, the Public
mas ENCOURAGED the undersigned, 10 whom their iD-
tereSlS have been committed. TO t~elcitatc YOU upon
their improvement, an! 10 eALnSStS sc ,Ht SSW
tend their influence, that they may mogc iGly sub
serve the noble purposes Of the!r ouSaaiEauon.
Importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy TO 6eao!e 10 state tina,
very many OF the prejudiees that t9rmerly cNis;e!
against the Public Schools In this county, AMI which
c~OuSpired largely 20 aortGge their influence, have
gradually diminished, ami IN many cases disappeared
altOSether. They are now with u pdtroniLti BY all
classes. The people have lraTnei that the Public
schools havea higher mission aud a noblcr purpose
than merely 10 restrain bad boys ron running ~
large in the streets; but that. on the contrary. they
are efficient IN educating the mind, CulttNatluS 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 oT she i
also personally present with thcu Ia thrlT Out OF
door plays, during rece>Ses and tntvrnlsNionS, linus
Ing into their amUSements a decOruu> and respect.
fl bea-ing one toward another, cultivatiuG In them
moral FEELINGS. Courteous manners AMI pohte Ian
guase-A social and moral training almost a. essen
tlAlto their well being a. that ot mental culture; that
in our public schools pupils Of the same grade have
improved IN their studies ~ rapidly IL those who
have beeu sent out Of the State a. arSc expense,
out from and beyond the hcalthtul influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble TO examine the system OF e~iucatton adopted
by the Storey County school Department, have
learned that 10 i similar TO that employed In Bo>-
ton. Chicago. san Francisco ami other large towns
position and are acknowledged to Be amoDs the
most efficient, the most ihosouSh, and the best dis
cipunei schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the conf
dence OF the public. Your sympathy ant co-Operd-
tiOn are Necessary 10 aid the Boari Of Education,
whose lAborS In the school Department are entirely
gratuItous. 10 bring them TO the highest decree Of
publlS favor. II l. important 10 the tuturr well
being Of our country 20 bring them 10 a higher
standard OF efficiency and uSctul1eSS, because but
comparatively few OF the youth Of our land can cN-
pect 20 enjoy higher educational Advantages than
our Public schools arori. We have a right 10 an
ticlpAte great things In the future for that school sys-
tenn which awakened the ur>t educational Impulses
In the minds OF many thousands OF the most Illus
trious names In American history which impeued
them 20 self culture, and 4mons which may De
named George Washington. Roger sherman, BenJI-
ain Franklin. Benjamin West, Nathaniel BowditSh,
Robert Fulton, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, ste
pnen 4. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. M.lart Fillmore, uor-
ace Greeley. ". Y. Banks, EHhu Burritt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here IN Storey county every branch Of an cle-
mentary English education Is a. Systematically.
thoroughly and understAndingy taught In our Pub
lie schools a. IA any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited pcpu-
latlon does not permit Of an enlarged system u!
grading the schools. The range OF studies en-
brace In the Primary schools spelling, vocal culture,
vocal music, calisthenie exercises, reading. writing,
arithmetic geography, grammar, history Of the
United States. elements o. natural philosophy. map
grammar schools are added to the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra, geometry, chemistry, natural
history and perspectived-awtn and also astronomy,
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced 20 require III
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 hity-onc schol-
arS. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-siS females, OftheSe twenty-one We're mas
terS and nteen misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This school :. open 10 any youth
in this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches to pass an examination
therein, as prescribed by the Board Of Education.
Application can Dc made either % the Superintend-
ent, or 20 either Of the undersigned, or 10 the
made that persons unacqualnted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may b. informed
that there Is no necessity. on account Of deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
Of this State to acquire an English education.
From time TO time the Board OF Education has
the higher departments and will continue TO Increase
this important assistant TO the teacher. a. the con-
di;ion Of the School Fund win permit.
Public school Library.
The sum OF five hundred and hty dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions, which has
added OveE ave hundred volumes OF valuable books
70 the School library. This auspIcious commence
semi-annuai sccamuLatlons, I'M this institution
shah swell into proportions that will render IL an
important feature In the Public School system in
children 70 take books from Il and TO rely upon Il as
agreat source Ofinstruction and amusement.
Son-Attendancc.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal. In the
month Of July last past, show that there Is a large
NUMBER oiehlLdren In this county, between six and
s.shteeh years oi9Se, who do not attend any school.
Thls should not be. No community can afford 10
Our institutions spring homHare mouiIci 1nI GOV.
erned by the people, and wtl be good. bad or Indif
and refined taste Of their e eTSStl%S' m moral sG,tGSe
power. In countries whose coysT,n.,. anT tn.,1
tutions are managed by the favored ami educated
lew, popular ignorance i not 10 mIschieyOus a
with US. The mission Of four Public school system
Is not 70 pun down the great and the good To-
lower stahcArd OF exc Hence, but TO elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims Of EDUCATION 10 re ~
favorable consideration Of those families IN the
county which have not Availed themselves OF the
important and noble work. The undersigned soi,Sii
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
and labor expended IN their behalf There must b.
an awakenIng on the part Of the public In educa.
fionaI matters, before their efficiency and usefulness
can Be materially augmented. There are many
things vet 20 be done 10 make them what they
shopid 6e. There should be a public sentiment that
would be equal 10 the pleasuraole task Of inducing
every parent in this county 10 send his children to
IrregulnrIry of Attendance.
The school Registers Of the several Schools In
this county for the past school year. disclose
me melancholy fact that a very large number OF
children, who have been permanent residents IN me
county, have been exceedingly irregular In thelr
attendance. Some have been absent three-iouIths,
time. Had the schools been In a crowded condition
\ large number OF pupils would have forfeited ther
seats. The present school year the Board VIII De
more rigid than heretofore In enforcing It's rules on
this subject. The high order OF scholarship ofthoSe
whose attendance have been constant, In contrast
injury that parents iniIct upon their children by
retaining them from school, or who do not insist
upon regular attendance. The modification, the
dtscouraeement and sometimes even the disgust for
senool mat THIS peTnicious custom almost necesSa-
rhy produces should caution parents 10 set their
aces ASaInst VIC continuance OF this disastrous
habit. Chhdren ndt eomprehending the evil results
that follow irregular attendance, are generally too
ready 20 fan In with any suggestions thai vyilI inSnne
them q vacation for a few weeks, or A few DAYS
even. Often without a thought OF the pern,rioEs
influence that would Be likely to follow, parents re-
tain their children from school 10 perform me most
trivial duty, which could be done as well befoTa or
after schoolhours, or upon u Saturday.
Tardiness.
TardineSs Is another habit that ~consplreS 10 dis
.onrare-to keep the delinluentS behind In their
ciasses and 70 senslbly retArd the progress OF the
sr,ire sehooL. Allthe members ofthe school should
"a IN their seats az 10 O'Clock In the morning. the
tfrnc Sor opening. No pupil can gain admlttanee
smsg Ten minute from that time, without . written
sncrsS nom tho person having tho delinquent In
charge. without such an excuse . bali day VIII b