Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-12
ADDRESS TO PARENTS

A, and then a written excuse will be necessary 10
r H,ro him admission and maintain his moral stand
hnns in the school for that delinquency. II is an easy
natter for parents, having o knowledge OF the
hnnr Of opening and or closfng the school, to ascer-
tain tho time necessary for going TO and returning
thcrcirom. School children should not DO allowed
10 loiter oil the streets. Here they are naoie 70 iorm
The worst OF associations and to contract both hab-
It's and language Of u debasing character. Here I'M
p~ressions may be efaced which parents and teachers
have labored long to establish: ., P61mP,ness b Is es-
II thoroughly established in the pupil, VIII constl-
tute u marked and valued feature In after NE. The
scholars are under the charge OF the teacher rom
their entrance In the morning I'LL the close Of the
school In the afternoon. and Is responsible for their
conduct while there. The teacher and parent
should harmoniously cooperate to spare tho pupils
A mutual understanding on these and other matters
would strengthen the government OF parent and
teacher, both at home and at school.
CO. Visiting schools.
The School Registers, In which the names Of all
visitors havo been faithfully recorded, while they
exhibit a decided increase OF school visits over
those OF last year, nevertheless show an alarm.
Ing indifference on the part OF those who should
be ever ~vigilant In all things and movements
that pertain. TO the management. influence and
character Of the Public Schools. Children sus
tain such relations to their parents thatas u gem
eral rule, it's impossible for them to become
deeply aud enthusiastically Interested In principles
and modes OF action which awaken no lively emo
lions OF pleasure In their minds. II the parents
manifest d strong interest In the teacher and q deep
concern for the progress OF their children in their
respective studies; II they hold up before thelr
minds. both by word and action, That an education
is the most Important Of all temporal blessings 70
BE- acquired, and to procure the opportunities OF
which for them. they arc not only willing but happy
TO make any reasonable sacrifice; tf they VIII iol
low their children continuously In their studies, IA
mllIarIze themselves. rs far as practicable, with thelr
schoolbooks, and also with their progress In their stud,
les, ascertain by frequent INTERPRETATIONS their mora
and educational standing In their respective classes
encourage them TO p~ersevere and TO strive TO over
come the obstacles that stand more or less Ike
lions In the way OF almost every pupil; II they
will Judiciously assist them to overcome some aim
Guilty In their lesSOn-a difficulty that may appear
most trivial to theft experienced minds; fthey vii
frequently visit the school, encourage them 10 reac
Instructive books, listen with pleasurable emotions
Of appreciation TO their descriptions OF what they
have learned and read; II they va In every posi-
BILE way show by their conversation and acts that
they consider education ~ far transcendlng III valuI
| the acquisition OF houses, or lands, or money, OF
stocks. or worldly honors, they. will Inspire thel
children with q lively, q growing anu al ABIDING
sense OF the transcendent Importance OF .educa
tion, and thelr" interest, zeal and enthusiasm In thel
schools and studies would receive q new baptism
and our Public Schools would be awakened by
new Impulse, and their usefulness would be In
creased an hundred fold.
The undersigned most respectfully recommend
that II any difficulty should occur In the school II
i your district, you will avail yourself OF the earlies
opportunity to bring the subject TO the nhtice OF TN
County School Superintendent, or II the matte
| should be very urgent, you Will notify either OF IN!
undersigned nearest your place OF business or resi-
dence, that the difficulty may be examined Into
and, II possible. friendly relations promptly restored
Very respectfully, yours. In tho cause OF the rub
III '''''' i. II. ROBINSON
LOUIS FEUSlER,
d. o. Atkinson,
Members OF the Storey County Board OF Eiuca
ton.
Education Rooms, No. 81 south d street. Virginia
September !, 1866.