Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-13
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL RBRORT
or tho Storey County approximations
Of Pebble InBtructf0n.

Oh Eo0NAC .HHH o.
Hon A +. Waite, Superintendent of Public w.
s~frpetion for ths Stale Of Nerdda:
DEAR SIN Ny statistical reports afford you all
the Information IN regard to the receipts and DIS
bursements Of school moneys In this county, ior
what purposes expended, the amount OF cash IN me
hands of the County Treasurer, the names o. me
teachers employed, the number Of schools. and the
humber OF pupils attending the same, average AZ
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF Inc census
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers, and
snch General Information as the School Law requires.
Perhaps o few words, by way OF explanations and
suggestion, In this connection. may not be ont o.
+ n School Law, approved March %. 1865, repealed
thu special school law OF November. 1862. which cS:
empted Storey county from the school law approved
November, 1851, under which the storey county
great e~ficIency for nearly three years. This change
sboIsheI the old Board OF Education and brought
our schools under the provisions sion, Of Of the new lnT,
small but comparatively thlckly populated county.
The schools Of this county werc placed under my
supervision on the t2fsstGh day Of May. last past az hn !
ono School District, carved up. by my predecessor
who, by q decision OF the Supreme Court, held. the
ofice Of County Superintendent without legal ap-
from a paucity OF population, could not maintain q
school for a fImo sufficient 10 entItle them TO draw
the funds, distributed by The state board Of EdneS,
one OF these districts embraced the extensive lte-
ductI0n Works OF the Gould L Curry Mining Com
pany, and seven OF eight Quartz MllsIhavinS an
which, II expended In that district, would literally
support a hOurishing school for the entire year. Con-
sldcring NO much Of the action Of my predecessor a.
illegal, that divided the county Into four districts. l
restored the same to one School District, with q view
OF making the schools more efficient. by bringing
them under one management, ana appointed ior
School Trustees for Storey School District, messrs.
Louis Feusicr, D.. O. Addison and 8. H.. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy Of character. business capaenSi anu ad %esTIITn
These gentlemen addressed themselves al once 10
the Important work Of enlarging, repairing, renoyat-
Ing, ycntilatlnE and furnishing thoSe s sNNrn mSEs sSr
school purposes In 1862 and 1868, with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more commodlous
mcnts were attended with considerable expense, but
were Indispcnsably necessary. Their labors have
been ~arluous. They have already accomplished
piIshed. The result Is, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms, which are comfortable.
neat, spacious. well lighted and wei ventilated, ana Hi
| probably serve a good purpose for a few years IN the
| Mture, These houses have yard room, which, In
10 nrotect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
two. Two OF these arc well constructed. hard finish.
cd buildings. The school furniture consists Of two
| hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for tho accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
The balance Of the school rooms ~ d sns eT hv ,sh %rS
thn smallest pupils have comfortable seats. and by
means OF which can uso their states without ineon'
ycnIencs; II Is sslS 70 aa1rm .na MI tp cXse Ste nT mo Sc
| comfortably furnished rooms than those OF storey
| county. The corps Of teachers employee VIII com.
p.ro Mvorably with any In other cities. Under thcir
sdnIInistratIon tho schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie cstimation. Though the population OF the county
ia eliminating. the schools have increased about s.
pcr cent, and arr rapidly nugmcntlng In numbers.
TWO new schools have been organized, and ! an
happy 10 be ablo 10 report that our schools are In 8
healthy aud iiourishing condition. The Board o.
EiucaiIon employ a singing muster, who devotei
hImseli entirely 10 the work OF lnstructing the pupils
In all the schools In the county, IN vocal music. Tht
innuence upon the scholars has been OF q ~softenlnS
and subduing character. This enterprise thus fAl
The county school lax for 1864 and 1865 was liked
by The Hoard OF County Commissioner at Is cents
on each Sl0 OF surface taxable property In the coun
iva tax hardly equal TO the wants OF this depart
ment, but with economy and no serious drawbaeEs
we shall probably be ablo TO maintain the SCHOOLS III
tho county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF tn.
most et1cient auxlllArles to our Public schools thai
can be employed. Their Importance. when wisely
selectcd and Judiclously managed, can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt
ed, both IN style and thought, to every grade o
MIND. rich In Information moral Lessons anu re lgSsI
ished they have awakened and cultivated a spirit
scter OF those districts for good; i the legislature
would offer tho Trustees OF each School Distrct q
premium Of my cents for each person. between sS
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
donations In cash should double that sum, and to be
added thereto, I feel confident that IN less than one
year from the Psss; ne 81 n,, iaa an AG e. n snsr Sn MSuia NJ
school District In the State, insurlng pleasure and
profit TO the pupils. and q rich reward. particularly
In the isip r ito e. t ,ysy p Sy he S State .H %oSid pT rSi,ns,
results OF great moment.
II II very important for the continued prosperity
OF our Public Schools, especially In towns and cities
that all the pupils should be vAcclnatcd. Experience
has demonstrated that there are many parents, ac
guardInns, ubundantly able TO bear the small eS
penss OF vaccination. who prefer their children
should remain At home than 20 coniorm TO the rule.
OF the Board. To Danish children from school OF
account OF Parcntai avariec is conirnry, 20 the genin,
or our Public School system: works a hardship boil
10 the pupil and the public, and should not be tolcr
sted. in such cases Il certainly seems Just that TIN
school authorities should be Invested with the powc
TO have such children vacclnatcd. at the dellnquents
Bosrd of School Trustees for tho district.
There are children Of INDECENT parents who shoul'
be vaccinated at the public expense. In these case
the county should bear the burden, as II Is for tn
Interest Of the county that both children and adult
should be qualified TO successfully resist the loath
some disease Of small pox.
Some law more efficient than now exists. shoul!
be framed, TO secure educational facilities TO the chill
dren OF negroes, Indians and Mongollans. a sever
children OF any OF the prescribed races into the Pub
lie Schools OF this State-dcnying any School Distrie
4 even Nv n UNANIMOUS " VI HH llllkNhH0 llt lthu
10 admit one OF these unfortunhtes. The California
School Law. Of which ours In Its principal features
is a transcript, has been. j believe, so FAR modified
TO meet the advancing spirit OF the age, ~ TO repea
The report Of the School Census Marshal return
seven negro. thirteen indian and hiteen mongolal
wears Of age. The Board OF Education have eNpend
ed much, both OF time and earnest labor, TO organic
;u Pp SEsia sfHSSi e xii inSsr OF Ge one race e% against inst a mo %T
almost, n not quite, as strong AZ that OF the superio
ruce, which bolts the doors Of educational hall
against them all; but thus far. have been unable I,
Accomplish their purpose, without mourning a muci
\ greater outiay-of money than the occasion, In thel
1 Judgment, seemed to justify. From tho organization
the n I negro has Been taxed for The support Of fPn6a'
Schools. The Assessors books, for lS3, show tina
The taxable property Of the colored people Of EIrsinI;
Upon this amount a school tax OF two-iilths OF on,
per cent. was paid into the County. School Fund
This Is gross outrage upon q helpless GLASGOW
sci us 10 terminate or modify this system Of wrong
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
The genius OF our institutions rests upon the pop
ular will. The great highway Of the multitude cal
be illumincd only by asystem OF popular education
The Public School system, as now understood
tionL facilities TO ali tho children OF the State, lire
spective OF condition or Chassis emphntically az
American system. 1t Is the hope, and should bt
bound 10 afford these facilities for the children. then
certainly the children are under obligation TO tht
State 10 avail themselves OF these inVhlunDle laclf
Ties, Rights and duties are c. 'relatiye. The public
cannot afford 10 allow any class to remain In igno
rance OF letters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy "a
society. 1t generates and carries with II an I'M
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more 10
furious to society, and more TO be dreaded than
those loathsome and Infectious diseases, which
are 70 strongly guarded against, by all governments,
BY q perfect system OF most stringent sanitary regu'
The School Department is the most important In
It's conservative influence Of any branch OF the state
Government-not In cure. but In prevention. The
power OF the State for all the purpote uf good aug
nents with the growing intelligence OF the people
composing II. In the train Of ignorance follow dis
ease, poverty and crime. The records OF our criminal
| Courts testify against ignorance with an elo9uenct
and logic that should not pass unhoeded. Wisdom
the fruit Of education, brings security andpeace
| The schoolmaster nnserves-gnoranc destroys
II Ia vastly more economical foI the State 10 main
tain schools and s~choOlmasters than criminal Courts
and criminal onieers1to construct School, Academy
and University buildings. than prisons, penitentia'
before the warm and genial raysof the ascending
sun. ~ Tecedes crime with its. necessary appliance,
lin those communities vitalizcd with a cOmprchcn
sive education, softened by moral and religious IN
nuences. The recent rcbelllon-the greatest war Of
| the ceuturies-that peOpled nearly q million OF pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations, and mortgAged the
labor Of generations unborn-wOuld probably moi
have occurred had the worth and Importance Of the
schoolmaster been better understood and apprecia-
ted, and his presence and influence been invoked In
every part OF our Federal Union. How forclbly, IN
4 this connection IN Illustrated the truth If thn nr2