Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-02
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
superintendents Report-Continued.

aysricious, the ambitious and the knowing-the
helpless tools Of srtfnl polineai 91ssmagSsqss. and
society are plundered OF an undeveloped power and
strength essentlaito their high mlsston. Our Pub.
NC Schools arededsned as an Sa. a r.. naSe 20 y .af ns,T ,ssI.
these 10 4 very great extern. Sensible OF their ex.
istence, and feeling that a remedy should be vested
tut don vests Inc Authority in that body IN Section
2, Article II, In the following words, to'Wit:
. = > "Tho Legislature may pass such laws
Gs will tend TO secure o general attendance o. tne
children In each school district upon said fuohc
(. The great irregulanty OF the attendance ofehi-
dren Of wen meaning parents is an evil OF gaen mag,
nuence next 70 nonattendance, which 70 more e1-
tensive than is generally considered. Children are
Detained o,s a. nh home 5eo for ne most trivial reas rom ,ans
rance or tho evils that grow out ofrepeated absence.
A few days absence In Q term generally drops the
P Dss u S ri sls p Ss S.a ssd s IL may a 5ssSlaLs e s y eSsI.
mand . respectable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon the heels Of disbursement, and there
ciates, school teacher. or school house. Mortified
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes Of education, children are, in a certain
sense, the property OF the State. The law demands
that property shall be taxed to support a Public
School for six months in each year. In return for
the paymsn. q tSIs IA tax SI pT9p Ds,n has s. = riS S.i 70 DE-
themselves Of these expensive facilities for a Ike
term, or their equivalent at private schools. To In
RuYR an enC1euI HuDUC 6EuOOl ~ CHl- EcCuIc lUT
n in the public Estimation that position and conn.
dence that the system should command, the stand
ard or scholarship on the part Of teaehers should be
education, unfortunate In other departments OF In
dustry, would not venture. as q temporary expell.
ent, to aspire TO the control ofs PUBLIC seh0oi: Ine
feeling Is altogether too prevalent that any person
who can read and write is competent TO Instruct a
Primary School. II Is my deliberate Judgment that
II requires more skill, . greater amount OF taets
prehenslonO Of the complicated laws that control DIFF
ierent children In q school Of forty or MY iittleo ones,
and TO excite and maintain an Interest among mos ~
same number OF advanced scholars iu High school.
oten expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. ! regard teaching as the most import
ant as well as the most diticn!t of all the profess
ually a more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
and moral philosophy, q quicker perception and
merous springs Of action, and how TO turn them 70
awaken interest, stimulate thought, produce dlsci-
pline and cheerful obedience. than those Of any
other OF the Intellectual professions. No one Is re-
garded competent 10 practice any OF the learned pro.
LESSONS who has not gone through q long course OF
professional tra!niog under the immediate as,SiS n dI,e e
discharge intelligently the responsible duties MS
| profession may require. No one Is regarded compe.
tent TO make a shoe or a shovel 2 mouse OF ~ \ manu- an
bucket, without first serving an apprenuceship
| The man who can mako q steam engine, or who can
conuoI ls nloSenIsst 81 II. nrhIic /. viiI,ng
inland more eomPensation snan .ne Ppp UhSi. 70 schnnSf
70 pay an oIuinsdyy ~ enet,a ,,or, ~ ssed 10 ~,
tn9ugn eserS ~ = ~ y sa ~, ~ SSaiviidnsi .rJ Combined
e1naa sOrr W. hn lsarncd IN a fortniSSt bS q we'll dIscI.
plined and well educated teacher, whose mind nasa
meensIisL sSnss nscs. ss,oe ~. . .on,ss ~ dISriniInr
and training, under tho direction OF the most sue
cessfui and celebrated educators In tho country.
be- NoRhAL SCHOOLS. .r .
Shut out and far removed As our State Is from the
| great educational centerN OF the country, our OppOr-
eqs. The best Or The imported educators 70 The
Educational Boards q San Francisco, Sacramento
and other parts OF Californla,a and we nave nothln.
BY which 70 invite superior educators 70 our desert
pay. which cannot DO expected-whieh would not
be allowed.
an Institution 10 educate those or our youth ambl.
tious 10 be teachers and for educational honos-to-
train them TO meet the educational requirements Of
our times and for our peculiar locality: young men
and women whose parents, relatives or friends, or
ali OF them, reside In our State, and who probably
OF this Character would, in addition to its regular
supply for our schools OF well educated. well drilled
and live teachers, do much to awaken and foster
throuRhout the State q spirit OF intellectual culture,
and 10 bring permanently before our people the
great value and importance OF popular education.
An institution Of this character should Be- located In
a suficIent number OF pupils could be procured for
the organization OF q training school, TO be attached
thereto; FOR . Normal school without this ,lmp0r.
tant adjunct would be Is inefficient asa school for
the study OF praeieas enemistry That .nouid ign1te
ue laooiaSoIy, MIsp y 1.i,han n"I p'sSspS,,
tanS. oloI PiacucaI astIon9my, Hltnyut VIZ ala
ne heavenly oodies: anaGIan" anu telescopes:
There is, however. q consl1elaole nuuoer 81 youps
people OF respeetaole stIainmens IN our miost wno
have taught school more or Less, and ambitious to
Ing. but whose knowledge or the theory and prae.
tce Of teaching Is aitogether UNEQUAL 70 inc ad'
S vance !, e ;SSsn San,d si ~ dso% VI 20 an p ,s:tIIs,, nm II
this character TO procure The proper Information
Hna = sip y .S., wh Gis,1 1Tgui sn ~ S sSnnYd d Wirh Ssn ~
BesTds N sSe I sc SIsSaIeth ana ,n SnouS alsp SNS, ~, NJ
State. Tho stay OF ms Class would pc longer. or
shorter according g 70 tneir previous attainmfnts ana
forth It's nrst fruits from this class. Were the State
In q peeuniary conditlon 70 organize and support an
institution OF this character; y would not be an
eaty ulattel 70 over ssl.nihte W SMue upon Tue
PUBIC senoot in.etestl 10 SsSaoa. put ~ aeeu NOT
necessarily DC attenIed WIN great expensc. Inc
zen rent 81 = s of ops e1 Proaes.o ane w stS' ,S ~ huin sSaIe,S SnI
ineiaentsi sIpehses. wGuta DC al INC outlay tnas at
pIessnt %ouIa DC tSTu a,,ea, co aIe P 2eTan eaineS
or the school and the increase Of the State School
heus, r. ~ al ,n.o go . y sanJt,tor
that private donations would equal that yum, and
e1Ssu ~, ,nto . s,ccSsss,I worSInS cnnd,,Ion Soma
Sonrrs ~ nevrn,ie could he created In raise this
s snx IeI,o Sy or s9e ei SS'e' Without SERIOUSLY expressing
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CHRONOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There 10 one subject that i would like 10 bring 10
your notice for your confederation. / am somcwha
In doubt whether the present Is tho proper time or
this the proper channel, but with my ideas as re-
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Public
School system, the proposed suggestions In this con-
nection, will be both Legitimate and proper. It!
well known thatth peculiar character oithe climate
OF the vast ranges or these elevated tablelands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains, IA
but little known by our own people, and very i'm
perfectly understood by inc people or the other
States. A plan that would secure the proper re-
eordins OF accurate meteorological observations IN
those parts ofthe State wnere puolle schools would
be likely 70 DC maintalned thIoughont the year.
would be q valuable conttlouton 70 science, and IN
the course OF . decade OF years would throw much
lgnt IN IesaId 70 OUT ennnaec; Vne teachet IN each
q the pnnelpai toSns IN une Jay. " iGrnisnea wltn
.ne nes sc.s,a ~ ,So .tmosnSs,c ~ dires, tnn neat .ni
and oenslty OF ING atmospnere; ,ne ulIectlon anu
force ottae TinSs; INC amount q inc az OF ram and
,ao9nnssannean ~ yhI.h az tn,,SsnnIen i1s,a,~,a
,.a,II ,,anrS, oJ,s ch.srN,,i,, nnnninMno,,id ssI,S
NS w aS%1,ton =, II san.ryy sSu.ppp dIrns,o% ~. ~ !.
sernrstSly nnrSSim the tssss' Tscs. obserystions
nS vs. Y ~, Siso nnno ~ a morthiy ,voUsd .s.S avn
notn on tnepSit oitne teacnets. Pupils ana vac puo-
NC genetaIy, naols OF eoss oosetNauoh 1T HSaiuto
atmospheric enAhseS'
| NsprREcTIos OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE HILT MILL
~ ~
The process OF tne nai MIL t2x, prSvi6ed tor ~
seetione 81 Edueauon, Article Of me state Con.
SutuEon, II oceuis 70 me, W. oiveTea ny tne Iast
LeglSlAtuIc, HOu Le ube. lulenueQy Dy unOto VINO