Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-04
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL RERORT
or tho Storey County superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Hon. 4. F. Waite, Superintendent Of Public In.
~StrHetioH for The State of Nerddd:

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Of Public Instruction.
Hon. 4. F. Waite, Superintendent Of Public In.
ssrIetfon for The State Of Nerddd:
Dean Sin: My statistical reports afford YOU all
tne lormato In regard to the receipts and dis.
OF school moneys In this county, for
wnat PURPOSES expended, the amount Of cash In the
nahas OF the county Treasurer, the names Of the
teachers employed, tho number OF schools, and the
number OF pupils attending the same, average at
TENDANCE; On ABSTRACT from the reports OF the Censu.
school Marshal. School Trustees, Teachers, and
general Information as the School Law requires.
q few words, by way OF explanations and
suggestion, In this connection. may not be out Of
The School Law, approved March 20, Isss. repcalcd
the special school law OF November. 1862 which OK.
empted Storey county from the school law approved
November. 1861, under which the Storey county
Board Of Education was organized, and worked with
great efficiency for nearly three years. THIS change
the old Board OF Education and brought
our schools under the provisions Of the new law,
which was poorly adapted 10 meet the wants Of hi,
small but comparatively thickly populated county.
The schools Of this county were placed under NV
supervision on the 29!h day Of May, last past. I
one School District, carved up. BY my predecessor
who, by Il decision Of the Supreme Court, held The
ONCE OF County Superintendent without legal au.
thority-lnto four School Districts, two Of which,
from q paucity OF population, could not maintain a
school for o time sufficient 10 entltlc them TO draw
the funds, distributed by the State Board Of Educa.
tlon. without ~resor;ing 10 district taxation; though
one OF these districts embraced the extensive Re
Works OF the Gould 4 Curry Mining Com.
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mllls-having an
which, If expended In that district, would literally
support o iourishing school for the entire year. Con-
sldering so much OF the action Of my predecessor as
that divided the county into four districts. l
restored the same 10 one School District, with a view
OF making the schools more efficient. by bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Fcusler, ID. o. Addison and s. Ii. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character. business capacity, and devotion
10 the ~lntcrcS; and prosperity Of. popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves At once TO
the important work OF enlarging, repairing, r~enovat-
Ing, vcntIiating and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or fitted temporary ,ior
they would soon be displaced by moro commodlous
and permanent school edihces. These improve.
mcnts were attended with considerable expense. but
were Indispcnsably necessary. Their labors nave
been arduOus. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains TO be accom-
plished. The result Is, the Board or Education has
now eleven school rooms, winch are comiottaOIc;
equal TO the school demands OF the present. ana VIII
probably serve a good purpose for a few years IN the
future. These houses have yard room. winch. IN
This city, are fenced In and covered. In part, by sheds
10 protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
two. Two OF these are well constructed, hard nnish-
ed buildings. The school furniture consists Of Two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for inc accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
Tho balance OF the school rooms In the county arc
furnished with neat and convenient acsKs, Dy WHEN
means Of which can.use their states without incoil'
v~enlcncc. II Is safe to affirm that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco NOT eSeeptca, more
county. The corps OF teachers employed will COM
pare iavorably with any In other cities. undertheir
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
IA eliminating, the schools have Increased about j.
per cent. and are rapidly nuSmenting IN numbers.
- 1aUa haaN HFanlE- aud i am
happy 10 be able to report that our schools are In a
healthy and ilourishlng condition. The Board OIL
Education employ o singing. master, who devotcs
himself entirely 10 the work or inslructlng the pupils
in all the schools In the county, In vocal music. The
influence upon the scholars has been OF u soltening
and subduing character. This enterprise thus far
The county school lax for 1864 and 1865 was Axed
BY the Board Of County Commissioners al Is cents
on each Sl00 OF surface taxable property ID the courP
ty-a tax hardly equal to the wants OF THIS depart
mcnt, but with economy and no serious drawback:
we shall probably be able 10 maintain the sehools II
the county through the year.
scHooL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efficient auxiliaries to our Public SCHOOLS Una
can DC employed. Their Importance, when wisely
selected and Judic!ously inanaged. 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 andrellGlou!
instruction, untainted with ~sectarian bias. Wher
ever these libraries have been successfully estab
lIshed thcyhave awakened and cultivated a spiril
for reading, and have essentially modified the char
acter OF those districts for good. II the Legislature
would offer the Trustees Of each School District q
premium OF lity cents for each person, between slS
and eighteen SI S sSs SS ON ' Gsu SGnf that ann MAJ and rt 10 b
added thereto, I feel confident that In less than one
year from the passage OF that Act, there would bt
reading matter for the little folks In every prominent
School District In the State, %insuring pleasure and
probt 10 the pupils, and a rich reward, particularly
In the future, 10 the public. One thousand dollar:
expended In this way by the State. would produce
results OF great Moment.
II Is very important for the continued prosperity
OF our Public Schools, especially In towns and cities
has demonstrated that there are many parents, ant
guardians, abundantly able 10 bear the small OK
should emSIn al home than TO conform 10 the rule
OF Inc Board. To Danish children rom school Of
account 0fparental ~arariee Is contrary TO the genlu
ofour Public School system; works a has Up botl
to inc pupil and the public, and should nJtce toler
sted. In such cases Il certainly seems Just that tn
school authorities should be invested with the poTe
10 have such children vaccinated. al the delinquents
expense, after - days notice by the Clerk or III
Board OF School Trustees for the district. .
There are children Of INDECENT parents who SHOULD
be vaccinated at the public expense. IN these ease
interest Of the county that both children and adult
should be qualified 10 successfully resist the loath
some disease or small poS.
MORO, INDIAN y NoSooLIAS CHILDREN.
Some law more efficient than now exists. should
be framed. TO secure educational facilities TO the chill
dren OF negroes, Indians and Mongolians. a sever
penalty Is attached TO any district that will adni
Children OF any OF the prescribed races Into the Pub
lie Schools OF this ~State-denylng any School Dlstrlc
even by a unanimous vote Of It's citizens. the RICH
TO admit one OF these unfortunatcs. The California
School Law, OF which ours in It's principal features
IL q transcript, has been. l believe, Sc. far modified
10 meet the advancing spirit OF the age. as to repea
The report OF the School Census Marshal returns
seven negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen Mongollar
children In this county between six and eighteen
years or age. The Board OF Education have eNpcnd
ed much. both OF lime and earnest labor. TO organize
Public School for their bencnt; but there are mu
tual preludices existing OF one race against another
almost, II not quite, as strong as that OF the Superio
race. which bolts the doors OF educational hall
against them all: but thus far, have been unable I!
accomplish their purpose. without lncurTing q muei
greater outlay Of money sasn tne oS IS orr n NJ,
or the Territory 10 the present time the property o
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Publ
Schools. The Assessors books. for 1858, show tina
the taxable property Of the colorcd people OF. Vireini:
City, for that year, amounted 10 the sum OF $1,000
Upon this amount q school tax OF two.llhs Of on
per cent. was paid into the County School Fund
selfrespee,, II not our sense Of Justice. should eoun
sel us 10 terminate or modify this system OF wrong
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon the pop
ular viii. The great highway Of the multitude car
be illumined only by a system or popular elucation
Tho Public School system, as now understood
WnlCl nOluA III OlIlG INHpOliNlbNS W y
tlonal facilities to all the children OF the State, IRE
Spectlvc OF condition or Chassis emphntically or
American system. 1t Is the hope, and should b
the pride, Of our country. II the State Is moral,
bound 10 aford these facilities for the children. ther
certainly the children are under obligation 10 tn
State TO avail themselves OF these inHaltable laclll
ties. Rights and duties are CO relative. the public
cannot afford 10 allow any class TO remain IN lBno
rance or~letters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy tc
society. II generates and carries with II an nn
healthy and contagious atmosphere. vastly more In
furious TO society, and more 10 be dreaded thar
those loathsomr and infectious diseases. which
are 50 strongly guarded against, by all governments
by a perfect system OF most stringent sanitary reSu
The School Department Is the most important II
its conservative Influence Of any hanch OF the Stat
Governmcnt-n0t In cure. but In prevenuon., I'M
power OF the Statefor all the purpose q good aug
nents with the growing intelligence OF the peopN
composing II. In the train Of ignorance follow dis
ease. poverty and crime. The records OF our crininh
Courts testify against ignorance with an elo9uenc'
and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. Wisdom
tho fruit OF education. brings security andpeace
The schoolmaster acknowledgements destroys
It Is vastly mort economical for the State 10 main
tain schools and s~choolmAsters than criminal Court
and crimlnA oficers-to construct School. Academ!
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentia
ries and gibbets. As the morning. dew disappear
before the warm and genial rays OF the ascending
sun, so recedes crime with its necessary appliance
In those communities vltalized with q comprehen
sive education, softened BY moral and religious In
~fiuences. The recent rebellion-the greatest war o
the eenturlcs-that peopled nearly 4 million OF pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF tn
present and past generations, and mortgaged tn
labor OF generations unborn-would probably no
have occurred had the worth and Importance OF tn
ted, and his presence and influence, been Invoked II
every part Of our Federal Union. How forclbly, II
this connection, Is Illustrated the truth or the pro
verb, that Prevention is better than cure" Thes
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