Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-19
SCHOOL, supERlNrBNDgNTs REPORT.
ANNUAL RRRORT
or tho Storey Csunsy superintendent
of Public Instruction. ~

OF the storey Emmy
OF Pablo Instructisn'l .
Hon. A. r. Rair, Superintendent Of PEohe IN
s~ruetioa for tie Stdx Of Nsradd: %
DEAs sn; NJ !. statistic; s.a..a q T So tses sfIS.a a SSu d H.
bursements Of school moneys Ia thls county, ~.
what purposes expended. tho amount OF cash In tne
hands OF the County Treasurer, nc scn noaIe and the
number OF pupils attending the same. average At
tendance, an abstract nom the reports o. nc census
School Marshal, .SshooI If tSs Ses,ooi ) avn eSiuIres.
Perhaps q few words, by way or explanations ana
suggestion. in this connection, may not DC OUT Oh
TSc School law. approved March %. 1865. repealed
the special school law OF November, 1857, which ex;
empted Storey county nom tho sehoollAw approved
November. 1861, under which INC storey eountS
Board OF Education was organized. and WORKED Win
great efficiency, for nearly three years. This change
abolished the old Board Of Education and brought
our schools under the provisions OF the new law,
small but comparatively thlckY populated county.
The schools Of this county were placed under my
supervision on the 18th day Of May. last past; !
found inc county; which IsSd iSr mn sy G STn STssees J, Ss.
who, by q decision OF the Supreme Court. held the
onicc Of County superintendent without legal au.
thority-into ioIr SGnGot Tn cnSis NV s%o m St =
school for o time %suficIent 70 entitle them to draw
the funds, distributed bythe state Board OF Edues-
aOn; :, without thou d Tss1LIss s No The eStenslSe Re.
duetion Works Of the Gould & Curry Mining Com.
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mills-haylng an
S%Ssui + q ss tsSaS!S R n ssst Sis IN ssR would tp IiSe aaGiS
support q fiourishing school for the entire year. Con.
Iderine so much OF the action Of my predecessor rs
Illegal, that divided me county i n'S lSur , Gls,,S yi:s Il
or making the schools more efflcient, oy orlnslnG
them under one management. and appointed for
Iouis FeusIer, pc. Addison and s. II. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy of character, business capacity, and devotion
70 the Interest and p.osperiy Of popSsr edu ue q 10
the Important work OF enlarglng. repairing; renovat'
Ing, vcntilating and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or To htte s1,t temporary sSI ,1a. yh LOT
they would soon be displaced by more commodious
and permanent school ediiices. These Improve.
ments were attended with considerable expense, put
were indIspensably necessary. Their labors nave
been ardnous. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains 70 DO acc0nl-
pllshed. The result Is. the Board OF Education mas
now eleven school rooms, which are eomioIAoIe;
neat. SPACIOUS, well lighted and well ventilated, AMI
equal TO the school demands OF the present, and VIII
probably serve o good purpose for q few years in inc
his city. arc fenced in and covered, in par, BY sheds
10 protect tho pupils nom rain and sun. INC boaru
own all these school houses with the exception Of
two, Two ofthesca are well constructed, hard nnisn-
ed buildings. The school furniture consists OF TWO
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for the accommodation Of the more advanced pupils.
Tho balance oil the bC1OOl IOOuIb III Ale Cudut III
furnished with neat and convenient desks, by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and oy
means Of which can use their states without incon'
y%enisenss; It's safe ssI q s 4aar% san ~, ,S sHsn are nG mo Se
comfortably furnished rooms than those or Storey
| county. The corps Of teachers employed will COM
Sdministration the schools arc rapidly rising in pub
lie estimation. Though tho population OF the county
| Is diminishing. the schools have increased about 81
| per cent, and are rapidly augmenting In numbers.
| Two new schools have been organized, aud ! am
| happy TO be able 10 report that our schools are In 4
healthy and nourishing condition. Tho Board OF
| himself entirely to the work Of instructing the pupils
in all the schools In the county, In vocal music. The
influence upon the scholars has been OF q sottening
and subduing character. This enterprise thus hr
has worked charmingly.
The county school tax for 1854 and 1865 was nxed
by the Board OF County Commissioners at Is cents
ty-a tax hardly equal TO the wants Of this depart.
ment, but with economy and no serious drawbacks
we shall probably be able 10 maintain the schools In
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efficient auxilIAries TO our Public Schools tina,
can be employed. Their importance, when wisely
selected and Judleiously 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 and religious
i instruction, untainted with sectarian bias. Wner
IIshed they have awakened and cultivated q spirit
FOR reading, and have essentially modified the char
acter OF those districts for good; u the LSSi.lstnrt
premium OF my cents for each person, between six
and eighteen years. on the condition that private
donations In cash should double mat sum, ana 70 o
wear from the passage OF that Act, there would be
reading matter for the little folks In every. prominent
school District In the State, insurlnS pleasure and
profit TO the pupils, and . rich reward, particularly
IN the future, 10 the public. One thousand dollars
expended in this way BY the State. would produce
results OF great moment. r..
VACCINATION.
1t Is very important for the continued prosperity
mat ali the pupils should be vaccinated. Experience
has demonstrated that there are many parents, and
guardians. abundantly able to bear me small eX.
| pense or vaccination, who prefer their children
| should remain at home than TO conform 10 the rules
ofthe Board. To Danish children nom school on
account Of parental avartcc u contrary 70 me genins
10 the pupil and the public, and should not be toler
ated. In such cases It certainly seems lust that the
school authorities should be invested VIII the powel
1 10 have such children vaccinated. at the dennQucnts
expense, after - days notice by the Clerk Of TIT
Boari OF School Trustees for the district.
There arc Children rem OF O riniG,S gen psrenI In w ths.s sr esse,
the county should bear the burden, as II Is lot IN
interest OF the county that both children and adult
should be quahned TO successfully resist the loath
some disease OF small poX.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND NoSooLIAS CHILDREN
Some law moro efficient than now exists: shoplS
be framed, TO secure educational facilities to the chill
dren Of negroes, Indians and Mongollant. 4 sever,
penalty Is attached to any, district That VIII admi
children ofany o. nc prescribed races n% sr rhtC I'M nis fdc
even by q unanimous vote OF Its citizens, the righ
TO admit one OF these unfortunates. The California
School Law, OF which ours In It's principal features
"a a transcript, has been, i believe, 30 far modified
TO meet the advancing spirit OF the age. as to repea
u" The report Of the School Census Marshal return
sAl~Faan InAtan and Anann M0n6Ouat
children in this county, between SIX and elghteei
years OF age. The Board OF Education have expend
ed much, both oftlme and earnest labor, 70 organlL
a Public School for their benefit; but there arc mu
tuai prejudlces existing OF one race against smother
almost, ifnot quite, as strong as that 0 fthe snpsrio
race, which bolts the doors Of educational nan
against them all; but thus far, have been unable Y
Accomplish their purpose, without mourning a mucl
greater outlay OF money than the occasion, IN tnel
Judgment, seemed to justify. From the organization
tho negro has been taxed for the support Of Publ
Schools, The Assessors books, for 1883, show TIM
the taxable property Of the colored people Of vntrginl
Upon this amount a school tax Of two;niths, q on
per cent. was paid into the County school tune
This Is gross outrage upon q helpless c1Ss-ou
sclfrcspect, II not our sense o.. justice, should eonf
sci us 10 terminate or modify this system OF ~ronl
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
Tho genius OF our institutions rests upon the por
ulAr will. The great highway Of the multitude ca
The Public School system. ss now understood-
which holds the STATE reeponsioIc 70 fSInlsn edMG nc,
Spective OF condition or class-is emphaucaily a
/ American system. Il Il the hope, and should b
Inc pride, OF our country. II the State Is moral!
bound 10 aford these facilities for the children. tnsi
Certainly the children arc under obligation 70 ~!
State TO avail themselves OF these invaluable iasi,l
ties. Rights and duties are eo.relative. inc pnon'
cannot anord to allow any class TO remain IN igno
rance oflettcrs. Ignorance 10 the natural enemy Y
society. II generates and carries Win u an un
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vaStymore In
those loathsome and infectious diseases, whicf
are 10 strongly guarded against, by all governments
by q perfect system Of most stringent sanitary reSu
The School Department. Is the most important 4
It's conservative influence OF any branch ofthe Stat,
Govenment-not In cure, but In prevention. IN
power OF tho State for all the purpose o. good aug
ments with the Erowing intelligence OF the peopl
composing II. In the train OF ignorance follow DIS
ease, poverty and crime. The records or oureftmlna
\ and logic that should not pass unheeded. Wisdom
tho ffuit OF education. brings security AndpSacs
The schoolmAster- acknowledgements destroys
II Is vastly more economical for the State 70 main
lain schools and schoolmasters than criminal Court
and criminal onicers-to construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentia
ries and gibbets. As tho morning dew dlsapl Fan
before the warm and genial rays or the Ascending
sun, 80 recedes crime with It's necessary appnhnee'
in those communities yitaliLed with 2 eomprehen
s sSen SaA TSe recent Tcosinon"the greatest war O
the centuries-that peoplcd nearly q million OF pre-,
mature graves, and consumed tho earnings OF tnS
present and past generations, and MORTGAGES tns
labor OF generations unborn-would ptooaoy NJ,
have occurred had the worth and Importance o. ths
Ichoolmaster been better understood and apprecia-
ted. and his presence and influence been invoked II
every part OF our Federal Union. How torc,oly, "