Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-25

feeble il Awakened StrOnS prJudIces, mostly nom
a mlsconecptton OF It's true character. anu itSui an
INABILITY TO comprehend the grandeur OF IL mission.
Some considered 10 an ingenious aTrdiStuiyHt 20
plunLering the rich for the education OF the Sn.l,lr.
o. the PCoT' an "a ny, 10 br"ak down the social
walls Of separation existing between 'ne ttSn alI
the poor, the VuISar ami the rcuheI. tuy PtvvLau at1
The natrtcLll classes. one CaS, considered u luIPpS-
siSlr that Public schools, ioStercd by, ana 10 a Ger.
tain extent under tue management o, Tue uoSeTh'
ment could BE- Is efficient educators ot youth. as
thosa cOnIrCtcl oy private enterprise; another,
ana, secular education without a strong adUiNture
OF RELIGIOUS instruction, would leave the pupil 10 De
controlled by his wild and unSoyerned passions ana
prrparr him for a VagabOnd and Goddess lille; while
A third class Insisted that the people Of the various
RELIGIOUS denOmi .atlOuS would never consent 70
have their children instructed IN aSchOol which pHr-
pOsely separated ecclesiastical from literary and SCI
emilio studies, But Ia the older states, experience,
time. an enlarged and ~cnlarSinS spirit OF liberation
on the part OF the people, coupled with 4 Wise adj
Of the Public School system 10 u common
se-nt!meut-crecting a platform upon which all. la
vorable TO universal education, might stand aud
tremendously cO-OpcCate, without any sacrifice Of
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions prophets Of the early downfall
OF the Public School system. have been triumphant
~ settled In their favor. IL Is now generally admit
ted that there i q system OF morality, accepted by
all civilized communities and a common religious
ground, up 10 the base OF Sectarilu differences,
wuere all eau Stand-that these Will allow the high
est religious truths, and the su0LlneNt morality 10
be tauEht-eIual 20 educating the miGi Of the
School Into a sense " it. religious and moral rc>poii.
sibIiilrS. and OF inSplrtns it. pupils with a re>ptSt,
veneratiOn and love OF God, aud \ kindly iecuhS i'E
The Disturbing forces Of s~ectarian religion ami par.
ty politics, Ind no COuntcnance or support Ia our
School system. On this common ground, q truce i
proclaimed, aud liberation establishes It. empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public School System Of the State OF Nevada,
was organized 20 furnish the youth OF the state The
facilities for a good substantial. business education.
In a thicEly populated County Ike storey, they
should possess all the qualifications OF urSt-CLaSS
Schools, equal to those OF a similar grade and acuI-
ties, existing IN any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
in the county for the past tftcen months,
encouraged the Undersigned, 10 whom their In
tereStS have been committed, 10 i~elicitlte you upon
their improvement, and 10 earnestly solicit your
cooperation to increase their usefulness ami 10 eN.
tend their influence. that they mas more gGly sub
serve the noble purposes OF their Organization.
Importance of Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy 10 be able 10 state that
very many q the prGudieeS that formerly existed
against the Public Schools In this county, and which
COnspircJ largely 10 A6Tlicc their Influence, have
gradually diminished, and Ia many cases disappeared
They are now with Us pa;ruulEed by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
havca higher mission anu a uD5ler purpose
than merely 10 restrain bad boys nom running At
large In the streets; but that. ON the contrary, they
are efficient IN educating the mind. cUltiyatins the
habits and tastes Of the pupils, that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently and successfully In the
various branches OF education, but that he or she i
also personally present with them in their out of
door plays, during reCeS>eS anu intvrmi>sionS, inius-
ins into thclr amuSemeuts a deCOruus ami respect
ful bearins one toward another, cultivaituS IN them
moral feelings, courteous manners ami polite Ian
guAEe-a social and moral training almost IL essen
tlal TO their well being a. that % mental culture; that
In our public schools pupuSot the SINE srAde nave
improved In their studies A. rapidly ~ those who
have been sent out OF the State AZ Large expense,
out nom and beyond the hcalthful influence OF
parents anu home. Those who have taken the
trNlhla fD examine the system OF education llUuftsl
BY the Storey County School Department, have
learned that IL i similar 10 that employed In BO>-
where the Public Schools have broken down all or
position and are acknowledged to DC among the
most efficient, the most thorough, and the best dis
ciplinej schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should nina the conf
dencs Of the public. Your sympathy and cO-OperI.
ton are necessary TO aid the Board VI Education,
whose labors In the school Department are entirely,
TO bring them to the highest degree OF
public favor. IL Is important 10 the Oturr well
being OF our country 20 bring them 10 a higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness, because but
comparatively few OF the youth Of our land can eN-
pect 20 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public Schools atiOri. We have a right 10 an
ticipate great things IN the future for that school sys-
tenn which awakened the hrSt educational impulses
IN the minds OF many thousands OI the most Illus
triouS names In American history; which impc!led
named GeorSe washington. Roger sherman. Beuja-
min Franklin, Benjamin West, Nathaniel BOwditch,
Robert Fulton. Andrew jackson. Henry Clay, Ste
T. p.1tS Eijh, prr,it, "a
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools nre Doing.
Here IN storey county every branch Of an elc-
mentary English education Is as Sy.tSmaIGsl.E
lie Schools as In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback i this: that our limited p0pu-
craJins The Schools The range Sf ,tudIe, en-.
$50 4, ~. prim,ry Srh1SIs snaiIpy vocal cpI,,ir.
vocal music. calisthenle exercises. reading. writing.
TnI,sJ SiS,es elements OF naturaI nhIlosonby. man
SnJ TSe,I srawins phySiolSgy and h2:iene. In The
Grammar Schools Are added 10 the torecoIng studies
SSor Eeeninr algebra geometry chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing. and also astronomy,
u the pupils are SnmeiehtS ADVANCED 10 require H.
siFuetou 'heI.in.
Vrnuiihhr Schooi'
mar Sshooi. located in the Thru Ward in Virginia.
for the month Of July last, returns tfty-one SchOl-
arS. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
females. OftheSe twenty-one were mas
and dfeen misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This school j. open 10 any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced IN the
therein, a. prescribed BY the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either TO the Superiniend-
ent. or 20 either OF the undersigned. or to the
Of the Grammar School. This statement l.
naJe that persons unacluaInted with the facilities
which the Public schools afford may BE- Informed
NAT there i no necessity, on account OF deficient
.chool opnortunlties. for sending their children out
II this State 70 acquire an English education.
From time 10 time the BOirl Of Education has
.dded school apparatus TO facilitate instruction 10
ne higher iepartments, and will continue TO increase
his importsbt assistant 10 the teacher. as the con-
IIiion n Inc school Fund Will hermit.
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fuouc school Liorur).
The sum Of i've hundred and any dollars has been
rom Public School Exhibitions, which has
ldded over i've hundred volumes OF valuable books
20 the School Library. This suspicious commence
nent we trust will be followed up BY quarterly or
.emi-annuAl Accommodations. uu this institution
important teaiIre IN the PuDnG SchooI system
ms county. We trust you VIII eneouIaSe GouI
TO take books nom II anu Orey upoh "a
l great source Oh IhS'rueuon anu "uiuSeu"cn"
Son-Attendance.
Tha re,n-ps ~ tina SchnnI C.,sus Marshal I'm the
month ~ JnIy IaSt nsSt show tbat thsre n a I.rgr
NN,nhas ~ ch;tssD n ,bis co",,T bs,yeen sy AMI
riyh,een ye,rs nfs,s Mo 10 No. ,,tsnJ any scba1I
This should NOT h. No Community can afoni 10
have IL yOuth prnvy mn IN ~. r,Ji.t IN Jynorance
Our institutions spring trom.,re mouiieJ and goy.
erned BY the people. And VIII 10 coSI bad or IniiE.
and refined taste Of their ~creatiye and sn.taining
power. In COUNTRIES who's snvsr,n.,, ~ jn.t1
buttons are managed nv M S,ynrsI sai sJ,sa,aJ
few, popular Ignorance 4. MOI u nLrbteySHs ~
"a NOT 10 puIl down he Sre,, u ,mf SSnool sy'.en
lower standard OF eve Isncs bn, Is ce. 'Sa
multitude. To bring the claims of .iTrsiinS q, ,hs
favorable consideration oT tboS. fimIJaS IN ~
sycsiisnt SlsiiitIsS ON ~ p"rHn themselves OF the
Smnortsn, ana nohIe 100 IN anOIu, = an
vnp, sSsistanre in ,pIs - slSIsu soISu
b, hiic SchooIS shnptI e. an . lAUpr. me
30 -s,rr, 10 a. ~ StteIiey anOulu DC
.nosS, cri,nre the f,II Svny,h g. ,enSS1uai NJ
and labor expended in their behalf There must be
an awakening on the part Of the public in eduea-
tion Al matters, before their efficiency and usefulness