Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-23
SCHOOL sUpER1NTENDBNTs REPORT.
4gara > ANNUAL RRRORT .r-d
or the storey County superintendent
OF Public InstructiOu,

OF tho storey County superintendent
OF Public Instruction.
Hon. 4. r. Waite, Superintendent of Public In.
f~trretfon for ts Stale Of Rtrada:
DEAR sIR: Ny statistical reports afford YOU all
the Information IN regard to the receipts and dis.
bursements OF school moneys in this county. for
what purposes expended, the amount OF cash IN tho
hands OF the County Treasurer. the names Of The
teachers employed. nc number .eSr q schools. and the
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF the Census
School Marshal, School Trustees. Teachers, and
such general Information as the School Law requires.
Perhaps o few words, by way OF explanations and
suggestion. in this connection. may not be out OF
place. u.-o,o. u.-.h On ,sss ,ono,s,
the speciai school law OF November. 1852, which ex-
enpted Storey county from the school law approved
1861, under which the Storey county
Board Of Education was organized and TSTsed Win
abolished the old Board OF Education and brought
our schools under the provisions Of the new law.
which was poorly adapted 70 meet me wants so OF TINS
ssuperyision on the 2Sth day OF Nay. last past. !
found the county nIn,. which lSt formerly In ~ S GUns SIsSecs 81 1e.
who. BY O decision Of the Supreme Court, held the
office Of County Superintendent without legal au-
thority-into four School Districts, " OF when,
school for o time ~suticient TO entitle them TO draw
the funds, distributed by the State Board OF Educa.
ton, without resortlng 70 district taxation; though
one OF these districts embraced the extensive He
ductlon Works Of the Gould & Curry Mining Com.
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mils.having an
amount Of taxable property, INC school fnnd rom
support a fourishing school for the entire year. Con-
sidering 40 much OF the action OF my predecessor as
illegal, that divided the county. Into four districts. l
Of making the schools moro efficient, BY. bringing
them under one management, and appointed lor
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, d. o. Addison and s. II. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character. business capacity, and devotion
to the interest and prosperity or popular eduealion.
the Important work Of enlarging, repairing, renovat-
ing, ventilating and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or fitted temporary iof
they would soon be displaced by more commodious
and permanent school ediiices. These improve.
ments were attended with considerable expense, but
been arduous. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains TO be accom-
piished. The result Is. the Board OF Education has
neat. spacious, well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal TO the school demands OF the present. and WIN
probably serve o good purpose for q few years ln the
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 arc well constructed. hard fnish-
cd buildings. The school furniture consists Of two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
1nc DAlhuCcO Of Tue bCu0Ol IOOUla III u SOuuby ulC
furnished with neat and convenient desks, by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats. and by
means OF which can use their states without incon-
v~enience. II Is safe 10 nfir1n that there arc not on
the Pacific coast. San francisco not excepted, moro
comfortably furnished rooms than those Of Storey
county. The corps OF teachers employed will com.
pare favorably with any In other cities, Under their
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
Is diminishing. the schools have increased about IS
per cent. and are rapidly augmentlng in numbers.
Two new schools have been Organized, and I am
happy 10 be able 70 report that our schools are in a
Education employ q singing master, who deyotes
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 ~softenlng
and subduing character. This enterprise thus far
has worked charmingly.
The county school tax for 1854 and 1865 was fixed
S Sy sash S sioS Of q su GSSet iax HS%p pTopePsy ia al the as s ssnHs
ty-a tax hardly equal 10 the wants OF this depart.
nient. but with economy and no serious drawbacks
tho county through the year.
.s# - SCHOOL LibRARirs.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most enicient auxflAries 10 our Public Schools that
can be employed. Their Importance. when wisely
over Innate ma There are SooEs admirably adapt.
ed, both IN style and thought, TO every. grade Of
mind, rich in Information, moral lessons and religious
INSTRUCTION, IntainteS With ssctsrian bias; whsT.
lished they have awakened and cultivated q spirit
for reading, and have essentially modified the char
. stss Of 6d ssO ss. d 44, : iOr 3 geo. sss6 L ses the t Sis,dss :
premium Of nfly cents for each person, between six
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
donations In cash should double that sum, and to be
added thereto, l feel confident that In less than one
year from the passage Of that Act, there would be
reading matter for the little folks In every prominent
School District IN tho State, i~nsurins pleasure and
profit to the pupils. and q rich reward. particularly
In the future. TO the public. One thousand dollars
expended In this way by the State, would produce
results OF great moment.
.' '. VACCINATION.
II IN very important for the continued prosperity
ofour Public Schools, especially In towns and cities,
that all the pupils should be vaccinated. Experience
has demonstrates that there are many parents and
pense OF vaccination, who prefer their children
should remain at home than 70 conform to the rules
OF the Board. To Danish children from school on
| ofour Public School system; works a hardship both
to the pupil and the public, and should not be toler-
ated. In such cases IL certainly seems Just that the
to have such children vacclnated, at the dcllnquents'
expense, ater = days notice by the Clerk OF the
Board Of School Trustees for the district.
There are children OF lndlgent parents who should
be vacclnAted at the public expense. In these cases
the county should bear the burden. as It is for the
Interest OF the county that both children and adults
should be qualified TO successfully resist the losth-
| some disease OF small pox. ..
NEGRO, INDIAN AND xoSooLIAS CHILDREN
/ Some law more eUClent tnan now cAlsl, suOulu
be framed, TO secure educational facilities 10 the chill
dren OF negroes. Indians and Mongollans. 4 severe
penalty Is attached TO any district that VIII admit
children Of any Of the prescribed races into ths PgD,
lie Schools OF this State-dcnying any School District
even by a unanimous vote Of Its citizens. the right
10 admit one OF these unlortunates. The California
School Law. Of which ours IN Us principal iea,nIes'
TO meet the advancing spirit OF the age, as TO repeal
uT III rcpoyt Of the School Census Marshal returns
seven.negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen Mongolian
| children In this county, between six and eighteen
years OF age. The Board OF Education have expend-
a Public School for their benefit; but there arc mu.
tual prejudIces existing OF one race against another,
| almost, II not quite, as strong as that Of the superior
race, which sSn, bolts D1 81, me ,S d0oT a. q b, sGI S.sn mnas nat Us
accomplish their purpose. without lncurring q much
greater outlay or money than the occasion, In their
/ Judgment, seemed 10 justify. From the organization
| OF the Territory to the present time the property Of
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Public
Schools. Tho Assessors books. for 1853, show that
City. for that year, amounted TO The sum OF $4,000.
Upon this amount q school tax OF two.fths, OF one
per cent. was paid into the County School Fund.
self:respect, II not our sense or Justice. should eoun-
sci US TO terminate or modify this system OF wrong.
.a. IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION. aa'.rs
Tho genius Of our institutions rests upon the pop
ular will. The great highway Of the multitude can
The Public School system. As now understood
which holds the State responsible TO furnish educa-
tional facilities TO all the children Of the State, IRE
spective OF condition or class-is emphatcally an
American system. II Is the hope, and should be
the pride, Of our country. II the State Is morally
bound TO AFFORD these facilities for the children, then
State to avail themselves OF these invaluable facili-
ties. Rights and duties are co relative. The public
cannot afford TO allow any class TO remain In igno-
rance ofletters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy TO
society, Il generates and carries with IL an un-
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In
furious TO society, and more to be dreaded than
those loathsome and Infectious diseases, which
are so strongly guarded against, by all governments,
by a perfect iystem OF most stringent sanitary reSu-
latlons.
Government-not In cure, but In. prevention. The
power Of the Stats for all the purpose Of good aug.
ments with the growing intelligence OF tho people
composing r.. In the train or ignorance follow dis
ease, poverty and crime. Tho records OF our criminal
Courts testify against ignorance with an elo9uencc
and logic that should not pass unheeded. Wisdom,
tho fruit OF education, brings security andpeaces
The achoolmaster conseryes-ignorance destroys.
It II vastly more economical for the State 70 main.
tain schools and schoolrnasters than eriminMC Courts
and criminal ofdcers-to construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons. penitentia-
ries. and gibbets. As the morning dew disappears
before the warm and genial rays OF the ascending
sun, so recedes crime with It's necessary appliances
in those communities yitalized with q comprehen-
sIve education, softened by moral and religious IN.
nuences. Tho recent rcb~ellion-the greatest war OF
the centuries-that peopied nearly q million OF pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
labor OF generations u~nborn-would probably not
have occurred had the worth and Importance Of the