Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-26
SCHOOL supRRINTRSDES7,s REPORT.
superintendenps Rcport-Con,Innsd.

lie Schools are designed as AM niss,on. pur fuD-
these to q very great eItep mas tsS p%Terts prevent
istence, and feeling that 4 remedy sbon,J ~, ~. *,
In the Legislature, the trainers or tho Sfsto rcnssS
tuition vests the authority In that body in Sec,nsn
?, Article II, In the following words, to.wit:' wv
= . G "The Legislature NAV n,s..u
AZ will tend TO secure a general attnnISno uen avs
children In each school district uDon sa,d W,h tme
Schools "p'e
Tbe front irrerulurity of the Attendance n, onu
drcn OF well meaning parents is an evil OF such w mnn
nitnde al IN reoiiire n remedy II ls I'm lis balefni ~.
a,,onca neyt ~ non.sftsndance which IN morr 90 ~.
,an.iro than ,S genrrally consIdered. Children ar.
detained NJ home FOR the most trivial reasons. This
w tom. from tbonvhtIessnes or from iens,
800 NJ tbo "yIis Thai gror out OF repeated absence.
4 n,,s d,rs, ahscnce In a form generally drops the
pupil behind ns class = I ~ m,ay D LfIndiS ~ com.
80 = ! rcsnartshIa staniIng Soon disgust follows
Ilo a y undn tSo h.cIs ~ disconTavement' and there
SioselI upo" a nv a,,roe,Ion oJthes fnr school nsso-
Is no 'on nSnoi ~ ,s,cSer er School house Mortified
ciaies; senoo w, an,n.o ALI, sxnosIIe FOR The
aniDl.lon ~ Sn ~. s,,on chiIdy.n In n certain
puIpoS 81. =, rnnnrtS ~ III Statc The law demands
sense, lne pIopeIty o. tIc otaVt. nmv Hs = prhIic
mat property sinai De taAeI " supPT,t - nnr
Scnooi lOl siA Hiohths III eaSm ySnb. . riisht IN ia.
inland tnnt chlluren oetween certnll akes shan "nan
themselves OF tnesc expensive laculties il u nhe
term. or their equivalent AZ private sehoois. 40 y
sure an efflclent Public school systein-tos eSuIc lor
I In the public estimation that posltloi anu eonG-
dcnce that the system should command, me STAND
ard Of scholarship on the part Of teachers should DC
so raised that persons OF an indifferent or defective
education. uhiortunate m other departments oi ~
dustiy, W9uId h0t Fentule' as q teinpcinLy s"pTn T.
feeling Is altogether too prevalent, that any person
who can read and write Is competent 70 Instruct a
PRIMARY school. It.s my deliberate Juoginsnt that
II IequIIes h,Cre SKILL = sIeatsI amount o. laet,a
nrcb.nsIon ~ tSe co,nnIicntn.I IaS,. hat cnntroi I'M.
b 9nrnn, rhI1iran IN y sch""I ~ "a, q %, af,v hi. nnas
y !, - 4, III a. n,"Jn,o lin -, !, s,,nnn ,h"s.,
s,u ne" mo H nms ~ nT the v,Ins oT eIncolioD ihsn n
VIII hv = nue 'n ~ " .uuS"'iv,, sna' ~
AWAKEN anu iiaihuain y nke inteiss. nnioS ~ ee
same huhipeto i au,ailEeu ssno'n ~ iha nIsn - hovc
aiany ol ,ne miscS ~. euusu,0ts n III. ~ I rran, ;yonI,nc
oiteii cxpreS'ed tnis sentInaent win Hiea' re rrn
a amt ~ ,Sr Wal, a. ,Sn most Jintcnit or ali The nroies.
aht ~ Wei 10 ~ 1yo mnt ~ IL n,cr a. InpJIvii.
uaIS ~ III ,,,,inspnhw y nnIcEcr ncrreniIon anI
r M n cb,IdIsb iites mnI dIITIes OF The uu.
m nm snr,nps ~ Mellon ami how 10 turr them TO
~ Intornst c,Sr,Hi.,a tbnnght proirra ,iscI.
nmuAe,. nhnStonco ,ha, ,I,nsr ~ any
piiile @uI eu Ir,aIiao U,1 nrnSoS;stnnu w onc Is ~
Ss ~ eo,mpetent 10 practice any Of the learned pro-
Icssions wiz a ~. sVnJ " I,nn,nH1at, ,iIrcc.
nroiesSi1hnn .ai.inS un.rn !" ~ nTaIISy him N
Ilon OF 'neli niySt elI,,ne,. sasai,n, W 1ua."m; III hM AZ
uiscnatse InISlIsenLS w LSspT ~ 1nrd ~, cSmnc.
pIo.cssIon mnas Ielume, :t""n u he,so q = hand.
tent " nmahS " nnoe y q Snp'.'' non, a III ~ a
1870 ,SS,har, a., s,r~Irg a. .nnrcntIceshIn
9neket, wl.nout nrst sersinE an WORCESTERSHIRE e. sDSo cnn
a ~ is moys,nn,i, ana !. a. maa. viii com.
man. more mr. cnnncnsstton Than the nni,ic ia willing
a., !" n N orJir,ry ,sncbnr In , 'pnhiir School
,Soppu, ,vrry nart Of ths cnrina from its feed 10 is
oXham', viii iis rsrions inJiyiinni and Combined
uSes' conli he learned In n f1rtnicht nv a well IIscI-
niInrd and Well cJIcatci teSchcr Whose mind has a
,nnchanic,I tendency IrnSons IN be tnachers.
shouiI learn Their nroCesSion by a course NJ disciniinr
anI traInIny' unirr the dIrcctI"n Of Tho most auc.
crssriiI and Celebrated educators in Tho country.
'~.,. snu.n.
.sohSAL SCHOOLS ~
Shut out and far removed ~ our State is from the
grrn, educational ccnters OF the country. our oppor.
tunities are slim Indeed to secure frst class teach
srs. Thc best OF the imported educators to The
paclhc Coast VIII DC assorted anu eulled OUT oy inc
TtlWCullunal ulu VI . rEhIlClsCO, GhCIhu1tHIO
anu o.het parts1t IaIiotnia, ana VIC nave notnlns
~ Which, . .h ~ S supe1ioT no eauSAo M 20 OUT aesef,
nollles, uncns Y SSn'oi noaI1s DUET sNllaragaht
pay, which cannot De cNpccted-which would mol
Dr anowe,; ,,,,,,,oD,, 0sno
onI S,r.t =, W. aT',uS,o Haa > " p'nI nn, Isn .pr,
tiOus TO lie teachers and Tor educational honors-to
Train them 70 meet Tue eiuSat0hai rcqullelnehls OF
our times and Tor our peculiar locality; Young men
ana women whose parents. ielAllNss OF llenIs, 1i
MI OF theil' teslue W onI sIhte' anu VINO prooaDs
VIII remain peruihhent,y Win W.. An instlutlHn
Of THIS character would, III au1ltlon 70 lis fesniai
SUPPLY 10. OUT sraoT y NV $ - eu .w y sr e u anlra,
anu I'VE teachcIs, 90 much 70 AWAKEN hnu ioStei
throughout Tue StaIe a spliiI OF lntenSctual cu'utr
anu 10 prlls pe.niancn,Iy DtioIc VuI peopir tnt
great value and Importance OF popular education
An INSTITUTION OF tnls character should DC located III
one OF the hlost popu.ous owns oi the Sthte, Wnere
the organization or q training school, to be attached
thereto; Tor a Normal school without THIS impor
taht anYunet "ouIu oe az iieineisit ~ sghooi Iol
liz n,S1ratory Will is menstrnmms and nrc"Sni
fapt. n ~ ~ nFurIlrnI agfFnnnmV usiehamf Ina ALL nj
M. heavenly bodies. ounJrants md tclesconcs
Tb.rr is. however, a consIderahIe number OF yoIny
people OF respectable attaInIncnis in our midst who
have taught school more or less and ambItIous IN
obtain a rrsnccta6le ranI I'm the PROCESSION OF teach.
,ny. In, Who's EnoyIsjcr M The theory and nrec.
lice of teaching is altogether unequal TO the al.
ysnccd educational claims OF tho present time
Nany Of these would be drawn TO nm institution OF
Ills character 10 urucnrc the proper Information
and a diploma, which should be current with School
BoarIs in every district, and should dispInce The
Local Boar,is Of School ExamIncrs throurhout The
SIair. The STAY OF this class would he longer or
SnUrtsI u.s. ucnmi,c ~ 'hcS Saprn,aT scSooi n,ny,iI gtxa
Tnr,h iis trst fruits from This class. Wcrr tho Stats
I'm n nscrnIary Condition. 10 organize and sipuort IN
,nsiIintIon ~ ,His char.rtrr n would moi h. an
casy IEatIsr TO over estimate lis value upon The
nuilIc SCHOOL interest I'm Nevada. But II need moi
necessarily be attended with great expense. The
rcni m n small buiIIIng. the cost OF furniture nnJ
The salary OF one Professor, with trlhing additional
incidental expenses, would be all the outlay that al
present would be required. The permanent cdIhce
ami various ornamentAtIOns could follow the growth
nj thr school and The Increase OF The State School
FnnI' If the state would offer two thousand dol.
, MnS n s dOnntIonS would canal Thai sIm and
tn hc n,iirI 10 N. / feel confident that that amount
could be raised, and = normal School could g Al
Snnrc. ~ rcyrnmr rnuLi ls created 10 yaise this
SpupTT nv The State wI,h"ut seIIousIv onnrcsSinS
any person o'e"N"'
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is Que subject that l would like to bring TO
IN n Loubt whether the present is the proper time or
mis- the nrourr channel. Int with nv ideas ne re-.
avis thr comnrchrnsIyc character Of our PublIc
school systcm The propOsed suggrstIons In thi, con.
ncctIon wii IN, b6th legitimate and proper' II i,
we'll Snown Thai the pccuiiar Character 6fthc climate
Of Tho va,t ranges OF these elevated tablc.Iands be-
tween the Rocky nnd sierra Nevada mountains. 1,
hut IttIc known bv our own peunie. and very i'm.
ncrl.r,IS nnJ"rs,o9d he The pconlr or The other
States Man Thai wouII src,ir, the nropcr re-.
cnr'Iin,. Of nrrur,tc mcteoroIogical ohSrrrntions In
,tSoa" n,,,s M ,ms State where pn6iIc Schools w:opid
~. w. IIvaaiv 10 IL" maintaInrj tbrouShout The ycar
So,,lI II, n Valuable contribution To- science and IN
IN. Course or n decade of wears yrould throw much
iI % I'm rs,rr,i 10 onr climate One teacher In each
~ Tho nrIncIn,I towns in The state n Furnished with
tns n.r.ssarv instrr,,ncnts for det.rmining Tho hcai
a.u u.tnns " !, y .rodrnt =, NJ nj, III ~ Iii ~
ioisc u tIe mnmns ~, y ronnrIins H. .Sm y =, ,st nhsn ~
rsV,r"IssNHan ~ which tis Smithsonisn institnfc
nn,iphsm1n =, ~, nv ,has ~ .nnTI,nnon ,r1,S
WouIu uluYupteut: Smnseesntuny nuppii w.
alIlnlng auaiuSm " ia \, snsts' y u'eS.eu w SS
nSSuLn,eS P W. u.a.S ~ = northir u,oDId sS.Eon
p ~ on IT, en nsr, Mile ,cacheys nin,Is my ihc nnh..
!, +, naOa,sI,, S,hIts nj Gloss chs. Irntion in regard IN
ny He .nhsrir chsngcs
nnnrnrrI,oS or Tnr puocrrns mr. rur uAiy MILL
TAX.
The proceeds fthe half mill tax, provided for In
section Of Education, Article Y Of the State Con.
stItutIoII, II occurs to me, was diverted by the last
Legislature, from the use Intended by those who
formed that instrument. Section 81 OF the School
Law, approved March aJth. ls65, provides that: A
moneys derived from the tax herein levied (half
mill fayl shalI be Daii into the State School Fund,