Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-02
SCHOOL sUpERINTBNDENTs REPORT.
ANNUAL RRRORT
OF the Storey County superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
Hon. A., z. White, SuptrinttndtRt oJ PH6Hc IN
,tyuction for the State of Nerddd:

what purposes expended, the amount OF cash IN the
hands Of the County Treasurer. the names OF tne
teachers employed, the number OF schools, ana INC
number Of pupils attending the same. average al.
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF the census
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers, and
such general Information as the School Law requires;
prrhaDs A few words, by way Of explanations and
In this connection, may not DO OUT oi
place. ,..oJ
tho snecial school law Of November, 1862, which eX.
emptcd Storey county from the school law approved
November, 1851. under which the storey county
Board Of Education was organized. ana 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.
which was poorly adapted to meet the wants OF tnls
small but comparatively thlckly populated county.
The schools OF this county were placed under my
supervision on the 10Th day OF May, last past: l
found the county, which formerly consisted ol Out
one School District, carved up. by my predecessor
who, BY a decision Of the Supreme Court, held the
office Of County Superintendent without legal au'
thOrity-Into four School Districts, TWO or wIlch,
from a paucity Of population, could not maintain a
school for u time sufficient to cntitle them TO draw
the funds, distributed by the State Board Of Educa-
tlon, without rcsorting to district ~taXation: though
duction Works OF the Gould & Curry Mining Com
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mills-haring an
amount OF taxable property, the school find from
which, II expended In that district, would literally
support q flOurIshing school for the entire year. Con-
sIdcrIng so much OF the action OF my predecessor as
Illegal, that divided the county Into four districts, l
TpAlUTGu u AiIlC " ulC plADO Nllh Y
OF making the schools more efficient, BY bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District, Mcssrs.
Louis FcusIer, ID. D. Addison and =. ii. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit.
energy OF character, business capacity, and devotion
10 the interest and prosperity OF popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves ut once 10
the important work OF cnlarging. repairing. renovat-
Ing, vcntiluting and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or nttcd temporary for
school purposes In lH2 and ls9, with the idea that
,ba,. NJ, Ia snnn lao IisnlnrnI hy Innrn cnmmOIlOug
and permanent school cdlnccs. These Improve
mcnts were attended with considerable expense, but
were indlspensably necessary, Their labors have
been arduOus. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains TO be accom-.
plished. The result Is. the board oil Education has
now eleven school rooms. which arc comfortable:
neat, spacious. well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal to the school demands OF The present, and will
probably serve u good purpose for a few years IN the
future. These houses have yard room, which, IN
this city, are fenced In and covered. in part, BY sheds
to protect the pupils from rain AMI sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception Of
two. Two Of these are well constructed, hard finish.
cd building. The school furniture consists OF two
hundred aud ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
The balance Of the school rooms In the county are
furnished with neat and convenient desks. by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and by
means OF which can use their states without incoii-
vcnicncc. II Is safe TO affirm that there arc not on
the Pacific coast, san Francisco not excepted. more
comfortably furnished rooms than those OF Storey
county. Tho corps Of teachers employed VIII com
pare tlNOTuDly Win any III QUIET Clues, NNutT llClI
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
is diminishing, the schools have Increased about u
per cent. and are rapidly auEmentinE ~ numbers,
happy TO be able 10 report that our schools are IN a
healthy AMI tiOurishing condition. The Board ol
Education employ a singing master, who dcvotes
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 a softcnlnR
and Subiulng character. Thls enterprise mus Iai
has worked Charmlngly,
The county school tax for 1861 and 1855 WAS fixed
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 drawback:
we shall probably he able TO maintain the schools II
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF tn
most efficient auNIlIarles 10 our Public Schools thin
can be employed. Their importance. when wisel,
selected and JudiclouSiy managed, can. not be eaSil!
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt
cd, both In style and thought, TO every grade o
| mind, rich In information, moral lessons and religious
instruction, untaintcd with sectartan bias. Whcr
ever these libraries have been successfully cstab
ilshcd they have awakened and cultivated a spiri
for reading, and have essentially modified the CHAR
acter OF those districts for good: II the legislator,
| would offer the Trustees OF each School District I
| premium Of my cents for each person, between sly
| and eighteen years, on the condition that private
| donations In cash should double that sum, and 10 b
added thereto, / feel confident that In less than ont
wear from the passage OF that Act, there would b
reading matter for the little folks inevery prominen
School District In the State, insurinS pleasure ant
profit TO the pupils. and a rich reward, particularly
In the future, TO the public. One thousand dollar
| expended in this way by the State. would produce
results OF great moment.
VACCINATION.
IL Is very important for the continued proSperit!
OF our Public Schools. especially In towns ana cities
that all the pupils should be vaccinatcd. Experience
has demonstrated that there are many parents an(
guardians. abundantly able 10 bear the small eN
pensc OF vaccination. who prefer their children
should remain nj home than 10 conform TO the rue
| OF the Board. To Danish children from school OF
account OF parental avarice IL contrary TO the geniu
| OF our Public School system: works a hardship botl
to the pupil and the public. and should not be toier
/ ated. In such cases Il certainly seems just that tn
school authorities should be Invested with the powc
10 have such children vacclnatcd. at the dellnquents
expense, after - days notice by tina Clerk oil IN
Board OF School Trustees for the district.
There are children OF INDECENT parents who shout
be vaccinated at the public expense. In these case
interest OF the county that both children and adult
should be qualified TO successfully resist the loatt
some disease OF small poN.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND MoSGoLIAS CHILDREN.
Some law more efficient than now exists, Shout
be framed, to secure educational facilities TO the chi
dren OF negroes. Indians and Mongolians. \ sever
| penalty Is attached TO any district that VIII alinl
| Children Of any OF the prescribed races into the Put
lie Schools Of this Statc-dcnying any School Distric
even BY a unanimous vote Of Its citizens. the rlIh
TO admit one OF these unfortunatcs. The Calilorni
| School Law, OF which ours In Its principal feature,
| Is a transcript, has been. | believe, so far modified
TO meet the advancing spirit Of the age. as TO ropes
The report Of the School Census Marshal return
seven negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen mongolia
children In this county. between six and eightec,
wears OF age. The Board OF Education have cNpend
| cd much, both OF time and earnest labor, 10 orIanlz
a Public School for their benefit; but there are mr
tual preiudices existing OF one race against Another
almost, II not quite, as strong as that OF the snpcr1o
race, which bolts the doors OF educational hall
against them all; but thus far. have been unable Z
accomplish their purpose, without mourning hniucI
greater outlay Of money than the occasion. III thel
Judgment seemed TO Justify. From the Organization
OF the Territory TO the present time the property 9
the negro has been taxed for the support OF fupll
Schools. The Assessors books, for lS2, show ina
the taxable property OF the cOlored people OF NIlrslnl
City, for that year. amounted TO the sum OF s,?'oM
| Upon this amount n school tax OF two.liths o. on,
| pcr cent. was paid into the County School Fund
This Is gross outrage upon u helpless cla.S-ou
sclf.rcspcct, II not our sense Of justice, should coun
sci us TO terminate or modify this system OF wrong
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION.
The genius OF our institutions rests upon the pop
ular will. The great highway OF the multitude car
be illumincd only by a system OF popular education
which holds the State responsible to Furnish cduca
tional facilities TO all the children OF inc state; lire
spective OF condition or elasS-ls enlphasSany a. =,
The pride, Of our country. II the State Is morally
bound TO afford these facilities for the children. thet
certainly the children arc under GGISaIiT III 70 sc IN
ties, Rights and duties are co'relntlfe. Inc puon'
| cannot afford to allow any class 10 remain IN lsno
rance O~fletters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy &c
society. II generates and carries Win u an un
healthy and contagious atmosphere, Vastly morc IN
furious 10 society, aud more to be dreaded thar
those Ioathsome md Infectious diseases. whlct
are so strongly guarded against, by all governments
by a perfect System OF most stringent sanitary reSu
latioDs. ,m,or,,,, 4,
Its conservative Influence OF any branch o ithe S5att
(;oyernment-not In cure, but In prevention, lhC
| mower Of the State for all the purpose 81 sOon aug
ments with tho growing intelligence OF tlG peoRH
Composing il, In the train OF ignorance follow dls
Ease noycrty and crime. The records OF our criminal
| Courts testify against ignorance win an e,29usnct
and logic that should not pass unheeded. WISDOM
Inc fruit OF education, brings security anupeace
The ,cloolmAster cOnseTveS-isnornncc destroys
II Is vastly more economical ot the Slate 70 maln
tain schools and schoolmaStcrs than criminalC ourt'
and criminal of~icers-t0 construct School, Academy
and University buildings. than prisons, penltentia
ries and gibbets. As the morning dew uisappeari
before the warm and genial rays OF the ascending
sun. so rccedes crime with Its necessary appliances
in those communities vitalized with q comprehen
Awe education, softcncd by moral and religious In
nuences. The recent rehelllon-the greatest war o
| the ccnturles-that peopled nearly q million OF pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF TIT
| present and past generations, aud mortgaged I'll,
labor Of generations unb0rn-would probably mo-
have occurred had the worth and Importance OF tn
| schoolmaster been better understood and Rpprecla'
ted, and his presence and influence been invoked II
| every part OF our Federal Union. How forcibly, II
this connection. Is illustrated the truth OF the pro
verb, that prevention II better than cure" Thest
great truths should inspire US TO cherish our Public
| Legislature should give Joyfully for their support.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
With the great fact staring US In the face. tina
ninc-tenths OF the present generation OF children II
| our State will be entirely dependent upon our Publit
Schools for their education that more than four
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