Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-03
ADDRESS TO PARENTS.
ADDRESS To
To Parents, and those having charge
of Children in Stnren CnlLnhL.

10 PdrentS, ana m0Se HQClNg charge
Of Children IN Storey County:
The Fall Term OF the Public Schools IN this Coun-
~ will on Monday, September al, l>no,
NJ 10 O'Clock A. n.
The Public school System
Tho Public School system in the United states, by
the lowest Primary school TO the Free Academy; o.
Its opened doors to all classes, TesatdlvNsU " tII -:
fortune or condition, organized anu ny nSn.r,s
ment OF the peOple,-iS essentially al Au.'ltSAi
~stitutlon. 1t Is the leSitimate oHSpIlnS VI ~ ~ ~. W.
ocratIc system Of Government. Bcsottel os 'W
necessities II Is admirably adAp'S" W w'"'''' ~
our peculiar wants
Something about the History I"
The history OF the Public school system shTMS
thai II hAs not always been characterize ON va,
perfection OF system and hNTuouy O' 80 - Sy
that marks Its present mONetheh.>. ~ nrS,,bt
degrees that the most bcncdcent y stems az o,1SSns
10 the highest degree vi perfection. L9uS Aiu
we're were the struggles Oi this system L"s ~ 80" 80.
growth and popular iASor, y \ mostly nom
a mlseOneeptiOn OF IT, true chArattet, ~ r,,..inn
inability to comprehend me EIanHeG ,-y =, Tor
plundering the rich for the edueAtLDnV .. ~ ~, ~" n,Tf
Of the poor. and othcr,. A. a S9asPu ,HSyD M he S.s s5cI,i
w.fs ~ SeparaiIon existing between the Tleh Anf
the poor. the vUlsar and the rruhcl, IaC P,v.tIn -
tSS naf-eian classes. one class cunSderSI u hhpos-
tny pS 49, pnSuc Schools, fOstcrcd by, and TO accr-
rain extent under tue mallagemtht OF, the uOSt'u'
ment could be ~ efficient EDUCATORS NI NOu'I'a a.
those conducted by private chterptse, auOtuvI,
thNt secular education without u strong duMNtur
az religious Instruction, would leave the pupu 10 DC
Controlled by his wild and unGOyerned passions and
Dgrn.ys MIN for A vaSabond and Goddess life; while
ath!rI class Insisted that the people OF the various
RELIGIOUS deuOmi IationS would never consent 10
have their children instructed IN q School which pur-
pOSely separated ecclesiastical nom literary anu SCI
entlhc studies. But In the Older states, experience,
time. an enlarged and c~nlarEinS spirit OF liberation
on the part Of the people, coupled with u wise ad-
Justment OF the Public School System TO common
sentiment-erectlng a platform upon which all, Ia
voraole TO universal education, mlSht stand ana
harmoniOusly cooperate. without any sacrifice Of
religious or political opinions, we repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic OF the eAriy downfall
OF the Public School system. have been triumphant
" settled In their favor. IL Is now generally admit
ted that there II 4 system OF morality. accepted by
all civilized communities and a common ~reliSIouN
ground. up 10 the base OF Sccttrlan diuercuceS'
where al can s~tani-that these viii allow the htSh'
est RELIGIOUS truths. anu the su5.ultSI upgANtN q"
be- taUSht-elua To educating the mind oE the
School Into a sense Oi IT. religious and moral reNpvu'
SiolitIes, and of Inspiring it, pupils with a respect,
veneratlou and love oi God, AMI kindly ieeHhs 'E
The diSturbgns forces Of s~ectartan religion and par.
~ %pOlitlcs, md no cOuntenance or support III our
school system. ~ I ", ~ MI he iGS .mplrS.
The Nevada Public school System.
The Public School system OF the State OF Nevada,
was organized 10 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 n~rsi-clasS
Schools, equal TO those OF a similar grade anu iCIG-
Ties, existing In any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended, the Public
schools In the county Tor the past utlcen months,
has encouraged the undersigned, 70 whom theIr III
terests have been committed, 10 iehcitaie YOU upon
their Improvement, and ~ earnestly solicit Nvur
cooperation TO increase their usefulness anu 10 eN.
tend the!r influence. that they may more lduS SUD
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
Importance of Our Public schools.
800 81 n . . aFhne
very many OF the preIuIlceS that formerly existed
against the Public Schools In this county, and which
c~onsplred largely 10 abridSc their influence, have
gradually diminished. and In many cases disappeared
ltOsethcr. They are now with Us patEonizcd by all
classes. The people have learned that The Public
schools hAvea higher mission ami 4 noblcr purpose
than merely TO restrain bad boys rom running At
large IN the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
are eGic!ent In educating the mind, cuisvaitnc the
habits and tastes Of the pupils; that the teacher not
only drulS them efficiently aud Successfully In the
various branches OF education, but that he or she =
also personally present with them IN their ont OF
door plays, during receSse> aud intvTmis>lonS. inlu>-
iug into thelr amuSemeutS aiecuruu~ AMI respect
ful bearing one toward another, CuIliVatIuE IN them
moral feelings, courteous manner, and polite Ian
guAge-a social and moral training almost Is essen
tlAl TO their well being a. that Of mental culture; that
In our public schools pupils OF the same grade have
have been sent out OF the Stale AZ large expense.
out nom and beyond the heAthiul influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble 10 examine the system OF education adopted
by the Storey County School Department, have
learned that It Is similar to that employed In Bos-
ton. Chicago. san Francisco AMI other large towns
where the Public schools have broken down all op-
position and are Acknowledged " Dc among the
most e%rieient, the most t%hosoush, and the best dis
clpllned schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the comb
denee OF the public. Your sympathy and cO-operI-
ton are Necessary 10 aid the Board OF Education,
grafaltous, 70 bring them 10 the highest degree Of
pubic favor. II Is important to the futuue wen
being OF our country TO bring them TO u higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness, because but
comparatively few OF the youth Of our land can eN-
pect TO enjoy higher educational advantages than
tieIpate great things In the future for that school SyS-
tenn which awakened the hrst educational Impulses
In the minds OF many thousands Of the most Illus
them 10 self culture, and among which may De-
named George Washington, Roger sherman, BenJA-
Robert Fulton. Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore. Hor,
ace Greeley. \. +. Banks. bdhu Burritt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools nre Doing.
Here In Storey county every branch Of an ele-
mentary EnShsh education i a. Systematically,
thoroughly and underStandinSly taught In our Pub
lie schools as in any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited popu-
lAtion does not permit OF al enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The range Of studies en-
brace In the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture,
vOcel music. calisthenic exercises, reading, writing,
4riihnes!e; SeSsTapSy. gTam nm ,b history Of m tae
aud lineal drawing, physiology and hygiene, In the
Grammar Schools are added to the foregoing studies
book keeplng. algebra, geometry chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing. aud also astronomy.
II The pupils are sufficiently advanced 10 require In
Grammar school.
The monthly report OF the Teacher OF the Gram
mar school, located In the Third Ward In Virginia.
fO- the month " July last. returns ufty-One sChOl-
ars. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-slX females. OF these twenty-one were mas.
tiers aud nfteen misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This school Is open to any youth
in this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches 70 pass an examination
therein, a. prescribed BY the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either TO the Supertntend-
ent. or 20 either OF the undersigned. or to the
Teacher OF the Grammar School. This
made that persons unaegualntei with the facilities
that there IL no necessity, on account Of deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
OF THIS State to acquire an English education.
From time 70 time the Board OF Education has
added school apparatus 10 facilitate instruction in
the higher departments and will continue to Increase
this important assistant 10 the teacher, a, the con-
dit!on OF the School Fund win permit.
Public school Library.
The sum Of Eve hundred and fuy dollars has been
realized nom Public School Exhibitions. which has
added over 1--WE hundred volumes Of valuable books |
ment we trust Will be followed up BY quarterly or
semt-annua aesumulatlons, III this Institution
important feature In the Public School system In
this county. We trust you will encourage vOur
chndreh 10 take DoOAs from u anu 10 rely upon u as
u great source ofinStruction and amusement.
No~n-Attendance.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal, I'm the |
month Of July last past, show that there 1, a large |
number Of Children In this county, between six and
eighteen years Ofagc, who DO not attend any school. |
This should not be. No community can afford 70 |
have is youth grow up In It's midst In Ignorance. |
Our Institutions spring irOn-are moulded and gov |
erned by the people,, and will b. good, bad or indiE |
ferent according 10 the education, moral culture
and refined taste Of their creative and Sustaining |
power. In countries whose government and insIE. |
buttons are managed BY the favored aud educated
few, popular ignorance Is not 30 miSchleyOuS as |
with Us. The mission -four Public School system
Is not TO pull down the great and the good to A |
lower standard Of excellence, but to elevate the |
multitude. To bring the claims OF education TO the |
favorable consideration OF those families In the
county which have not awaited themselves Of the |
excellent facilities our Public Schools afford, Is an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
YOUR assistance in this department OF labor. The
Public Schools should be fully attendcd-shOuld be
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