Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-14
SCHOOL SUpBRINTBNDRNTs REPORT.
ANNUAL RERORT
or tho Storey County Superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
HOu,h. F. Waite, Superintendent Of Public IN
struction for the State Of Nerddd:


Of tho storey County Superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
Hou.h. F. WAne, Superintendent Of Public IN.
s~trnetion for the STATE Of Neradd'
DEAR Sir: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the In regard to the receipts AMI dis
Of school moneys In this county ior
what purposes expended, the amount OF eash N thc
hands Of the County Treasurer, the names OF the
teachers employed, the number OF schools, and the
lumber of pupils attending the same. average AZ
an abstract from tho reports tine census
School Marshal, School IfSsteeS, IeasnerS; anu
Perhaps q few words. By way OF explanations anu
In this connection. may not be out OF
The School Law, approved March 20. 1865. repealed
the special school law OF November, 1885,, which OK.
cmptcd Storey county from the school ln'H approved
1861, under which the Storey county
board OF Education was organized. and worked with
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 this
small but comparatively thlckly populated county.
T 1G. SSaSSls % 'G ise e sSiR Iu we of & SiHSeG fas an pHst. my
found the county. which formerly consisted of but
one School District, carved up. by my predecessor
who. by decision or the supreme Court; hcld the
thority-into four School Districts, two or which,
from q paucity OF population, could not maintain q
school for q time snnleleht 20 sntltie them 70 draw
tIon, without res0rting TO district taxation; though
one OF these districts embraced the extensive Re
duction WORKS OF the uouuM a Su ~ nlihlng SoM,
pany, ana seven or eight SuhItA MILE ,naVlng an
amount OF taxable properly. the school fund from
which, il expended In that district. would literally
support a iourlshing sohooii or me enuro year: con,
Illegal, that divided the county INTO iour ulstTlcts,
restored the same to ono School District, with View
o. making ling thS Se ,MSnSs n,OrS e'a nST sn0 ny i fSf
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusler, ID. o. Adkison and ). H. Robinson,
- - ..lI In ANFn fnr NhRIF 1nITi
energy of character, business capacity, and devotion
TO the Interest and prosperity OF popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves ut once 10
the important work OF enlarRtng, repairing, renovat-
Ing, ventilatlng and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or iittcd temporary for
they would soon be displaced by more commodiOus
and permanent school edlIeeS. These improve.
ments were atten1en Win eons'd g eSpenses Du1
were nIispeISa9m.S netSe M - nhS' w. n,tsSaI
Deen aruuous. ancS mn nm nGn y. pa pnSnnI
very much, but much more remains 70 DC accom-
pHsheI. Inc ISsut u, Sme ncI 7 ! ~ onn'dcr,,h ms
HOW . senyn we'll IiSUSteI and well ventIIatcJ' ami
equal 10 the school demands OF the present, and will
probably serve o good purpose for ! few years in the
kiturc. These houses have yard room, which. in
this city, arc fenced In and covered. In part, by sheds
to protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception Of
two. Two OF these are well constructed. hard finish
ell buildings. The school furniture consists OF two
hundred and 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 yeats, and by
means y .. w Y, IS s sSn 10 SSS sa SHgr' that I1ae them S,sa ape not 1eV ON
the Pacific coast, San francisco not excepted, more
comfortably furnished rooms than ihose OF storey
Toqnf SyoI LII with With ony in other citisS:' underttSClr
administration Ine schoTis aIe IaP,diy Isle ih puU,
lie estimation. Ihougn the popuiauono o. Ihe county
Is diminishing, tne senUois naNe nSIeascu noont %
per cent. and are rapidly auGmentlng IN numbers;
Two ne" eSnVo' m,u sht tsW
happy to be a5lc 70 Iepott tnat our sch9ois az ~ a
healthy ana noullsninE cohuiIon: imv D9aIu "
Education employ y snls,lg .nas.eI, Mn0 ussotss
hitnsen entLel 4 - =, ~ connty in yocai ,nnsIIc Hhs
IN All the senOois III wv SUu' ~ Ian ~ y aom.ntn ~
and suSduinS character. This enterprise thus far
han Nolkea snhnnIs,:, for 1874 and ,.s n,,s oYed
Ine C9uItS ~ To,ntS, Observation-Disclosures a, i, Cents
Dy the D0aIu VI Nount2 70 S enn
on each SUD o. surface laNapie property ~ thScouLi-
ty-R tax hardly equal 10 tnc wants VI uhis uepa,t.
ment, but Win eeSnoIny anu 70 sSII ~ ~ I ISmnn ~
we shall probably DC aDle 10 MAINTAIN tue schooS III
the county through the year
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
pls,r,c, School Libraries constitute one OF the
m na~ hn eTninycJ Their importance. when wisely
.slsc,cd and IId,ciou,ly managed can NOT be easIiy
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt
al hoth in styIo and Thought. 10 every grade of
mind rich in Information moral lessons and religious
nIiaa, I'LL Ior nn,o,nicd Win sact,pIon HAS WSer.
aver these librnrIss have been successfully cstab-
SAY nss..dInc snI have cssentIalIy modI6ed tho Char.
IoI IeaIi.S ani ~ nnn5 IL ,ho 7 sci.,stnr.
would orcr the Trustees OF esSn sSnOol ~ p a.rn ~ a
~ 1ni = us,rS nn The condition tho, nrirsfe
dnns,5ons In cash s60uld dou6Ie that sum. and to-be
audea uleiuoo' : Seron ~ ,Sa, AZ, thcra y,onhi he
year rom III s,,sI @r dSc little folks I'm every prom,Ine1t
School District ~ inc statcj insnring pIea;.rS anu
pront 70 inc pupms, "m uti,r IL nne ,Ions pnd JoII.rs
IN the iuture, 70 ~ puo" .. Snv ,connI rsndm.o
expSna e1 g III snt moment "' '"' ~
SaSSlS ~ = ,I,roI rrosror,,v
III Is ve,y lnprSUit . ~ q, IN tor.ns md cI,,cS;
n Sg All the pupils should be vaecinated. Experience
has demonstrated tnn. 'nsLe are n,nny snan anu nNi
guardians, aonnuaHey S iUho " Orcsnr ,hS,r cbIIdrcn
pense OF vaccination, %n0 prefer nd,r Inei ip ST., GmN T,,te.
should remain AZ home than 70 CONFORM 10 tne Luies
ofthe Board. 10 panIsh Sn y oar,rn - ~ M S.nt us
account SnIps as HcnanI sys,em . y Snrss n hSrdsHiS both
OF our funI,c oyn ~ aS H. Nv S,,o,,lt no, H. ,nicr.
to inc pnPn anu as u p II ceTt;a nj SEEMS INST n lint the
atsI. IN Su.m fas sSa,i5 hc inycSteI viii Tho mower
SCHOOL nu.u nS nhiltpan rnccSnnted NJ thr jeIinoiicnts'
70 maNs Is dny, notIcc by the Clerk OF the
r1pehset s. I,doi T,n.;cc. Snr tho district WV
D1 M y = srJij,sn AZ InIIgcnt narcnts VIM shonld
Lnerc !. a ", ,Sc nnhiic cyncpsc, In these cases
De NhCSIi,a'et . ~ ,ho hnr,Icn n. il T.. lar the
the county shouIu ~ :, I'LL cI,,tiiron an,i ,,lnits
Interest OF tns Soun'y I'm nDon,,,y res,st ,hc ioS,h.
SHOULD oe qua y y nInaI n"x ~ ~
Soile IIsSasc ~ S,rSn S n Mosco1r,s CHILDREN.
NEGRO, ISDlAS hnp hySS.n nan, srIs,s Sbou,J
SSnie aaw ~ ~ e,IIncotIonal facilities 10 the chill.
I ~ ,1a " eayr ~ Indians anJ MoncolIans. A severe
.a.ha 10 an.t .lIatrIsI that NtI admit
penalty Is attac9eH 10 any rnc.s in into ,hc phi.
SnitaIen o. ~ ~ I'M ,s,apHsI1envina any School District
NC SehooiS " a ~, yotc ~ Ifs rii,1ens ms right
even W . un = " A. nnTor,nnatos The California
Sosmni Tsw NJ which ours in ia princinal Ceatnres.
o. Se = tvansrTint has been I believe. so far modIied,,
=, . n,aet The ejyancIng splrit OF the age. as 10 repeal
tSts oensi,v
Tbc rrnort of the School Census Marshal returns
seven negro. thirteen Indian and fifteen Monaghan
Children in this county, between six and eighteen
,,nnrs ~ 400 Tho Roari of Education have cXpeud-
~ mncb both Of lime md earnest labor, to organize
pnhna ScSHoI Tor ,hcir hcnent {. INIT there ara mn.
a PUBLIC Sehcoi ior t ina az Sscnnnenntr ,cc u nyS,nst a a1S l"%
rann ShIcb boits the doors OF eIucational halls
srsInst them nil. hut thus far. have been unable 10
sccomniish their prrpose, without incurring a much
ereStrr outlay OF money than the occasion, In their
Judgment. seemed to Justify. From the organization
or the Territory to the present time tle property OF
the negro has been taxed for the support Of Public
Schools, The Assessors books, for 1863, show that
Gty Sr thst year Amounted TO The sum OF Ss2.0O,
Tnon this amount a school tax Of two-nfhs OF oua
NM ccnf uas nail into tho County School Fund.
This ia rroSs outrage upon A hcipless class-our
seIcresnect n moi orr sense OF Justice. should coun-
sei ma III Terminate or modify this system OF wrong.
The genius OF our institutions rests upon the pop
Mar wifi. The great highway Of the multitude can
he illumined only Oy asystcm OF popular education.
The pnhIIc School system. as now understood
which holds the State responsible 10 furnish cduca-
tionaI facilities 10 ali the children Of the State, IRE
snnctiye OF condition or class-is emphatIcaily an
American system, II is the hope, and should be
hound 10 AFFORD these facilities for the children, then
certainly the children are under obligation TO the
State 10 avail themselves Of these invaluable faclll.
ties. Rights and duties are CO relative. The public