Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-22

the poor. .he Vulsar AMI the refined. the plGoLAhalu
The patriciAn classes. One class conSlderei !! lIpps-
sibls maj Public schools. fOStrred BY, anu 70 acrT-
tain extent under tue manASeueht d. "S
ment could be ~ ethelent StIS..Ss. mailer
those conIuctei BY private enterprises auotlVi,
that secular education without u stTOus aIullN'ULc
OF ~reliSloas Instruction. would leave Tue puph '"pT
controlled BY MS Wild and ungoNerned passions anu
n-an.r. him for A VagabOnd and Goddess lie, while
a thiri class Insisted that the people OF tue various
RELIGIOUS dencmi sationS MOuid never consent 70
have thclr chudren Instructed IN a school which pur-
pnS.ly separated ecclesiastical from literary and SCI
snillc studies. But in the older states, experience,
time. an enlarged and e~nlarstnS spirit o. liberation
on the part OF the people, coupled with a wise adj
IuStmrnt OF the Public School system 10 a common
seniiTnent-erecting q platform upon which all, Ia
vOrable 20 universal education, might stand anu
tremendously cooperate, without any SaeTInee OF
religious or political opinions, we repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic OF the early downfall
OF the Public School system, have been triumphant
IL settled In their favor. IL Is now generally admit.
ted that there Is a system OF morality. accepted by
all civilized communities and a common religious
ground, up 90 the base OF >ectari1n differences,
wuere al can stani-that these Will allow the high
est religious truths, and the Sublime>t morality 70
Dc tAugnt-eQuG 10 educating tue mini OF the
School Into a sense Of It's religious AMI moral re,p1n-
~slblitics, and OF Inspiring it. pupils with a respect,
veneration and love OF God. aud u kindly feeling Tor
me disturbing force, OF scctaTiAn religion ami par
" politics, nnd no cuuntenance or support In our
School system. On this common Sroaui' uuSeN
proclaimed, and liberation establishes It's empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
Tho Pubuc School system Of the State OF Nevada.
MAS organized to furnish the youth OF the state the
ABILITIES for a good substantial, business education,
In a Tricky populated County uAe story: tney
should possess all the qualifications OF n~Tst-claSS
Schools, equal TO those OF a similar grade and iaciu-
ties. existing In any part OF the Country
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county for the past niicen months.
has encouraged the undersigned. TO whom their III
terrStS have been committed. 10 teAcltate YOU upon
their Improvement, and TO earnestly solicit your
cooperation 10 Increase iheIr usefulness and 10 eN-
tend their influence. that they may more nlly sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
Importance of Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy TO be able TO state that
very many Of the pFsJui!eeS that formerly existed
c~OnSpired LARGELY TO abTtGge their influence. have
gradually diminished. and In many cases disappeared
altogether: They are now With Us pAtroniEed by AL
Schools hAvea higher mission and a uo6leT purpose
than merely 10 restrain bad boys nom running At
large In the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
a-y efficient In educating the mind, CultNatinE the
habits and tastes OF the pupils. that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently and successfully IN the
various branches OF education. but that he or she i
also personally present with them In their out Of
door plays. during reCe>Se> and lntvrml>>tou>, mus
ing into their amUSemeutS 4 ieCOrOuS and respect
fnl bearing one toward another, culJlvaJlug Ia them
moral feelings, courteous manners and polite Ian
cuAse-a social and moral training almost IL essen
tllt 10 their well being aS that OF mental culture; that
IN our public schools pupils OF the same grade have
Improved IN their studies a. rapidly ~ those who
have been sent out Of the State AZ LARGE expense,
out from and beyond the healthtul influence Of
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble 20 examine the system OF education adopted
by the Storey County School Department. have
learned that It Is similar to that employed in Bo>-
ton, Chicago, San Francisco and other large towns
where the Public Schools have broken down al op-
position and are Acknowledges TO De among the
most ~eracient. the most thorough. and the best DIS
clplned schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
our Public Schools should command the CONT
denee OF the public. Your sympathy ana So-oPerl-
whose labors In the school Department are entirely
gratuitous. 10 bring them TO the highest degree Of
public favor. IL = important TO the future well
being Of our country 10 BRING them To - higher
Standard OF efficiency and usefulness. because but
comparatively few OF the youth Of our land can eS-
pect to enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools afOrl. We have \ right 10 an
tlcipate great things In the future FOR that SchOOl>yS-
tenn which awakened the ursi educational impulses
In the minds OF many thousands Of the most Illus
trious names IN American history; which impellet
them 20 self culture. and among which may be
named George Washington, Roger sherman, Benla-
min Franklin, Benjamin West, Nathaniel BowditCh.
Robert Fulton. Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, Ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Mlllard Fillmore, Hor-
acc Greeley. ". Z. Banks, Ehhu Burrttt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here In Storey county every branch Of an ele-
mentary English education Is As systematically,
thoroughly and understandinsly taught In our Pub
lie schools as In any school, In the American Union.
The great drawbacks Is this: that our limited pOpu-
latlon does not permit OF an enlarged system Of
Srace In the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture.
vocal music, caisthenic exercises, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, grammar, history OF the
and uneal drawing. physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools arr added 10 the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra, geometry. chemistry. natural
history and perspective drawins and also astronomy,
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced TO require In
Grammar school.
The monthly report OF the Teacher Of the Gram
mar School, located In the Third Ward IN Virginia.
Tor the month OF July last. returns htty-One schOl-
ars. OF this number twenty-hve We're males and
females. OF these twenty-One were mas
tiers aud nneen misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This school Is open 10 any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced in the
English brancheSt TO pass an examination
therein, as prescribed BY the BoArd OF Education.
Application can Be made either to the Superintend-
ent, or 20 either OF the undersigned. or TO the
OF the Grammar School. This statements
made that persons uhAcgualnted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may BE- informed
that there u no necessity, on account Of deficient
school opportunities. for sending their children out
" this S;ate TO acquire an English education.
From time 10 time the Board OF Education has
added school apparatus TO facilitate Instruction In
The higher departments, and will continue 10 increase
his important assistant 10 the teacher, aS the con-
lltion Of the School Fund vii. permit.
Public school Library.
The sum Of i've hundred and any dollars has been
realized nom Public School Exhibitions, which has
ldded over tve hundred volumes OF valuable books
to the School Library. This suspicious CO mmence-
nent We trust will be followed up By quarterly or
semEannual accumulatiOns. Till this institution
shAl sven INTO proportions that VIII render u an
feature In the Public School system In
this county. We trust you will encourage your
children 10 take books from Il and TO rely upon II as
= great source ofinstruction and amusement.
Non-Attendance.
The returns OF the School CensuS Marshal, In the
number OF children N this county. between SIX and
eighteen years ofage, who do not attend any school
This should not be. No community can AFFORD TO
have Its youth grow up In Its midst In ignorance.
Institutions spring trom-are moulded and gov
erned by the people, and Will be good. bad or indii-
ferent according 10 the education, moral culture
power. In countries whose government and lnSti.
buttons are managed by the favored and educated
few, popular ignorance Is not so miSchlevOuS a.
with Us. The mission of our Public School system
Is not 10 pull down the great and the good TO a
multitude. To bring the claims OF education 10 the
favorable consideration OF those families In the
county which have not avalled themselves Of the
facilities our Public Schools arord. Is an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
YOUR assistance In this department of labor. The
Public schools should be hllly attended-should be
made 20 return 10 the public, In intellectual and
moral culture, the full worth for the money, care
labor expended In their behalf. There must be
an awakening on the part OF the public in educa-
tional matters. before their efficiency and usefulness
can DO materially augmented. There are many
things yet 20 be done 70 make them what they
Mould be. There should be a public sentiment that
would be equal TO the pleasurable task OF inducing
very parent In this county to send his children TO
Irregulariry of Attendance.
The School Registers OF the several Schools In
Ma county for the past school year, disclose
he melancholy fact that a very large number OF
,hIldren, who have been permanent residents In tue
county, have been exceedingly irregular In thelr
Some have been absent three-Iourths,
one-halL and q large number one-quarterol the
line, Had the Schools been In q crowded eondltl0h
large number OF pupils would have forfeited theIr
uaats The present school year the Board viii De
more rigid than heretofore In enforcing It's rules on
MS subject. The high order OF scholarship OF thoSe
attendance have been constant, In contrast
the opposite class, demonstrate the immense
'etaining them from school, or who do not insist
ipOn regular attendance. The notification. the
announcement and sometimes even the disgust LOT
chool that this pernlciOus custom almost necesSa-
lily produces should caution parents 10 set thet
aces against the continuance OF this disastrous
labit. Children not eomprehending the EVIL results
hat follow irregular attendance. are generally 100
eady 70 fal In with any suggestions that will insure
hem q vacation for q few weeks, or 4 few days
ven. Oten without . thought OF the perniciouS
influence that would be likely 20 follow, parents re-
AIN their children from school 20 perform the most
rivtal duty, which could be done as well before or
Ter school hours, or upon a Saturday.
Tardiness-
Hardness Is another habit that eonspires TO dis
keep the dennqnents oehind IN their
laSses. and 10 sensibly retard the progress OF the
ntire school. Allthe members OF the school should
. in their seats at 10 O'Clock In tho morning. the
ina mr. onening. No pupil can gain admittance
ffer Ten minutes nom that time. without a written
xcusc nom the person having the delinquent In
hrye. Without such an excuse . hall day VIII Do !