Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-01
SCHOOL sUPERINTESDENTs REP0RT.
ANNUAL RRRORT
or tho Storey, Ceupty 4uperintcndent
OF Public InBtrucuon.

ELHNL = Il
Hon. 4. +. RAits, Superintendent Of Public IN
'~truetton 70, he STATE Of Ntrddd:
DEAR SiR: Ny statistical reports Afford you all
the Information In regard 10 tho receipts ana ols-
o9rsements OF school moneys In THIS county, ior
hands Of the County Treasurer. tho names Of the
teachers employed, the number or SCHOOLS. and inc
tnImseso OF pupils attending the same: x a ,Sa 4S,! q:
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers. and
such generaltnformation as the School requires;
Perhaps Q few words, by way OF explanations anu
suggestion, In this connection. may not be out OF
The School Law, approved March %. 1865. repealed
the special school law Of November, iSoz which ex;
November, 1881, under which the Storey county
Board Of Education was organized, and worked with
Efest efficiency en- 4, fST nearly three yea ann a tbs h SnanSe
our schools under the provisions OF the new Jaw,
which was poorly adapted TO meet the wants Of this
TPasi aI but comparatively ;hic l1!,. populated Osnsd dr county N.Y.
supervision on the 2th day q May. last past; !
found the county. which formerly consisted OF but
one School SE : t District !. carved ,SS s Up; By ny Xn Prsds ssis ase
ONCE Of County superintendent without legal hu-
thority-into four School Districts, two OF which.
school fOr q I'M s~uticient TO entitle them TO draw
the funds, distributed by the State Board OF Educs-
tion, without resorting TO district taxation; though
ductlon Works Of the Gould 4 Curry Mining Com
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mins.haying an
amount OF taxable property, the scnool fnnd Hom
support a fiourishings school for the entire year. Con.
sidering 10 much Of the action OF my predecessor as
illegal, that divided the county into four districts. I
OF making the schools more enicient, BY bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
S sSSIs F aTDieSes 3 5OF Q. st SdSis5 ses and j. 4'i III. Ro Ms g
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character, business capacity, and devotion
II sse E mIslS ! sna aa RddTssssddy, S he pSgSss' at once to
the Important work OF enlarging, repairing, renovat-
Ing, ventilating and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or lifted temporary for
school purposes In 1862 and 1863, with the Idea that
thew woouid soon be DISPLACED by more commodIous
m NJ we're attended with considerable expense, but
were indispcpsably necessary. Their, labors have
been arduous. They have already accomplished
very much. but much more remains to be accom-
plished. Tho result Ia, the Board Of Education has
now eleven school rooms. which are comfortable:
neat, SPACIOUS, ~ WI dsms nds ~ the nrcse;t and viii |
equni = 'mes ~ = 0nSSI nnrnose fnr , new yssrs in thr
b,Uoa a Ts ~ h sT bayc yari room which in
iutuIg: II ~ ooynrad IN ns,, 10 shads
tnls Guy. are IenseH ~ nane ~ = y, ~ NJ RnsrJ
10 prV III th bne p slhooii bouses With The execution OF
TWO. Two OF these are well constructed. hard inIsh.
hundred md ten chains and single mahogany desks,
for INC accommodates or the more advanced pupils.
The baianee OF the school rooms In the county are
fnrnished with neat and convenient desks, by which
The smallest pupiIs have Comfortable seats, and by
| means OF which can use their states without incon-
y%ensnce: 1t is safe % afdrm that there are not on
| comfortabjy furnished rooms than those or Storey
county The CORDS OF teachers employed will COM
nare Xyorably with any In other cIieS' Under their
pdm,nistrstion the schools arc rapidly rising in pub
| lie estimatIon, Though the population OF the county
is dImlnishinS. the schools have Increased about S
per cent, and are rapidly augmenting In numbers.
Two new schools have been organized, and ] ain
happy 10 be able TO report that our schools are In Q
r r ~ amnIon . stnSinS n'ssier u,ho Gevo,s"
SimselS cntirely 10 the worE Of instructing the pupils
i m ali tbe schools in the county. in vocal music. fhe
inanence nnon Tho scholars has been OF A softenlng
and snbJnins character. This enterprise thus far
ms Sorled chsrmingly,
The county school tax for 1861 and 1865 was fixed
an sach aim of surface taxable property In the coun-
iva lay handy equal 10 the wants OF this depart
80, In, NTH eronomv and M Serious drawbacks
meni, pu n,nh y Sa aha 10 mSintSiIn the se no. in
ths connty throueh the wear.
" scyoo, ,,.o,,
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efficient auIillaries to our Public Schools that
can be employed. Their Importance. when Wisely
selected and Judieiously managed, can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt.
ed, both In style and thought, TO every grade OF
mind. rich 10 Information, moral lessons and religious
n AVER iSsse iibrariss have been successfully estab-
ilshed they have awakened and cultivated a spirit
for reading. and have essentially modified the char
acter Of those districts for good. II the Legislature
would offer the Trustees. OF each School District a
premium OF my cents f9r eaen person, between s1
and nd. siS 4 ;n o SsSI ,SS on ' seu SSna ssat sunni ma, sb Sn 10 be
added thereto, I feel confident that 10 less than one
year nom the passage Of that Act, there would be
reading mater iGr inc ntue iolKs IN srsry y,lp. I9mn nm
School District IN the state; insuring pleasnre al1
70 the future. 70 the public. One thousand dollars
expended In this way by the state, Would produce
results OF great moment
..... VACCINATION. "
,,u,, tn,o..n,f nr ,ho continued nrosner,ty
lts very uhP3ltanbIot uno sv n - luz p.yg'p ps,Itn;y
81 our PUBIC SCHOOLS, SsPecialy ~ voEHS nv S.svs,
Snat al ane pup pai s sSSSti tbere ars many nareDis and
mas GsmSns SSaSSs ines ' sSIe t 10 6 %apy me small eS.
pense OF vacelnhton, VINO prefer tneir Snna,sn
should remain AZ nome than 70 conform 70 me rules
account OF plrental avarice is contrary to the genius
ofour Public sehool systsn: worhS y natosnip o1tn
70 the pupil ana the PUBIC, nnH snou,a n 10y o a.. to ~
school authorities should be invested With lhe power
10 have such children Vaceinaecu, ~. tne He.in3uSe. ~
expense, aner GAYS houce oy une s'c'N u tue
There are children oiindiSent parents wno srosIa
be vaeelnateS St me pu1h ~ e1peense; q, ~ n ' y. SS M
Interest Of the county that both children and adults
should be qualined 70 successfully resist inc "A'n'
some disease OF smal poA'
xropo. INDIAN AND xoSooLIAs CHILDREN
"sAO' 49,. - 80, .hor,,
Some law more efficient than now eSiss; shoSia
be framed. TO secure educational IacIiaes 70 nsSnn'
S psnai ~ n g attaches hed't % amy amy district %SISSH that viii s%nIi
children Of any o. the prescribed races INTO into th nl! tdSt
lie Schools OF this stAte-Ienylng any ochooi DistIISt
even oy q unanimous voIe 81 is sia1 Ths Sai,sornIs
70 admit one OF these uhlortunales. hne ca..,'.as
School Law, or whlcn ours ~ ~ pnneipai lea,u,es'
10 q transcript, has been, Deleve, 10 IaI mouineu;
10 meet the advancing spirit OF the age, as 10 repea'
this penalty. .
The report Of the school census nArsnai retHins
seven negro, thirteen indian and hlteen nohSonsn
children In. this county, petween slS anu elsnteen
years OF age. The Board Of bducauoh nave e4penu.
ed much, both OF time ana earnest aoor, 70 organiLe
tual p~reludlees existing Of one race against another.
almost, " not quilci ~ stLoIs y tuan " ~ sJpSiIii
race, wnlch OUlS tne Soo,s " vuIsa,rVnas =. ~
against them Az DuL tnus im, AYE OoeM uua1% ~
accomplish mel puIpOSe S = = nv n n > 4, = W1SS .'r
greater outlay !. i, !, y M:,,S ShA p r ~ o,s. ~ I,s,Ion
JuuHLnenTs $1,000 ~ tSs nrs:ent fins M nronerty ~
o. INC bas hsen tsIcd Sor tSe sunnopt ~ N PnbiIe
Senoon: ,an 49, : ~ ~. coios.d nsonis or virutnIls
me taNaVis 'op..'y u,onn,nd ~ ~ NM, ~ esS ono
Gty. ior that yeat, anlVunIeu W ,pe sun W. $500.
Upon tnis hnlount = sSnopt uaS " tWoshisns ons
PEI cent Mas paiu Lnso .ny oounIy eSnvni umu,
THIS IN gtoTs ouunSs upoa = nyp.es ssonlS ss eoOn'
se,i,iespesS ~ w y y ,nnISc, =, 4 - ~ arong
Seiuso Veinhaa"c n"a.n' '"s s'''oAA !" "io'"'
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION.
rho ,.r,r. =, n,r Irs,,,r,Ions Raj, pno,, tho non-
utnr " ~ IN Z ~ 1870 ~ " ~ nj ndne.,Son
T q pnhi;c SnSnoI sr.,em ~ ppops rnderStooJ"
Ine rSonS SSnSy! sssvsnl, 80 ~" unIshts sg.a.
whlcn noias tne otite LesponsloIe 70 Iuln,su euuca'
tionnl facillttes 70 AL the chndren OF inc STATE, ire
spectYe OF conuluon or Chassis empnAtcony an
American system. ~ is the hope, and should be
the pride, q our country. III tne state u morally
bound 70 AFFORD these facilities ior me chidren. tnen
certainly the chldren are under oohgaton 70 the
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