Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-28
ADDRESS TO PARENTS

lost and then a written excuse VIII Dc Necessary 70
',iyc him admission and maintain his moral stahu-
~. ia ,hr school for that delinquency. II Il an easy
,,,,frr FOR PARENTS, having a knQwledge OF the
h naSr M openInc and OF closing the school, to ascer-
tain The time ns seSS chS,I %r ss S,i NOT he allowed
Ia Hotter on the streets. Here they are liable To form
ihr worst OF associations aud 10 contract both hab-
NJ and language OF a debaSing character. Here inl-
nT,ssions NAV be cffaced which parents and teachers
have labOrcd long To establish. Promptness Is e.
Scutial To the success Of any school. II Is a habit,
If thoroughly established Ia the pupil. will cOnsti-
utc a marked and valued feature In after life. The
scholars arr under the charge OF the teacher from
their entrance in the morning I'LL the close Of the
school In the afternoon. and Is responsible for their
conduct while there. The teacher and parent
should tremendously cooperate to spare the pupils
from the debaSiug influences of street associations.
A mutual understanding ON these and other matters
would strengthen the government OF parent and
teacher. both At home and at school.
Visiting schools.
The School Registers. I'm which the names OF all
visitors have been faithfully recorded, while they
exhibit a decided Increase OF school visits over
those OF last year. nevertheless show an alarm
ing indifference on the part of those who should
be ever Vigilant In all things and movements
that pertain to the management, influence AMI
character OF the Public Schools. Children suS
tain such relations to their parents thataS a gen
rral rule, ills impossible for them 10 become
deeply and Enthusiastically Interested In principles
and modes Of action which awaken no lively emo
tons OF pleasure In their minds. Ii the parents
manifest 4 strong interest In the teacher and a deep
concern for the progress OF their children In their
respective studies; II they hold up before their
minds, both by word and action. that an education
l. the most Important Of all temporal blessings TO
De- acquired, anu 10 procure the opportunities OF
which for them. they are not only willing but happy
to make any reasonable sacrifice; II they will FOL
low their children continuously In their studies, IA
millariEc themselves. As far a. practicable, with their
IschOOlbOOkS.a and also with their progress In their stud
les, ascertain by frequent lnterrOgations their moral
and educational standing In their respective classes:
encourage them to pcrScvcre and 10 strive TO over
come the obstacles that stand more or less IKE
lions In the way OF almost every pupil: II they
viii JullciOuNly assist them TO overcome some dill
Guilty In their leS>Uu-a difficulty that may appear
most trivial 10 their experienced minds; II they VIII
frequently visit the school, encourage them to read
Instructive books. listen with plcaSurable emotions
OF appreciation To their descriptions OF what they
| have learned and Rad: II they will In every posi-.
Die way show by their conversation and acts that
they consider education ~ far iransccnding In value
the acquisition Of houses, or lands, or money. or
| stocks. or worldly hOnOrs, they will inspire their
Children with a lively, a growing and an abiding
sense Of the tran>ccndcnt Importance OF educa'
schools ani studies would receive a new baptism
and our Public Schools would be awakened by a
new impulse. amt their usefulness would be In
creased an hundred fold.
| The undersigned most respectfully
that Il any difficulty should occur In the school In
your district, YOU will avail yourself OF the earliest
| opportunity to bring the subject 10 the notice Of the
County school Superintendent. or II the matter
should be very urgent, You Will notify either OF the
undersigned nearest your place OF business or resi-,
drucc. that the difficulty may be examined into,
and, II possible, friendly relations prompt restored.
Very respectfully. yours, In the cause OF the Pub
II. ROBINSON,
LOUIS FEUSlER,
d. o. Atkinson.
LENDERS Of the Storey County Board OF Eiuca
ton.
Education Rooms, No. 81 south b street. Virginia,
September l, l>66.