Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-16
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
superintendent,S Report-Copunued.

strength essential to their high mission. Our Pub
lie Schools are designed as a, antidote to these fear;
these TO q very great extern. Sensible OF their eS::
istenee, and feeling that q remedy should be vested
in the legislature, nc amer OF the t state ~ S So.st,;
., Article II, In the following words. to-wit:
- o : 1.-THE Legislature may pass such laws
as will tend to secure o general attendance OF the
children In each school district upon SAID PUBIC
Schools" f.-,r. as. f. ..H.H r.
The great irrcgularity OF the attendance Of chill.
dren Of well meaning parents Is an evil Of such. mag
nucnce next TO non-attendance, which is more OK.
tenslve than Is generally considered. Children are
detained at home for the most trivial reasons. This
Il Oite done from thoughtlessness or from gno-
rance Of the evils that grow out o frepeatcd absence.
A few days absence In q term generally drops the
pupil behind his class. II may REQUIRE a vigorous
use Of all his powers and prompt attendance 70 CONF
Tnand u respectable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon the heels OF disbursement and there
Gates GmS .T seSoOi n tssc arsra or sch e,5he house ls sei Sor, iSSSi
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes OF education. children are, In q certain
sense. the property OF the State. The law demands
that property shall be taxed to support a Public
school for SIX months In each year. In return for
the payment Of this tax. property. has a right 70 dc;
MIAMI tnht children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities for n like
term, or their equivalent at private schools. To in.
II In the public estimation that position and conn.
uchec ma the system should command, the stand
aru o. scnolaIshlp on the part Of teachers should be
ai tHuilCICukO ~ htlCStlNc
education. unfortunate in other departments OF in.
dustry, would not venture, rs q temporary expcdl.
feeling Is altogether too prevalent. that any nerson
who can read and write Is competent TO Instruct a
Primary School. II Is my deliberate Judgment that
wider range Of general knowledge, and a clearer aI-
prchenslon OF the complicated laws that control dif.
terent children In a school OF forty or MY title ones,
and to excite and maintain an interest among those
who have no Idea Of the value OF education, than TO
awaken and maintain a like interest among the
same number OF advanced scholars In u High School.
Many OF the wlsest educators In the country have
OMEN expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. / regard teaching as the most import.
s~ions-One that demands Of It's members lndivit.
\ ually q more comprehensive knowledge Of mental
snS mSLa. q n cIiISIsS likes Z sG nSS d,s getssS Of the G nM.
merous springs OF action, and how 10 turn them 10
awaken interest. stimulate thought, produce dlsci-
other OF the Intellectual professions. No one Is re-
garded competent to practice any OF the learned pro.
LESSONS who has not gone through a long course OF
professional trainiog, under the immediate dlrec-
ton OF their most eminent Swans, 10 qualify him 10
discharge intelllgenty the responsible duties ms
profession may require. 20 one Is REGARDED comps
saw, q coach or a crowbar. q broom, a bit or 4
bucket, without lrst serving an apprenticeship.
The man who can make o steam engine, or who can
control It's movement after II Is made. will COM.
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
TO pay an ordinary teacher In q Public School.
exhaust, with It's various individual and combined
uses, could be learned In 4 fortnight by q well dlsci-
pllncd and well educated teacher, whose mind has a
should learn their profession by a course ofdisclplIne
and training. under the direction Of the most sue
cesSful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State is nom tho
great educational centers OF the country, our oppor-
tunities are slim Indeed to secure inst class teach
Pacific Coast viii be assorted aud eulled out by the
Educational Boards Of San Francisco, Sacramento
and other parts OF CALIFORNIA;. and we have nothing
By which 10 invite superior educators 10 our desert
homes. unless our School Boards offer extrayagant
pay, which cannot he e~xpectcd-which would not
Our great educational want Is a Normal School,
an Institution 10 educate those OF our youth ambi.
tOus TO be teachers aud for educational h~onors-to
train them TO meet the educational requirements Of
our times and for our peculiar locality; young men
and women whose parents. relatives or friends. or
will remain permanently with US. An Institution
Of this character would, In addition 10 its regular
supply 70, SM5 sSs0C rs o. mS wei i, eu .Sssen S sed G sastsr
throughout the State a spirit Of Intellectual culture.
and TO bring permanently before our people the
An Institution OF this character should be located In
one Of the most populous towns Of the State. where
a sufficient numbero OF pupils could be procured for
the organization Of a training school. TO be attached
thereto; for q Normal School without this lmpor.
tant adjunct would be rs inefficient as q school for
The study o. praS ;isi,h chemistry snas should .nd Ignore
tanu. or OF practical astronomy. without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies, q~ladrants aud telescopes.
There Is; noweSet,a Sonsueaa0e ~ un ~ = yo MY
people OF respectaOie atlalnulens III our nllust WHO
have taught scho9l more oi Fss, aEu nnlplSIous ~
OBTAIN q reSpeeta0.e rans ~ y piV,es s VI raSn
tice OF teaching Is altogether unequal TO the ad.
vanced educational claims OF the present time.
Many OF these would be drawn TO an institution or
this character 10 procure the proper Information
and a diploma. which should be current with School
Boards In every district, and should dlsplace the
local boards OF School Examiners throughout the
shorter according 10 their previous attainments anu
aptness to acquire. 4 Normal school would IEiye
Iorth Us M, It eonsI IfSm 70 ant orS SaaH; an, msr s,, ms Sta sn
institution OF TINS character. " ~ouid MOI De an
easy, matter 10 over estIIiate us E n. upon .ns
necessarily be attended with great expense. Tbs
rent OF q small pu,lulng, lhe Sost .! iuInltuIe anu
the salary OF one Proiessor' with TIMING additional
present would be required. The permanent edltiee
and various ornamentatlons cOulu iolloG the grown
q the school and the increase OF me STATE SshoSI
lars annually TOT me INST 1To wears; on sUnaia0h
thnt ptlSaie n9hotions noaiu equa! '.sa sum. anu
could De raised; anu = HotnHL SsnSoi TOuiu Sn ~
onSe put In.Va y s'e cnnIa ~. c.pstsd ~ raiiss iii.
S "%n,nt hy thc stSte' Without seTious,y onpressiins
any person rei"s1'
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION.
There Is one subject that ! w0unu nssVo UlnS ~
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III. ~. 1870 ch.npaI hi, u.I,b, my f5a.s us a
.nis ..e piopH, .ahnnstr. ~ ch.r,n,a, ~ nur p,,,'I,c
sa,us ~ ~ nronosaS sn,,sos,Ions in mi. con.
Sel4oi sSs.n M ~ Sd pt"p pCrI,Im ~ snS nr a. er' III
neSi'Sm c, WI, ,,o, ~ Ram nscmiinr ch.r,c1cr ~ ~ climate
Wrn snoMn va. .nn-. = ~ ,hase csSs,sd tshisHI,nds Sc.
tween the ROCKY anu SIERRA Nefaua nlountalIs.
but httle known oy our Own peopLe' ana Ncry iIi-
perfectly undets!Sod oy tne peopie OF she .o.neI
states. = pinn that "ou.u seSuIe ,nc pIVpei !,
coruIhs .. aSSu,ass ubo.e S,hi,. Srhnoi. ,ro,i ~
tnoST pnir " u III. my ,SsnynhOSt ~. rsar
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SnS eTu,sso = ~ ~ clJn,ia M" ,sscheri Zach
nm ~ nrnsin,, lawns in Inc State IN Hnrnisb.d Win
INC necessary IhssrunTnes ,r aet ~ iiirnS, ~ n nra
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Iolce OF tne MIIIIs: WV a.ny ~ .nolan ). an ant
SNOW. alm w ,.h1 MI ,hc Sn,i,S,nnIsn instI,wtc
Sau9ns-ai .. MnieM ~ All, ,si,,nsynIan ~ Luz
Wou!u unu9uvea; SSusesiany SuppIi oS ~, - ~.
tIlnng adIltlou Y III ~ snaLs' rS ~ uiteSa1o mw
acSSIatey. GSso,na y w ~, h nss ,couIS .s Ssv
puVh Sn etne, a ~yN i,s ~ . nrSn,,is MA ss,s nnh.
~ Hot ns M n h,hit, nf close obs.r vatioh In rrga,d 10
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n,Irn[,aS ns Tnr pnoc,rps or rur u,Ir MILL
TAx,
Tho proceeds OF the half mill tax, provided for In
s,iintJan Il, occurs 10 me. was diverted, BIZ the last
IscisiStnrS, fsoni the use intended BY those who
iormsd ihst instrument. Section * Of die School
TT .n' snnroyed March srh, iS65, provides that: AN
nonsvs Seriyed from the tax herein levied (half
Moneys sbnii be Dali into the State School PHnd,
and be npportioned In the same manner as other
money IN that fund"-thatl Is, the Interest accruing
.h.I 10 dIstrIhutAI IN all the cOunticBil the State.