Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-13
Something about the History Of Public
Schools.

ww.fls az sepsration exl,ilns between the rich and
the poor, the vulgar and the reinei. the ple6!an and
The pat,le.an classes. One Class considered II iinpoS-
sibls that Public schools, fostered BY, and TO a GER
tain extent under tue management Of. the Govern
menl could be Is efficient educators OF youth. ~
those conducted BY private enterprise; another,
that secular education without a strong admiNture
OF religious instruction, would leave the pupil TO be
controlled BY his wild and ungOverned passions and
prepare him for q vagabOni and Goddess LIE while
= third class Insisted that the people OF the various
religious denoml ,ati0nS would never consent TO
have their children Instructed In asehool which pur-
poSely separated ecclesiastical from literary and SCI
entlac studies. But In the older States. experience,
time. an enlarged and enlarginS spirit OF liberation
Sustms5t Of The Pubic school system 10 a common
misunderstanding 4 platform upon which AL, Ia
voraols To universal education. might stand and
tremendously cooperate. without any sacrifice Oi
religious or political opinions. we repeat. that these
and other questions prophetic OF the early downfall
Is settled In their favor. IL Is now generally admit
ted that there l. q system OF morality. accepted by
all civilized communities and 4 common religious
ground. up to the base OF scctirian differences,
Wnere an can Stand-that these will allow the high
es; religious truths. ami the sUblimesi morality TO
be ,auSht-eQua TO educating tue MIMI OF tue
School Into 4 sense Oi It's religious anu moral respuh-
sIbIli;Ies. ami OF Inspiring It's pupils with a respect,
veneraiiSn and love .; tod, and a kindly ieehhS ior
al mankind.
~ politics, md no countenanee or support IN our
School system. On this common Srouni,a truce
proclaimed, aud federation establishes It's empire.
IuC sNCNtdA aoAN
The Public school System Of the State Of Nevada,
was organized 10 furnish the youth OF the State the
facilities for a good substantial, business education.
In a ,hiesly populated County IKE STOREY: they
schools, equal 10 those OF a similar grade AMI acili-
ties, existing In any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
tn. great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county for the past nticen months,
mas encouraged the undersigned. 10 whom their in-
te.eSts have been committed. 10 ~tellciiate you upon
their Improvement, and TO earnestly sOIclt your
cooperation 70 Increase their usefulness AMI TO cN-
tent their influence, that they NAV more fully sub
serve the noble purposes OF ;Aeir organization.
Importance oil Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy To- De- able 10 state that
very many Ut the pTejulces that formerly existed
against the Public Schools IN this couut', ant which
c~ousplrei largely % GbriiSv their iliUruc", nave
Gradually diminished, Jgi iNuany "a >hNIppcarrd
Altogether. They are uOw with ~ pLt-nu.'ed BY all
classes. The people have l,araci ;L,t Iic Public
schools navea higher mission, aUd a ryol-r purpose
than merely 10 restrain odI o"Ns i.JHi TuuniuS At
large In the streets bat That, "a the cOnTrt-y, they
are e.nclrut la eLucattus tac Iiud, cullNNtuIs the
habits and tastes Of the pupils; that the teacher not
only drills them eilcleutN AM successfully m the
various branches Oi education, but that lac ~ >hc i
also personally present with them IN thrlr out ~
door PLAYS, during rrcc>scS ami intertni>>iOu>, tniG>-
Ing into their amuSrmentS a dccOrou> ant respect
fal OeariRg one toward another, cultivatlnc In them
moral feelings, courteous manners ami pOite Ian
guase-A social and moral training almost a. essen
tlAl 10 their well being a. that OF mental culture; that
In our public schools pupils OF the same grade have
improved In their stuiies a. rapidly as those who
have been sent out OF the State At large expense,
out from and beyond the healthfnl influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble to examine the system OF education adopted
BY the Storey County School Department, have
learned that Il Is similar 10 that employed In BoS-
ton, Chleago. san Francisco and other large towns
where the Public Schools have broken down all 9p-
position and are 10 be, anionE the
most efficient, the most thorough, andfth best d!>-
clpllnet schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the conh-
tenee Of the public. Your sympathy and co-opera-
lion are necessary TO aid the Board OF Education.
whose labors In the School Department are entirely
gra,uitous, TO bring them 70 the highest degree o.
public favor. II i important TO the tuture well
beinS OF our country TO bring them TO a higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness, because but
comparatively few Of the youth OF our land can eN-
pect 10 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools aiort. We have a right TO an
tcipate great things IN The future for That school ;ys-
In the minds OF many thousands Of the most illus
trtous names in American history; which Impelled
named George Washington. Roger Sherman, BeDJa-
min FRANKLIN, Benjamin West. Nathaniel Bowdltch,
Robert Fulton. Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay. Ste
ace Greeley. y. P. Banks. Elihu Burritt 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 underS;aniinSly taught In our Pub
lie schools as In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited popU-
lat!on does not permit o. an enlarged system OF
brace In the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture.
vocal music. caiIsthenlc exercises, reading. writing.
arithmetic, GEOGRAPHY. grammar, history OF the
United States, elements 81 natural philosophy, map
and lineal drawing. physiology ami hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are aited TO the ~ioreIolnS studies
book keeping. ALGEBRA, geometry, chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing, and also astronomy,
n the pupils are sufficiently advanced 10 require in
Grammar school.
The monthly report OF the Teacher OF the Gram
mar School, located In the Third Ward In Virginia.
for the month OF July last, returns tny-one schol,
as. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-slS females. 0fihese twenty-one were mas
tiers and Efteen misses between twelve ami seven
teen years OF age. This school Is open 20 any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced Ia the
elementary English branches 10 pass an examination
therein, Is prescribed by the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either TO the Superintend-
cut, or 10 either Of the undersigned. Or 10 the
Teacher OF the Grammar School. This statements
male that persons gnae9uainted With the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may be informed
that there Is no necessity. on account OF deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
Of this State 10 acquire an English education.
added school apparatus TO facilitate Instruction Ia
the higher departments, and will continue 10 Increase
this important assistant 10 the teacher. a. the con-
dit!on Of the school Fund viii permit.
Public school Library.
The sum Of I'VE hundred and MY dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions, which has
1lQel over uNe nunurcu NOIuulce " NAluaOit OOoAo
10 the School Library. This suspicious commence
ment we trust will be followed up by quarterly or
semiannual accumulations, TIL this Institution
mail ;wsn INTO p'S ~ sss Pp 1Sn! S SSt pss Sys,e ~ In in
this county. We trust you will encourage your
children 10 take books from Il and 70 rely upon II Is
great source ofinstructlon and amusement
Non-Attendance.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal. In the
month OF July last past, show that there Il 4 large
number OF ehiliren In this county. between six and
This should not be. No Community can AFFORD 10
have It's youth grow up In IL. midst ia Ignorance.
out lns,tnuohs spring trom-are moulded and gov
feren, ACCORDING; TO the education, moral culture
and refined taste Of their creative and Sustaining
buttons are managed BY the favored ami sdacafei
few. popular ignorance Is not 10 mIschIeyouS a.
with US. The mission OF our Public School sys,cm
Is not 10 pull down the great and III. GOOD 10
lower standard OF exc Hence, but 10 elevate m.
multitude. TO bring the claims OF education TO the
county which have not ayailed themselves OF the
excellent facilities our Public Schools Afford, is an
your assistance In this department OF labor. The
public Schools should be fully attended-should be-
made Z. .,I return no 70 f mi P gsSss c In In, iH!eI %sSan and
ana iabor expended In their behalf There must be
an awakening on the part Of the public in sduca-
tional matters, 1eI0re 1nTu Thsrs Srs manS
,hinvs vet 10 be done TO make them what they
should Be. There should be a public sentiment that
would be equal 70 the pleasaraSie t. ~ o. csI hGneia *
every parent IN TINS county u senu N""HSN !"
S'me Irrerularity Of Attendance.
The School Registers Of the several schools In
this county for tne pas S Ssry IafSe number OF
children, who have been permanent residents I'd tne
county. have been exceedingly irregular IN .nen
Attendance, Some have been absent three-iourtnS,
many one-halL, and a large number one-quarter OF me
time. Had the Schools been In . crowded conditlon
Alarse number Of pupils would have forfeited Their
aAAfa Tha praaant LghAaI vaar the HOArI Will De