Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-05
ADDRESS TO PARENTS.
To
To Parents, and those haring charge
of Children in SfOreU COUHty.

"A AtIW VI tue IuuNE CNuloN va NhN NNNt |
~ will commence on Monday, September al. I@",
At 10 o'clock a. n.
The Public school system.
Tue Public School system In the United States, by
M y p [USl II PttTst2 SesoSIi 70 the free NSsdcrns: bI
Its opened doors TO all classes, regardless OF rank,
iortnns or condition. oTsaniLei aaI sGppoItsl .!
ment OF the people, i essentially an American ln-
sliullOn. Ii Is the legitimate offspring VI our tem- \
ocratlc system OF Government. Begotten by our
necessities II Is admirably adapted 10 minister 10
our peculiar wants.
about the History OF Public
Schools
The history Of the Public School system shows |
that II has not always been characterized by that
perfection OF system and harmony % arrangement
that marks It's present movements. IL i only by
degrees ihatth most benehecut sysIemS are brought
10 the highest degree OF Perfection Long and Sc
were were the struggles OF this system for lie and
growth anI popular favor. Its early existence was
feeble. IL awakened strong preludiceS, mostly from
a miSconcepti0n VI it, true character. ami nom all
inability 20 comprehend the grandeur OF It's mission.
some considered It an ingenious aTrlnErmcnt Tor
plundeying the rich for the education OF the children
Vi the poor, ami others, asa conspiracy on the part
OF political demSSVgUcS, 10 break down the social
walls OF separation existing between the rich and
the poor. the yuLSat and the refined, The p.GeLan and
sible that Public schools, fosicrcd by, amt 10 a GER
tain extent under tue management OF. the Govern
ment could b a. efficient educators OF youth, -
those conducted BY private enterprise; another,
that secular education without a strong adniNturc
OF religious Instruction, would leave the pupil TO b
controlled BY his wild and ungOverned passions and
prepare him for aVagabOnd and Goddess Ike; while
a third class Insisted that the people OI the various
have their children tnStructed IN a School which pur.
pOSely separated ecclesiastical irom literary and SCI
entiac studies. But IN the older States, experience.
time, an enlarged and enlarEinS spirit .; liberation
on the part OF the people, coupled with a wise adj
luStment Of the Public School System 10 a cOmmOn
Sentiment-ereStlnS a platform upon which all, IA
vorable 70 universal education. might stand aud
hArmnnlOn.N gUEDNaFAfR- without ANY sacrifice B9
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions pTOpheue OF the early dOwnidl
OF the Public School system. have been triumphant
" settled In their favor. Il Is now generally admit
ted that there Is q system OF morality, accepted BY
all e~lvtlLed eomLnunlteN and a e9unnon relSloIN
ground. up 10 the base VI Sectariln differences,
wuere all can stAnd-that these Will allow the high
est religious truths, ami the Subtlnest morality 10
be ta~uSht-eQuA 20 educating the mind ul the
School Into = sense VI Its religious and moral rrSpOn-
slblllties, and OF Inspiring Is pupils with a respect,
veneGatlon and love OF God, and q kindly iecuhS i"r
The disturblnG forces Of ,cctarian religion ami par
" politics. and no cOUnienAncC Or support IN our
School system. On this common ground, a truce i
proclaimed, and liberation establishes It's empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public School System vi the State o! Nevada,
was organized 10 furnish the youth Of the State the
In a thlcEly populated County IKE storey, they
should possess al the qualifications OF ttrs;tla>'
schools, equal 10 those Of = stu!lAI srade and Ac!1t-
ties, existing in any part or the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools IN the county FOR the past hftcen months,
has encouraged the Undersigned, 70 whom ihclr IN
terestS have been committed. to fencltatr YOU upon
their Improvement, and To earnestly solicit your
cooperation 20 Increase their usefulness and TO eN-
tend their influence. that they NAV more FULLY sub
serve the noble purposes Of their organization.
Importance of Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy 10 D. able 10 state that
very many OF the preJudiceS that formerly existed
AGAINST the Public schools in this county, and which
cOnspired largely 20 AbrIse tdr!r influence. have
gradually diminished, and IN many A>c>dlNappeirel
AtOgether. They are now with u paIrun,Evd By all
classes. The people have learned that tbs Public
Schools haNea higher mission aui a nobler purpose
than merely TO restrain bad boys from running at
large In the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
are efficient N educating the mind, cuItlvallns the
habits and tastes OF the pupils; that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently aud >ucCyNNiulN In the
various branches OF education, but that he OF she !
also personally pvrSrn; with them In their out of
door plays during receSeS and lnt-rmi>,,uu>, lnfuS-
Ing into their amuScmcntS \ IcCuruUN and respect
rl bea-nE one toward another. calt!vatinc IN 'hcm
moral feelings, courteous MANNERS auI polite Ian
guaSe-a social and moral training almost - essen
tl 10 their well being aStAat OF mental culture, that
IN our public schools pupils Of the SANE grade have
improved 10 their studies a. rapidly ~ those who
have been sent out % the state NJ ArEe expense.
out nom and beyond the hcilthtul influence Of
trouble 10 examine thesystem Of education adopted
BY the storey County School Department, have
Learned that II l. N,iHlAr 20 th1' cihp'3yei IN bos.
where the Public schools have broken down all OPP
position and are Acknowledged to BE- anonS the
most efneienS the most tho.ouSa, and the best dis
What Our Pablo schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the coma.
denee Of the public. Your sympathy and co-opeTa-
ton are necessary TO aid the BoI-i Of EiCCltion,
whose EoOrs In the School Department are entirely
Ha;uitouS, 10 bring them 20 the highest decree Of
public favor. Il i important 70 the iuturr well
being OF our country 10 bring them 10 i higher
Standard Of efficiency and usefulness because but
comparatively few Of the youth Of our land can cN-
peet 70 eDlSy hlSher gapeASonA aiSantaSGS man
ticipats grea; things In the future for that school >y>-
tenn which awakened the 1rst educational impulses
IN the minds OF many thousands Of the most Mus,
triouS names IN American history; which impeled
them 70 self culture, and among which may BE-
named George Washington, Roger sherman. Benja-
min Franklin. BENJAMIN West, Nathaniel BUWdItCh.
Robert Fulton. Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay. Ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. M..iard Fillmore, HOr-
ace Greeley, \. P. Banks, Eihu Buritt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here In Storey county every branch oG an Gle.
mentAry Engush education i a. Systematically,
thoroughly and undersiandLngly taught In our PUB
lie schools a. In any schools IN the American Union.
The great drawbacks Is this: that OUT limited popu-
lAtion does not permit Of an enlarged system %;
grading the schools. The range Of studies em-
vocal music, calsthenic exercises, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, grammar, history Of the
And Inca! DRAWING, physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added 20 The foregoing studies
book keeping, a!seeTa, Ieometry. ehenlsiry. natural
n the pupils are sufficiently advanced ~ require Ia.
~struction therein.
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 rfy-one >choi.
arS OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-slN females. 0ftheSe twenty-one were Ma
tiers and hteeu misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This schools open TO any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
- .H. LwENNzh AHanRha. IA VA an aN min fNGn 7
therein, As prescribed BY the Board VI Education.
Application can be made either 10 the Superiutend-
Teacher OF the Grammar School This statements
made that persons unacQualnted 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.
From time 70 time the Board OF Education has
the higher departments, and will continue to Increase
this Important assistant 10 the teacher. ~ the CON
dition o. the School Fund will permit.
Public school Library.
The sum OF Ave hundred and INV dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions, which has
added over I'VE hundred volumes OF valuable books
20 the School Library. This auspictous commence
ment we trust will be followed up BY quarterly or
semi-annuaI aecumulatlonS, TN this institution
shall swell into proportions that VIII renderi II an
important feature In the PUBLIC school system IN
this county. We trust you VIII encourage YOUR
children 20 take books from II and 20 rely upon 1t as
q great source oflnstruetion and amusement
Non-Attendance.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal. In the
month Of July last past, show that there Is a large
number OF children In this county, between six and
eighteen years ofSge, who do not attend any school
This should not be. No community can diOd 20
have Its youth grow up In It's midst In ignorance.
Our Institutions spring irom-are moulded and gov
srned by the people, and Will be good, bad or lndlf-
ierent according to the education, moral culture
and refined taste Of their creative and sustaining
power. In countries whose government and insti-
tutons are managed by the favored and educated
few, popular ignorance u dot so mlschieyOus a.
with Us. The mission OfOur Public School system
IA not 10 pull down the great aud the good to a
lower standard Of exc Hence, but TO elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education 10 the
favorable consideration Of those families In the |
county which have not awaited themselves Of the
excellent facilities our Public Schools afford, Is an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department Of labor. The
Public schools should be fully a-ttendet-should be
made 70 return TO the public. In intellectual ans
moral culture, the full worth for the money. care
and labor expended In their behalf There must he
an awakening on the part Of the public In educa- /
tional matters, before their efficiency and usefulpesS /
can DO materially augmented. There are many
things vet to be done 70 make them what they
should be. There should be a public sentiment that
you'd be equal to the pleaSurable task Of Inducing |
eyery parent in this county TO send his children to
some school.
20 rna School Registers Of the several Schools in
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