Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-09
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
d superintssdeatl Repen-Couti1ued.

society arc plundered OF an undeyeloped nover and
~ II.s ssSooi SsS sTa as.,s, Their high mission. Our Pub
full evils. Tue Legislature has he poSey 10 nt,ysnt
ta:ss 20 ~. . yeT Ss. SEss; ssten,; ssniibls OF their sx.
ia. the Legislature, the Trainers Of t ths A., DC vested
2, Article II, In the following words, to-vit. 'ee''h
v,,, tend 10 I saep Ies 4 ssSsrsI may pas: such laws
Schools"
dren Of wen meaning parents Is an evil OF such m Sau.
nitude ~ 10 require Q remedy It Is In It's bAiefui in-
nuence next 70 non-atteudInce. which Is moro ex-
detained at home Tor the most trivial reasons. This
Is one done from thoughtlessness or from igno-
rance fthe. evils that crow out OF repeated absence.
pupil behind his class. It may require . vigorous
me Of MI his powers and prompt attendance 70 COM
closely upon the heels OF announcement, and there
Is no longer any attraction either for school asso.
ciates, school teacher or school house. Mortified
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
sense, the property Of tho State. The law demands
that property shall DO taxed TO support q Public
School for SIX months In each year. In return for
the payment Of this tax, property has o right TO de.
mand that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities for Q IKE
term. or thelr equivalent a. private sehools: TO m y.
II IN the public estimation that position and conn.
dence that the system should command, the stand
ard q seholsrship on The part q teachers should DO
education, unfortunate In other departments OF In
dustry, would not venture, - Q temporary eKpsd-
SSesrilng Is Ssltose,her loo prevalent. that any person
who can read and write is competent 70 instruct
Primary School. II is my deliberate Judgment that
Il requires more skill, q greater amount Of tact, a
prehension OF the complicated laws that control dill.
ierent children In q school OF forty or my little ones.
and 10 excite and maintain an interest among those
Il tphn hayR mn idRa NJ The yaiuR nj education. than to
awaken and maintain d like Interest AMONG, tpe
same number OF advanced scholars In High School.
often expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force, l regard teaching IS the most import
ant as well as the most dlficu!t OF oil the protes.
ssIs : a more sn S6n asmSeas 2, t is MeaUsi Of mental mental
and moral philosophy, q quicker perception and
knowledge Of childish likes and disilkes Of the MI.
lnerous springs Of action. and how 10 turn them to
awaken interest, stimulate thought, produce discl-
pliuc and cheerful obedience. than those Of any
other OF the intellectual professions. No one IL re-
fessIons who has not gone through a long course OF
professional tralnlog under the immediate direc-
lion OF their most eminent Sayans. 10 qualify him 70
profession may require. No one Is regarded compe-
tent 10 make \ shoe or a shovel, n house or o hand.
saw, d coach or a crowbar, q broom, q bit or =
bucket, without irxt serving an apprenticeship.
| The man who can make a steam engine, or who can
control It's movement after Il Is made, will COM
mand more compensation than the public 10 willing
W puH III ulIlAI lChCutI III " IuOllC SGuOOlI
though every part OF tho engine. from its feed 10 It's
exhaust, with Its various individual and combined
uses. could be learned In y fortnight by a well, discl-
plined and well educated teacher, whose mind has a
should learn their profession 6y Gcourse Of discipline
aud training, under tile direction OF the most sue.
cessinl and celebrated educators IN the county.
NORMAL SCHOOLS. r ....
Shut out and far removed as our State IS from the
great educational centers Of the country, our oppor-
tunltles ARE sllm indeed 70 secure irSt class teach
Pacific Coast Ses VIII / DC .ss tTed' and e euIied gu, s. The 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 extravagant
pay. which cannot be eapected-whIch would not
he allowed. -.
Our great educational want Is Normal School,
an Institution TO educate those Of our youth ambi.
tiOus to Ike teachers and for educational honors-io
our times and for our peculiar locality; young men
and women whose parents. relatives or friends. or
all Of them, reside In our State. and who probably
will remain permanently with us. An Institution
OF this character would, In addition 10 Its regular
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
and live teachers. do much 70 awaken and foster
throughout the State q spirit ofintellectuRl culture,
and TO bring permanently before our people the
great value and Importance OF popular education.
one or the most popnISus Town, or the S II .UsI WSe "
q sufficient number OF pupils could be procured for
the organization OF a training school. to Re attached
tant adjunct would be as inefficient a. . school for
the study OF practical chemistry that should Ignore
the laboratory. with Its menstruums and preclpl.
tants. or Of practical astronomy, without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies, Quadrants and telescopes.
| There u, however, . considerable number OF younG
have taught school more or less. and ambitious TO
obtain q respectable rank In the profession OF teach.
| Ing, but whose knowledge u the theory and prac-
tce OF teaching 10 altogether unequal to the id.
vanced educational claims u the present time.
Many Of these would be drawn TO an Institution OF
this character 70 procure the proper Information
and d diploma, which should be current with School
Boards In every district, and should displace the
local Boards Of School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay Of this class would Be longer or
aptness to acquire. A Normal School would give
forth Its inst fruits from this class. Were the State
institution Of this character Il would not be an
easy matter TO over estimate Its value upon the
public school interest In Nevada. But II need not
rent Of q small building, The cost OF furniture and
the salary Of one Professor, with trining additional
incidental expenses, would BE- all the outlay that at
and various ornamentation could 'Nilow The growth
OF the school and the increase OF the State School
Fund. II the State would ofier two thousand dol.
that private donations would equal that sum. and
to be added to II, I feel confident that that amount
SoSid 10, q ,1 5s5s { .us sss = f% %aTrID se sSSS,, sSnld s &c at
source OF revenue could be created to raise this
amount by the State. without seriously depressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OhsERVAIt0Sh.
There is one subject that would like to bring TO
your notice for your consideration. ! am omewh
In doubt whether the present Is the proper time or
this the proper channel. but with my ideas as re-
School system, the proposed suggestions In this con-
~nection, Will be both legitimate and proper. II Is
well known that the peculiar character q this climate
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. is
but little known by our own people, and very I'm.
STATES gssies.' A up pisn hat would " Id .e eeUS.' the he p p1e Sai IS.
cording OF accurate meteorological observations In
those parts Of the State where Public Schools would
be likely TO be maintained throughout the year,
would be = valuable contribution 10 science, and In
the course or a decade ofyears would throw much
light In regard to our climate. One teacher IN each
Of the principal towns In the State. FURNISHED with
the necessary Instruments for determining tho heat
and density q the atmosphere: the direction and
force Of tho winds. the amount Of the fall Of rain and
vations-aI or which the Smithsonian Institute
would undoubtedly c~heerfully supply-would, with
accurately perform the task. These observations.
published either weekly or monthly, would awaken,
both on the psrt ofths teachers, pupils and the pub
atmospheric changes. "
NspIREcrioS OF THE PRocrLps or TINE HALF MILL
The proceeds OF tho half mill tax, provided for In
Eection6 OF Education. Article x Of the State Con.
~stituton. Il occurs TO me. was diverted BY the last
l SSSi:at shsi I lnsm me- u'i s ,sstnat < 81 81 t tSS' sc SSS
Law, approved March ath, 1855. provides that: A
moneys derived rom the TAX herein levied (han /
mill tax shall be paid into the State School Fund, /
and be apportioned In the same manner As other |
money In that fund"-that Is, tho interest accrulng |
shall Be distributed 10 all the counties In the State, |
according to the ascertained number Of persons be- |
tween the ages Of SIX and eighteen years In said |
counties, for the support Of Public Schools. The |
object ofthis half mill tax was designed particularly |
to create q fund for the support Of the Mining Col. |
Icge-the mining branch Of the University. II was |
the general opinion or the members OF the Constltu. |
tlonal Convention that this tax would yield the hhst |
year from ten 10 fleen thousand dollars. with q
large annual increase. THEREAFTER, and that at an |
early day the Interest from the proceeds OF this tax. |
and from other sources Of revenue, would enable |
the Board OF Regents 70 establish this branch OF the |
University and TO put Il Into suceessful operation In |
a very short time. The section () referred TO above
Of the Constitution. ID In the following language. to
Wit:
"The Legislature shall provide 4 special tax Of one
half OF one mill on the dollar Of all taxable property
Of the State, In addition 10 the other means pro.
yIded for the support and maintenance OF said Uni.
verSlty aHd eoAiaoH SCHOOL,"
Tho last three words, "and eonnon Schools.r
above. were coupled with The word University 10
mako II appear mAnlfestly clear that the University
was q part OF the Public School systeni. Tne lntsn,
the proceeds Of this half mill tax, WIN more clearly
Hrticle Of the Constitution. which readsG follows.
TO- wit: .,.u rrop IN, ,p,.r.,t
,.cr,Ins fcom he ffit funds (rom the half mill ax)
which come under their conts9l, lmmsolaIeiy orE1n;
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