Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-02
SCHOOL supER1NrKsDEsrs REPORT.
ANNUAL9 REPORT aosI
or the Storey County superintcndcnt
OF, Public In1tFuctiOn.D ~ .raH
Hon. 4. +. Waite, Superintendent Of Public In
struetioH for he Stale of Nsudda; %


or the Storey County suporfntcndcnt
OF Public InstrucdSn.D ~ ,lss
Hon. 4. F. Waite, Superintendent of Public IN
straettoH for tie Stale af Nepada: ~..rgHyfI
DEAR Sin: My statistical reports Afford you all
tne In regard 10 tho receipts and dis
oursements or school, moneys In this county, for
%nat purposes expended. tho AMOUNT Of cash IN Tie
teachers employed, the number OF schools, and the
number OF pupils attending the SAME. average at
sendanee an abstract nom the reports ofthe Census
such general Information a. the School Law requires:
Perhaps q few words. by way OF explanations and
SUGGESTION. In this connection. may not DO out or
The School Law, approved March %. 1865. repealed
the special school law Of November, 1882, which ex.
empted Storey county from the school law approved
Board Of Education was organized, and worked with
great efficiency for nearly three years. This change
abolished the old Board OF Education and brought
which was poorly adapted to meet the wants OF this
small but comparatively thickly populated county.
The schools OF this county were placed under my
found the county, which formerly consisted OF but
one School District, carved up. by my predecessor
who, by. . decision Of the Supreme Court, held the
thority-Into four School Districts, two OF which.
from q paucity OF population, could not maintain 0
school for Q time SUFFICIENT to entitle them 70 draw
the funds, distributed BY tho State Board Of Educs.
sHNaa teAHo eAok sftS
one OF these districts embraced the extensive Re
duction Works OF tho Gould & Curry Mining Com
pany. and seven Or eight Quartz ailsIhaying an
which, II expended In that district, would literally
support q fOurishing school for the entire year. Con-
slGsTlnE sS 50 % a,T,as 81 t ihe s sssiUn q H., my yo preG sisesie,, a
restored the Same TO one School District, with o View
OF making the schools more %eficient, by bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, L. O. Addison and s. II. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character, business capacity, and devotion
These gentlemen addressed themselves at once TO
the important work Of enlarging. repairing, %renovat'
Ing, ventilatlng and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or fitted temporary for
school purposes In 1862 and 1885, with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more conmOdious
ments were attended with considerable expense, but
were indispensably necessary. Their labors have
been arduous. They have already accomplished
pilshed. The result Is, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms, which arc comfortable.
neat. spacious. well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal to the school demands or the present, and WIN
probably serve q good purpose for a few years in the
mturc. These houses have yard room, which, IN
this city. are fenced In and covered, In part, BY sheds
to protect the pupils from rain and sun. Iae B0std
own all these school houses with the exception o.,
two. Two OF these are well constructed. hard finish
ed buildings. The school furniture consists OF two
hundred and ten ehalrs and single mahogany desks.
" III " NAV " 49, AHS~N ePh'f
The balance OF tho school rooms In the county are
furnished with neat and convenient desks, BY which
means Of which can use their States without incon-
v~enicnce. II Is safe TO afirIn that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not excepted, more
comfortably furnished rooms than those or Storey
county. The corps OF teachers employed will com.
pare favorably With any In other cities. Under their
administration the schools arc rapidly rising In pub
Is dImInIsSins, the Schools have increased about j
per cent, and are rapidly augnnentng In numbers.
Two now schools have been organized, and am
healthy and nourishing condition. The Board OF
Education employ a singing master, who devotes
in ali The schools In the county, in vocal music. Tho
influence upon tho scholars has been OF o ~softening
and subduing character. This enterprise thus far
The county school tax for 1864 and 1855 was nxed
by the Board OF County Commissioners at Is cents
on each 800 OF surface taxable property IN the coun'
ficnt, but with economy and no serious drawbacks
we shall probably be able 10 maintain the schools In
tho county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute. one OF the
most e1ncient auxiliaries TO our Public Schools that
can bo employed. Their Importance. when wisely
selected and judlc!ously managed, can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt
ed, both In style and thought, to every grade o.
mind, rich In Information, moral lessons and religious
instruction, untAlnted with ~sectsrian bias. Wher-
ever these libraries have been successfully, estAb-
lished they have awakened and cultiyated q SPITE
actcr Of those districts for good; Il the legislature
would offer the Trustees OF each School District q
premium OF dry cents for each person, between six
donations in cash should double that sum-, and TO be
added thereto, I feel confident that In less than one
year nom the passage Of that Act. there would be
reading matter for the little folks In every prominent
school District in the State, insuring pleasure and
pront 10 the pupils, and q rich reward, particularly
In the future, to the public. One thousand dollars
expended In this way by the State. would produce
results OF great moment.
VACCINATION.
II Is very important for the continued prosperity
Of our Public Schools, especially In towns and cities,
that all the pupils should be yaceinated. Experience
G mas S | ssSnd. iniy ' aSIs to- to S @apy th s'i 1mSil t es.
pense OF vaccination. who prefer their children
should remain at home than 70 conform to the rules
ofthe Board. To Danish CHILDREN rom sSnooi on
ofour Public School system; WORKS q hardship both
to the pupil and the public. and should not be tolsr'
school authorities should be invested with the power
TO have such children yacclnated. At the deitnouents'
expense after I'M days nSLee BY ne CLERK OF the
There are children OF INDECENT parents who should
be vacclnated at the public expense. In these Cases
the county should LIB bear IN, ths S SS5Se sS,I rs II ! Is f ,sl ,ns
should be qualified 70 successfully resist the ioath-
some disease OF small poS.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND NoSGoLIAS CHILDREN
Some law more efficient than now exists. should
be framed, TO secure educational facilities 10 the chill
dren OF negroes, Indians and Mongolians. 4 severe
children OF fanny OF the prescribed races into the Pub.
lie Schools OF this Statc-denying any School District
even by a unanimous vote OF is citizens. the night
TO admit one OF these unfortunatcS. The California
School Law, OF which ours In Its principal features,
Is A transcript, has been, / believe, so far modified,
10 meet the advancing spirit OF the age. as to repeal
'i Thpe rcnort of the School Census Marshal returns
seven negro. thirteen Indian and fifteen mongolan
children In this county, between SIX aud eighteen
I'd much, both OF timo and earnest labor, to organize
n Public School for their benefit; but there arc mu-
tual prejudlces existing OF one race against anotner,
almost, ifnot quite, rs strong as that OF tho superior
race. which bolts tho doors OF educational halls
against them all; but thus far, have been unable TO
accomplish their purpose, without lncurring amucn
Judgment, seemed TO justify. From the organization
OF the Territory 10 the present time the property or
soS6 negro f fss o ASSESSOR. ssSfs 30 Soo ks for s9p IsSs, show &c rq taas
the taxable property Of the colored people OF Virginia
CITY. for that year, amounted 10 tho sum OF $4,000.
Upon this S amount 1,ia a , Ssa0G ts saS cS 81 ay'f sesoSl = Fu Hns
seifrespect, II not our sense Of justice, should coun.
sci us 70 terminai or modify this system Of wrong.
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION. "
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon the pop
S Sa INV will Him.. Ta Sn gff az hiSs s,sS o. q D sSS m9t sdaesti Ssn
Tho Public School system, Is now understood
which holds the State responkible TO FURNISH ednca-
tional facilities 10 al the children OF the state, ire
spective OF condition or class-iS' emphatieally an
American system, II Is the hope and should be
the pride, OF our country: IL tue state y morally
bound 10 atord these facilities for the children. then
certainly the children arc under obligation 70 the
State TO avail themselves OF these invaluable faelli-
ties. Rights and duties are CO. relRtiye. The public
ssDSos ai tI,Ste % h iaSots amy f i ssr 70 Sa ls@ni enemy ~ Sn e
society. II generates and carries with II an IN.
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In
furious TO society, and more 70 be dreaded than
those loAthsonie and Infectious diseases, which
arc so strongly guarded against, by all governments,
by a perfect system or most stringent sanitary resu'
The School Department Is the most important In
It's conservative influence Of any branch 1.-THE state
aforementioned In cure. but In prevention. The
power Of tho State for all the purpose o.. good aug
ments with the growing intelligeuee Or The people
ease, poverty and crime. Tho records Of our riminal
Courts testify against ignorance with an elo9uehce
and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. wisdom,
the fruit Of education. brings security indpeace,
The schoolmaster conseryes-ignoralce destroys.
II 10 vastly more economical toI the STATE 70 uialn.
tain schools and schoolmasters than criminal Courts
and riminal onicers-to construct School. Academy
aud University buildings, than prisons, penitentia-
ries aud gibbett, A the morning dew dikAppeArs
before the warm and genial rays or the ascending
sun, 20 recedes crime with Us necessary appliances
In those communities vitaliIed with . compsehen-
sive education, softened BY moral and religious In.
tuences. The recent rebellion-tho greatest war OF
the centuries-that peopled nearly q million Of pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations and mortgaged the
labor Of generations uDborn-would probably not
have occurred had the worth and Importance OF the
s~choolmastcr been better understood and apprecia-
ted, and his presence and influence been invoked In