Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-29
SCHOOL sUPERINrENDEyTs REPORT.
superintendonrs Report-Contipued.

SlrebEtn essential 10 their hich r,tssipS - n any
Il evils The Lestsspe1s As an antidote 10 these fear.
these 10 Avery great extern, SrnSiIIs ~ ~ pIeNent
in he fcS1s.tpIns I'M a remedy should be vested
tuition vests the Authority in iha, hes S.ate Sonsii.
= article II. In the following words. to- ~ section
Legislature may pas. sue, ,--
as will tend TO secure a general aiiendancr 81 AN ~
Schools" N ruohe
The great irregulArity Of the attendance q, ,sr
dren Of well meaning parents Is an evil Of sueb m.s
nitude as TO require u remedy II Is IN It's hAlcfal H.
ruence next 10 non-Attendlnce. which Is more cy
tensive than Is generally considered. Children ar
Is oite done from thoughtlcssncss or from ieno
rance OF the evils that grow out OF absence
pupil behind his class. II may require . vigorou
use Of all his powers and prompt attendance 10 com
mand a respectable standing. Soon disgust follow
closely upon the heels Of encouragement, and Their
Is no longer any attraction either for school asso
ciates, school teacher or school house. Morttie'
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For tn
purposes OF education. children arc, in a certail
sense, the property OF the State. The law demand
that property shall be taxed TO support n PIbli
School for six months In each year. In return 10
mand that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities for a Tx,
term. or their equivalent at private schools. To IN
sure an efficient Public School Systcm-to secure io
Il In the public estimation that position and conn
dencc that the system should command, the stand
ard Of Scholarship on the part Of teachers should b
| ~ TalsIu HAT DCTsUUs VI All lAllCEtI VI atitNl
education, unfortunate In other departments Of In
dustry, would not venture, ns a Temporary eSpedi
ent, 10 aspire TO the conirol ola Public school. Tht
feeling Is altogether too prevalent. that any pcrsot
who can read and write i competent 10 Instruct &
Primary School. IL Is my deliberate judgment that
II requires more skill, q greater amount Of tact. q
wider range Of general knowledge, and q clearer az
prehension OF the complicated law that control dIf
iercnt children In a school Of forty or my little ones,
and TO excite and maintain an Interest among those
who have no idea OF the value OF education. than 10
| NCak and maintain a llH IDIaragf annnp thp
same number OF advanced scholars in a High School
Many OF the vtscst educators In the country have
and force. l regard teaching as the most import.
ant rs well as the most dirhcu!t OF all the profes'
sionS-one that demands Of It's members indirid.
ually a more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
and moral philosophy, j quicker perception and
knowledge Of childish likes and d!sliIcS OF the nu.
mcrOus springs OF action, and how 10 turn them 10
awaken interest. stimulate thought. produce DISC.
pine and cheerful obedience, than those OF any
other Of the Intellectual professions. no one Is re-
garied competent 10 practice any 1.-THE learned pro.
LESSONS who has not gone through a long course OF
professional training under the immediate direc-
lion OF their most eminent Swans, 10 qualify nm 10
discharge intelliccntly the responsible duties his
profession may require. No one Is regarded compe-
tent 10 make a shoe or a shovel. 4 house or a hand
law, a coach or a crowbar, = broom. a bit or a
bucket, without INST serving an apprenticeship
The man who can make u steam engine. or who can
control It's movement after Il Is made. will com.
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
10 pay an ordinary teacher In \ Public School,
I u VI AHf UklUF lEoIl W e W Us
exhaust. with It's various individual aud combined
uses, could " learned In q fortnight by 4 well disci-
phnei and well educated teacher. whose mind has a
should learn their profession by acoursc Of discipline
and training. under the direction OF the most cue.
ccssinl and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed az our State is from the
great educational ccntcrs OF the country, our oppor-
tunitics ars slim indeed TO secure Iirsi class teach.
crs. The best OF the imported educators 10 the
| Pacific Coast will be assorted and CulleI ont bN the
Educational Boards OF San Francisco, Sacramento
and other parts OF California. and We have nothing
by which to invite superior educators to our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer eXiravagani
pay, which cannot be exPecied-which would moi
be allowed.
an institution Ia educate those OF our youth aInbi
tious 10 be teachers and for educational honors-tt
train them 10 meet the educational requirements o.
our times and for our peculiar locality: young mel
ami women whose parents, relatives or friends, 0i
all OF them, reside In our state. and who probably
VII rsm5in permanently Win ~, An Institution
supply for our schools OF well educated. well drilled
and live teachers. do much 10 awaken and foster
and to bring permanently before our people the
great value and importance Of popular education.
An institution Of this character should be located in
one Of the most pOpulous towns OF the State. where
a sufficient number Of pupils could be procured for
the organization OF 4 training school, TO be attached
thereto; for . Normal School without this impor
iant adjunct would be as i~nefncient As school for
the laboratory. with Its nenstruums and precipi.
tAnts. or NJ practical astronomy. without the Aid OF
the heavenly bodies. quadrants and telescopes.
There Is. however, a considerable number OF young
people OF respectable attainmcnts In our midst who
have taught school more or less, and ambitious 10
obtain a respectable rank In the profession OF teach.
Ing. but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac.
ticc OF teaching Is altogether unequal TO the AL.
yanced educational claims OF the present time,
Many OF these would be drawn TO an Institution o!
this character 10 procure the proper information
and a diploma, which should 10 current With school
local boards Of School Examiners throughout The
State. The stay Of this class would be longer OF
shorter according TO their previous attachments and
aptncSs to acquire. A Normal School would give
forth Its mrs, fruits from this class. Were the Stat,
IN j pecuniary condition 10 organize and support ~
Institution OF this character, II would not lie Al
easy matter TO over estimate Its value upon thu
public school interest In Nevada. But Il need no
necessarily be attended with great expense. Tn,
III" salary or one Professor. with trihins additional
Incidental expenses, would BE- all the outlay that q
present would be required. The permanent ed!iic,
and various ornamentations could follow the growth
VI the school and the increase Of the State Schoo
Fund. II the State would ofrer two thousand dol
lars annually for the first two wears. on condition
that private donations would equal that sum, AND
TO be added 10 II, l feel confident that that amount
could be raised, and q Normal School could BE- al
once put into a successful workins condition; Some
amount by the State. without seriously opprcsSins
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
Their Is one subject that / would like TO bring to
your notice for your consideration. / am omewh
In doubt whether the present IL the proper time or
this the proper channel, but with my IDEAS as re-
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Public
School system. the proposed suggestions In this con.
nectIon, will be both legitimate and proper. II IL
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climate
Of the vast ranges OF these elevated table-lands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. Is
but little known by our own people. and very Inn
perfectly understood by the people OF the other
States. 4 plan that would secure the proper re-
| coriIns OF accurate meteorological observations in
those parts OF the State where Public Schools would
he likely 10 be maintained throughout the year,
would be = valuable contribution TO science, and In
the course OF d decade OF years would throw much
light In regard TO our climate. One teacher In each
Of the principal towns In the State, II furnished with
the necessary instruments for the heat
and density Of the atmosphere. the direction and
force Of the winds. the amount OF the fall OF rain and
snow, and a book for recording the necessary obser-
vatlonS-nll Of which the Smithsonian Institute
would undoubtedly chccrlully supply-wouid. with
4 tririIng addition 10 his salary, lf so directed by law,
accurately perform The task. These observations.
both on the part ofthe teachers. pupils and the pub.
lie generally, habits ofcloSe observation In regard 10
atmospheric changes.
NlsDIREcTIoN or THE PROCEEDS or IHg HtLY MILL
The proceeds Of the half mill tax. provided for In
scc,lon6 Of Education. Article X Of the State Con.
s~titution. 1t occurs to Inc. was diverted by the hast
| Legislature. from the use intended by those who
formed that instrument. Section 81 OF the School
| moneys derived from the tax herein levied [half
mil tax shall be paid Into the State School Fund.
and be apportloned In the same manner as other
| money In that f~und"-that Is, the interest accrulng
shall be distributed 10 all the counties In the State.
according 10 the aseertained number OF persons be-
tween the ages Of six and eighteen years In said
counties, for the support Of Public Schools. The
object OF this half mill tax was designed particularly
10 create a fund for the support OF the Mining Col
icge-the mining branch OF the University. II was
the general opinion Of the members OF the Constltu-
tIonal Convention that this tax would yield the lrst
year from ten to tftcen thousand dollars. With q
large annual Increase thereafter. and that AT an
/ carly day the interest from the proceeds OF this tax,
\ and from other sources OF revenue, would enable
the Board Of Regents 10 establish this branch OF the
University and 10 pat II into successful operation In
a very short time. The section ~ referred 10 above
OF the Constitution. Is In the following language. TO
wlt:
half OF one mill on the dollar OF all taxable property
| OF the State. In addition TO the other mean, pro-
vlded for the support and maintenance OF said Uni
yersIty and common SCHOOL,"
The last three words, and common schools
above. were coupled with the word University 70
make II appear niAnifestly clear that the University
was a part OF the Public School system. The inten.
lion OF the Convention. 10 regard TO the disposal OF
the proceeds Of this half mill tax, will more clearly
sppear BY reference to section 5. Of the Educational
Article Of the Constitution. which reads a. follows.
1.-THE Board Of Regents shall. from the interest
,ccruIn- from the first funds (rom the half mill taxi
which conc under their control, Immediately organ.
iIs and maintain the said Mining Department (of
the University In such manner a. TO make II the