Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-24
+, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
superfutendcnps Report-Continued,

helpless tools Of artful political demagogues, and y
society arc plundered OF ar. undeveloped power and
strength essential 10 their Nigh mission. Our Pub
lie Schools are designeda as an antidotc TO these fear.
,Se sSi rs /. very vas E sfsat e1tsn T.' Ser senssi RTst Of their tsirs e%.
istence, and feeling that q remedy should DC vested
in the Legislature, the trainers OF the State Constl.
z, Article II. In the following words, to.wit:
ss o The Legislature may pass such laws
as viii tend TO secure q general attendance 81 the
ssaHdIsn In each school district upon said Public
The great irregplarity OF the attendance Of chill.
arsn OF well meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag.
naenee next 70 non-attendance which Is more ex-
tensive than Is generally considered. Children are
detained IN a. home for tho most trivial reasons. This
rance OF the evils that grow out or repeated ABSENCE.
a lew lays absence In q term generally drops the
p M Of Si his n ns G.a y ~ may require . vigorous
man9 . respeetable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon t6e heels q disbursement, and there
no longer any attraction either for school asso.
ciates, school teacher or school house Mortised
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. M, he
SSlpSt he S property SSTty. Of Inc sn STATE 5Fs: i'm IN = certain
\ that property shall be taxed to support a pnbIic
School for six months In each year. In return for
mand that children between certain AGES sSsii avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities Tor a ike
term. o rthelr equivalent at private schools. T. in.
It In the public estimation that position and coma.
dencc that the system should command, the stand,
ard Of sesh ,Ss ag.o on the be part 2 oateashers should be
education. unfortunate IN other departments Of in.
dustry, would not venture, Us q temporary expedl.
feeling Is Altogether TOO prevalent, that any person
who can read and write Is competent 70 instruct q
Primary School. II is my deliberate Judgment that
wider range Of general knowledge, and a clearer ap.
| prehenston OF the complicated laws that control DIFF.
ierent children In O school OF forty or tiity little ones,
/ AnA o - ~NlNA and ~ q - NANa~Aak - "a
who have no idea OF tho value OF education, than to
awaken and maintain q like interest among the
same number OF advanced scholars in q High School.
Many OF the wisest educators In the country have
often. expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. l regard teaching as the most import
sions-one that demands Of It's members indlvid.
ually a more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
and %SIa, p 5A eSsSEsS u z su aSs s,i IsrssP Ds n. and md
merous springs OF action. and how TO turn them TO
awaken Interest, stimulate thought. produce discl-
pline and cheerful obedience, than those Of any
garded competent 10 practice any OF the learned pro-
LESSONS who has not gone through o long course OF
ton oftheIr most eminent savsns, to qualify sIm 10
discharge inteligently- the responsible duties his
profession may require. No one Is retarded eompe-
saw, a coach, or q. crowbar. a broom. a bit or II
bucket, without frst serving an apprenticeship.
The man T. who oo can MAKE 2 steam I engine. or r Tho ,e can
mand more compensation than the public 10 willing
TO pay an ordinary teacher IN q Public School.
exhaust, with rs various individual aud combined
uses, could be learned In o fortnight by well dIsci.
pllned and well educated teacher, whose mind has q
should learn their profession Sy a course or discipiinc
md training, under the direction OF the most sue.
cessful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State 10 from tho
great educational centeb Of the country, our oppor-
t~unitles are slim indeed TO secure first class teach
ers. The best OF the imported educators TO the
EduestonaI Boards Is or San Franciseo, sSsr,SSento
and other parts OF California, and we have nothing
by which 70 invite superior educators TO our desert
homes. unless our School Boards offer extravagant
pay, which cannot DO expected-which would not
an Institution 70 edueat. those of our youth 70 smS!.
tious 10 be teachers and for educational honors-to
train them TO- meet the educational requirements OF
and women whose parents, relatives or friends, or
all Of them, reside In our State. and who probably
win remain permanently with rs: An INSTITUTION
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
and live teachers. do much 10 awaken and foster
and 70 bring permanently before our people The
great value and importance OF popular education.
An institution OF this character should be located In
a ~sufieient number OF pupils could be procured for
the organization o OF a training school,, TO be attached
thereto; for Q Normal School without this impor.
Il lALb hNyollNk "Ouiu " ~ lLCiullNllt ~ u oGuOOl WI
the study OF practical chemistry that should ignore
the laboratory. with Its menstruumS aud precipl.
tsnts, or Of RraSS as astronomy, without ths ad OF
There is, however, q considerable number OF young
people OF respectable attachments In our midst who
obtain o respectable rank in the profession OF teach
ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac-
tice OF teaching Is altogether. unequal to the ad-
vaneed educational claims OF the present time.
| Many Of these would DO drawn 10 an Institution OF
this character TO procure the proper information
and q diploma, which should be current with School
Boards In every district and should displaee the
local Boards Of School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay OF this class would be longer or
sptncss 10 acquire. A Normal sc6ool would give
| forth It's INST fruits from this class. Were the State
in a pecunlary condition 10 organize and support an
4 institution OF this character, II would not be M
easy matter TO over estimate Its value upon the
public school interest In Nevada. But II reed not
rent Of a small building, the cost Of furniture and
the salary OF one Professor. with tritlng additional
incidental expenses. would be all the outlay that al
and various ornnmentAtions could follow the growth
OF tho school and the. Increase OF the State School
Fund. II the State would offer two thousand dol.
lars annually for the first two years. on condition
that private donations would equal that sum, and
TO be added TO Il. l feel confident that that amount
could be raised, and q Normal school could be at
source OF revenue could be created to raise this
amount BY the State, without seriously depressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OkSAkNAIlONb,
There is one subject that I would like TO bring TO
your notice for your consideration. ! am somcwhat
In doubt whether the present Is 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 DO both legitimate and proper. It's
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climate
of the vast ranges OF these elevated tablc-lands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. Is
but little known. by our own people. and very I'm.
States. A plan that would secure the proper re.
cordlng OF accurate meteorological observations III
those parts Of the State where Public Schools would
be likely 10 be maintained throughout the year.
would be q valuable contribution TO science. and In
the course or q decade OF years would throw much
oft the principal towns in the State, n furnished with
the necessary instruments for determining the heat
and density OF the atmosphere. the direction and
ystions~an Of which tho Smithsonian Institute
would undoubtedly J, s che .=q y M,ec;SS Z; E T,w
published either weekly or monthly. would awaken,
lie generally, habits OF close observation In regard TO
atmospheric changes.
nupnxcrIos OF THE rRocrrDs or TIE HALF MILL
TAX.
The proceeds ofthe half millt TAI. provided for In
ssstionS q Edne.tion. Article = o. nc stats Con.
Legislature, from the use intended by those who
formed that instrument. Section 81 Of the School
Il LAW, hppEONCu IhICu Jun, Ico0, ptONlQcb tuul. Ill
moneys derived from the tax herein Ievled (half
mill tax shall be paid into the State School Fund.
and DO apportioned In the SAME manner as other
money In that fund"-that Is, the interest ~accruing
| shall be distributed to all the counties In the State,
according 10 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.
lege-the mining branch OF the University. II was
the general opinion OF the MEMBER Of the Constitu.
tional Convention that this tax would yield the tst
year from ten 10 nneen thousand dollars. with q
largo annual increase thereafter, and that NJ an
early day the interest from the proceeds OF this tax,
and nom other sources OF revenue. would enable
the Board Of Regents 70 establish this branch OF tho
University and 10 put II Into successful operation In
q very short time. The section (6) referred to above
Of the Constitution, 10 In tho following language, TO
witt:
half Of one mill on the dollar Of all taxable property
OF the State, in addition TO thu other means pro.
vided for the support and maintenance OF said Uni.
versIty and common tehooh." a
The last three words, "And common schooA,r
above, were coupled with the word University TO
make Il appear nianifestly clear that the University
was q part Of the Public School system. The inten,
ton OF the Convention, In regard 70 the disposal i
the proceeds Of this half mill tax. will more clearly
appear by reference to sections s, or the EdueaIona'
Article Of the Constitution, which reads As ioH'"''
"The Board OF Regents shall. from The ln1erest
accfuing nom the frst funds from the halt unity
whIsh ronns ttnder their control, lmmediAteIy orkhn.