Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-08
VIRGINIA Yesterday W

UNIV VI vi 80
of time to hear the pupils recite, w
were unable to make such a report a
we should like to have done. In ordel
that our readers may see the method o
system adopted in the schools in .Vir
GINA city, we paid a visit to the Public
| Schools of the Second and Third Wards
Virginia, yesterday afternoon. In com
pany with Judge d. o. Addison, at half
past l o'clock we repaired to the schoo,
of the Second Wards. The first school
| visited was the Grammar School, under
the charge Of Mrs. Summers. The whole
number of scholars in attendance at this
school during the month was ~; aver
age attendance, So. Boys, 10; girls, %,
The following are the bronches taught
in the Grammar School, and the number
| of pupils in each branch are: Orthog-
raphy, ~; definitions, 40; writing, 42i
geography, Al; physical geography, u;
mental arithmetic, 40; written arithme-
tic, ~; grammar, Al; History OF the
United States, 40; physiology, AZ; draw
ing, 80; bookkeeping, 4; algebra, II;
philosophy IL; natural history, AZ; calls
themes, -. vocal music, 40. 1t will
| readily be seen that the same branches
| are taught in the Grammar School in
| Gold Hill that arc taught in the highest
Public School in Virginia. While in
this school we had the pleasure Of hear
| ing the scholars on n review Of the past
| weeks lessons in arithmetic. The rcci-
tation or review was certainly very cred
| liable to both teacher and pupils. After
the recitation vas over, two compost
tious were read-one by John Hickman,
n boy thirteen years old. 1t was a jour
nal Of his travels to California last Au-
gust for his health. We were satisfied
before we heard the composition read
that he was n talented youth, and after
hearing the composition VT gave him
the name of ''Mark Twain, Junior. y
The production was such rs would have
been Il credit to one of twice his years.
Miss Anna Batterman also read a compo-
%Sition, which was an excellent produc-
ton. The Grammar School shows
excellent training. Everything through
out the schools is done according TO
system. We also visited the school I'M
der the charge of Miss J. Cordiell, called
the intermediate School. Also the
Second Primary School, in charge of
Miss Ida futile. Also, the Primary or
Infant school, under the charge OF Miss
Jose Rogers. The intermediate school
is one grade lower than the Grammar,
although studying the same branches
but of u more primary character. In
the ID Primary school, reading and cle-
mentary geography and arithmetic with
the general exercises, are taught. The
school of Miss Rogers is composed OF
small boys and girls, none OF whom are
more than Il cubit and II span high.
Some of them, however, can read, while
others are in the alphabet, but nearly
all sing. II is astonishing to see how
even an infant, We may say, can be
taught. The little fellows sang several
songs for us, keeping good time and not
missing q word nor = note. The system
of teaching in Virginia and Gold Hill is
the same, and will commend itself to
every person of good sense. The order
in the schools is excellent. The pupils
express themselves as contented and sat
iSfed with their teachers, while the
teachers seem to take all interest posi-
BILE in impartiug knowledge to those
under their charge. We were well
pleased with all we saw connected with
the schools of the I'd and Sd Ward
schools. After we returned to g street
we were taken, by Mr.. Feusier, to the
residence of Col. John A. Collins, to see
the new library, for the use OF the pub
lie schools. II consists Of 1000 vol
umes, and suitable for both children
and adults. This is the best school
library outside of San Francisco, and
will be a great benefit to the children,
as useful knowledge will be gained in
stead of the trash found in the majority
of the circulating libraries. As we neg
lected to give the average attendance OF
three of the schools in the first part OF
this article we will make n summary OF
the whole. Grammar School, average,
80; intermediate School, average, 40;
Second Primary, average, 30; Primary
or Infant, Al. Total, Isl.
To THE COUNTY Commemorative
wish to call the attention of the County
Commissioners to q few facts as they
exist, not that it is anything new to
them: For a week past Mr.. Currie has
been appealing to them on the same
subject. At this time, and for the past
three months, there has been III Vir-
ginia u man by the name Of Bradford,
who has for that length of time been
deprived of his nationality. During this
time he has been confined to his bed
over two months from a severe illness,
and the remainder of the time he has
been a raving maniac. During the
| whole of this illness Mrs. Bradford, not
| having the means wherewith to hire
assistance, has been compelled to take
care of him, and now she is entirely worn
out and no longer able to take r OF
him. We call on the County Commls-
sioners in her behalf, to take some
action at once in this case. We hope
the Commissioner will, before they
90 out of office, prove to the peo-
pie of Storey county that they are not
entirely devoid of feeling, and when
a cast like the one we have presented
comes before them, they will shake
themselves loose from their private
business long enough to take some ac-
ton in a case that has for q week past
demanded their attention. 1t is true,
Mrs. Ramshart went uncared for by the
authorities, but she found hearts with
more sympathy than Mr.. Bradford has
done, excepting in his wife, who is no
longer capable of taking care Of him.
THE King of Bavaria has presented
Wagner, the composer, with a walking