Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-09
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feeble. IL awakened >trouS prgUISrN' ulN>.E va '
a mi,concep,l0u OF IT. true CA4sASlrE. hlA U'ut rs
1,.SIifv iS cSmurghrnI the grandeur 81 ~ mission.
some considered IL Al ingenious aFTamSSniSTITTt ~, ~,
p,undeTing the rich for tue eduSa'.Sn y. ~ nv ISr I,rt
OF the poor. and others, ~ SonspH1Ss /. a 80
OF political demaSOSueS, 10 bISAN ~ 49, md
walls q. separation existing pcl"E',L ~ -
the poor, the vUlSar ami the TehhtH, taS pV.I1n ~
The oatrIcIan classes. one class conNiderSi u uiPos-
Sible that Public schools. ipNIcTci ~ "I"
tain eS SSani T Ss q. t rlisiSat S@iaSatSrS oS youth. a,
thO,e CONDUCTED BY private enterprise, atetaS,
u VA S.,Sytons iuStracti1n, WOuh leave the pupil 20 be
controlled By his Mid anu unS0Netnc4 lAsSioiS 1i.A
prepare him for 4 NaSaoonI anu ESiSSs me, MHMy
a third class insisted thai tue peVpte OF Tue various
Triicious denominations would never consent 10
have thclF Children Instructed In a school which pGt-
pOse,y separated ecclesiastical rom literary anu SCI
,rntiGc studies. But IN the Older states. experience,
time, an enlarged aud c~n!ATSiUs spirit OF tv.cGatOn
GU tue part vi the pSople, couP.si wltn q wise aa'
misunderstanding ! platform upon which al, Ia
vOra0le 10 universal education. might stand anu
tremendously corporate, without any >asTihSe OF
aud other questions prophetic OF the early DOWNFALL
OF the Public School system. have been triumphant
ly settled In thelr Avor. IL Is now ScHerllS Admit.
ted that there Is a system Of morality, accepted BY
all civilized communities aud = common RELIGIOUS
ground. up 10 the base OF Sectarian differences,
wnese all can staud-tAat these will allow the high
est religious truths, and tue su6uInr't morality 20
De t.ught-eluA 10 educating the mind OF tHe
School into a sense q: Is ucltS.ouS aud moral Te>pNa-
~SIbiitieS, and % inspiring It's pupils Win a tS>peS',
vcneratiOn and love OF God. and = kindly ieeNnS Tor
The disturbing forces OF s~ectarLau religion amt par
~ politics, and no CpGutrUanSc OT support IN otG
school system. Ca this common srUuni, 4 truce Is
prOclaimed. and liberation establishes iN empire
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public School system ot the Stale OF Nevada,
WaS organized 10 furnish the SOuiu OF Tie STATE the
facI!t!c, rF a good substantial, business education.
Ia a th!cEy populated County Ike Stony, they
should possess all the qualifications OF ~trst-elasS
schools, equal 10 those OF a similar grade anu iAcl4-
lies, existing IN any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has Attended the Public
Schools In the county for the past tftcen months,
Ia, encouraged the Undersigned, 20 whom their in-
tsreSts have been committed. to i~eicitate You upon
their improvement, and 20 earnestly solicit your
cooperation 10 increase their usefulness and 10 eN'
tend their influence, that they may more ;uAN SUB
serve the noble purposes OF their urSaniLAtOn.
Importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy to De able 10 state that
very maay q the PreuGiSsS that iGrmeIlS SNi,ieI
c~Oaspired largely 10 abrdSe their influence. have
gradually diminished. AMI In many cases disappeared
altoSeihcr, They are now with u pAtrontzed ey az
schools haVea higher mission aud a nOhler purpose
than merely 10 restrain bad boys from running ~
large In the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
ar entcisnt In educating the mind, cUltiyatius the
habits and tastes vi the pupils; that the teacher not
oaly drills them efficiently and successfully IN The
various branches OF education, but that he or she J.
also personally present with them IN their ont OF
door PLAYS, dUripg receSSeS AMI tntermiNStouS, mus
Ing into thc!r amUSementS a decorouN anu respect
nl bearing one tOwAri another, CultivatIpE m them
moral feelings, courteous MANNERS and polite aAG-
Euase-a social and moral trAnInc almost a, essen
tlalto their well being aS that OF mcRta! culture; that
In our public schools pupils Of the same grade have
improved In iheIT studies A. rapidly a. those who
have been sent OUT OF the state az large expense,
out from and beyond the he1itl'ul influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble TO examine the system OF education adopted
by the Storey County school Department, have
learned that 4. + similar 10 that employed IN Bos-
ton, Chicago. san Francisco and other large towns
where the Public schools have broken down al op-
position and arc Acknowledged 10 b SmonG the
clpuned schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the cont
denee Of the public. Your sympathy and So-opera-
whose h6orS In the school Department arc entirely
gratu!touS, 10 bring them 10 the highest degree ol
heinz OF our country 10 bring them 20 = higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness, because but
comparatively few OF the yonte OF our and Gan eM,
pect 70 enjoy higher educational dIyantaSeS than
our Public Schools afford. We have u right 10 all
tic!paie great thlnSS IN the future for that school sys'
tenn which awakened the trSt educational impulses
in tho minds OF many thousands OF the most Illus
tr,Ous names IN American history; which imptlcI
them 10 self culture, and among which may Dc
rsin FranknH. BENJAMIN West, Nathaniel Bowditch,
Robert Fulton. Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore, llOr-
ace Greeley, y. p. Banks, Ellhu Buritt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here IN Storey county every branch Of an sle-
mentary English education Is ~ systematically
thoroughly and understandingty taught In our Pub
lie schools a. In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback = this: that our limited pppu.
lAtion does not permit OF an enlaTsel system "i
grading the schools. The range OF studies EN-.
brace IN the Primary Schools spelling. vocal culture,
vocal music. cali,thenic exercises, reading. writing,
arithmetic, geography. grammar, history OF the
United Staees, clements Of natural philosophy, map
and uneal drawing, physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar schools arr added TO the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra. geometry, chemistry. natural
history and perspective drawtnG and also astronomy,
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced 10 require iu'
Grammar school.
The monthly report % the Teacher OF the Gram
mar School, located In the Third Ward In virginia.
for the month OF July last, returns dfty-Oue schOl-
ar. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
tiers and tineen misses between Twelve anu seven
teen years OF age. This school i open 20 any youth
In this county who i sufficiently advanced In the
therein, as prescribed by the Boari OF Education.
Application can be made either 70 the >uptrintend-
ent, or TO either OF the ,GndeT'lSreI' pI 20 the
Teacher Of the Grammar School. TIL, sthtementl i
male that persons unAcqGaintcd with tue facilities
Nhlch the Public Schools afford may De Informed
school opportunities, Ior sending their children out
OF this State TO acquire an English education.
From time 70 time the Board % Education has
added school apparatus 10 facilitate instruction In
the higher departments, and viii continue 10 increase
this important assistant 10 the teacher. a. the con-
ditlon Of the School Fund Will permit.
Public school Library.
The sum Of Ave hundred and MY dollars has been
realized from Public school Exhibitions, which has
added over i've hundred volumes OF INVALUABLE BOOKS
TO the School Library. ms aqsplcions GonitlsncS
seml-annua accumulatlonS, TN this institution
shall swell into proportions that WIN render u an
Important feature IN the Public School system IN
This county. We trust YOU will encourage YOUR
children 20 take books from Il and 10 rely upon II As
u great source oflnstructlon and amusement.
Non-Attendance.
The returns OF the School Census Marshal. Ia the
month Of July last past, show that there Is ArSs
number Of children In this county, between SIX ana
eighteen years ofage, who do not attend any school
This should not DC. No community can aIord 10
have ia youth grow up In It's midst IN ignorance.
Our Institutions spring tTOm-are moulded and gov
erned BY the people, and will b. good, bal or indlf-
ierent according 10 the education, moral culture
and refined taste Of their creative and sustaining
power. In countries whose government and instl-
tuuons are MANAGED by the favored and educated
few, popular ignorance i not - mlschieVous rs
with US. The mission oTOur Public School system
y not TO pull down the great and the good TO a
lower standard OF exc Hence. but To- elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education TO the
favorable consideration OF those families In the
county which have not availei themselves " the
excellent facilities our Public Schools afford, i an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department vi labor. The
Public schools should be fully attended-shOuld be
made TO return TO the public. In intellectual and
moral culture. the full worth for the money, care
and labor expended In their behalf. There must be
an awakening on the part Of the public in educa-
tional matters, before their efficiency and usefulness
can DO materially augmented. There are many
things VET 20 be done 10 make them what they
ssonid Be- There should be a public sentiment thar
would be equal TO the pleasuraGle task Otinducing
every parent In this county TO send his children to
I~rrezulariry Of Attendance.
-rb. School Registers Of the several Schools In
f5is comfy for the past school year, disclose
the melancholy fact that a very large NUMBER u
children. who have been permanent residents IN IN,
county. have been exceedingly Irregular " theii
attsndance. some have been absent three-toutthS
many One-halL, and n large number One-quartcr o. tnt
time, Had the schools been In q crowded conIltlot
aarge number OF pupils would have forfeited thcli
seats. The present school year the Board VIII %
more rigld than heretofore In enforcing It's rules on
this subject. The high order OF scholarship OF NOS
whose attendance have been constant. In contrast
with the opposite class. demonstrate the lmmcnse
injury that parents iniiict upon their children ol
retaining them from school, or who do not insist
upon regular attendance. The modification, the
disbursement and sometimes even the disgust ior
school that this pernciOus custom almost necessa'
rhy produces should caution parents to set thelr
aces against the continuance OF this disastrous
habit. Children not cOmprehending the ovfl results
that follow Irregular attendance, arr generally Toe
ready 10 fall In with any suggestions that win insure
them q vacation for a few weeks. or a few days
even. Onen without a thought OF the pernIcious
influence that would be likely 10 follow. Parents re.
tain their children nom school TO perform Inc most
trivial duty, which could be done a. well before or
ater school hours, or upon a SATURDAY..
Tardiness.
r.rdinesS Is another habit that eonsplres IN AZ.
eoursge-to keep the dehnquents behind In their