Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-11
SCHOOL sUpERINTENpENT's REPORT.
Superintendent,a Roport-Confinund,

strength essential 70 their hiah missSp" p I'M p Sts
NJ cvII,s " T Y ddeslsned as an antidote to these fear.
these 70 . very great extern. Sensible OF tbeiIr eM.
istenee, and feeling that a remedy sSouu,dd be xs.ts a
tuition vests the Authority in that bSs H,I in SonsIi,
2, Article II. In the following words, to.ywit 'ee'"h
The Legislature may pass such law,
children in each school district upon ans q o. { me
Schools" .a' .a.iyIA. N
The great irregularity OF the attendance OF chill
dren OF well meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag.
nitude rs TO require q remedy ; It Is in It's balefui IN.
nuence next TO non-attendance. which Is more OK.
tenslve than j. generally considered. Children are
detained at home for tho most trivial reasons. This
Is ofte done from thoughtlessness or from iEno-
rance Of the evils that grow out olrepeated absence.
A few days absence In term generally drops the
pupil behind his class. 1t may require q vigorous
use Of all his powers and prornp attendance 70 com.
mand a respectable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon the heels Of disbursement, ana there
Is no LONGER any attraction either for school asso.
ciateS, school teacher. or school house. eieItined
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes OF education. children are. In a certain
that property shall be taxed TO support a Public
School for six months In each year. In return lor
the payment Of this tax, property, has o right 70 de;
mind that children between certain ages snail nyalI
themselves OF these expensive facilities Tor q IKE
term, or their equivalent at private schools. Ioi IN
IL in The public estimation that position and conf
dencc that the system should command, the stand
ard OF scholarship on the part oftcachers should DC
so TQlSeQ tunL pI SO19 OF ul luulueICuk VI
education. unfortunate in other departments Of In
dustry, w0nld not venture, AZ a temporary cxpedl-
ent, 70 aspire TO the control Of O Public SCHOOL, Inc
feeling Is altogether TOO prevalent, that any person
Primary School. It is my deliberate Judgment that
II requires more skill, q greater amount or tact, q
w,dee ,SGSe o ~ NJ sec eempi inusdr laws IN control ddi.
ferent children In 4 school OF forty or tiny little ones,
and TO excite and maintain al interest among those
who have no Idea OF the value Of education, than TO
nVakan and maintain A like intRrpAt among the
same number Of advanced scholars In u High School.
Many Of the wisest educators In the country nave
often expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. ] regard teaching as the most Import
ant rs well as the most difficult OF all the proics'
slOns-One that demands OF Its members lndlvld;
ually a more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
and moral philosophy, q quicker perception and
knowledge Of childish likes and dislikes OF the nu-
merous springs OF action, and how 10 turn them TO
awaken interest, stimulate thought, produce disci-
pline and cheerful obedience, than those OF any
other OF the Intellectual professions. NO one is re-
garded competent to practice any or the learned pro.
iessIonS who has not gone through q long course OF
professional trainlag under the immediate dIrec-
ton OF their most eminent Swans, to qualify him 70
discharge intelliGently the responsible duties ms
lent 10 make a shoe or 4 shovel, u house or a hand.
saw, O coach or q cr0woar. q broom, q bit or 4
T rvs man T VINO can I MAKE se I steSm I enu appi or Who can
control Its movement afttr II Is made, viii com.
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
to pay an ordinary teacher In q Public School,
though every part OF the engine. from Its feed 70 It's
exhaust. with It's various individual and combined
uses, could be learned in q fortnight by q we'll disci-
mechanical tendency. Persons, to be teachers.
should learn their profession By u course Of discipline
and training, under the direction OF the most sue
ccssful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State Is from the
great educational ccnters OF the country, our oppof-
tunitles are slim indeed TO secure trst class teach.
crs. The best OF the imported educators TO the
Pacific Coast will be assorted and culled out by the
Educational Boards OF San Francisco, Sacramento
by which to invite superior educators 10 our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer extravagnnt
pay. which cannot be expected-whlch would not
Our great educational want is q Normal School,
an Institution to educate those or our youth ambi.
,IoGs 70 be . teachers m;ns, a., ana cS iGr e ,IoSai sna,, hono RS : y
our tiuies and for our peculiar locality; young men
aud women whose parents, relatives or friends, or
will remain permanently with US. An Institution
OF this character, would, In addition 70 Us regular
supply for our schools OF well educated. well drilled
throughout the State q spirit or Intellectual culture
and TO bring permanently before our people the
great value and Importance OF popular edueation
a sufieient number OF pupils could be procured fol
thereto; FOR q Normal School without this impor.
tant adjunct would be as i~nefncient as a school for
the study Of practical chemistry that should ignore
l IHC wa AsS Az uAAA1 eAA
tants, or Of practical astronomy, without the aid Of
the heavenly bodies. quadrants and telescopes.
p aaS5 q respectabe ssttaInments in our mId;I, who
have taught school more or less, and ambitious 10
obtain a respectable rank In the profession OF teach.
tiess: Of teaching Is altogether unequal to the ad.
vanced educational claims OF the present time.
Many Of these would he drawn 10 all Institution OF
and a diploma, which should be eurrcn, with School
Boards In every district, and. should displnce the
local Boards OF School Examiners throughout the
shorter according TO their previous attachments and
aptncss to acquire. A, Normal School would give
forth It's drst fruits from this class. Were the State
in a pecuniary condition to organize and support an
Institution OF this character, II would not be all
easy matter to over estimate It's value upon the
necessarily be attended with great expense. The
rent OF q small building, the cost OF furniture and
the salary OF one Professor, with trihiilg additional
present would be required. The permanent edince
and various ornamentatlons could follow the growth
Fund II the State would cner two thousand dol
lars annually for the frst 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 al
once put Into q successful working condition. some
amount by the State, without seriously depressing
any person or class,
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is one subject that / would like to bring 10
your notice for your consideration. l am somewhat
this the proper channel. but with my Ideas as re.
CARDS the comprehensive character or our Public
School system; the proposed SUGGESTIONS In THIS con.
well known that tic peculiar character oithe climate
OF the vast ranges OF these elevated taole-lands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains: Is
perfectly understood by the people OF the other
States, A plan that would secure the proper re-
s sSo,e S. 81 a Sf .ss s,a ms, SSepe FSSlle SS sehooI. would ID
be likely to be maintained throughout the year
would be q valuable contribution 10 science, and III
light In regard to our climate. One teacher In each
oTthe principal towns In the State, II furnished with
the necessary instruments for determining the heat
and density / 81 v 81 the ,S s.m a%Hnn, e. n, Inc f sITe ef lSIn a and
snow, aud q book for recording the necessary ooser-
yatIons-all or which the Smithsonian Institute
w s&iifIn nn sSd,IiSa 70 S Sis ssIsry, Il s % dIreeseS b. lawn Jaw,
accurately perform the task. These observations,
published either weekly or monthly, would awaken,
lie generally, habits OF close observation In regard to
atmospheric changes.
NIspIREcTIoS OF {nE PRocEEps or THE HALS MILL
The proceeds Of the half mil tax. provided for In
section s. Of Education. Article = OF the state Con.
int .S,.Is,s, i G sfSm II, fS % ns: T insS Sissri s. t ~ se' w siss
formed that instrument. Section 81 Of the School
Law, approved March Goth, 1855, provides that: All
mill tas5 shall be paid into the State School Fund.
and be apportioned In the same manner as other
s hi Be distributed 10 ali the counties in the State,
according to the ascertained number OF persons be.
tween the ages OF six and eighteen years In said
object o1tiis half mill tsI was designed particularly
to create a fund for the support Of the Mining Col.
lege-the mining branch Of the Uniysrtlty. II was
t ,IonSs f@Cs onv ep,sTi,n4t Ss, Il this tax would Yield The INST
year from tell to nleen thousand dollar. with q
large annual increase. thereafter. and pa az an