Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-21

the poor, the vulgar aud the refined, the plebEih ana
the p~atrtclAn classes. One class considered Il lmpOs-
sib,e that Public schools, tOstcrrd by, aud TO accr-
tain extent under the management Ot, the UoNcTti'
ment could De A. efficient educators OF Youth, As
those conducted by private enterprises; another,
that secular education without a StrOuS admlNturc
OF religious Instruction, would leave the pupl TO De
controlled by his Wild and unGOverned passions and
prepare him for a vagabDnd and Goddess life; while
a third class insisted that the people OF the various
religious denOul ,atlO0S would never consent 10
have thelr children Instructed In \ school which pur-
pOsely separated ecclesiastical from literary and sch.
entlnc studies. But In the older states, experience,
time, an enlarged and enArSinS spirit Of liberation
iuStmept Of the Public School system 10 a common
sentiment-errcting \ platform upon which all, Ia
yoraole 20 universal education, might Ntanl anu
tremendously cooperate, without any sacrifice Of
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic OF the early DOWNFALL
OF the Public School system, have been triumphant
IN Srttlei in their favor. IL l. now generally admit
ted that there Is a system OF morality, accepted by
all civilized communities and a common religious
ground, up 10 the base OF SeCtIrian differences,
where all eau Stand-thAt these Will allow the high
est religious truths, and the SubllineSt morality ~
BE- taught-eQuL to educating the mind OF the
School into a sense OF It's religious and moral rrNpon-
~siolItles. and Of Inspiring IL pupils with a respect,
YcneraIiOn and love OF God. ami a kindly ieeIlnS Tor
The dlSiuTblnS forces OF s~ectarlau religion ant par.
" politics. ind no cOuntenauce or support In our
School System. On this common Sround. a truce Is
proclaimed, and liberation establishes It, empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public School System Of the State OF Nevada,
was organized 20 furnish the youth OF the State the
facilities for u good substantial, business education.
In a thlckly populated County like storey, they
should possess Al! the qualifications OF tEs'-cASs
Schools, equal ~ those OF a similar grade and iacll-
ties. 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 uitcen months,
terrStS have been committed. to ~ftllCItate YOU upon
their Improvement, and 10 earnestly solicit Your
cooperation TO Increase thSir usefulness and 10 eN-
tend their influence, that they may more INNN SUD
serve the noble purposes q, their organization.
Importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned arr happy 10 be able 10 state that
very many Of the prJUdiceS that formerly existed
against the Public Schools In this county, and which
C]OuSpirei larSvy 10 aoTisc ihrir influence, have
GRADUALLY diminished, and In many cases disappeared
altOSeihcr. They are now with uS patrOniZed by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
Schools have higher mission and q uubier purpose
than merely to restrain had boys nom running Al
large IN the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
are efficient In educating the mind, Cultiyatlug the
habits and tastes OF the pupils, that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently and successfully In the
various branches OF education, but that he or she i
also personally present with them In their out Ut
door plays, during rcCe>seS and lntcrlnl>Slon~, linus
Ing into thelr ADJUSTMENTS u GecOrOuS ami respect
fl bea-ing one toward another. cUltlvating IN them
moral feelings, courteous manners aud polite Ian
guAge-a social and moral training almost ~ essen
tialto their well being aSthat Of mental culture; that
In our public SChOcS pupils OF the same grade have
improved In their studies a. rapidly a. those who
have been Seut out OF the State at Large expense,
ont from aud beyond the hcalthrul influence Of
narents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble to examine the system OF education adopted
BY the STOREY County School Department, have
ton. Chicago, San Francisco and other Large towns
where the Public Schools have broken down all or
position and are acknowledged 10 be among the
most efficient. the most thorough. and the best dis
ciplned schools thatanywherc exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the conf
dence OF the public. Your sympathy and co-opera-
ton are necessary to aid the Board OF Education,
whose abOrs In the School Department are entirely
gratuitous, 20 bring them 10 the highest degree Of
public favor. IL i important TO the Gturc well
standard OF efficiency and usefulness, because but
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can cN-
our Public Schools anori. We have a right 70 an
ticlpAte great things In the nGtur. for that school sys-
TEN which awakened the urst educational impulses
IN the minds Of many thousands OF the most Illus
triOus names In American history; which impelled
them 10 self culture, and among which may b.
named George Washington, Roger sherman, BenJa-
MIN Franklin, Benjamin West, Nathaniel BOwdltCh.
Robert Fulton. Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, STE
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore, HOr-
ace Greeley, y. L. Banks, Elhu BurTitt anu
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here in Storey county every branch Of an elc-
mentary English education Is Is Systematically,
thoroughly and underStand!nSly taught Ia our Pub
lie schools Is In any schools IL the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited popu-
htlon does not permit OF an enlarged system Of
grading the schools. The range OF studies em-
brace in the Primary Schools spelling. vocal culture,
vocal music, cAlisthenic exercises, reading. writing,
arithmetic. geography, grammar, history ot the
United States, dement's OF natural philosophy, map
and nneal drawing, physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added 70 the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra, geometry. chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing, and also astronomy,
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced TO require In
Grammar school.
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mar School. located IN the Third Ward In Virginia,
for the month OF July last, returns htty-One sChOl-
twenty-slX females. OF these twenty-onc were mas
tiers and fifteen misses between twelve and seven
teen years Of age. This schools open TO any youth
in this county who i sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches TO pass an examination
therein, IS prescribed by the BOlrl Of Education.
Application can BE- made either TO the Supcrinteni-
emit, or TO either OF the Undersigned. OF 10 the
Teacher OF the Grammar School. This
made that persons unlcQualnted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may be Informed
that there Is no necessity, on account Of deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
OF this State 10 acquire an English education.
From time 20 time the Board OF Education has
added school apparatus 10 facilitate Instruction In
the higher departments, and will continue TO increase
this important assistant to the teacher, As the con-
dition OF the School Fund will permit.
Public school Library.
The SUN OF nye hundred and my dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions, which has
added over Ave hundred volumes Of valuable books
TO the School Library. This ausplcious commence
ment We trust will be followed up by quarterly or
semiannual Accommodations, I'LL this Institution
shall swell Into proportions that will render II an
feature In the Public School system IN
this county. We trust you Will encourage your
children 20 take books from Il and 90 rely upon itas
a great source Of lnstructlon and amusement.
Son-Attendnnce.
The returns OF the School Census Marshal. in the
number OF ehildren IN this county, between sIx and
eighteen years ofaSe, who do not attend any school.
This should not be. No community can afford TO
have Its youth grow up In Its midst In ignorance.
Our Institutions spring fr0m-are moulded and gov
erned by the people, and Will be good. bad or lndif-
ferent according 10 the education, moral culture
and refined taste OF their creative AVID sustaining
power. In countries whose government and inSti.
tutions are managed by the favored AMI educated
few, popular ignorance Is not SO mlschieyous a.
with Us. The mission -four Public School system
Is not 20 pull down the great and the good 10 a
lower standard OF exc Hence, but 70 elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education TO the
favorable consideration Of those families In the
county which have not awaited themselves OF the
excellent facilities our Public Schools afford. Is an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department OF labor. The
Public schools should be fully attended-should be
made 70 ,evarn 20 me public, in Intellectual and
and labor expended In their behalf There must h.
an awakening OF, the part OF the public in educa-
tIonal matters. before their efficiency and usefulneSs
can be materially augmented. There are many
things yet TO be done 20 make them what they
should Be. There should DC a P9Sne sentiment that
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every parent in this county to send his children to
nome school.
I%rreguInriry of Attendance.
The School Registers OF the several Schools In
this county for the past school year, disclose
the melancholy fact that a very large number OF
children, who have been permanent residents in the
county. have been exceedingly irregular IN their
attendance. Some have been absent three-fOurthS,
many one-halt. and q large number One-quarterO OF 1.-THE
time. Had the Schools been in u crowded condition
q large number OF pupils would have forfeited their
seats. The present school year the Board Will be
more rigid than heretofore In enforcing Its rules on
this subject. The high order OF scholarship Of those
whose attendance have been constant, in contrast
with the opposite class, demonstrate the immense
injury that parents intict upon their children By
retaining them from school, or who do not insist
upon regular attendance. The modification, the
disbursement and sometimes even the disgust for
school that this pernicious custom almost neccSsa-
rly produces should caution parents to set their
faces against the continuance OF this disastrous
habit. Children not comprehending the evil results
that follow irregular attendance, are generally too
ready 20 fall IN with any suggestions that will Insure
them q vacation for u few weeks, or 4 few days
even, Often without a thought OF the perniciouS
influence that would be likely 10 follow, parents re-
tain their children nom school to perform the most
trivial duty, which could be done as well before or
after school hours, or upon a Saturday.
Hardness.
T.rdineSs Is another habit that conspires 10 dis
eonrage-to keep the delnquents behind In their
$780, and 10 sensibly retard the progress OF the
49, s.hool Allthe members OF the school should