Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-15
SCHOOL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
snnerIn1.nd,nt;. Report-Conhnued.

society arc plundered Of an undeveloped power and
strength essential to their high mission. our run
lie Schools arc designed as an antldotc to these lear
hui evils. The Legislature has the powcrts prevent
these 10 a very great extern. Sensible or their eN.
istence, and feeling that u remedy should DC vested
tuition vests the authority In that body In Section
:, Article II, In the following words, to-wit:
= . > "Thc Legislature may pass such laws
a. will tend to secure a general attendance OF the
children in each school district upon snid Public
The great iregula-ity OF the attendance Of chill.
drcn OF well meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag
nltude as to require 4 remedy II Ia In Its balefnl In
nuence next TO non-attendance. which Is more eS-
tenslve than is generally considered. Children are
detained ut home for the most trivial reasons. This
Is Oitc done from thOughtlessness or from igne-
rance OF the evils that grow out o frepented absence.
A few days absence In q term generally drops the
pupil behind his class. 1t may require q vigorous
use OF all his powers and prompt attendance TO COM
mand n respectable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon the heels Of disbursement. and there
clates. school teacher or school house. Mortified
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes OF education. children are, In q certain
sense. the property Of the State. The law demands
that property shall be taxed 10 support q Public
School for six months In each year. In return for
the payment Of this tax. property has a right to de-
mand that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities for n like
term, or their equivalent at private schools. To in.
sure an efficient Public School systematic secure Tor
II In the public estimation that position aud conn.,
dencc that the system should command, the stand
III - ~ Ol1i SAhp wa WV lai VI ltNSHVio hllpupi wv
10 raised that persons OF an Indifferent or defective
education, unfortunate In other departments Of In.
dustry, would not venture, as a temporary cNpedi-
ent, 10 aspire to the controIofa Public School. The
feeling Is altogether too prevalent, that any person
who can read ant, write Is competent TO instruct Il
Primary School. II IL my de ibernte Judgment that
II requires more skill, a greater amount OF tact, q
wider range Of general knowledge, and 0 clearer APP
prchension of the complicated laws that control diff
fercnt children In a school OF forty or ility little ones,
and to excite and maintain an interest among those
who have no Idea OF the value OF education. than TO
awaken and maintain a like interest among. the
sAme number OF advanced scholars In u High School.
Many Of the wlsest educators In the country have
often expressed this sentiment with great feeling
and force. i regard teaching as the most Import
ant as well as the most difficult Of all the proies'
slOns-one that demands of its members individ.
ually a more comprehensive knowledge OF mental
knowledge Of childish likes and d!sIiEcs Of the MI.
merous springs OF uclion. and how TO turn them TO
awaken Interest, stimulate thought. produce dlsci.
pline and cheerful obedience, than those Of any
other OF the intellectual professions. No one Is re-
garded competent to practice any OF the learned pro-
LESSONS who has not gone through a lonS courSc Of
ton OF their most eminent savans, 10 qualify HIN 10
discharge intelllgently the responsible duties his
profession may reaulre. no one Is teSarded e9m nps.
saw, q coach or n crowbar, 4 broom, 3 bit or a
bucket, without first serving an apprenticeship.
The man who can make q steam engine, or who can
control It's movement after Il Il made, Will conf
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
TO pay an ordinary teacher IN a Public School.
exhaust, with Its various individual and combined
uses. could be- learned IN a fortnight by 4 well. disci-
mechanical tendency. Pcnons, TO be teachers.
should learn their profession By II course Of dlscipline
and training. under the direction Of the most sue.
cessful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut ont and far removed AZ our State Is from the
great educational centers OF the country, our oppor-
t%unities are slim ~ ird lee , to SECURE Grs class =, TEACH Shs
Pacific Coast will be assorted and cuned out by the
Educational Boards Of San Francisco, Sacramento
and other parts OF California, and We have nothing
By which 10 invite superior educators TO our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer extrayasant
pay. which cannot be cxpccted-whieh would not
be allowed.
Our great educational want ~ 4 Normal School
an Institution 10 educate those Of our youth ambi-
tIous to be teachers aud for educational honors-io
train them to meet the educational requirements OF
our times and for our peculiar locality: Young men
and women whose parents. relatives or friends, or
will remain permanently with us. An Institution
OF this character would, In addition 70 It's regular
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
and live teachers, do much TO awaken and foster
throughout the State u spirit OF intellectual culture.
AMI 10 bring permanently before our people the
an institution Of this character should be located in
one OF the most ~populous towns OF the State, where
u sufficient number OF pupils could be procured for
the organization OF a training school, TO be attached
thereto; for a Normal School without this impor.
tant adjunct would be rs inefficient a. a school for
the study Of practical chemistry that should ignore
| Inc uDOIhlOIn, nv w AiCHoAl thiuh uii plCNipi-
tants, or Of practical astronomy. without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies, Quadrants and telescopes.
There II, however. u considerable numoer OF young
people OF respectable attainInents In our midst who
have taught school more or less, and ambitious 10
obtain a respectable rank In the profession OF teach.
Ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac-
tIcc Of teaching Is altogether unequal TO the I'D
yAnced educational claims OF the present time.
Many OF these would be drawn TO an institution OF
this character TO procure the proper
and a diploma, which should be current with School
Boards in every district and should dlsplaee the
local Boards Of School, ETamineIs throughout The
shorter according 10 their previous attachments and
aptness 10 acquire. A Normal School would give
in a p%ecunIsry condition TO organize and support an
Institution OF this character, II would not be an
easy matter TO over estimate Its value upon the
necessarily be attended with great expense. The
rent Of a small building, the cost OF furniture and
the salary OF one Professor, with trifiilIg additional
incidental expenses, would be all the outlay that al
present would be required. The permanent edlhct
and various ornamentatlons could follow the growth
OF the school aud the increase OF the State Schoo
Fund, II the Slate would orcr two thousand dol
lars annually for the first two years. on condition
that private donations would equal that sum, and
10 be added to IL, j feel confident that that amount
could be raised, and q Normal School could be al
once put into a successful working condition. Some
source OF revenue could be created 10 raise TN:
amount by the State, without seriously depressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is one subject that l would like to bring to
your notice for your consideration. l Am somewhat
In doubt whether the present Is the proper time or
this The proper channel, but with my Ideas as re.
garls the comprehensive character Of our Public
School system, the PROPOSED suggestions IN snis GIh =
well known that the peculiar character olthe climate
OF the vast ranges OF these elevated table-lands be
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains, Is
hui little known by our own people, and very I'm.
~periectly understood By the people OF the other
Estates. 4 plan that would secure the proper re-
cordins OF accurate meteorological observations "
be likely TO be maintained throughout tile year,
would be a valuable contribution TO science. and ~
the course OF a decade OF years would throw much
light In regard 10 our climate. Ono teacher In each
Of the principal towns In the state, u furnished win
the necessary Instruments for tue neat
, aud density Of the atmosphere, the direction anu
force vi the winds, the amount OF tile ial Of RAIN anu
snow. and a book for recording the necessary obser-
yatl2ns-1ll Of which INC S,, snil.nSSn nNYo nhs'i wItS
a trinlng addition 10 his salary. u so directed by law.
accurately perform the task. These observations,
both on the part ofthc teachers. pupils and the pub
lie generally, habits Of close observation In regard to
NIspIREcrIoS or TnE PROCEEDS or TIE HALF MILL
TAX.
The proceeds OF the half mill tax. provided for In
sectIon6 Of Education. Article \ Of the State Con.
%stItutIon, Il occurs TO me. was diverted by the last
Legislature. from the use Intended by those who
formed snIsusyisIds , Waqes s;,b sf fSs nr - 4, ". ,S,f se aSi
money: derived from the tax hereln. levied (half
mill taxi shall be paid into the State School Fund.
a money eS IN nPG tSs. %nd"M :" Al Is; ;s' the interss, aeeru sil
shall be distributed TO all the counties In the State.
according TO the ascertained number OF persons be:
counties, for tho support Of Public Schools. The
object OF this half mill TAX was designed particularly
70 create a fund for Sr. the support " pISs E n ;ns Min'1 Il T WS;
the general opinion OF the members OF the Constltu.
tional Convention that this tax would yield the frst
year ,1H. from 5Snu, ,SI ID 70 a,see ,se issTsand and SI', ,Ss; T .. a. :
early day the Interest from the proceeds Of this tax,