Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-28
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
superintendent,s Relort-Continued.


society are plundered 4 Of an undeveloped power and
strength essential to their high missIon, Our Pnb.
lie Schools are designed as an antldote to these fear.
these 10 . very great extern. SensIbIe Of thsIi, sYs
istence, and feeling that q remedy should he vssted
in the Legislature, the Trainers OF the State Consti.
?, Article II, in the following words, to.wit:
1.-THE Legislature may pass such Laws
as will tend 70 secure o general attendance OF the
children, in each school district upon said Public
The great iregulnrity or the attendance Of chill.
dren OF we'll meaning parents Ii an evil Of such mag.
nItude a. to require o remedy II Is In It's balelul In
fuence next 70 non.attendanss when r y moIs ex,
detained at home for the most trivial reasons: This
is often done from thoughtlessness or from igno-
rance Of the evils that grow out Of repeaIsda aossh sSs
pupil behind his class, II may require . vigorous
use Of all his powers and prompt attendance 70 com
mand a respectable standing. Soon disgust i9nows
ia no longer any attraction either for school aSso,,
clates, school teacher or school house. Mortlnsd
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. FOR me
p .sn!s' he p property Of The State. The law demands
mat property shall be taxed to support a Public
School for six months In each year. In return iot
mnnd that children between certain ages shall avail
Themselves OF these expensive facilities for o IKE
term, or their equivalent at private schools. 10 ln-
Il in the public estimation that position and CONF
dcncc that the system should the stand.
ard OF scholarship on the part oiteachers should be
so raised that persons OF an Indifferent or deiectlSc
education, unfortunate in other departments OF In
dustry, would not venture, as q temporary expedl-
cnt, TO aspire TO the controlof o Public School. Inc
feeling Is altogether TO- prevalent; snai - Any 1S,t PSrsoa q
Primary School. II Is my deliberate Judgment that
II requires more skill, a greater amount OF tact, o
wider range q general KnSwlefGGs: 1S me, 2 s s,earST az AZ:
ierent children In O school Of forty or my little ones.
and to excite and maintain an interest among those
who have no idea Of the value Of education. tnan 20
same number OF advanced scholars In . High school.
Many OF the wlsest educators In the country have
often expressed ms sentiment Win h GtsS' reTLrs
ant as well as the most difficult OF oil the profess
sions-one that demands OF Its members indiyid;
ually q more eSmprehensiSe tnowieage ot men ma
knowledge OF childish likes and disllkes OF The nu-
merous springs Of action, and how to turn them TO
AWAKEN an interest eSss,S s5m obsSfs5 sscu tSani pt tSose Of % any
other OF tho Intellectual professions: NO one Is re-
garded competentto practice any Of the learned pro,
professional trainiug under the Immediate dIree-
ton oftheIr most eminent Swans. TO qualify MIN 10
discharge intelligently the responsible duties his
tent 10 make a shoe or a shovel, a house or a hand
saw. q coach or q crowbar. q broom, q Dit or q
bucket, without inst serving an apprenticeship.
The man who can make q steam engine. or VINO can
control Its movement after It Is 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 q fortnight by a well disci-
plined and well educated teacher. whose mind has q
should learn their profession BY q course OF discipline
and training, under the direction Of the most sue
ceSsful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State Is from the
II ,-A.S aNttaaNlpnal apNAR IF thu NtNntrt NtR nnn0T
| tunlties are slim indeed 10 secure nrst class teach.
ers. The best OF the imported educators to the
Pacific Coast will be assorted and culled ont By the
Educational Boards Of San Francisco, Sacramento
| and other parts OF California, and we have nothing
| by which TO invite superior educators 70 our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer extravaganza
pay. which cannot DO cxpected-whieh would moi
Our great educational want Is a Normal School
an institution TO educate those OF our youth ambl
tious to be teachers and for educational honors-tt
train them to meet the educational requirements o
our times and for our peculiar locality; young mel
and women whose parents, relatives or friends. Of
viii remain permanently with MS. An institution
Of this character would, In addition TO its regula
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drille
throughout the State q spirit or intellectual culture
and TO bring permanently before our people tn
great value and Importance or popular education
one OF the most p~opulous towns Of the State. wher
a sufficient number OF pupils could be procured 70
the organization OF a training school. 70 DC attaclie,
thereto; for O Normal School without this Impol
tant adjunct would be US ineficlent as a school 70
the study Of practical chemistry that should ignor
the laboratory. with Us menstruums and preeipl
tauts, or Of practical astronomy. without the aid o
the heavenly bodies, quadrants and telescopes
There is, however. q considerable number Of youni
people OF respectable attachments In our midst VIII
davc taught school more or less, and ambitious 4
/ obtain O respectable rank In the profession or teach
| ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac
tice OF teaching Is altogether unequal to the nd
vanced educational claims OF the present time
Many Of these would be drawn 10 an institution o
this character to procure the proper Information
and u diploma, which should be current with Schoo
Boards In every district, and should dlsplace thu
local Boards or School Examiners throughout tn
State. The stay OF this class would be longer o.
Shorter sn'r... I e arnn to 'sel S5 PTsxl0s ssS S5tSi8 %osIa an AZ;
forth It's first fruits from this class. Were the Stat
In q pccunlary condition 10 organize and support al
Institution Of this character. IL would not be al
public school Interest in YsvSds. But 1t need no
necessarily be attended with great expense. Tn
the salary OF one Professor, with trihing additiona
Incidental expenses. would be all the outlay that a
present would be required. The permanent cdlne
OF the school and the increase OF the State Schoc
Fund. II the State would offer two thousand do
lars annually for The aT s!,I two years; on sSndl! 10
TO be added 10 Il, / feel confident that that amour
could be raised. and a Normal Sehool, could be q
once put into a successful working condition. Som
source Of revenue could be created TO raise thi
amount by the State. without seriously oppresSin
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is one subject that I would like TO bring I
your notice for your consideration. l am somewha
In doubt whether the present Is the proper time Q
this the proper channel, but with my ideas as :.
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Publ
School system, the proposed suggestions In this S9I
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climat
Of the vast ranges Of these elevated taole-lands DC
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains.
perfectly understood By the people OF the othe
States. A plan that would secure the proper n
cordlng Of accurate meteorological observations ms !
be likely TO DO maintained throughout the yea
would be q valuable contribution TO science. and !
the course or q decade OF years would throw muc
lIght In regard TO our climate. Ono teacher In eac
Of the principal towns In the State, II furnished wit
the necessary instruments for determining the hea
aud density OF the atmosphere. the direction an
snow, and q book for recording the necessary obser
yations-Al OF which the Smithsonian lnsttut
would undG ynssH y s che s.IaTy = sG% y paIrcesed :; T Jaw
accurately perform the task. These observations
published either weekly or monthly. would awaken
both on me pS s', ~ G n e Issn oss.f puHItS In re : e
NIsDinEcTIoS or fHI rRocrrps or THE HALF MIL
The proceeds ofthc half mill tax, provided for II
section6 OF Education. Article = OF the state Con
s~titution, II occurs 70 me. was diverted ~ inc ~
i SsS1sdt thst Instrument. Section 81 Of the sehoo
Law, approved March 10th, 1853. provides that:
mSps ;s,S S ss.if Se f SaIa ins t shs State ssIsin se !sotsa F una
| and be apportioned In the same manner as othei
money IN that f~und'-thht Is, the Interest seSTulns
according TO the ascertAined number OF persons be,
counties, for the support Of Public Schools. The
object o 2this half mill tax was designed particularly
20 iese ercass a mining lTna 81 branch mel u The University. Il wa,
| the general opinion OF the members OF the Constltu'
tionsl Convention that this tax would Yield the trsl
year from ten to nneen Thousand d9l,Is; WIN :
early day the Interest from the proceeds OF this tax
and from other sources Of revenue, would cnAblt
the Board Of Regents to establish this branch OF thu
University and TO put II into successful operation ir
| a very short time. The section () referred 10 abov,
OF the Constitution, is In the following language, u
wit;
| half or one mill on the dollar Of all taxable property
Of the State, in addition TO the other means pro
vided for the support and maintenance Of said Uni
versity and cossrson iehooL."
above, were coupled with the word University Il
make Il appear manlfestly clear that the Uniyersit,
was q part Of the Public School system. The inten
the proceeds OF this half mli tax. win more cleari,
appear by reference TO section ., Of the Educationh
Article Of the Constitution. which reads As follows
"The Board Of Regents shall, from the interes!
accrulng from the npt funds lfrom the half mill tax.
which come under their control. Immediately oLgan
lie and maintain the said Mining Department 10
the University In such. manner as TO make N'u'
most effective and useful" , y.
From the foregoing It appears 10 my mind 70 *
conclusive and binding on the Board OF hegeatS r M
be expended, not by distributing the same sen ,s
annually among the several counties IN tne S.ass
for the, support OF Public Schools as seeIon ~ ssSii