Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-02

at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
The Public school system.
Tho Public School system In the United state, nS
It's broad and comprehensive rang o. SIe aSI bv
Its opened doors to all classes, rrsariv>,t. bT
fortune or condition, organized ana ~ msntSJ-
authority OF Law. vet under the control anu - H..
mont 81 the people. l. essentially an Ahel!SaI w.
Sutution. IL Is the legitimate IH'Iii n!S,,rn Gv our
0sseSsities N is admirably adapted 10 minister 10
our peculiar wants. p.hIlr
Something about The hn~'''
prnIic school system shows
that II haS not always been charaetetGSn .sr,rnf
perfection OF system and HARMONY u - SnIy by
JsS,y.s- tha,the most benencent sysienls arr o,oSsSs
10 ne highest degree OF perttStVOn ~ M. and
we're were the stIGSS.sS Ss rs Sariy existence was
feeble. IL awakened stronS pryuISS' M Si NOM an
\ m!sconeeption OF It's true S aII 81 n, mission.
INABILITY 70 comprehend he SrAlayU .ry ~ for
some considered IL an inSSnsous = ~ rbfir.n
plunIeT!ng the rich for The eiava.soH r, =. an SN The mari
~ Inc Door, and Others. A. SohSPnHSS gu ~ t.s pS,i
~, SHItcal Iemag0Sue., 10 break Town 'as SoSlI
walls OF separation cNistlns uS."N'I "a ~
nc -, an Lass, one class considered 10 tmpos-
siSls maj Public schools. frSiered bE, anu 70 a ser
sIin extent under the management Of, INC HoEern'
49, SSiII b., a. efficient educators OF youth, a.
~, CONDUCTED by private enterprise; another,
~ srsaI,T education without a strong admiNturG
~ religious Instruction. would leave the pupil 10 -
controlled BY his Wild and ungovcrned passions and
prepare hlmf for a vaSa0Ond and Goddess life; while
nsiiStSus denominations would never consent TO
have their children instructed in a School which pur-
pO>ely separated ecclesiastical nom literary and sci
enudc studies. But in tho Older States, experience,
time, an enlarged and enlArSlng spirit OF liberation
iustment OF the Public School system 10 a common
misunderstanding u PLATFORM upon which all, IA.
Vorable TO universal education, might stand and
tremendously co-operate, without any sacrifice Of
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic OF the early downfall
" saGtlpl In their favor. IL L now generally Attlllt-
ted that there Il a system OF morality, accepted ON
al civilized communities and a eouliaon TeuSlNuS
where all can stand-that these will allow the hlSu'
est religious truths, and the SublmeSt morality 70
be taught-eQual 10 educating the mind OF the
School into a sense OF its religious and moral respon-
sibilities, and OF inspiring is pupils with TeSptSI,
veneration and love OF God, and 4 EihtIy ieeunS ''
The disturbing forces OF sectarianr religion and par.
" politics, Ind no counteuAnce OF saPPo', =.
proclaimed. and liberation eSta9ANnes WSewp"''
The NEVADA Public school System.
The Public School system OF the state OF Nevada,
was organized ~ furnish taS SSU sn Ines IN - siScstIon.
In a thicSly populated County Ike St"LeS: IHtl
should possess all the gGAlaSalonS Ii NJ - I'll,
Schools. equal 10 those OF 4 N!hlAAE SLAGc anu 'AN"-
SIss eXi,tins IN any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
T,s great success that has attended the Public
Schools IN the county for the past hiicen months
~ encouraged the Undersigned, TO whom their ln-
tsrrStS have been committed. TO Glcitate you upon
their Improvement. and 20 earnestly. solicit your
Cooperation 10 increase their usefulness and TO eN-
Tend their influence. that they may more fully sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy 10 beable TO state that
very %I N.Y. p Pp tGS SSeSCSts in this soanTl. and which
cCnSp!rrI largely 20 abridge their influence, have
gradually diminished, and in many cases disappeared!
classes, The people have learned that the Public
schools haveA higher mission and a uobler purpose
than merely TO restrain bad boys nom running al
large in the streets; but that. ON the contrary, they
are efficient in educating the mind, cultiNailnG 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 GUY Of
door plays, during reCesses and tntvrmlsslOnS, mus
ing into their amuSementS a deCOrOus and respect
fal bearing one toward another. cGltlvatiug In them
guaSe-a social and moral training almost as essen
tlal 10 their well being aS that OF mental culture; that
In our public schools pupils OF the same grade have
improved In their studies a. rapidly - those who
have been sent out Of the state AZ large. expense,
out from and beyond the healthril influence Of
trouble 10 examine the ~ stem OF education adopted
BY the Storey County school Department, have
learned that Il 1, similar 10 that employed In Bo>-
ton. Chicago, san Francisco ant other Large towns
where the Public schools have broken down all OPP
position and aro a~eknoTlelSd TO be amons ne
most efficient, the most thorough. ami the best dis
clpuned schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require. q.
Our Public Schools should command the conf
UenCe OF me plQA.s IOuTN - ulRaklN AlA NRNEtIA-
ton are necessary TO AID the Board OF Education.
whose lAboTS In the School Department are entirely
Graiuitous, 10 bring them TO the highest degree OF
public favor. IL i important TO the future well
being OF our country to bring them to 4 higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness, because but
pect 10 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools afford. We have a right 20 an
ticipato great things IN the future for that school sys-
tenn which awakened the hrst educational impulses
In the minds OF many thousands OF the most Nus
tr.ous names In American history; which impeled
thRm TO self culture. and among which NAV De
named George Washington, Roger sherman. Benla-
nin Franklin, Benjamin West. Nathaniel Bowiiteh,
Robert Fulton, Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, Ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore, Hor-
ace Greeley. ". p. Banks, Ellhu Burrttt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here IN Storey county every branch OF an ele-
mentAry English education l. as Systematically,
thoroughly and understandingly taught In our Pub
lie schools as In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Is this: that our limited popu-
lation does not permit OF an enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The range OF studies en-
6rce In the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture.
vocal music. calSthenice exercises, reading, writing,
%IriihneS!e; SeSsTSpAy, Stamina ANNA ,b ais,%EE Of ,i SaS
and llneal drawing. physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added 20 the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra, geometry, chemistry, natural
history and respective drawing, and also astronomy.
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced TO require In
Grammar school.
The monthly report OF the Teacher Of the Gram
mar School, located IN the Third Ward In Virginia,
for the month OF July last, returns dty-one sehol,
ar. or this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twentysix females. OftheSe twenty-one were mas
tiers and nfteen misses between twelve and seven
teen years Of age. This school Is open TO any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches 10 pass an examination
therein, a. prescribed by the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either TO the Superintend-
ent, or 10 either OF the undersigned, Or 10 the
Teacher Of the Grammar School, Thi, statements
made that persons unacquainted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may b. Informed
that there 4 no necessity. on account OF dehelent
school opportunities, for sending their children out
OF this State 70 acquire an English education.
From time 20 time the Board Of Education has
afdsd school apparatus 70 LaSiltats instruction IN
this Important assistant to the teacher. as the con-
di,ion 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 ave hundred volumes OF valuable books
10 the School Library. This suspicious commence
ment We trust will be followed up BY quarterly or
semtAnnuA aecumulations, TIL this Institution
shAu swell into proportions that will render IL an
important ieatgye In the Public school system In
children 10 take books from Il and TO rely upon IL as
great source ofinstruction and amusement.
Son-Attendnnce.
The returns OF the School Census Marshal. in the
month OF July last past. show that there + a large
number Of Children In this county. between six and
e.Shteen years otase, who do not attend any school.
rms should not be. No community can afford 10
have Its youth grow up In It's midst In ignorance.
Our institutions spring irom-are moulded and gov
eIuo4 " tHe ppople, ana VIII De good, bad or lndit-
ierent according To the education, moral culture
and refined taste OF their creative and Sustaining
power. In countries whose government and inSti-
buttons are managed by the favored and educated
few, popular Ignorance Is not 10 mlschievous a.
with US. The mission OF our Public School system
Is not to pull down the great and the good 10 A
lower standard OF exc Hence, but to elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education 10 the
favorable consideration OF those families In The
county which have not avAlcd themselves OF the
excellent facilities our Public schools afford. il 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 10 return 10 the public. In intellectual and
moral culture, the fun worth for the money, care
and labor expended In their behalf. There must be
an awakening on the part Of the public In educa-
tjonal matters, before their efficiency and usefulness
can be materially augmented. There are many
thinvs vet 10 DO done TO make them what they
should be. There should be q public sentiment that
would DO equal 10 the pleasurable task OF inducing
every parent in this county to send his children TO
some school
The School Registers OF the several Schools In
this county for tho past school year, disclose
the melancholy fact that q very large number ol
children, who have been permanent residents IN me
county, have been exceedingly Irregular IN thelr
attendance. Some have been absent three-iouIths.