Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-28
SCHOOL sUpERINrENbBNrs REPORT.
ANNUAL REPORT
or the Storey County superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
Hon. A, +, Waite, Superintendent o. Prehe IN
,,r,rtion for the Stdis of Nerddd:

N InI0IUlHEUu IN ICk0lu " tAS NNNt
bursements OF school moneys In THIS county, ior
what purposes expended, the amount OF cash IN me
hands OF the County Treasurer. the names OF the
teachers employed, the number or SCHOOLS, anu inc
number OF pupils attending the m average al.
Tendance, an abstract from the reports OF the census
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers, anu
such general as inc senooi La%Le8u .nd
Perhaps o few words. by way OF explanations ana
suggestion, in this connection, may not DC out Oh
place. a+.
the special school law Of November. 1862, which ex.
empted Storey county nom the school law approved
November, 1861, under which the Storey county
board Of Education was organized. and worked win
abolished the old Board OF Education. and brought
our schools under the provisions or the new NV.
which was poorly adapted 70 meet the wants oltnls
small but comparatively thickly populated county.
The schools Of this county were placed under my
supervision on the 10Th day OF May. last past; i
found the county. which iSr Gp ~ &C, S0ns n,sescs SI Out
who, BY q decision OF the Supreme Court, held the
office Of County Superintendent without legal au'
thority-into four School Districts, two OF which,
from a paucIty Of population, could not maintain a
school for O time sufficient 10 entltle them TO draw
the funds, distributed by the State Board OF Educa-
one Of these districts embraced the extensive Re
ductIon Works OF the Gould & Curry Mining Com
pany, and seven or eight Quartz Mils1haylng an
which, il expended IN that district, would literally
support o nourlshing school for the entire year. Con-
iIIeSal. that divided The county into four districts, /
restored the same to one School District, with view
Of making the schools more efficient, BY bringing
s safbm trustees for stoTsy School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, D. o. Addison and s. II. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
to the interest and prosperity Of popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves at once 10
the Important work OF enlarginG, repairing, renovat-
INK, ventllating and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or lifted temporary for
| school purposes In lsd2 and 1853, with the idea that
they would soon be displaced BY more commodious
and permanent school editccs. These Improve.
| ments were attended with considerable expense, but
were indispensAbly necessary. Their lhbors nave
been arduous. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains to be accom-
| pllshed. The result Is, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms. which are comfortable.
neat, spacious, well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal 10 the school demands or the present, and will
| probably serve q good purpose for q few years In the
mture. These houses have yard room, which, In
this city, are fenced IN and covered, In part, by sheds
| to protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
| own oil these school houses with the exception OF
| two. Two Of these are well constructed, hard anlsh-
| ed buildings. The school furniture consists OF two
| hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
| for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
The balance OF the school rooms In the county are
furnished with neat and convenient desks, By which
| the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and by
| means OF which can use their states without incon-
v~enlence. 1t Is safe to afirm that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not excepted. more
| comfortably furnished rooms than those or Storey
county. The corps Of teachers employed Will COM
| DlTc IAVOThOIy Win any III OlncT Cllle5, OHueI lnclI
sdministration the schools are rapidly rising In pub.
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
Is diminishing, the schools have increased about j
FwoS new Schools have been organized, and i am
happy TO be able TO report that our schools arc In q
healthy and fourshlng condition. The Board o.
hImself entirely 10 the work or instructlng the pupil
In all the schools In the county, In vocal music. Tht
influence upon the scholars has been OF a s%ofteninS
and subdulng character. This enterprise thus la
hlS worked charmlngly.
The county school tax for 1861 and 1855 was fxcC
by the Board OF County Commissioners at IS cent
on each 500 Of surface taxable property In the coun
ty-a tax hardly equal TO the wants OF this depart
ment, but with economy and no serious drawback!
we shall probably be able TO maintain the schools II
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIEs.
District School Libraries constitute one OF tn
most efficient auXlllarlcs TO our Public Schools tina
can be employed. Their importance, when wiscl!
selected and Indisiously managed. can mot be easll;
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt
cd, both In style and thought, to every grade O
mind. rich In information, moral lessons and religion
Instruction, untainted with sectarian bias: Wher
ever these libraries have been successfully esial
llshed they have awakened and cultivated q splri
for reading, and have essentially modified the char
s %aSTd % on sn0 sse s! Trus,ee ,Oe 81 FG each School soS District
premium Of my cents for each person, between ST.
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
added thereto, / feel confident that In less than ON
year from the passage Of that Act, there would b
reading matter for the little folks In every prominen
School District In the State, insuring pleasure am
profit 10 the pupils. and a rich reward, particular!
In the future, TO the public. One thousand dollar
expended in this way by the State, would produc'
results Of great moment;
It Is very important for the continued prosperit,
q our Public SehoSIs, especially 10 towns ana SIsies
has demonstrated that there are many parents, ant
guardians. abundantly able TO bear the small ex
penSe OF vaccination, who prefer their children
Should remain at home than to conform to the rule
Of the Board. To Danish children from school OIL
account q parental nvaIiss Is contrary 70 me 81, Ge my,
TO the pupil and the public. and should not be tolcr
ated. In such cases Il certainly seems Just that tn
school authorities should be invested with the powe
TO have such children vaeclnated. at the dellnquents
expense, afer - days notice by the Clerk OF tn
Board Of School Trustees for the district. =,
There are children ofindigent parents who SHOULD
the county should bear the burden. as II Is for n
interest OF the county that both children and adult
should be qualified TO successfully resist the loatn
some disease OF small pox.
sroRo, INDIAN AND NoSooLIAS CHILDREN. =,
Some law more efficient than now exists, Shout
be framed, to secure educational facilities TO the chi
dren OF negroes, Indians and MonSonans. 4 sever
penalty Is attached TO any district that VIII admi
children Of any Of the prescribed races into the Pub
lie Schools ofthis State-dcnying any School Dlstric
even by a unanimous vote Of its citizens, tho righ
to admit one OF these uniortunates. The Californl
School Law; Of b which hss, oq 7 s ~ lss p. ~ fsS m Isain5s;
TO meet the advancing spirit Of the age, as to repea
this penalty.
seven negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen Mongolia
children In this county, between six and eighteel
years Of age. The Board or Education have expend
a Public School for their benefit; but there are mt
tual prejudiccs existing OF one race against another
almost, II not quite, as strong a. that OF the superb
race, which bolts the doors OF educational hall
against them all; but thus far. have been unable !
accomplish their purpose. without mourning q muc
greater outlay OF money than the occasion, 10 thel
Of the Territory TO the present time the property 9
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Publ
Schools. The Assessors books, for 1868. show tina
CITY, Tor that year, amounted TO the sum OF $Ss.m
Upon this amount q school tax OF two.anhs Of on
per cent. was paid into the County school FUND
This Is gross outrage upon o helpless GLASGOW
selErespect, II not our sense Of Justice, should coun
sci US TO terminate or modify this system OF wrong
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
The genius or our institutions rests upon the pop
ular viii. The great highway Of the multitude CA
be illumined only by asysem OF popular educauon
The Public SehSoi system, q NOV ~ ss unds5s s,ISea
tionAl facilities to all the children OF inc state; IRE
lpectlye Of condition or elaS-ls emphaneaiS n y
the I pride, q our country. II tSs state 8 moral!
bound TO AFFORD these facilities for the children. tnsi
certainly the child; shiid, ssIrs arc ~ p tSsse G i1ySsIuSSie fseiIi
ties. Rights and duties are co relative. Inc pnon'
cannot AFFORD to allow any class TO remain IN lgno
society. II generates and carries with II an un
hs,ItSy and Contagious atmosphere. yastlymore In
furious TO society, and moro 10 be dreaded ma,
those ioathsome and infectious diseases, wnist
arc 40 strongly guarded against, by all governments
BY q perfect system OF most stringent sanitary feSu
lltions. nno.r, ,r
It's conservative influence Of any orancn OF .ne n
Goyernment-not IN cure, but In prevention, lnt
power OF the State for all the purpose q sooa auS
ments with the growing Intelligence OF inc peoRIe
composing II. In the train OF Ignorance louoW nls
ease, poverty and crime. The records OF our erimlna
and logic that should not pass unheeded. Misoom
the fruit Of education. brings security ahopcace
Tho s~choolmaster nserves1isnSas omS;1
tain schools and schoolmnsters than criminal oults
and criminal onlcers-to construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentla
ries and gibbets. As the morning dew aIAppts;n n
sun. so recedes crime with It's necessary appliances
in those communities vitallzed with . comprehen
sIye education, softened by moral and religious In,
nusnoes. The recent 1eIein Gs.-Iy 9 G mSnon az IN nr y
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations. and mortgaged tht
labor OF generations unborn-would probably moi
have occurred had the worth and Importance ofths
schoolmastcr been better understood and apprecia.
ted. and his presence and influence been invoked ir
every part OF our Federal Union. How forcibly. Ii
this connection, Is Illustrated the truth Of the pro
verb, that Prevention Is better than cure" Thes,
great truths should inspire Us 10 cherish our Public
Schools as the life and hope OF the State, and oul
Legislature should give Ioyiully for their support.
~ SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. d
With the great fact staring US In the face, thai
our State will be entirely dependent upon our Public
Schools for their education that more than four
nchs OF this number Will be drawn into the variou,
channels OF labor before they shall attain TO fourteen
evil will be essentially formed by the condition
| character and quality OF our Public Schools. II be