Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-05
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL RERORT
or tho Storey County superintendent
of Public Instruction.

hands of The County Treasurer, the names Of the
teachers employed, the number OF SCHOOLS, ana tue
number OF pupils attending the same. average ut
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF The Census
School Marshal, School Trustees. Teachers. anu
such general Information as the School Law requires;
Perhaps q few words, by way OF explanations anu
suggestion, In this connection, may not he out OF
place. "a, o,o0,
the special school law Of November. 10. which eN,
pnnted Storey county from the school law approved
November, ls6l. under which the Storey county
board of Education was organized. and worked win
great efficiency for nearly three years. This change
SboIl,hri the old Board Of Education and brought
our schools under the provisions Of the new law,
which was poorly adapted TO nicet the wants OF lnls
small but comparatively thIckly populated county.
IThc schools Of this county were placed under my
snpervision OIL the 29th day Of May. last past; l
found the county, which formerly consisted 0f but
onc School District. carved up, By my predecessor
office OF County Superintendent without legal an-
thorIty-into four School Districts. two Of which,
from a paucIty Of population. could mol MAINTAIN u
school for n time sufficient TO entitle them TO draw
tho nlnds. distributed By the State Board Of Educa-
lion, without rcsOrting to district taxation; though
one OF these districts embraced the extensive Re
ductIon Works OF the Gould & Curry Mining Com
many, and seven or eight Quartz MIls-haring an
amount OF taxable property, the school thnd rom
which, II expended In that district, would literally
support a flourishing school for the entire year. Con-
slderIng so much Of the action Of my predecessor as
Illegal, that divided the county into four districts, l
restored the same 10 one School District, with q view
oil llAklllR lHt NGlUOlN llVlN NllINlSiAt " 49,
them under one management. and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District. MeSSrs.
Louis Fcusler, d.. o. Addison and $. ii. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy Of character, business capacity, and devotion
10 the interest and prosperity Of popular education
These gentlemen addressed themselves ut once 10
The Important work OF enlarging, repairing. renOvat'
inc. ycntIiating and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or lifted temporary Tor
school purposes In Isl: and ls6J. with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more comniOdious
and permanent school cdiilccs. These improve
mcnts were attended with considerable expense, but
were indlspcnSably necessary, Their labors have
been artuOus. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains 10 be accom-
pliShed. The result Il, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms. which are comfortable;
equal 10 the school demands OF the present, and VIII
probably serve q good purpose for a few years In the
future. These houses have yari room. which, IN
this city, are fenced In and covered. In part, by sheds
10 protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
two, Two OF these are well constructed, hard finish
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 incoII-
vcniencc. il Is safe to affirm that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not excepted, more
comfortably furnished rooms than those OF storey
county. The corps OF teachers employed. VIII com
| pare tavorahly with any In other cities. Under their
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
Is diminishing. the schools have Increased about IS
Per rwS se ns% a ssh StS F1 Ians S SsSn Srsaniue "a a n"in ! am
happy 10 be able TO report that our schools are IN a
| healthy and tiourishinS condition. The Board OF
Education employ u singing master, who derotcs
| himself entirely TO the work Of lnstructing the pupils
in all the schools In the county, In vocal music. The
| influence upon the scholars has been OF = soitcnlng
and Subduing character. This enterprise thus far
has worked charmingly.
The county school tax for and ls1 was nxed
by the Doarl Of County Commissioners at IS cents
on each 800 OF surface taxable property In the coun.
ty-a tax hardly equal to the wants OF this DEPART
ment. but with economy AMI no serious drawbacks
we shall probably be able 10 mnintnin the schools In
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one Of the
most efficient auNilIarlcs 10 our Public Schools that
can be employed. Their Importance, when wisely
selected and Jndiclously managed, can not he easily
ell, both I'm style and thought, 10 every grade oil
mind, rich in Information, moral lessons and religious
| instruction, untaintel with ScctariGn bias. Wher'
| llshcd they have awakened aud cultivated \ spirit
| for reading. and have essentially modified the char
| actcr OF those districts for good. II the Legislature
would oncr the Trustees Of each School District a
premium Of my cents for each person. betwceIfSlN
and eighteen years. on the condition that private
| donations In cash should double that sum, and 10 DC
added thereto. / feel confident that In less than one
year from the passage Of that Act, there would 6t
reading matter for the little folks iIIc,cry prominent
School District In TIL State, lnsurlng pleasure and
profit TO the pupils. and Il rich reward. particularly
In the future. 10 the public. One thousand dollar:
expended In this way by the State. would produce
results Of great inoiment.
VACCINATION.
IL Is very important for the continued prosperity
ofour Public schools. especially In towns and cities
has demonstrated that there are many parents and
guardians. abundantly able 10 bear the small eX
pense vi vaccination, who prefer their children
should remain AT home than TO conform 10 the rule
OF the Board. To Danish children from school OF
account OF parental avarice Is contrary TO ihe genius
| flour Public School system; WORKS a hardship bott
10 the pupil and the public, and should not be tOler
atcd. In such cases Il certainly seems lust that th'
school authorities should BE- invested with the powe
| 10 have such children vacClnated. at the dclinqucnts
expense, after - days notice by the Clerk of tht
Board Of School Trustees for the district. =.
There are children Of INDECENT parents who should
be vacclnated at the public expense. In these cases
the county should bear the burden, as IL Il for Tho
| interest OF the county that both children and adult
should be qualified TO successfully resist the loathE
some disease Of small pON.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND aoSGoLIAS CHILDREN. =,
Some law more efficient than now exists, should
be framed, TO secure educational facilities 10 me cLlL
penalty is attached to any district that VIII admit
children Of any Of the prescribed races Into the Pub.
| even BY q unanimous vote Of Its citizens, the right
to admit one OF these uniortunates. The California
School Law, Of which ours In Its principal features
Isl transcript, has been. / believe, so far modified,
TO meet the advancing spirit OF the age, as 10 repeal
The report Of the School Census Marshal returns
seven negro. thirteen Indian and fifteen Mongolan
| children in this county. between SIX and eighteen
years OF age. The Board OF Education have cNpend'
cd much. both OF time mud earnest labor, TO organlze
| a Public School for their benefit but there arc mu'
tual preiudlces existing OF one race against another,
almost, II not quite, NJ strong as that OF the superior
race. which bolts the doors OF edncatlonai hails
| against them all; but thus far. have been unable 10
| accomplish their purpose, without incurrln. . much
greater outlay OF money than the occasion. IN theli
Judgment. seemed TO Justify. From the organization
| NJ Tho TarrifDPy IN the urpsnnt time the DTOnprtN 0
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Pubic
Schools. The Assessors books, for ls3, show that
the taxable properly Of The ccIGreM people OF tsTsi na
| Upon this amount a school tax OF two-lnhs ~ one
per cent. was paid into the County School Fund,
sclfrespcct, II not our sense Of Justice. should coun'
sci US to terminate or modify this system OF wrong
IMPORTANCE of EDUCATION.
The genius OF our institutions rests upon the pop
ular will. The great highway Of the multitude can
be illumlncd only by a system nf popular education.
Tho Public School system, as now understood
which holds the State responsible TO furnish edlicn'
tional facilities to all the children OF the State. lire
E~pectIve OF condition OF Chassis cmphatically an
American system. II is the hope, and shonId DC DC
bound TO AFFORD these facilities for the children, then
certainly the children are under obligation to the
State TO avail themselves OF these Invaluable iacili'
ties. Rights and duties are 60 relative. The public
cannot AFFORD TO allow any class 10 remain IN igno-
rance OF letters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy TO
society. II generates and carries with II an I'M
/ ncult0y u CUulUklOu0 uNAlVolHNlNt a'ht ~ !"
furious TO society, and more 10 be dreaded than
those loathsome and Infectious diseases, which
arc so strongly guarded against, by all governments,
by a perfect system OF most stringent sanitary regu'
lAtlons.
The School Department is the most important in
Its conservative influence OF any branch OF the state
Governmcnt-not In cure. but In prevention. The
power OF the State for all the purpose u good aug
ments with the growing intelligence OF the people
composing II. In the train OF Ignorance follow dis,
ease, poverty and crime. The records OF our criminnI
Courts testify against Ignorance with an eloluence
| and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. wisdom
the fruit Of education. brings security andpeace
The schoolmaster conserves-lgnorancc DESTROYS
It Ia vastly more economical fol the State 70 main
tain schools and schoolmasters than crimlnMC Courts
and criminal oficers-tO construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentln'
rIes and gibbets. As the morning dew disappear;
before the warm and genial rays or the asccHnln0
sur, so recedes crime with Its necessary appliances
In those communities vltalizcd with a comprencn'
sIve education, softencd by moral and religious IN
nuences. The recent rebellion the greatest war OF
the centuries-that peoplcd nearly a million OF Pig
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF Tue
| present and past generations, and inortgaged tne
| labor Of generations unborn-w0nd propaDy no1
have occurred had the worth and Importance OF the
schoolmastcr been better understood anu appreS = u
| led, and his presence and influence, been InS9Kea IN
every part OF our Federal Union. How t9rsioly. "a
This Connection, Is Illustrated the trltn OF INC PFC,
verb. that Prevention Ii better than cure. Lnese
great truths should inspire us 10 cherlsn our ruomC
| Schools as the life and hope OF the state. ana our
Legislature should give Joyfully Tor their suppoi''
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. A..
wuh the great fact staring us In tho lace, that
p,ns.tenths OF the present generation OF ch,lInen ~
our State will be entirely dependent upon our so =
Schools for their education THAT more than Ioui.
AIMS OF this numbe will be drawn INTO the various