Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-03
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RRPORT.
ANNUAL REPORT ns+t9
or the BtSrey Csuuty superintenaenf
or Publlc InatructiOn. .,sq
Hon, A. 2. .H1le; Superintendent Of Public ]
.r-,.,Io, n. IN Stsfs Of Nerdda.

Dian srn: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the information 10 regard 10 the receipts and dis.
bursements or school moneys In this county, for
what pnrposes expended, the amount Of cash IN the
hands OF the County Treasurer. the names Of the
teachers Oh e sIn I,Ss ;.s sas 9n%0 sSs 81 sa 1seo SSst aSs f sse
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF the Census
School Marsha, School Trustees, Teachers. and
such general Inf FORMATION q inc y Sea ssnI sawtsSsi ,ss
suggestion, In this connection may nol W ous u
place. .rE.s,jEjk .t.,.h N ,ses2 ,snaa,ad
the speciaI school law Of November. 1850. which ex;
empted storey county nom the school law approved
November, 1851, under which the storey county
great eficiency for nearly three years. This, change
abolished the old Board Of Education and brought
our schools under the provisions o. INC new NV.
small but comparatively thickly populated county:
The schools Of this county, were Placel undeI my
supervision on the 2oth day o. NAY. Lest pa ~
ono School District, carved up. by my predecessor
who. by q decision OF the supreme Court, held the
oOice OF County Superintendent without legal au-
thority-Into' four School Districts, two or which,
rom a NAUGHTY Of population. could not maintain o
school {or a time 'sufnclent 10 entite them 20 draw
the funds, distriDrtSS y y t sIst sis,e ,a SoaIS 81 though l@Isa,
one OF these districts embraced the extensive BE
duction Works Of the Gould 4 Curry Mining Com.
pSny, and seven or eight Quartz MilsIhaving an
smount OF taxable property, the school fund from
which, IL expended In that district, would literally
support o nourishing school for the entire year. Con-
aIhaFtnN R0 muC1 u Ill I'll VI H. -
Illegal That divided tho county into four districts. l
restored the same TO one School District, with view
OF making the schools more efiiclent, by bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District, messrs.
Louis FeusIer, D.. O. Addison and .. III. Robinson.
three gentlemen wei, h xsTwn i csn .Igil p anS GeSptIoin
These gentlemen addressed themselves at once to
the h i TaDfIIs,InI x Snd % NJ shisiSi tSose sehoci houses,
which were constructed or fitted temporary. ,tor
school purposes In 1852 and 1856, with the idea that
and N permanent school edinces. These improve.
ments were attended with considerable expense, but
were indIspensahlly necessary; Ihsir aDGrs nSSe
VERY much, but much more remains 70 be accom-
piished. The result Il. the Board Of Education has
now eleven school rooms. which are e9nioIIa sDa
equal TO the school demands or the present, and VIII
| probably serve o good purpose for o lew years ~ tne
h,ure; These , houses ;s ,h have csy y2rdd i ToG na;,' T Sy sS.d as
| TO protect the pupils from rain and sun. The board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
M Su, hMS 81 ' Inc school furniture consists OF "
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany des5s,
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 neon
v~enlencc. 1t Is safe 10 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 favorably with any In other cities. Underthelr
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
nc estimation. Though the population Of me county
is Diminishing. tho schools have increased about -
Two new schools have been organized, and / am
happy 70 be able TO report that our schools are In =
Education employ g singing master, who devotes
himself entirely to the work Of instructing the pupils
in ali the schools In the county, In vocal music. The
and su6duing character. This enterprise thus far
has worked charmlngly. .,.,
The county school tax for ls6t and 100 was liked
on each SOD OF surface taxable property IN the eouIl-
iva tax hardly equal to the wants OF this depart
ment, but with economy ana al nG zero seI,oI vs.. a ssnools r.
the county through the year.
.H. ... I. SCHOOL LIBRARIES, '-'
District School Libraries constitute one or the
most efficient auNllinrics 10 our Public schools tnat
can be employed. Their importance, wnen wisely
selected and Judlclously managed, can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt.
ed, both in style and thought, 10 every grade OF
instruction, untainted with sectarian bias. Wher.
ever these libraries have been successfully estal-
lshed they have awakened and cultivated a Split
S Sos,H 70 on SIO he Trastecs ~ each School District q
premium Of my cents for each person, between six
donations in cash should double that sum, and TO be
added thereto, / feel confident that In les than one
/ FpaF from the DhAtuge Oh llAL hClR IltIC Nuulu "
reading matter fr the little folks in every prominent
School District In the State, insuring pleasure and
profit to the pupils, and u rich reward, particularly
In the tst1 In ,S e W. nav p Sy he s State s1 %Ouid pT uSi,ss
results OF great moment.
... ..r...a. VACCINATION. .aa1
tits very important for the continued prosperity
OF our Public Schools, especially In towns and cities,
has demonstrated that there arc many parents and
guardians, abundantly able to bear the small ex.
psnse Of vaccination, who prefer .ne, " 81, snA ,,i,ca
OF the Board. To Danish children from school on
account Of parental avarice 10 contrary 20 the genius
to The pupil and tho public, and should not be ttolcr-
stcd. In such cases II certainly seems Just that the
school authorities should be Invested Win me poEe,
TO have such children vaecinated, at the dehnquents'
expense, after days notice BY the Clerk OF the
Board OF School Trustees for the district.
There are children OF lndigent parents who should
the county should bear the burden. As It is for the
Interest OF the county that both children and adults
should be qualincd 10 successfully resist the loath'
some disease Of small pox. H..u. 90,
.gr NEGRO, INDIAN AND NoSeoLIAN CHILDREN a..
Some law more efficient than now exists. should
be framed, to secure educational facilities 10 the chill.
drrn OF NEGROES, Indians and Mongolans. a severe
penalty Is attached to any district that Will ADMIT
children Of any OF the prescribed races Into ths Pl6,
Nc Schools OF this State-denytng any School District
even by a unanimous vote Of Its citizens. the right
10 admit one OF these unfortunates. The California
School Law, Of which ours IN Us principal features.
is a Transcript, has been. ] believe. so far modified,
10 meet the advancing spirit OF the age, as to repeal
this penalty. ,,Lg.gG.L -.
seven negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen Monaghan
children In this county, between six and eighteen
wears OF age. The Board Of Education have expend-
ed much, BETH both o ~ tune ,Ss ana S. earnest b ,SeV tSs 70 1 se NM.
tual prcludices existing OF one race against another.
almost, II not quite, as strong as that ofthe superior
against them all; but thus far, have been unable TO
accomplish their purpose, without mourning . nucn
greater outlay Of money than the occasion, 10 their
Of tho Territory 70 the present time the property OF
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Puhnc
Schoola The Assessors books, for lS65, show that
CITY, ior that year. amounted TO the sum Of 5000.
Upon this amount o school tax OF two-nnns OF one
per cent, was paid Into me COUNTY SSnSoi UNA nS
seifrespect, II not our sense Of Justice. should coun-
sci us 10 terminate or modify this system Of wrong.
,gc rrrs IHroArAscE or EDUCATION. .7glsrI'
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon tbs pop
ular viii. The great highway o. the mnitituae SSn
The Public School system, as now understood
which holds the State responsible TO Furnish educa-
donai facilities 10 all the children OF the State, ire
sDective Of condition or class-is emphatically an
the pride, Of our country. II the State Is morally
Certainly the children are under Obligation to the
State to avail themselves Of these Invaluable faenk
ties. Rights and duties are co.relatiye. The public
cannot aford to allow any class to remain In igno-
rance o~fletters. Ignorance is the natural enemy to
society. II generates and carries With II an I'M
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In.
furious 10 society, and moro TO be dreaded than
those loathsome and Infectious diseases, which
are so strongly guarded against, BY all governments,
by a perfect system ofmost stringent sanitary regu-
The School Department. the most important in
It's conservative influence Of any branch otthe state
Governmentsnot ln euIe, sut In prevention. Inc
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 criminal
Courts testify against Ignorance with an elo9uence
and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. Wisdom.
the fruit or education, brings security andpeace.
The schoolmater acknowledgements destroys.
It Ia vastly more economical for the State TO main.
tain schools and GchoolmAsters than cr1minalC Courts
and criminal o1ncers-to construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentia-
ries and gtbbets. Az the morning dew disappears
before the warm. and genial rays OF tho ascending
in those communities yltallzed with . comprehen-
sIye education, softened by moral and religious In.
~fuences. The recent rebelion-the greatest war OF
the centuries-that peopled nearly . million OF, Pre-
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations. and mortgaged the
labor OF generations unoorn-would probably not
schoolmaster been better understood and apprecia-
every part Of our FEDERAL Union How forcibly, In
this connection, Ia illustrated the truth OF the pro-
verb. that Prevention 10 better than cure" These
great truths should Inspire us TO cherish our Public
Schools as the life and hope OF the State, and our
Legislature should give Joyfully for their support.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. ' -