Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-06
cHOoIsupRRINrENDBN REPORT.
superIntepdontS Report-Coptinued.

BONICky ~ AAbANA VI Nj ahASN w Wa eAA
strength essential 70 their high mission. Our Pub
lie Schools arc designed as an antidote TO these fear
tSe sS, 10 . very TaS I sfeas eItsn T.' Ser Sensible sR%st Of tReir e9.
istence, and feeling that o remedy should be vested
in the Legislature, the trainers OF the State Consti-
tuition vests the aathSnty IN thst oodyi1 section
sgsg"Thc Legislature may pass such laws
as will tend to secure q general attendance OF inc
children, In each school district upon sara fuohc
The great irregularity Of the attendance Of chill
dren OF well meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag
nitude as to require aremedy 1t Is In Us oalelni IN
luence next TO non-attendanee, which u mote 81,
tensivc than Is generally considered. children are
detained at home for the most trivial reasons. Tnis
Is ofte done from thoughtlessness or from lgno-
rance Of the evils that grow out ofrepe1ted ABSENCE.
pupil behind his class. II may require q vigorous
use Of nil his powers and prompt attendance 70 com.
mand a respectable STANDING. soongdisgust follows
~ no longer amy attraction either foT school asso.
~clates, school teacher or school house. Mortihed
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For The
sense, the property OF the State. The law demands
that property shall be taxed to support q Public
s sSs poy iGT slx az %9 SSii IN S each year; In r TssaI n d dSr
mand that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves Of these expensive facilities for q like
term, or their equivalent at private schools. To In.
sure an efficient Public School system-to sccure for
It In the public estimation that position and conf
dcnce that the system should command, the stand.
ard OF scholarship on the part ofteachers should be
so raised that persons OF IN Indifferent or defective
education. unfortunate In other departments OF In
ent, to aspire TO the controlofa Public School. The
feeling is altogether too prevalent. that any person
who can read and write is competent 70 instruct a
Primary School. It Is my deliberate Judgment that
IL requires moro skill, a greater amount Of tact, a
wider range Of general knowledge, and q clearer ~.
prehensiono OF tho complicated laws that control dif.
ierent children In 0 school Of forty or tftyiittle ones,
md TO excite and maintain All interest among those
who have no Idea OF the value OF education, than TO
awaken and maintain q llke interest among me
Many OF the wiseSt educators In the country have
Often expressed this sentiment with Great feeling
and Sns n 1sr vel, As Tf iSe m tsacddiinaiE sa II or or al mG the 'p pToPss.
sIons-one that demands OF Its members lndivld-
ualIy q more comprehensive knowledge, Of mental
HnS %SIn, q an eSiiaisf p ( Sa aad dIl gHsssS of he d nS.
merous springs Of action, and how 20 turn them 70
awaken Interest. stimulate thought, produce dlsel:
other OF the intellectual professions; No one isre-
garded competent TO practice any ofthe learned pro.
fessIons who has not gone through along course OF
professional training under the immediate direc-
ton o their most eminent savnns, 10 qualify HIM 70
discharge intelllgentiy tho responsible duties MS
profession may require. no one u rcgarued COMFY
tent TO make o shoe or a shovel, a house or q hand.
saw, u coach or d crowbar, q broom, q oil or
bucket, without irsL serving an apprenticeship
The man WHO can make 9 steam engins, or %no can
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
TO pay an ordinary teacher in a Public school,
tlOuEn bNETy D1Il VI u Iklnt " = Y " io
exhaust, with Its various individual and combined
uses, could be learned In q fortnight BY u well discl-
pinned and well educated teacher, whose mind has
should learn their profession BY 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 rs our State Is from the
| great educational centers OF the country. our oppor.
tunitIes are slim indeed 10 secure nrst class teach
ers. The best OF the imported educators TO ne
Educational Boards Of San Franclsco, Sacramento
and other parts OF California. and we have nothing
by which 10 Invite superior educators to our desert
pay, which cannot be expected-which would not
Our great educational want Is . Normal School,
an institution to educate those Of our youth ambi.
tIous TO be teachers aud for educational honors-io
train them TO meet the educational requirements OF
and Women whose parents, relatives or friends, or
all OF them, reside In our State, and who probably
VIII remain permanently with vs. Al n instliStiSn
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
and 1.-Two teachers, do much 10 awaken and foster
throughout the State a spirit o. intellsst1al culture,
great value and Importance Of popular education.
An Institution Of this character should be located In
ono q The most popalSg: TOMS q ne e Statc; where re
the organization Of a training school. TO be attached
thereto; for = Normal School without this Impor.
The study Of practical chemistry that should ignore
the LABORATORY, with It's menitruums and pTecipi.
tants, or OF practical astronomy, without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies, Quadrants and telescopes.
There Is, however. q considerable number OF young
people OF respectable attachments In our midst who
have taught school moro or less, and ambitious 70
obtain q respectable rank In the profession or teach
Ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac-
tice OF teaching Is altogether unequal TO the Ad-
Nance Name Of e tSsse would ei Se Drawn vi T to al p iHstlaatI Sm 81
and q diploma, which should be current with School
local Boards Of School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay OF this class would be longer or
shorter according 10 taeiT previous attachments and
forth Its inst fruits from this class. Were the State
In a pccuniary condition 10 organize and support an
, na.r matter ~ to z" over estimate lis value UPON the
public school interest IL, Nevada. Dut 1t need not
necessarily be attended with great expense. The
the salary OF one Professor, with trihing additional
incidental expenses. would be al the outlay that at
present would DO required. The permanent edlnee
and variouso entation could follow the growth
Of the school and the increase OF the State School
Fund, II the State would ofer two thousand dol
lars annually for the first two years. on condition
that private donations wouldiedual that sum, and
10 b. added to II, 1 feel confident that that aInount
could be raised, and a Normal School could DO at
S s6SSr put q In Iey e sSseS soufd T Se ersss sShd 10 nai,e sG iRis
amount by the State, without seriously expressing
any person or class. '"
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There Is one subject that l would like to bring to
your notice for your consideration. am somewhat
IN doubt whether the present Ia the proper time or
this tho proper channel. but with my ideas Ss re-
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Public
nneetion, vii 30 Soth legitimate and proper. II Is
well known hiatt the peculiar character ofthe climate
OF the vast ranges OF these elevated table-lands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains, Is
but little known BY our own people, and very I'M
perfectly understood by the people OF tho other
States. A plan that would secure the proper re-
cordiny OF accurate meteorological observations In
\ those parts OF the State where Public Schools would
DO likely TO DO maintained throughout the year.
tSs course or a decade OF years would throw much
light In regard TO our climate. One teacher In each
ofth. principal towns In the State. hfurnished with
the necessary Instruments for determining tue heat
and density Of the atmosphere. the direction and
force OF the winds, the amount OF the fall or rain and
snow, and . book ir recording the necessary o6ser.
would undoubtedly cheerfuny supply-would, with
a trifinc addition TO his salary, n so directed by law,
accurately perform ne ! task mcr n I, x oSssI sSsSSn
both on the part ofthe teachers, pupils and tho pub
lie generally, habits Of close observation In regard to
SIsDInIcTIoS or fas rsoctrps or rnE HALF KILL
The proceeds Of tho half mill tax. provided for In
sections OF Education, Article x Of the State Con.
s%titution, Il occurs to me. was diverted BY the last
Legislature, from the use intended by those who
formed fsS sn sSSS !9SIM5S s4sS StS sf is' pr q az H ,s.s se aGIi
mill taxi shall be paid into.the State School Fund,
and be apportioned In the same manner M other
money. In that fund"-that Is. the interest ~accruing
shall be distributed to all the counties In the State,
according 10 the nscertained number Of persons be.
tween the ages OF six and eighteen years In said
counties, for the support OF Public schools: The
object ofthis half mill tax was designed particularly
to create u fund for the support OF the Mining Coz
legc-the mining branch OF the University. II was
the general opinion Of the members OF the Constltu'
tIonal Convention that this tax would yield the nn'
year from ten to titccn thousand dollars. with 9
large annual Increase THEREAFTER, and tnat.u az
early day the interest from the proceeds Of THIS tax
and from other sources OF revenue, would enable
the Board Of Regents TO establish this branch Of the
UniversIty and to put 1t Into SUCCESSFUL operation va
A very short time. Thescetion SD referred 70 above
or tho Constitution. Is In the Following language, 10
~@@Tbe Legislature shall provided special tax OF one
half Of ono mill on the dollar Of all taxable property
OF Inc State, In addition TO the other means pro
| yided for the support and maintenance OF nid Uni.
yersity and common SCHOOL,"
Ths last three words, land. common schools
above. were coupled with the word University to
make II appear msnifesty clear that tho UniysLity
was q part OF tho Public School system. The inten;
The proceeds Of this half mill tar. VIII more clearly
Article Of the Constitution, which reads As follows.
to wit:
| accruInY nom the nrst funds from the half min tax
which come under their control. Immediately OMAN
lie and maintain the said Mining Department. Sof
the University In such manner - to make II the
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