Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-19
ADDRESS TO PARENTS.
ADDRESS To PARENTS.
To Parents, and those having charge
Of Children In StOreu COnntM:

To Parents, and those haring charge
Of Children in Storey County:
The Fall Term OF the Public Schools in this Coun-
" will commence on Monday, september ii, l>66,
at 10 O'Clock A. N.
The Public school system.
The Public School system in the United States, by
Its broad and comprehensive rarge OF Studies, nom
the lowest Primary School 10 the Free .Academy; BY
Its opened doors TO all classes, regardless OF rank,
fortune or condition, organized anu supporter on
authority OF law, yet under the control AMI manage
ment OF the people, i essentially an American lu-
%stitution. IL Is the legitimate offspring OF our dem
ocIa,ic system OF Government. Begotten by our
necessities Il i admirably adapted To minister To
our peculiar wants.
Something about the History OF Public
schools
The history Of the Public school System shows
that Il has not always 0cen Characterised bE thNt
perfection OF system and harmony OF arrarSentht
that marks It's present II ! vnA nN
degrees that the most bcncdctnt SNStcul>at y pLNTSn'
to the highest decree OF perfection. LCnG and sc,
we're were the struggles OF this system Tor HE anu
growth aud popular favor, Its early existence Wa
feeble. II awakened strong prrJudicc>, mostly from
a mlSconccptlon OF it, true character. aud from an
Inability 10 comprehend the grandeur oi " miS,'s".
Some considered u an ingenious a'ranEeuiyni ~
plunderInG the rich for the education OF 'uc Sas'ti,.
~ IN. n.or and Others, A. a conspiracy on the part
OF political demagUSucS. TO brrdN down tur SOFA
walls OF separation existing between Tue ttSn Az,
tSr nSSr thr vulgar and the refined, the plcSiau aud
the palTIclan classes, one class con>IcTei " ihilps-
slble that Public schools, "SiCrrd pN' anu t"aSCr-
tain extent under tue management oi, the uHNt'h'
msnt could be A. efficient educators OF youth, a.
those CONDUCTED by private enterprise; aaothtr'
thai secular education without a NronS adhliNtUrc
OF religious Instruction. would leave The pupil 10 De-
controlled BY his wild and ungOveruct passions and
prepare him for a Vaga6ond and Goddess me- while
a thini class insisted that the people Of the various
religious deuOni .atiOnS would never consent 10
have their children Instructed In 4 School which pur-
pOsely separated ecelcSiastich from literary and sch
rntihc studies. But In the older states, experience,
time. an enlarged and ~enlarSing spirit oI liberation
on the part OF the people. coupled with a wise ai-
iustment Of the Public School system to a common
Sentimcnt-errctius a platform upon which all, Ia
vOrable to universal education, might stand ana
hArmOuiOuSly cooperate. without any sacrifice OF
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic Of the early downfall!
OF the Public School system. have been triumphant
~ settled In their favor. 1t i now generally admit.
ted that there II a system Of morality, accepted by
ain civIlEed communities and a common religious
ground. up TO the base of ScCiartan differences,
where all can Stdnd-thAt these viii allow the hlSh-
est religious truths, and the SuOliincNt morality 10
bc taught-cquIl to educating the mind "I tue
SchOOl. into a sense Ui it, religious anu moral reSp"i-
~sIbiitieS, and OF Inspiring it, pupils with a respect,
veneraiion and love OF God. and a kindly feeling Tor
all mankind
" politics. IND no countcnaucr or support IN our
School system. On this common ground, \ truce Is
proclaimed. aud liberation establishes IT, empire.
The Nevada Public SchoolS system.
The Public School System OF the State Of Nevada,
was organized TO furnish the youth OF the State the
facilities for a good substantial. business education.
In a thickly populated County ike Storey, they
should possess all the qualifications OF t~rs,-cLaSS
schools, equal 10 those OF a similar grade and iacili.
ties. existing in any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county for the past httcen months.
tereStS have been committed. to ~iclcttate You upon
their Improvement. and TO earnestly solicit; your
cooperation 10 increase their usefulness ana TO rN-
tend their influence, that they may NOR iuUN sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
Importance Of Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy to beable TO state that
against the Public Schools in this county, AMI which
c~Onsplrcd largely 10 abcid;e their influence, have
gradually diminished. and In many cases disappeared
altoSether. They are now with u pltronIEed by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
schools hAvea higher mission AMI a uoblvr purpose
thIn merely 10 restrain bad boys nom running al
iArse IN the streets; but that. on the contrary, they
ar efficient In educating the mini, cGltiNatiuc the
habits and tastes OF the pupils. that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently and SucCcSSfully In the
various branches Of education, but that he or she i
also personally present with them In their out OF
door PLAYS, during rcCc>>eS and iutvrml>Slou>, iniu>-
lng into their auuscment> a decOrouS and respect
nj beA-inc one toward another, cultivatlug In them
moral feelings, courteous manners ami polite Ian
IiAl 10 their well being A. that OF mental culture; that
In our public schools pupilso of the same grade have
improved In their studies a. rapidly a. those who
have been sent out OF the State al large expense,
out from and beyond the healthiul influence Of
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble 10 examine the system OF education lOltel
BY the Storey County School Department, have
learned that 70 Is similar 10 that employed IN BUS-
ton. Chicago. san Francisco and other large towns
where the Public Schools have broken down all OPP
position and are acknowledged TO De- amOnS the
most ~etnclent, the most thorough. and the best dis
eipnHed schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the CONT
Lence Of the public. Your sympathy and cO-OpeTa-
ton are Necessary 10 all the Board OF Education.
whose laborS In the School Department are entirely
gratuitous, 20 bring them TO the highest degree OF
public favor. II Is important 10 the future well
being OF our country 20 bring them 20 a higher
standard OF efficiency and usefulness. because but
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can eN-
pect 20 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public Schools afford. We have 4 right 20 an-
tclpAte great things In the future for that school syS'
TEN which awakened the drSt educational impulses
IN the minds OF many thousands OF the most Illus
trous names In American history; which lmpeued
them 10 self culture, ami among which may be
named George Washington. Roger Sherman. Benli-
min Franklin, BENJAMIN West, Nathaniel BowIltCh,-
Roeer, EGi,On. AndTsw JaekI in, He TiIw Clay E Sle-
ace Greeley. y. P. Banks, E!!hu BGrriit and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public school,. nre Doing.
Here in Storey county every branch Of an ele-
mentary English education i a. Systematically.
thoroughly and understandlngly taught In our Pub
lie Schools a In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback i this: that our limited popu-
htlon does not permit OF an enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The range o: studies en-.
brace In the Primary Schools spelling. vocal culture,
ss,srl,s ,sH-r,Dbv rr,HTt,, SI.Tnr, 81 80,
TTILI,.at s'oCs,%s;, - r,,nr,T ,bT,.nS 20 tno
s,s 49, SySwiSs nbT.ISloyv - SI.i,Da L. -
G,anms- Schools a.. aIiai 10 no f1rr-oIny siniIs,
book keeping. algebra, geometry chemistry. natural
history anu trspecl,S HraNihf. anu - astronomy
u sac pup.s ~ SH'NSeH'! ""''"N'N !" ''tul'' '"'
struc''on menu. o
Srnhihhar SChoo''
The monthly report OF the Teacher Of the Gram
mar school. located In the Third Ward in NlrcintN.
for the month OF July last. returns huy-one schOl-
twrnty-six females. OF these twenty-One We're mas
tiers and dneen misses between twelve and seven
in this county who IL snftcientlv Advanced In I'D
English branches 20 pass an examination
annyier,tn, sssn he m ,ac .,,b.- IN the SunsrinfsnI.
en- or 10 either OF the Undersigned, or 10 the
OF the Grammar School, This l.
SNn nass,rstn,.j ,rt,s r. T,.Ii,JsI
nae ma PpIsns SnhnoS w. %nT w. ~ ,n I.
when sue TuOuS Sthoon ANU nas " .I'sIlLt.
there y no necessity. on account Si ithclelt
'ehool oppot;uhlues; Ior SendIns tnSr CmlaF'h OUT
this state 20 acquire an EnSlsh eimcation.
From time 10 time the Board OF Education has