Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-15
ADDRESS TO PARENTS.
ADDRESS TO PARENTs.
To Parents, and those having charge
Of Children in Storey County:

The Fall Term Of the Public Schools in this Coun-
" win commence on Monday, September ID, lod6,
Al 10 O'Clock A. N.
The Public school System.
The Public School system In the United States, by
Its broad and comprehensive range OF studies, from
the lowest Primary School to the Free Academy; py
its opened doors TO all classes, regardless oil RANK.
fortune or condition, organized and supported by
authority of law, yet under the control and manage
ment OF the people, Is essentially an American H.
stitution. 1t Is the legitimate offspring OF our denn.
ocratic system OF Government. BegOtten by our
necessities 1t Is admirably adapted TO minister 10
our peculiar wants.
something about the History OF Pubic
schools.
The history Of the Public School System shows
that II has not always been characterized by that
perfection OF system and harmony OF arrangement
that marks Its present movements. IL Is onlS by
degrees thatth most beneflceni systems are oroagnl
we're were the struggles Of this system lot lie anu
growth aud popular favor. Its early existence was
feeble, II awakened strong preJudices, mostly from
A misconccptlon OF Its true character, ana from an
inability TO comprehend the grandeur oil It's mission.
some considered Il an ingenious arrarseinehi lor
plunderinG the rich for the education OF the children
Of the poor, and others, us a conspiracy on the part
Of political dcmagOgucS. to break down The social
walls of separation existing between the rich and
The poor, the vulgar and the refined, the pleblau and
the patrlcian classes. One class considered u lnpos-
Slblc that Public Schools, fostered by, and 70 GER
,aIn extent under the management OF, the d0rcrn'
ncnt could be as efficient educators OF youth, as
those coniuctci by private enterprise; another,
.ha; secular education without a Strong auniiXture
Of religious Instruction, would leave the pupil 10 Dc
controlled by his Wild and unIorerned passions anu
prepare him for u vacabond and Goddess LIE; while
4 third class Insisted that the people oI tne various
have their children Instructed In u school winch pur-
po>ely separated ecclesiastical from literary anu SCI
rutllc studies. But In the older States, experience,
time, an enlarged and e~nlarIing spirit OF liberation
on the part Of the people, coupled WIN a Wise au-
JustmeIt Of the Public School System TO a common
misunderstanding 4 platform upon which all, Ia.
vorablc to universal education, might stand ana
tremendously cooperate, without any sacrince OF
religious or political opinions, We repeat, that thSse
Of the Public School system. have been triumphant
ly settled In their favor. II Is now generally admit
ted that there Is u system OF morality, accepted by
all civilized communities and u common religious
ground, up to the base OF SectarlaG differences,
where all eau s~tani-that these VIII allow the nigh
est religious truths, and the subllmest morality TO
DC Iaught-elual TO educating the mind OF the
school Into a sense OF It's religious aud moral respOn.
sibilitics, and Of Inspiring Its pupils, with a respect,
veneration and love Of God, and a kindly feeling for
all mankind.
The disturbing forces OF ~scctarian religion and par. |
" politics, ind no countcnance or support In our
School system. On this common ground. a truce Is
proclaimed. and liberation establishes Its empire.
The Nevada Public school System.
The Public School System OF the State Of Nevada.
was organized TO furnish the youth of the State the
In q thickly populated County like Storey. they
should possess all the qualifications OF i~irst-claSS
Schools, equal to those OF u similar grade and facili-
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Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools in the county for the past fifteen months.
has encouraged the undersigned, TO whom their In
tcrcStS have been committed. to ~fel!citate you upon
their Improvement, and TO earnestly solicit your
cooperation TO increase their usefulness and 10 eN- |
tend their influence, that they may more fully sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization.
Importance of Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy to be able to state that
very many Of the preJudices that formerly existed
against the Public Schools In this county,, and which
conSpIrcd LARGELY TO abridSc their influence, have
gradually diminished, and In many cases disappeared
They are now with us patronlzcd by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
Schools haNca higher mission aud a nobler purpose
than merely to restrain bad boys from running AZ
large In the streets; but that, Oh the contrary, they |
and tastes of the pupils; that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently and successfully In the
various branches OF education, but that he or she Is |
personally present with them In their out OF
Iioor PLAYS, during recesSes and intemisSlons. 'infus- |
iug into their amuSements a dccorous and respect |
iul bearing one toward another, cultivatinS In them
social and moral training almost rs essen
tial 10 their well being a. that OF mental culture; that
in our public schools pubilsof the same grade have
have been sent out Of the State At large expense, |
out from and beyond the healthiul influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble to examine the system Of education adopted
BY the Storey County School Department. have
learned that II Is similar TO that employed In Bos.
ton, Chicago, san Francisco ana OlncT Argc tOWns |
where the Public Schools have broken down all OPP
position and are Acknowledged TO be among The
most efficient, the most thorough, and the best dis
ciplined schools that anywhere exist. |
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the conf |
ience OF the public. Your sympathy and co-opera.
ton are necessary TO aid the Board Of Education.
whose labors In the School Department are entirely
TO bring them TO the highest degree OF
public favor. II Is important TO the futurc well
being Of our sSnntry to bring them to a hlsse,
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can OK |
pcct to enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public Schools ationi. We have a right 10 an-
ticipatc great things In the future for that school sys-
tenn which awakened the tlrst educational impulses
trious names In American history; which lmpelled
them TO self culture. and among which may be
named George WaselnSt2n. Roger Sherman; Bsn!S-
Robert Fulton, Andrew jackson, Henry Clay, ste
phen 4. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore. Hor,
ace Greeley, \. p. Banks. Elihu Burritt ana
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools ure Doing.
Here in Storey county every branch OF an ele-
mentary English education is as Systematically.
thoroughly and undcrStandincly taught In our Pub
lie Schools rs In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawbacs is this: that our limited popu-
latlon does not permit OF an enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The range of studies en-
brace ia the Primary Schools spelling, vocal culture,
vocal music, cd!lsthenlc exercises. reading. writing.
arithmetic, geography, grammar, history OF the
United States. elements OF natural philosophy, map
and lineal drawing. physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added 10 the foregoing studies
book keeping, algebra, geometry, chemistry, natural
history and perspective drawing, and also astronomy,
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced to require In
Grammar School.
The monthly report OF the Teacher OF the Gram
mar School, located In the Third Ward In Virginia,
for the month OF July last, returns tfty-One schol-
ars, OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
,wsniy SS Sn dsmIs %iss y, t hst %e sMet twcISe AMI SSI se ,iar
teen years Of age. This school Is open to any youth
in this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches TO pass an examination
therein, rs prescribed by the Board of Education.
Application can be made either TO tho Superintend-
snt, or to either OF the undersigned, or TO the
Teacher OF the Grammar School. This statements
made that persons unacquaintcd with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may be Informed
that there Is no necessity, on account OF deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
OF this State to acquire an English education,
From time TO time the Boari OF Education has
added school apparatus to facilitate instruction In
the higher departments, and will continue to increase
this important assistant TO the teacher, as the con-
ditIon OF the School Fund will permit.
Public school Library.
The sum OF i've hundred and ffty dollars has been
added over Ave hundred volumes of valuable books
to the School Library. This suspicious commence |
ment we trust will be followed up by quarterly or |
shall swell. into proportions that Will render II nm
feature In the Public School system I'm
this county. We trust you viii encourage your
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Son-Attendnnce.
The returns OF the School Census Marshal, In the |
month OF July last past, show that there Is a large |
OF children In this county, between six and |
eighteen years ofngc. who do not attend any school. |
This should not be. No community can afford to |
have its youth grow up in Its midst In Ignorance. |
Our institutions spring from-arc moulded and gov /
crned by the people. and will be good, bad or indif. |
fcrent according to the education, moral culture |
and refined taste OF their creative and sustaining |
power. In countries whose government and lnSti. |
tutions are managed by the favored and educated
with us. The mission Of our Public School system !
Is not to pull down the great and the good to n |
lower standard OF exc Hence, but TO elevate the |
To bring the claims OF education 70 the |
consideration OF those antilles in the |
county which have not availed themselves Of the |
facilities our Public Schools afford, Is an
important and noble work. The undersigned solicit
Public Schools should be fully attended-should be
made TO return TO the public, in intellectual and
moral culture. the full worth for tho money, care
and labor expended In their behalf. There must be
an awakening on the part Of the public In educa-
tional matters, before their efficiency and usefulness
can be materially augmented. There are many |
things vet TO be done to make them what they
should be, There should be a public sentiment that
would be equal to the pleasurable task Of Inducing
every parent In this county to send his children to
some school. |
Ir~regularity of Attendance.
The School Registers OF the several Schools In
this county for the past school year. disclose
the melancholy fact that a very large number OF
who have been permanent residents IN the
have been exceedingly Irregular In their
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