Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-28
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
s1nsrinfe1denf,s Report-Conunued.

helpless tools OF Artful political demagogues, audi
prey 70 charlatanism generally: thus the state ana
sire 9Th essential to their high mission. Our Pub
lie schools arc designed rs an antidote TO these fear.
~, ~. evils. The Lssislaslre has nc pSTef ~ RisySRt
istence, and feeling that o remedy should be vested
In The legislature. the trainers Of The State ConstI.
= Arteie II, In the following words, to-wit:
The Legislature may pass such a
- WI Tend to secure q general attendance OF tho
sse eSonean In each school district upon said Public
The grea. irregplarity Of the attendance Of chill.
n,, = ~ wen meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag.
nuenee next 70 non-attendsnce. When is more ex.
de;aineS 1 ! = Is generally considered. Children are
: oite done from thoue6tlessness or rom ,rno.
4 = ~ " .ne evils that grow out or repeated absence,
pupii behind ASS is e In a term generally drops tho
y n ~ III NJ nis Class. II may REQUIRE n vigorous
u . ., an MS powers and prompt attendance 10 com.
cIIo.siv ,nnN et ~ standing. Soon disgust follows
Is no longer any attraction either for Ncbnni .nstc
ciates, school teacher or school hoHsc ny" yu ssso
n nnInaSes eS Gdnes ehdnre daily exposure. For the
sense. the property, OF the State. Tn: law a. Z ds ssI1Sin
that property shall be taxed to support a Pubic
the payment OF tn s tax, property has a rishi ~ Az
mand that children between certain ages shall avail
tnemse.yes o. tnsse expensive iss'llt,es Tor q IKE
sure an ecicient Public School system-to secure for
II In the public estimation that position and coma.
Qeuce that the system buOulu COMMAND, the stand.
ard or scholarship on the part Of teachers should b.
so raised that persons OF an Indifferent or defective
education. unfortunate In other departments OF In.
ent, to aspire to the control ofa Public School. The
feeling Is altogether too prevalent, that any person
who can read and write Is competent to Instruct n
Primary School. IL IL my de iberate judgment that
II requires more skill. a greater amount OF tact.a
wider range OF general knowledge, and q clearer ap-
prehenslon OF the complicated laws that control DIFF
ferent children In q school Of forty or my little ones,
and TO excite and maintain an interest among those
who have no idea OF the value OF education, than TO
awaken and maintain a like Interest among the
sAmc number OF advanced scholars In u high School.
Many OF the wlscst educators In the country have
often. expressed this sentiment with great feeling
ant as well as the most difficult OF all the profes.
sions-onc that demands OF Its members individ:
ually a more comprehensive knowledge Of mental
and moral philosophy, q quicker perception and
knowledge OF childish likes and disllkes Of the nu.
mer0us springs OF action. and how TO turn them 10
n niIas and u'e eSeei;fSI p~ oSedien seSu shan pt tSOss Of qi sDS
other Of, the Intellectual professions. 10 one Is re.
garded competent to practice any OF the learned pro.
professional training under the immediate diree-
ton OF their most eminent sayans. 10 qualify him 10
discharge intelligently the responsible duties his
tent TO make q shoe or a shovel. q house or 4 hand
saw, q coach or q crowbar. q broom, a bit or y
bucket. without first serving an apprenticeship.
The man VINO can make q steam engine, or who can
control It's movement after II is made, will com-
mand more compensation than the public Is willing
TO pay m ordinary TIr, y, teacher snSIrs In ,. q PI ,,s e. sG n e.
exhaust, with its various individual and combined
uses. could be learned IN q fortnight by q well. disci-
mechanical tendency. Persons, 70 DO teaehers.
should learn their profession BY q course Of discipline
and training. under the direction Of tho most sue
cessful and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State is nom the
great educational enters OF the country. our oppor-
tunitles are slim indeed 10 secure first class teach.
80 NJ - "a ~ lanArAAA AAto.Nn~ O. NkA
Pacific Coast VIII be assorted and culled out by tho
Educational Boards OF San Francisco, Sacramento
and other parts OF California, and we have nothing
by which to invite superior educators 10 our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer extravagant
pay. which cannot be espected-which would not
Our great educational. want Is q Normal School
an institution TO educate those Of our youth anibI-
tiOus 70 be teachers and for educational honors-to
train them TO meet the educational requirements OF
our times and for our peculiar locality; young men
and women whose parents. relatives or friends, or
will remain permanently with US. An Institution
OF this character would, In addition, TO Its regular
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
aud live teachers, do much TO awaken and foster
| throughout the State q spirit OF Intellectual culture,
| and 10 bring permanently before our people tho
E Es ia, saIas &n or t tSis eSsrsc,. 81 . RSSHidhSs e 1 ioss;aS m
one fthe most populous towns OF the State. where
q SUFFICIENT number OF pupils could be procured for
thereto; for Normal School without this impor.
tant adjunct would DO as inefficient as q school for
the study OF practical chemistry that should ignore
the laboratory, with Its menstruuns and precipi.
tants. or OF practical astronomy. without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies. quadrants and telescopes.
people Of respectable sttainments in our midst who
have taught school more or less, and ambitious to
obtain a respectable rank In the profession or teach.
ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prsc-
lice OF teaching Is altogether unequal to the adj
vanced educational claims OF the present time.
i Ms9s sS =, .eese 10 S'U UToe Sr af nv p ~ 90 'h isSafmSiIS 2,
and q diploma. which should be current with School
Boards In even, district, and should displace the
local Boards OF School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay OF this class would be longer or
shorter According TO their previous attachments and
aTtne s. 70 20. se SuIts fra a H ,SIs si.s sehG %.r would ,ns Eve
In a p~ecuniAry condition 10 organize and support an
Institution OF this character, II would not be an
public school Interest in Nevada. But IL seed not
necessarily be- attended With great expense. The
rent OF a small building, the cost Of furniture and
the salary OF one Professor, with trihlns additional
Incidental expenses. would be all the outlay that at
present would be required. The permanent editice
and various ornamentatlons could follow the growth
OF the school and the Increase OF the State School
Fund. II the State would offer two thousand dol.
lars annually for the DIST two years, on condition
TO be added TO It, l feel confident that that amount
could be raised, and q Normal School could be at
once put into a successful working condition. Some
source Of revenue could be created 10 raise this
amount by the State. without seriously depressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
There is one subject that / would like 10 bring TO
your notice for your consideration. l m omewh
In doubt whether the present Is tho proper time or
this the proper channel, but with my ideas as re-
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Public
School system, the proposed suggestions In this con.
~nection. will be both legitimate and proper. Its
well known that the peculiar character oftbe climate
Of fxs the , Vast R 5sIse; . St t sIssis s's SaTsS, tI SSn5,sIsa BE-,
perfectly Ssity understood BY the people o. the other
States. A plan that would secure the proper re-
r0rdtnI of accurate meteorological OhseryutiOnS I'm
those parts Of the State where Public Schools would
be likely 10 be maintained throughout the year,
the course or q decade OF years would throw much
light In regard TO our climate. One teacher In each
1.-THE principal towns In the State, Furnished with
tho necessary instruments for determining the heat
and density OF the atmosphere. the direction and
force Of the winds, the amount OF the fall OF rain and
snow. and 4 book tor recording ths Necessary o6ser-
would und doubted Y s sH .g%ppiyaEoaid: with
SsaaISY ether RSea9' weekly KY or S-a monthly ddy.e would oStdt AWAKEN.
both on the part ofthe teachers, pupils and the pub
lie generally, habits OF close observation In regard to
atmospheric changes.
xupIRrcrIos OF rBE rIocrrps or TIE HAlr MILL
TAI.
section6 Of Education, Article < Of the State Con.
sutution, II occurs TO me. was diverted by the last
LEGISLATURE. from the use INTENDED By those who
Law. approved March 9th, 1865, provides that: A
moneys derived from the tax herein levied (half
mill tax) shall be paid into the State School Fund,
and be apportioned In the same manner as other
money IN that fund"-thlt Is, the interest accruing
shall be distributed TO all the counties In the State,
according 10 the sscertAined number OF persons be.
tween the ages OF six and eighteen years In said
counties, for the support or Public Schools. The
object OF this half mill tax was designed particularly
to create a fund for the support Of the Mining Col
lege-thc mining branch Of the University. II was
the general opinion OF the members ofthe Constitu-
tional Convention that this tax would yield the tSt
wear from ten 10 fnteen thousand dollars. with a
large annual increase thereafter. and that at an
early day the Interest from the proceeds Of this tax,
and nom other sources OF revenue, would. enable
the Board Of Regents 70 establish this branch OF the
a very short time. The section (6) referred TO above
or the Constitution. Is In the following language, 10
THE Legislature shall provide special tax OF one
half OF one mill on the dollar OF all taxable property
OF the State. In addition 10 the other means pro.
vided for the support and maintenance OF said chi.
yerslty and common schooh." r.r#HFH g".H
The last three words, land common schools,r
above, were coupled with the word University TO
make II appear manifestly clear that the University
was q part OF the Public school system. The inten.
ton Of the Convention. In regard TO the disposal OF
the proceeds Of this half mill tax. will more clearly
appear by reference 70 section .. Of the Educational
Article OF the Constitution, which reads as follows,
to wit: -I.BfT 10 ,T. ~. Es.
THE Board OF Regents shall, trom the interest
aeerulng from the nrst funds (rom the half mlllA TAX
which come under their control. immediately organ;
lie and maintain the said MIning Department. Soi
the Uniyersity) In such, manner as 10 make "'e