Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-06
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT EXPORT.
ANNUAL RERORT
or tho storey County Superintendent
1,rrIs, of Public Instruction. ~ re.

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m III, atoney County Superintendent
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gon- A. 7. Waite, Superintendent Of Public In.
s~,ruction for the STATE Of Ferada;
DEAR srR: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the information 10 regard TO the receipts AMI ais-
bursements OF school moneys In. this county, ior
what purposes expended, the amount OF cash ~ inc
hands Of the County treasurer, tns ch haInes and nd t ~
number OF pupils attending the same, average at
tendance, an abstract rom the reports fthe Census
s sssSS sen Stnssnalc sSaSSi as st the School f IaE seaui ras
Perhaps q few words, by way OF explanations and
suggestion. In this connection. may not b. out OF
The School Law, approved March 20. ISIS, repealed
the special school law OF November. 1867. which eS-
empted store. county from the school law approved
Hoard OF Education was organized, and worked with
great ~enieiency for nearly three years. This change
abolished the old Board OF EdIcaton and brought
which was poorly adapted to meet the wants OF this
small hut comparatively thickly populated county.
snnervisIon on tho 2gth day Of May, Iastpast. I
found the county, which formerly consisted nj but
one School District, carved up. BY my predecessor
onics of County Superintendent without legal au-
thorIty-Into four School Districts, two Of. which,
from a paucity Of population, could not maintain a
school for a time sun1cient 10 entitlc them to draw
Tho nindS. distributed By the State Board Of Educa-
lion, without ~resOrtlng 10 district taxation; though
one Of these districts emoraeGd INC eTien an, = he.
panv, and seven or eight Quartz Mills-hhying an
amount OF taxable property, the school fund from
which, II expended In that district, would noeTany
support a nourishIng school for the entire year. Con-
sldcring so much Of tho action OF my predecessor as
illegal, that divided the county, into four diItricts.l
restored the same 10 one School District, with view
OF making the schools more efnclent. oy onhging
them under one management. and appointed Tor
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messls.
Louis Fcusicr, d.. o. Addison and 5. II. Robinson.
-. ,-nI knnuEn rnr their nnhlir Rnir1l.
energy OF character. business capacity, and devotion
10 the Interest and prosperity OF popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves al once 10
the Important work OF charging, repairing. renoSat'
ing. vcntilating and furnishing those school houses,
which were constructed or lifted temporary ior
school purposes In 1862 and 1868. with tho Idea that
they would soon be displaced By more commodious
and permanent school edihces. These improve
mcnts we're attended with considerable expense, but
were indlspensahly necessary; Their a6Grsi n nv
very much, but much more remains 10 be accom-
pIIshed. The result Il. the Board OF Education has
neat. spacious, well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal TO the school demands OF the present, and VIII
probably serve q good purpose for q few years IN the
this city, are fenced In and covered, In part, by sheds
10 protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
two. Two OF these nre well constructed, hard finlsh-
eli buildings. The school furniture consists OF Two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
Inc DNlAUCcu " " bNhOOt WIN ~. htN NNf 80
furnished with neat and convenient desks. by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and by
means OF which can use helr slateS without lheon,
the Pacific coast. San Francisco not excepted, more
comfortably furnished rooms than those or Storey
county. The corps OF teachers employed will com.
pare favorably with any In other cities. Under their
administration the schools are rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
IS diminishing, the schools have Increased about j.
per cent, and are rapidly nugmenting In numbers.
Two new schools have been organized, and am
happy TO be able 70 report that our SCHOOLS lEsa ssfcs,,in a 2
Education employ q singing master, who devotes
himself entirely TO the work OF instructing the pupils
in all the schools 10 the county. IN vocal music. The
and subduIng character. This enterprise thus far
has worked chnrmincly. ,
The county school TAX fr le6l anu Ieo was hAed
BY the Board OF County Commissioners at Is cents
on each 500 OF surface taxable property IN the coun-
ty-a tax hardly equal TO the wants OF this depart.
ment, but with economy and no serious Drawbacks
the county through the year. g
#-.r SCHOOL LIBRARIES. WV
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efncient auSillaries 10 our Public Schools that
selected and jndiciousIy managed, can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt.
ed, both In style and thought, TO every grade oil
mind, rich in Information. moral lessons and religious
instruction, untainted with ~Sectarlan bias. Wher-
ever these libraries have been successfully cstab-
lished they have awakened and cultivated a spirit
Tor Ee10tuR. AMI nave SsCUll1Iy DNllC khC Ntth
acter Of those districts for good. II the Legislature
would offer the Trustees Of each School District o
premium OF any cents 70. each person. between six
donations In cash should double that SUM, and 10 be
added thereto, i feel confident that 10 less than one
year from the passage o. that Act, there would be
reading matter for the little folks I'm every prominent
school District In the, State, insuring pleasure and
| pront TO the pupils. and q rich reward, particularly
N the future; e. the P SS Is. S S1 ta 1SsI9 nT 6Si,sss
results Of great moment. -
F" VACCINATION. Fr.rz .
II IA very important for the continued prosperity
of our Public Schools. especially in towns aud cities,
that all the pupils should be vaccinatcd. Experience
has demonstrated that there arc many parents and
guardians, abundantly able 10 bear the small cS'
nense OF vaccination, who prefer their children
should remain nj home than 10 conform 10 the rules
OF The Board. TO Danish children from school on
| account OF parental ayArice Is contrary 10 the genius
OF four Public School system; works a hardship both
10 the pupil and the public and should not be toler'
s.sd. In sucn sases IL Se5 re- q lnCo sssh NH, }Ss ,b sn nar sqS
TO have such children vaccinated, at the dellnquents'
expense, after - days notice by the CLERK OF the
Board OF School Trustees for the district.
There are children ofindlscnt parents who should
be yaccinated at the public expense. In these cases
the county should bear the burden. IS IL Is lot nc
Interest Of the county that both children and : q idS,S
NEGRO, INDIAN AND MoNGoLIAS CHILDREN.
Some law more efficient than now exists, should
be- framed. to secure educational facilities TO the chill.
dren OF negroes. Indians and Mongollans. a severe
penalty IS attached 10 any district that VIII admit
Children OF ans OF the prescribed races Into the Pub
lie schools Of State-denylng any School District
even BY q unanimous vote OF Its citizens. TIC .rght
| 10 admit one Of these unfortunates. The California
| School Law, OF which ours IN It's principal features,
Is a transcript, has been. ] believe. so far modified,
to meet the advancing spirit Of the age as TO repeal
The report OF the School Census Marshal returns
Lcvcn negro, thirteen Indian and fifteen Monaghan
children In thls county, between SIX and eighteen
years OF age. The Board OF Education have expend'
a ~.,.k 18th ~ fitNa md naFnRaf lahnF IN nrr1nIIf
a Public School for their bencnt; but there are mu'
tual preIudIccs existing OF one race against another,
almost. linot quite, a, strong as ths1 o. thS sHps snSi
against them all; but thus far, have been unable 70
accomplish their purpose, without mourning amuch
| greater outlay OF money than the occasion, W thcil
Judgment, seemed 10 justify. From the organization
OF tho TerItoryto the present time the property Of
the negro has been taxed for the support OF PUBL!
Schools. The Assessors books, for ls3, show that
the taxable property Of the colored people, Of Virginia
City, for that year. amounted TO the sum OF $4,000,
Upon this amount a school tax or two-fnhs OF one
This is gross outrage upon . helpless class-our
selffespect, II not our sense or Justice, should coun'
sci US TO terminate OF modify this system Of wrong
~ IMPORTANCE OF EpuckIioS.
The genius OF our institutions rests upon the pop
ular viii. Tho great highway Of the multitude can
BE- llqminsd Snly BY a system o. p POP sn SsuSasSn.
which holds the State responsible TO Furnish ednca'
tIOnal facilities 70 all the children OF the STATE h, Ire :
Ip TSslIssD o, , reSsa,''OIn T. G 81 t S,sS hope. e 'and should &c
Inc pride. Of our country. II the State Is morally
bound to AFFORD these facilities for the children. then
certainly tho children, are under obligation 10 the
State 10 avail themselves Of these Invaluable facii
ties. Rights and duties are co. relative. The public
cannot afford TO allow any class to remain In igno'
rance o~fletters. Ignorance Is the natural enemy 10
society. II generates and carries with II an un'
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In
furious to society. and moro TO be, dreaded thar
those .loathsomr and Infectious diseases, whlen
are 50 strongly guarded against, by all governments
by perfect system OF most stringent sanitary regu'
lations.
its conservative influence Of any branch OF the STATE
Uovernment-not In cure, but In prevention, Ths
| power OF the State for all the purpose OF good aug
ments with the growing intelligence OF the people
| CONFUSING Il, In the train OF Ignorance follow dis
ease. poverty and crime. The recortso our crttnlna
Courts testify against Ignorance with an eIo9uenct
| and logic that should not pass nnheeded. WISDOM
the fruit OF education. bripgs security ahapeaSs
II h VASTLY more economical for the State 70 main
tain schools and schoolnasters than M CouIts
| and crlminal ofncers-to construct school, AeadeHy
| and University buildings, than prisons, penltenua.
| ries and gibbets.' As the morning. dew dikappears
before the warm and genial rays OF the ascending
sun, 90 recedes crime with It's necessary pplanSes
sIve education, softened by moral and religious IN.
duepces. The recent febcllion-the greatest war OF
the centurIes-that peoplcd nearly o million 81 pre-.
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations, and mortgagea INC
labor of generations unborn-wo2lu prouaply not
have occurred had the worth and importance OF the
schoolmnster been better understood and appreclA-
Ted. and his presence and influence been invoked In
eyery part OF our Federal Union. How foreibly, In
lnA NhA E1aNh nj Nha nTn.