Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-18
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL REPORT
or tho storey County Superintendent
of Public HuatrucuOn.u r .Ga

UI Inc bloLOy OOuuby
ofIPublic Instruetion.a ..sa
Hon, A.. +. HRite, SupeyiaxHdsnt Of Public In.
s~trrettoa for de Statt Of Nerdds;
DEAa Sra (: Ny statistical reports afford You all
the information IN regard TO the receipts and dis
bursements Of school moneys In this county, for
%Sa, pSTp 9S n sxpsHdsTS l. sss snG tSe names "a Sssn o y t iSe
teachers employed, the number OF schools, and tho
number Of pupils attending the same. average at
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers, and
such general Information ns the School LAwr requires.
Perhaps q few words, by way OF explanations and
suggestion, In this connection, may not be out OF
The School Law, approved March %. 1855. repealed
the special school law OF November. 1852. which ex.
November, 1861, under which the Storey county
Board Of Education was organized, and worked with
gS SsIIt !, si}fi .ss Si 81 b SsidIS Of .n Education ssatsi and Tais S SSarsSs
our schools under the provisions Of the new law.
which was poorly adapted 70 meet the wants Of this
The schools Of this county were placed under my
supervision on the 18th day OF May, last past: l
found the counts, which formerly consisted OF but
who, by o decision OF the supreme Court, held, the
ONCE Of County Superintendent without legal au-
thonty-into four school Distncm' W. OF when,
school for q time sufficient TO entitlc them TO draw
tho funds, distributed by the State Board OF Educe-
one Of these districts embraced the extensive Re
duction Works OF the Gould 4 Curry, Mining Com.
pany, and seven or eight Quartz MllB.,haSln9 IN
S ThieSi n expendcd IN TINT district. would literally
support q fOurIshIng school for the entire year. Con-
iIernla tS sS divided the county into fonr districts. /
restored the same TO one School District, with . view
OF making the schools more ~efnclent, by bringing
them under one management, and appointed for
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, l. o. Addison and 8. II. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy of character, business capacity, and devotion
10 he interest and prosperity or popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves At once 10
the Important work Of enlarging, repairing, %renovat-
Ing, ventiiating and furnishing those schoo! houses,
which were constructed or lifted temporary for
school purposes In 1862 and 1868, with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more commodious
ments were attended with considerable expense, but
were indispensably necessary. Their laborS have
been arduous. They have already accomplished
pllshed. The result Is, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms, which arc comfortable.
equal 10 the school demands or the present. and will
probably serve q good purpose for q few years IN the
future. These houses have yard room, winch, IN
this city, are fenced In and covered, In part, by sheds
to protect the pupils nom rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception OF
two. Two oftheso arc well constructed, hard finish
cd buildings. The school furniture consists OF two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
Furnished with neat and convenient desks, by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and by
means Of which can use their states without ineon-
venience. 1t Is safe TO affirm that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not excepted, more
comiortapIy iurnlsnea loons tnan inose Vi storey
county. Inc CORPS OF teacneIs eniployeI VIII coul.
administration the schools arc rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. LhouSn me popuiauon OF tne county
Is diminishing, the schools nave increased ABOUT %
per cent, and are rapidly Augnenung N numbers.
Two new SCHOOLS nave oeen oIRanileo, anu l. am
IMPLY 70 . aS,s " isS3pnG .nnai,Jon TSn nnsra ~
| EdncatIon employ a singing master, who devotes
hImself entirely 10 the work or instructing the pupils
in all the schools in tho county. in vocal music. The
and snhduipr chnractcr' This enterphse thus far
has worted chsnninrly. "
M. ,nc Boar3 m County Commissioners at rs cents
On each siO OF surface taxable property in the coun-
IVA Tax hardly equal 70 the wants OF this depart
10y sh.iI nrohshiv ba AHA 10 maintain the schools in
~ snar ,bro,cS ,Se yeSr
SCHOOL LIBRAnIEs.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efrcIent nuxiiilrics to our Public Schools that
Selected and i22dicIously MANAGED, can not be easily
oyer Estimated, There are books admirably adapt
adj both in style and thought, 70 every grade OF
mind, rich in information, morallessonsa and religious
i lrnl ,Sase iiihrsriSs have heen sueeessfaliy estSb-
ilshed they have awakened and cultivated a spirit
arter or those districts for good. II the LEGISLATURE
womb OFFER the Trustees OF each School District q
premium OF my cents for each person, between SIX
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
donations in cash should double that sum, and 10 DO
added thereto, I feel confident that In less than one
war from the passage OF that Act, there would be
readInc matter for thelIttle folks in every prominent
School District in the State, insuring pleasure and
profit 10 the.pupIls, and q rich reward, particularly
In the future, to the public. One thousand dollars
expended in this way by the State, would produce
results Of great moment. ......
VACCINATION.
o-.,, co. ,ha continued n,o.n.,,,v
lts neiy iWYIiIans y ~ n. ~ !. = ~ pps,,aSs
q our Pubic schooIs, ssPeeialy 10 Towns snH en,s s
mat aI tne pupns ,SSt Ssrs az MANI nsyenis and
mas usLn0hs uhn1H.n,I. M 20 bssr ,he smaI, cS.
gun.a'S ~ .ynceinatioS Who nrcfcr their ebIIarcn
P SosG VI ,nns an NJ bom. than n Conform 70 The niles
S ~ ,Ss Rama To Sanish Children nom school on
Sccnunt IN parental ayarice ia contrary 10 the genius
Of our Public School system; works a hardship both
to he pupii and the public, and should not be toier-
etsd I'm I'm snrh ease. h certainly seems lust that ihe
a ussao, am,SoI1,,es sSouSd he inycsted win Inc power
s y y ~ S',nS chSI5rrn ySccinateS M he deiInoiIents'
ona,1 aNar"M davs notirc nv The Clerk OF Inc
pnpprI ~ SrSool Trnstces for The district.
rhs,o 10 cb,idysn m indIrent parents who should
+, ,s.s,n.,o nj a, ,Sc nnhiic cSn.pse In these cases
~ sannt sSon,d hnpr ths hnrden a. IL ia for Inc
tne county snouu Deat ~ S w ahnd,ar "a .dni,s
lnterest OF Ine soIity saas ooer ~ restst az ioS,s.
should pc Qualnea W suSseo''uh' ss' e' "A"
some aiscase VI Sniau poN'
srouo. INDIAN AND noSooLIAS CHILDREN
-a..,, a., 80, .,,.,s sho,,a
some is" anoae sli sb,n. , tn ysc,,,,Ies 10 iSs chill
&c lIanieu, 70 seeGIs ~ ManroWsns a ssrsns
dren oi negtoes, hndl. ,n S my 1,saIct ,Ssf viii admit
p pSm1r:y, y anS ~ ,Se Droscy,Sed races into The pub