Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-19
snH0oI SUPERINTENDENT, REPORT.
s,nerinfeudenrs Report-Continued.

helpless tools OF artlul pont.cai TTSsnnAsSsu anu
SSocclety are plundered of an undeyeloped power and
strength essential 10 their high mission. our Pub
IL SrSoois arodcslgncd as an antldote 10 these fear
mi avis. The Legislature has the powerto prevent
tSese 10 4 very great extern. Sensible OF thslr ex;
istence. and feeling that a remedy should De vested
in INC Legislature, the Trainers or the STATE Sonst-
iintion vests the aathortty In that body ~ Section
2. Article ii. in the following words, to-wn;
. . "The Legislature may pass such avs
as will tend to secure q general attendanee I,tito
children in each school dis'''e' upon 'a'U
The great irresularty Of tho ATTENDANCE o. sna-
dren Of well meaning parents Is an evlo Nsinc,I 1S.
nitude as 10 REQUIRE a,remedy; Il Is In rs Daielui IN
fiuence next TO non-attendanec, which is more e&-
tensiye than Is generally considered. Cnllafenr SLe
detained at home for the most trivia r &c spnn; ,ano.
rance Of the evils that grow out ofrepeateo aosenEe.
A isw days absence In o term generally drops INT
pupil behind his class. Il may reSnlaL sp = m ~ eom.
mand a respectable standing. Soon disgust loiows
closely upon the heels Of dIscouragement ana tnere
Is no longer any attraction either ior school asso,
ciates. school teacher or school house. Mortined
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes or education. children are. In q certain
sense; . the pISp sssIl q se '1 ass Ssa't To- s anS taT aeP Public
School for six months in each year. In return Tor
the payment q this tax. properly mas q riSn. 70 aei
themselves OF these expensive facilities for Q Ike
term. or their equivalent at private schools. TO IN.
sure an efficient Public sesSSi syst n:,a;o1 sec SECURE rSn ,gr
/ III HI I0G uUI lliAkAS $3.50
dence that the system should command, the stand
| ard OF scholarship on the part 81 teachers should ne
so raised that persons OF an indilicrent OF asIestne
education, unfortunate In other departments OF T.
| dustry, would not venture, as n temporary eSpedl'
emit, to aspire to the control OF q Public school. Inc
feeling is altogether too prevalent, mat my person
| who can read and write is competent 10 instruct n
| Primary School. I'll my deliberate Judgment thht
II requires more skill, a greater amount OF tac.. q
wider range Of general knowledge, ana u cIeaIeI w
prehension Of the complicated laws that c0n,roi eI'
fcrcnt children In o school OF forty or MY little one,
and 10 excite and maintain an interest amonS those
who have no idea OF the value Of education. tnan 10
awaken and maintain a like interest among INC
same number OF advanced scholars IN O high ccnovL
Many OF the wt3cst educators In the country hayc
often expressed this sentiment with great ieellhs
and force, 1 regard teaching as the most import.
ant as well as the most dlnlcn!t OF all the proies'
Aons-one that demands or Its members indlVid.
TALLY a more comprehensive knowledge Of mental
and moral philosophy. o quicker perception and
knowledge Of childish likes and dislIkes or the pu-
merous springs Of action. and how to tuIn thcn,t2
pline and cheerful obedience, than those Of any
other OF the Intellectual professions: 10 one Is re-
garded competent TO practice any ofthe learned Pm.
?essions who has not gone through a long course OF
| professional trainiog under the immediate dlrec.
don OF their most eminent sayans. 70 qualify him 10 70.
profession may require. No one Is regarded compe'
tent to mako q shoe or q shovel, ahouse or hand.
Jaw, a coach or q crowbar, a broom. . bt Or q
bucket, without hrst serving an apprenticeship.
| The man who can make > steam engine, or who can
control It's movement, AFTER II y made, VIII S0ni.
mand more compensation than the public Is willlnS
10 pay an ordinary teacher In q Public school,
though every part o. the engine, from Its feed 70 IL.
exhaust, with It's various individual and combined
g usn:S sS snS s &c Ie sdaea, e 4 .e ssciRisa WHOSE Ss : m Hslt S has 4
mechanical tendency. Persons, to be teachers.
should learn their Profession By a course ofdiseipline
cessful and celebrated educators In the country.
nrsE. NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Shut out and far removed as our State Is from tho
great educational centers 1.-THE country. our opp9r-
ers. The best OF the imported educators 70 the
Pacific Coast will be assorted and culled out by the
Educational Boards Of San Francisco, Sacrament
BY which % invite superior educators 10 our desert
| homes, unless our School Boards offer extrayagant
pay, which cannot be ex~peeted-whieh would net
Our great educational want is Normal School
an institution TO educate those OF our youth anti.
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
VIII remain permanently with us. An institution
OF this character would, In addition 70 Its regular
supply ior our Schools Ss Of mu ven \, ed sSaTsI E SSa d Sos,sr
throughout the State 9 spirit OF intellectual culture.
and 70 bring permanently before our people the
An Institution Of this character should be located in
one OF the most populous towns OF the State, where
q sufficient numbero OF pupils could be procured for
thereto; for q Normal School without this impor.
tant adjunct would be as inefficient az q school for
the study Of practical chemistry that should isnSrc
tants, or OF practical astronomy, without the aid OF
the heavenly bodies. Quadrants and telescopes.
people Of respectable attainmenis in our midst who
have taught school more or less. and ambitious to
obtain q respectable rank In the profession OF teach
ing, but whose knowledge. OF the theory and prac.
tlce OF teaching is altogether unequal TO the ad-
vanced educational claims OF the present time.
Many Of these would be drawn TO an institution OF
1 thIa nharactar IN nnnrone the nr0nPr inf0rmatiOn
and q diploma, which should be current with School
Boards In ever, district, and should displaee the
local Boards OF School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay OF this class would be longer or
shorter according 10 their previous attachments and
aptness 70 acquire. A Normal school would give
forth It's hrst fruits from this class. Were the State
in a p~ecuniary condition to organize and support an
institution OF this character. u would not be an
s SsSI,G n ssssol 70 in, Syss f n SsSsd iss T Bas !, I nssa n 1SG
rent OF a small bulidinS. the cost Of furniture and
incidental expenses, would be ali the outlay that at
present would be required. The permanent cdlnce
and various ornamentations could i9IioT me gTowth
Fund. II the State would offer two thousand dol.
lars annually for the INST two years, on condition
that private donations would equal that sum, and
TO be added to II, I feel confident that that amount
could be raised. and q Normal School could be AZ
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 l would like to bring 10
your nSues iorySS I rs eo nsssent y n. I n nn ,,mr or
this tho proper channel, but with my ideas as re-
CARDS the comprehensive character OF our Public
nection, viii Be both legitimate and proper. Its
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climate
OF tho vast ranges OF these elevated tablelands be
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. Is
but little known by our own people, and very I'M
perfectly understood by the people Of the other