Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-17
ADDRESS TO PARENTS


ios, anil then A written excuse will be necessary to
Five him admission and maintain his moral stand
M in the school for that delinquency. II Is an easy
matter for parents, having n knowledge OF the
hour OF opening and OF closing the school, to ascer-
tain the time necessary for going to and returning
thcrefrum. School children should not be allowed
TO loitcr ON the streets. Here they are liable to form
the worst Of associations and TO contract both hab-
It's and language of a debasing character. Here I'M
preSions may be enaced which parents aud teachers
have laoored long 10 establish. PromptneSs Is es-
sential to the success OF any school. II Il 4 habit,
II thoroughly established in the pupil. viii consti-
,ute a marked and valuel feature In ater life. The
scholars are under the charge OF the teacher from
their entrance In The morning TIL the close Of the
school In the afternoon, and Is responsible for their
conduct while there. The teacher and parent
should harmOniouSly cooperate TO spare the pupils
nom the dehaslng influences Of street associations.
A mutual understanding on these and other matters
would strengthen the government of parent and
teacher, both at home and At school.
TisitinE-Schoois.
The School Registers, In which the names OF all
visitors have been faithfully recorded, while they
exhibit a decided Increase OF school visits over
those q last year. nevertheless show an alarm.
Ing Indifference on the part OF those who should
be ever vtgilant In all things aud movements
that pertain to the management, influence and
character Of the Public Schools. Children sus
tain such relations TO their parents thataS a gen
eral rule. It's impossible for them TO become
deeply and enthusiastically Interested In principles
and modes OF action which awaken no lively emo
lions OF pleasure In their minds. II the parents
manifest "A strong interest In the teacher and a deep
concern for the progress OF their children In their
respective studies; If they hold up before their
minds. both by word and action, that an education
Is the most important OF all temporal blessings to
Be acquired, and TO procure the opportunities OF
which for them, they are not only Willing but happy
to make any reasonable sacrifice; II they Will fol-
low their children continuously In their studies, Ia
miiariZe themselves. as far as practicable, with their
schoOlbookS and also with their progeSSinthe stud:
les, ascertain by frequent interrogationS their moral
and educational standing In their respective classes:
encourage them 10 perscvcre and To strive To over
come the obstacles that stand more or less Ike
lions In the way OF almost every pupil; II they
will JudlciouSly assist them 20 overcome some ulin-
Guilty In their lcSSon-a difficulty that may appear
most trivial 10 their experienced minds; u they VIII
frequently visit the school, encourage them 10 READ
| Instructive books. listen with pleaSurahle emotions
OF approbatlDn 10 their descriptions OF what they
| have learned and read; II they will in every posi-.
bic way show by their conversation anu acts tnat
| they consider education Us far TRANSFORMING III NaIue
tho acquisition OF houses, or landss or money, or
children with a lively, q growing and an aoidlhS
sense OF the transcendent Importance OF educa-
ton, and their interest. zeal and enthusiasm In their
schools and studies would receive a new baptism
and our Public Schools would be awakened by u
new impulse, and their usefulness would be III
creased an hundred fold.
The undersigned most respectfully ~reconnlend
that II any difficulty should occur in the school In
your district. you will avail yourself OF the earliest
opportunity TO bring the subject TO the notice OF the
County School Superintendent, or II The matter
should be very urgent, you viii notify either OF the
undersigned nearest your place OF business or resi-
dence, that the difficulty may be examined Into,
and. II possible, friendly relations promptly restored.
Very respectfully. yours, in the cause OF the Pub
S. II. ROBINSON,
LOUIS FEUSlER.
d. u. Atkinson,
Members of the Storey County Board OF Eduea-
ton.
Education Rooms. No. 81 south B street, Virginia,
September l, lS6.