Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-09
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL RRRORT
or tho Storey County superintendent
: Ir,- Of. Public abstraction.


or the Storey County Superintendent
Irs,s, 81. Pablo Instructisn.
Hon. A. +. Rzits, Superintendent Of Public In.
s~trretion for Lt Stais Of Rsrdda' rl.
DrIR Sin: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the Information In regard 10 the receipts and dis
bursements OF school moneys In this county, ior
what purpose; expended, inc amount ;Sn n Os Sssh ~ y inc tSe
teacher1 employed. the number OF schools. and the
number OF pupils attending the same, average at
tendance, an abstract from the reports OF me census
School Mafahal, School Trustees, Teachers, and
such general information a. the SCHOOL, Awrequires;
Perhaps o few words, by way or explanations and
suggestion. In this connection. may not b. out OF
The School Law, approved March %. 1855. repealed
the special school law Of November, 1852, which ex:
cnpted Storey county nom the scho9liaw appIoSea
Board Of Education was organized. and worked with
great efnciency for nearly three years. This change
abolished the old Board OF EdGeation ana oroqsnt
Which was poorly adapted 10 meet the wants OF this
small but comparatively thickly populated county.
me schools Of this X. county sS,p a., we e SSI sS' a.. an nsst. my
found the county, which formerly consisted OF but
one School District. carved up. by my predecessor
who, by q decision OF the supreme court. neld the
oflce OF County Superintendent without legal au.
thority-into four School Districts. two or which,
nom a paucity Of population, could not maintain q
school for q tint ~suticiept 70 enutie them 70 alaw
lion. without ~resorting 10 district taxation; though
oDs NJ these districts embraced the extensive Re
ductIon Works OF the Gould q Curry Mining Com
sfnSuinr OF taxable property. the school fund nom
which, IL expended In that district, would literally
support q rotrishing school for the entire year. Con-
sIdering 70 much Of the action OF my predecessor as
iIegal. that divided the county into four districts. l
restored the same 10 one School District, with view
or making the schools more efficient, by bringing
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, d. q. Addison and ). II. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character, business capacity, and devotion
10 he interest and prosperity Of popular education.
These gentlemen addressed themselves NJ once 70
the Important work OF enlarging. repairing, renorat-
Ing, ycntlAtIng and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or fitted Temporarily for
school purposes In lS62 and 1865, with the Idea that
they would soon be displaced By more commodlous
and permanent school edihces. These improve.
ments were attended with considerable expense, but
were indSpcnsably necessary. Their labors have
been arduous. They have already accomplished
piisIsJ' The result is, the Board OF Education has
now eleven school rooms. which arc comfortable:
neat. spacious. well lighted and well ventilated; and
equal 10 the school demands Of the present. and will
probably serve o good purpose for q few years 10 the
future, These houses have yard room. which. In
this city. are fenced In and eSvered' IN par1, oy ss6sds
own all these school houses with the. exception OF
two. Two Of these arc well constructed. hard ilnlsh-
cd buildings. The school furniture consists Of two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks.
for the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
The balance OF the school rooms IN the county are
Furnished with neat and eonvenisnt aesxs. oy whlSn
means OF which can use their States without lncotl-
V~enIence. II Is safe TO anhrm that there are not on
the Paelfie coast san Francisco hot eSccpteo, more
comfortably iurnlshcd rooms IMAM tnose OF storey
| county. The corps Of teachers employed will com.
| parc avorably With any In other cities. Under their
administration Lhe scho0s are rSpia1y rshs ~ pug.
Is diminishing. the schools have increased about
| per cent. and are rapidly augmenting In numbers.
Two new schools have been organized, and i am
healthy and lonrlshing condition: Inc B9aM OF
Education employ q sinking master, VINO devotss
himself entirely 10 the woIH OF instrueutng ue puPh,s
innuence upon the scholars ms been OF a SCREENING
and subduing character. THIS enterprise mus Tar
has TN w0 s6sH, Sn ssbool ~: for ISL. and Is, was fixed
by the Board OF County commissioners AZ 10 cents
on each 500 Of surface taxable properly N ths coun'
ty-a tax haIdly e9uai 70 s inc vans Wo oil 'pIs aep ocS
we shall probably pc able 70 MAINTAIN me Senoo. III
tho county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
n,L, e..oo, Irhr,r,.. .ors,I,u,. an. NJ IN.
~, p,,s uTs,.n, .myniinr,es 70 our Public schools that
most emSens mat Irnno,tancc ushen yrissiy
selected and luaiS,ouxy manageo, San NY DC LILY
over ssSniated; tng GG s ,noU USSf' 20 syspy yrsds of
GU, w. ~ \, tr naera,ton ,nossi .Sson. ana seiigions
mind, riSn IN iniotniation moIa. ssson S u WSss
lnstruSuon' nsanS NV h.sn snccssSn,,iv ss,sI-
ever ulsse noin',ss Nv g. y sSi,i..,na! .nIrI,
nshea inSg na nv bsvs ssssn, y 1ndIssS the cbsr
W. - d,s,,,c,s Snr Snodf III The IeoIsIStnre
$3.50 near liz TrnS,e.s az each School Dlstrict a
ns.mIrnn ~ anr rents for each person' betwcen six
MA IA .ichtsen Years. on the Condition that private
s y ! 81 cssS ssould double that sum and 10 be
Snst ,hsr.,o 7 Eel CONFIDENT mai in iess than one
aooea InsIIto, ~ ,hs, a., thar wnnlb he
y s.I,nS mstfer fnr RI little folks in every prominent
School District ~ tne state insurtnE pnsasIss anu
pront 70 ane pup.s. nv n,,hi,. M thnMssnd doIIars
expended In TINS way oy the ota'e' "ou'a proauee
results OF R'ea' hoH.ens,
,aSSL" - Continued n,os,.,,,r
lt very luhPoItant " .Me M P.y'pSNt,m:
Of our PnDhc ocnVTtss SsP ~ ~ ~ ~ IL r sya
that az tne pupns s ~ " manv nsrsr,s snI
mas asni0ns nhS,nI,niIv sSis I io hnSr me small sS.
pens ol SHGs,n !, nNmI. ,S ~ y cnn,orm, ~ thc niles
snouIu euI1' r. r. %,nI.S chIl,Ir-n from srhooI on
oI.ne nostn. .r,,i "v.r,cs !. con,rnry 10 the rrnIn,
ofour Public School s sIi,,n w works .Sn, : hardship ar, nj , both
o.ne 2upn = SnS w. ~ !, csr,.I,nIv seems inst Thai The
s sssoo, sntSoTi,iies should be Invested With The power
10 have suSh cniidrsnn accihassN. It ! SnanI w ~.
expense, after days house oy tns S'e'k VI Tue
There arc children ofindieept parents who should
be vaecinated at the puoLe sxpsnse. ~ tne.s cases
the county should bear tne ourueh, A. u - 'oL tHs
should b. qualiaed 70 successfully resist tue ioath-
o disease OF snlaiipoA.
SESko' aNpaA ostHi.D; ,SSD nnSv nxI.,s sbould
some law more euieienl lnan noM s,, gS,s y ~ oSii
pc rnnleI, 70 secure edueatlonaI Iasint,es oIneSnI.
dren OF negroes. Indians and Mongohans. = sever
penalty Is attached 70 any dlstrlct tnat VIII Anniit
children OF any OF me prescribed races into tns tGo,
lie Schools OF TINS stAte-den$lng any SSoooi DisInSt
even py q UNANIMOUS no.e " w Tha S y s. ~
70 aomI one % .nesa unnno ~. W y S,h.te.S saa,yr.s
Scnool Law, Oh wnieu w ~, ~ ~ Sttpse n"oIiWsJ'
IS tran.Sllpt nas VEIL ~ ~, - ~ - ~ rancSi
70 meet tne aa'A"e'"k Sp"''V' epN"
tnlS penAity: A.. S.ho,, can,r. N.rsh., ,o,urrs
.. Ine rsp1c' tS,r1een Indian ana inneen MonsoliaRR
ssyen negro i Hi epnn ,ruI ns,, wy sTS and eigS,esn
Se .eu ~ ~, ~ The Hoard Of Education have espend.
ye.rS y aS So,h o1,,nrs and earnest labor 10 orcsnile
! p,hiic ScSooI for their benelt: but there arc ml.
,r.i UreiSdires esi,iine Of one race against another.
. Sn n mi o,Itc as strong ms that Of the superior
rans rhicb hills IN. doors OF educational halls
. ~ thsm ali. but this far have been unable 10
1919 ,ha1r nnr,,oSe withont incurrInr n much
n,,,s. ~ ,nopsr thar Inc nccosion In their
k,Sasei ~" "a a. ~ i":,,c, pron, thc nrvnnI,aiion
JuusLneEs. snl !, y H. y 49,. timc ,Ss rrnnertv m
o. tne Lesn.IIs " ~ ~ ,hn s'nnor, ~ pnbIIc
ssns nss'o T y SSu.ssnr'. bcors for ia sSow Thai
,S.y .h,c nronsrtv NJ m. coloped peonIe of VIRGINIA
ci,v ~ mi W, sn,ounted 10 the sum OF 40 400.
fInon tbis nmonnt a school tax OF two-ffhs OF one
ner cent WINS Maid into die County School Fund,
selsresn.et, m moi our sense OF Justice. should coun.
sel M 10 Terminate or modify this system VI wronS.
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon the pop
Mar Nli. inc great highway of the multitude can
he iIluniIncd onIy by a svstem OF popular education.
The PubiIc School system, as now understood
which holds the STATE responsible 10 furnish eiuca-
tional facilities 10 ali the children OF the State, ire
snectiye OF condition or Chassis emphatically an
american system, Il Is the hope, and should be
tho pride, OF our country. II the State Is morally