Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-04
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
ANNUAL REROBT
or tho Storey County supcrintendcnt
ofSPublc Instruction..
Hon, A, n Van, Superintendent Of Public II.
atrrction for tA sac Of Nerddd

DEAR SIN: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the information IN regard TO the receipts and dis
bursements Of school moneys In this county, for
what purposes expended, the amount Of cash inthe
hands Of the County Treasurer. the names Of the
teachers employed, the number OF senoois. and the
Tendance. an abstract from the reports OF the Census
School Marshal. School Trustees, Teachers, and
such general Information as the scnooiL
suggestion, in this connection, may not be out or
place. A ,oss ,on..,od
empted storey county nom the school law approved
November, 1851, under which the Storey county
board Of Education was organized. and Torked Win
sbolisSed tbs Old Board Of Education and brought
our schools under the provisions OF the new laT.
which was poorly adapted 10 meet the wans oitnls
The schools Of this county were placed under my
supervislon on the 18th day Of May. last past; !!
found the county, which formerly CONSISTED Of but
S %So sf by 4 dceison n the supreme Court, held the
ONCE Of County Superintendent without legal au'
thority-into foIr sSaSoI nis eoSIs nv s%o m al MniSI 4
SCHOOL Tor q time ~suf1cient 70 entitle them 70 draw
the funds. distributed By the STATE Board or Edues.
ton. without EesoEting 70 aistsiet ,S Ssxs eIfsn \ yno9 Rsi
duction Works Of the Gould & CurIy, Mining Com
nany, and seven or eight Quartz Ails-haying an
amount OF taxable property, me school tand rom
SUPPORT a dourishing school for the entire year. Con-
sid Y 50 much Of the action OF my predecessor as
illegal, that divided the county, INTO four districts,l
OF making the schools more %eficient, by bringing
them under one management, and appointed Tor
School Trustees for Storey School DistTic5 Messrs.
Louis Feusier, DO. Addison and 8. H. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF chAraeter, business capacity, and devotion
70 the interest and prosperity Of popular education;
he important work OF enlarging, repairing, renovat-
Ing, vcntllating and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or 1tted temporary Tor
they would soon be displaced by moro comnodious
and permanent school edlfices. These improve
mcnts were attended with considerable expense, but
were indIspensably necessary. Their labors have
been arduous. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains q. be accom-.
pllshed. The result Is, the Board or Education mas
now eleven school rooms, which arc comfortable;
neat, spacious, well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal 10 the schoold demands Of the present, and will
probably serve o good purpose for o Few years IN tue
this city, are fenced In and covered. IN part, ny sheds
TO protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Boafo
own all these. school houses with tho exeeptono Of
ed 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 convenient desks, by which
the smallest pupils have comfortable seats, and by
means Of which can use their states without ineon-
ne Paeiac coast, San Frsneisco not excepted, more
comfortably furnished rooms than those or Storey
county. The corps Of teachers employed will com.
pare fayorzbly with any IN other cities. Under their
administration the schools arc rapidly rising IN pub
lie estimation. Though The, population OF the county
Is diminishing. the schools have increased about IS
| per cent, and arc rapidly augmenting in numbers.
| Two new schools have been organized, and ! am
| happy to be able 10 report that our schools are In .
healthy and nouriihing condition. The Board Of
hims.f entirely 10 the work o. instructing he pupils
In all tho schools In the county. In vocal music. TIL
influence upon the scholars has been o. q soltening
and subduing character. This enterprise thus Tar
has worked charmingiy.
The county schSoltax for 1884 and ls6s was nxsd
B.. BY sasb S s,CS Of e su GSset i.s SS%T p4Spenty in AZ ~ Il count senI,
iva tax hardly equal to the wants or this depart
ment, but with economy and no serious drawback:
We shall probably be able TO maintain tho schools II
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIEs.
District School Libraries constitute one OF n,
most ernclent auxililries to our Public Schools tina
can be employed. Their importance, when wisely
selected and Judiciously managed, can not be easll,
over estimated. There arc books admirably adapt
ed, both In style and thought 70 every grade o
| mind, rich in information, morallessons and religious
Instruction, untainted with sectarIan bias. Wher
IKE iissed I isey have AWAKENED and cultivated a spirii
| for reading, and have essentially modified the char
acter Of those districts for good; u the legislature
premium OF any cents for each person, between six
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
donations In cash should double that sun, and to Dc
year from the passage OF that Act, there would be
| reading matter for the little folks In every prominent
School District in the State, insuring pleasure and
| profit 10 the pupils. and o 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. w
VACCINATION.
It 10 very important for the continued prosperity
| ofour Public Schools. especially In towns and cities,
| that all the pupils should be vaccinated. Experience
has demonstrated that there are many parents and
guardians. abundantly able 10 bear the small eS'
should remain at home than TO conform TO the rule:
ofthe Board. To Danish children from school on
account Of parental avurtce Is contrary 10 tho geniu,
ofour Public School system; works q hardship botf
to the pupil and the public, and should not be toler
ated. In such cases II certainly seems Just that TIT
school authorities should be Invested with the powel
TO have such children vaccinated, at the delinquents
expense, after - days notice by the Clerk OF th,
Board OF School Trustees for the district. .
There arc children ofindlgent parents who shoult
the county should bear the burden, as II Is for thu
interest Of the county that both children and adults
should DO qualified 70 successfully resist the losth'
some disease OF small pox.
NEGRO, INDIAN n NoSooLIAE CHILDREN
Some law more erdclent than now exists, should
be framed. 10 secure educational facilities TO the chill
dren OF negroes, Indians and Mongolians. 4 severe
penalty Is attached TO any district that will admit
children OF any OF the prescribed races into the Pub.
| UC GCIUOI v y I'LL lin bhy SSuNS 1hS
even by a unanimous vote OF IT'S citizens. the nigh,
TO admit one OF these unfortunates. The California
School Law, Of. which ours in Its principal features
is a transcript, has been. ] believe, 80 FAR modified
10 meet the advancing spirit OF the age, IS to repeal
The report OF the School Census Marshal return,
seven negro, thirteen Indian and dfteen Monaghan
| children In this county. between six and eighteen
years OF age. The Board OF Education have expend
cd much, both OF time and earnest labor, to organize
tual prcJudiees existing or one race against another
almost, II not quite. AZ strong as that ofthe superior
race, which bolts the doors OF educational hall.
| accomplish their purpose, without mourning . much
Judgment, seemed to Justify. From the organization
q. ' Ssrr re sas Sse 70 , .ns Rf fsT The sl sapp pc ps 81 SaSl L
Schools, The Assessors books. for lseS. show thai
iSs .aSacls properly o. The sSlG q ~ people .an Of 81 ySt US %1
| Upon this amount . school tax OF two-nnhs Of one
per cent. was paid into the County School Fund,
This Is gross outrage upon q helpless elass-oui
Gelttespect, II not onr sense Of Justice. should eoun'
sci Us 70 terminate or modify this system OF wrong.
Ixlo1rIscE or EDUCATION.
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon the pop
ular Will. The great highway Of the multitude can
Be ilumined only BY Asystem OF popular edueetlon'
Tss s SoIsi ne sses sa, :y rssposua Il no 70 fs nqJsa edUe..
tionh ABILITIES 70 ali the children OF the State, ire
Ipectiye OF condition or elass-is emphaticaily an
a.s ntss' & %,y; ssT eod IL I, III r ,a sSs Ban. sae = lsG %oa.l +;
bound 10 afiord these faciiities for the children, then
certainly the children arc under Obligation TO the
State TO avail themselves OF these invaluable fieili.
ties. Rights and duties are co relative. The public
cannot Snord 70 allow any class TO remain In igno-
rance ofletters. Ignorance 10 tho natural enemy 10
society. II geneEstes and carries with II an un-
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In
those lcsthsoms and Infectious diseases, which
are 90 strongly guarded against, BY all governments,
by perfect system Of most stringent sanitary regu-
lations. -
The School Department is the mos. important In
Government-not In cure, but In prevention. The
power OF the State for all the purpose Of good aug
ments with the growing intelligence OF the people
composing i; .I II the. the train 4S Of rl iEnSaTs rs eI f rst,r,; Gis;
Courts testify against ignorance with an elo9uence
and logic that should not pass unheeded. Wisdom.
the fruit OF educstion. brings. security andpeace.
Il Is vastly more economical for the State 70 main.
tain schools and schoolmssters than criminal Courts
and criminal ofneers-to construct School, Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penitentia.
before the warm and genial rays Of the ascending
sun, 50 recedes crime with Its necessary appliances
In those communities yitalired with . comprehen-
siye education. sofened BY moral and religious. In.
tho centuries-that peopled nearly . million Of pre-.
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations, and mortgaged the
labor o Of Ssssrss .S =. g w6asS ND I%SoE probably Y not
schoolmaster been better understood and apprecla-
ted, and his presence and influence been invoked In
every part Of our Federal Union. How foreibly. In
this connection. Is Illustrated the truth OF the pro-
verb, that Prevention ID better than cure" These
great truths should inspire Us to cherish our Public
Schools as the life and hope OF the State, and our
Legislature should give Joyfully for their support.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
With the great fact staring us in the face. that