Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-28
SCHOOL supsRIsrssDBsrs REPORT,
ANNUAL RRRORT
or tho Storey, Csunty superintend.,,

Of Public Instruction.
Hon. A. 7. WAle, S~Gpt7inundsu, of p,1,;.
s~ructfon for ts Stsis Of Nerada: 4"
DEAR Sir: Ny STATISTICAL reports afford Van IN
the Information In regard 10 the receipts And AZ.
what purposes expended, the amount OF cS sSaiiy ~ 70, iSr
hands Of the County Treasurer, the names az ~ t ,he
teachers employed, the number OF schools, and liz
tendance, an abstract from the reports Of the Gensu,
School Marshal! School Trustees, Teachers and
such general Information as the School awrequires.
suggestion. rnsSsRtii1 IN Ills ecnaeetion. n may not Be- Ssp out sH Of
The School Law, approved March 20. 1885. repealed
The spse sto School san Inw q Pam Mo tSa aSs6o l III which snh;nS eS;
November. 1861, under which the Storey county
Board OF Education was organized, and worked with
abolished the old Board OF Education and brought
our schools under the provisions o. the new law,
which was poorly adapted 70 meet the wants OF this
small but comparatively thlckly populated county.
The schools Of this county were placed under my
supervision on the. 10Th day OF May, last past: ]
found the county, which formerly consisted Of but
one School District. carved up, by my predecessor
office Of County Superintendent without legal au.
thority-into four School Districts, two or which,
from q paucity OF population, could not maintain a
school for Q limo SUFFICIENT 10 entitle them 70 draw
the funds. distributed BY the State Board OF Eduea-
ton, without resorting 10 district taxation !; though
one OF these districts embraced the extensive Re-
duction Works Of the Gould q Curry Mining Com.
amount OF taxable properly, the school fund from
which, IL expended In that district, would literally
support O tiourishing school for the entire year. Con-
Illegal, that divided the county Into four districts, l
restored the same TO one School District, with q view
OF making the schools more efficient. BY bringing
s ssS% rIT Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Feusier, D. o. Addison and 8. H.. Robinson.
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy, OF character, business capacity, anu GevoiiUn
These gentlemen addressed themselves at once to
the important work OF enlarging. repairing; %renovat-
ing, yentIlating and furnishing those school houses.
school purposes IN 1869 and 1858. with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more commodious
and permanent school sdlhses. Ihese improve ";
were indispensably necessary, Their labors nave
been arduous. They have already accomplished
very much, but much more remains 70 b., accom-.
plIshcd. The result IL, the Board Of Education has
now eleven school rooms, which arc comfortable.
neat, spacious, well lighted and well ventilated, and
equal TO the school demands OF the present, and VIII
@ture. These houses have yard room. which. in
this city, are fenced In and covered. In part, by sheds
TO protect the pupils from rain and sun. The Board
own all these school houses with the exception or
two. Two OF these ara we'll constructed. hard finish
ed buildings. The school furniture consists Of two
hundred and ten chairs and single mahogany desks,
me balance Of Inc 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 incon.
%vcnience. Il Is safe to anirm that there are not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not excepted, moro
comfortably furnished rooms than those OF Storey
pare avoraoiy with any in other cities. Under their
administration the schools arc rapidly rising In pub
lie estimation. Though the population OF the county
per cent, and are rapidly augmenting IN numbers
Two new schools have been organized, and ! am
happy TO be able 70 report that our schools ara In q
Education employ q singing master. who dcvotes
himself entirely to the work Of instructing the pupils
In oil the schools In the county. IN vocal music. The
and su6duinS character. This enterprise thus FAR
has worked charmlngly. 10 r,. s
The county schooltax for 1884 and 1855 was nxed
on each 500 Of surface taxable property in the cour-
ty-a tax hardly equal to the wants OF this depart.
ment. but with economy and no serious drnwoseEs
the county through the year.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efdcient auxiliAries 70 our Public Schools that
can be employed. Their Importance, when wisely
selected and judieLouSy managed. can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt:
ed, both In style and thought, TO every grade OF
mind, rich In Information, moral lessons and religious
instruction, untainted with .sectarian bias. Wher-
ever these libraries have been successfully estab-
lished they have awakened and cultivated d spirit
for reading, and have essentially modified the char
,s,sT Of dL .So;s d! ss 7 for good God, L sct the t ns,shs :
premium OF my cents for each person, between six
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
donations In cash should double mat sum ana 70 DO
year nom the passage OF that Act, there would be
reading matter for the little folks n every prominent
proSt 10 The pupils. and a rich reward, particularly
IN the future. TO the public. Ono thousand dollars
expended IN this way by the State, would produce
results OF great moment.
/. VACCINATION.
II IN very important for the continued prosperity
Of our Public Schools, especially in towns and cities,
that ali the pupils should be vaccinated. Experience
has demonstrated that there are many parents and
pease OF vaccination. who prefer their children
should remain At home than TO conform 10 the rules
ofthe Board. To Danish children from school on
Of our Public School system; works 4 hardship both
to the pupil and the public, and should not be toler-
ated. In such cases II certainly seems Just that the
10 have such children vaccinated. at the delinquents'
expense, afer days notice by the Clerk OF the
Board ofSehool Trustees for the district.
There are children OF indigent parents who should
be vaccInated at the public expense. In these cases
the county should bear the burden. as II Is for the
Interest Of the county that both children and adults
should be qualified to successfully resist the loath-
sone disease OF pox.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND xoSooLiAx CHILDREN
some law more cWclent IMAM now eAlStS, snOuIu
be framed, to secure educational facilities TO the chill
dren OF negroes, Indians and Mongolians. A severe
penalty Is attached to any district that viii admit
children OF any OF the prescribed races into the Pub
lie Schools OF ihIs State-denying any School District
even by n unanimous vote Of It's citizens. the right
to admit one OF these uniortunates. Tho California
School Law, Of which ours ln It's PRINCIPAL features,
is a transcript, has been. I believe, so far modified,
TO meet the advancing spirit or the age. as to repeal
this penalty. E -r~.xr,..rr.r o..
..yan paOro thIrfaon Indian and N1aan M0nd0iian
children In this county, between six and eighteen
years OF age. The Board OF Education have cxpend-
ed much, both q thine and earnest laeor. 70 organize
tual prejudlces existing OF one race against another.
almost, not quite, as strong as that olthe superior
race, which bolts the doors Of educational halls
against them all; but thus far, have been unable 10
accomplish their purpose, without mourning q much
greater outlay OF money than the occasion, 10 their
Judgment, seemed TO Justify. From the organization
ne me negro rs ~ SEE. n . AK Rf for .ss .t sapp sSf Ds 81 Pubic L.
Schools. The Assessors books, for 1855, show that
the taxable property OF the eolored people Of Virginia
lily ivy, '9 es, .n sm sSar' sm .sSnoI t,s 70 ~ ~ sy som 81 S ~ oSs
per cent. was paid Into the County School Fund,
This Is gross outrage upon q helpless class-our
g: :sIf =, p s.rm Il not our ~ m 1sHss q ts I.;sis ss:m sS9 ~ x So1R.
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
ular viii. The sTea. highway Of he multitude can
be illumined only By q system OF popular education.
The Public School system, Is now understood
which holds the State responsible TO Furnish educa-
spective OF condition or class-is emphateaily an
American system. II Is the hope, and should be
the pride, OF our country. II the State Is morally
bound TO afford these facilities for the children. then
certainly the children are under obligation 70 the
State to avail themselves OF these invaluable heill.
ties. Righ1 and dnties arc GO relative. The public
rance OF letters. Ignorance 10 the natural enemy TO
society. II generates and carries with II an I'M
healthy and contagious atmosphere. vastly more In.
furious 10 society, and more 70 be dreaded than
those loathsome and infectious diseases, which
are so trongly guarded against, BY all governments,
by a perfect system OF most stringent sanitary regu'
The School Department IL the most important in
lis conservative influence Of any branch OF the State
uovernmfnt-not In cure, but In prevention. The
power Of the State for all the purpose VI good aug
nents with the growing intelligence Of the people
composing II. In the train Of ignorance follow dis.
ease. poverty and crime. Therecoris Of our criminal
Courts testify sgalpst, ignorance with an elo9uence
and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. wisdom,
the fruit Of education. brings security andpeace.
II is vastly more economical for the State 10 main.
tain schools and schoolmAsters than criminalC courts
and criminal oficers-to construct School. Academy
and University buildings, than prisons, penltenua.
ries and gioSets' A me morning errHr,n q d q. I nsesSsinS
sun, 20 recedes crime With Its necessary Appliances
In those communities vltAllzed with . coinprehen'
sIye education, softened BY moral and religious IN.
nuenee:. The recent 1ene,i ne,rIy EasiIilI1sst Of pre.
mature graves, and consumed the earnings OF the
present and past generations. and mortgaged the
iabor Of generations u~nborn-wonld probably not
schooImaster been better understood and apprecia-
tsd and MS presence and influence been invoked In
svsry mart OF our Federal Union. How forcibly, In
this connection. Is Illustrated the truth OF me pro.