Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-20
SCHOOL ST uPER Rlis7E REPORT.
Snnerintendnnt,a Rapert-Connnnud.

in the Legislature, the trainers OF the State Consti.
2, Article ii, in the following words, to:wit:
- stsiH'The Legislature may pass such laws
as will tend to secure q general attendance OF the
children in each school district upon said Public
Tho great irresularity OF the attendance Of chIl.
dren Orwell meaning parents Is an evilo such mag.
/ nitude as TO require q remedy II Is In It's baleful IN
tensiyc than is generally considered. Children arc
detained at home for the most trivial reasons. This
Is often done ns, rem en- h s10y nns " sS,s 81 M9 aSsa EnS-
A few days absence In o term genernlly drops the
pupil behind his class. II may require q vigorous
msnd a respectable standing. Soon disgust follows
closely upon the heels Of disbursement, and there
Is no longer any attraction either for school asso:
ambition cannot endure daily exposure. For the
purposes OF education. children are, in . certain
sense. the property Of the State. The law demands
School for six months In each year. In return for
me payment Of this tax, properly has . right TO de;
themselves Of these Expensive facilities for a ike
term, or their equivalent at private schools. To In
sure an efficient Public School systeln-to secure for
II in the public estimation that position and comb
dence that the system should command. the stand
ard Of scholarship on the part Of teachers should be
SO raised that persons or an Indifferent or detective
education, unfortunate In other departments OF In
ent, TO aspire TO the control ofa Public School. The
feellng is altogether TOO prevalent. thAt any person
Primary School. Ills my deliberate Judgment that
II requires moro skiu, q greater amount OF tact, q
wider range Of general knowledge. and . clearer ~
| prehension OF the complicated laws that control diff.
ferent children Ina school forty or afty little ones,
| and 10 excite and maintain an interest among those
who have no idea OF the value Of education. than 20
awaken and maintain a. like interest among the
same number OF advanced scholars In = High School.
Many or the wlsest educators In the country have
and force. / regard teaching as the most import
ant as well as the most dlttcu!t OF all the PROBES.
sions-one that demand OF Its members individ:
and moral philosophy, a quicker perception and
knowledge OF childish likes and dlslikes OF the nu-
merous springs OF action, and how TO turn them 10
piine and cheerful obedience. than those Of any
other OF the intellectual professions. NO one is re
garded competent TO practice any Of The learned pro
| professional training under tho immediate dlrec-
ton lthelr most eminent sayans, 70 Saaiiy nun NJ 70
discharge intelllssntly ne responsible 10y d1t nemn ms
tent to make a shoe or q shovel, q house or hand.
saw, q coach or q crowbar, q broom, q bit or o
! STqSsk S;D w TsS ssD ,t1 %ats s: Z ,ssn =; sne aDpr g We ean
control Its movement after II Is made, will COM
mand more compensation than the public 10 willing
.s K PsS ;Ss SI SaTt q NE tss snsine IN ron 3 aa itS feed ii 70 Il:
exhaust, with itslyaflous Individual and combined
uses, could be learned in q fortnight by a well dlscl-
mechanical tendency. Persons 10 be teacher,
should learn their profession by a Course ofdlscIpllne
and training, under the direction or the most sue
cessful and celebrated cducltors IN the country.
| a.-s,I q L. NoRhL scHooB-sIlr.iaL
Shut out and far removed - our State "a from the
great educational centcrs ofthe country. our oppor-
%tunlties are slim indeed 70 secure INST ciuss teach
Pacific Coast win be assortsd and .euIed out BY the
Educational Boarde q san Franclseoy Sacramento
and . other 2 pa ,1s; e !;asS : sd and TsS ;. nn pC sa.s4;
homes. unless our School Boards oder extrRysgant
pas. which cannot DO oxpected-which would not
Our great educational want "A a HormaIschoSol-
an Institution 70 educate those OF our. ypufh1ainbi-
tpus % be teachers and for educational honors-to
train them TO meet the educational requirements Of
our hnics aud f0rour peculiar locality; young men
and women whose parcuts; relatives or friends. or
aI Sf them. reside in SSr s.stss and EhS probably
EOf this character would, In addition TO IT'S regular
spplSfoI ourschools Of web educated, well drilled
and ,ld IlSs isa tSs ss., 90 % sUIsls e e s nssIiestu sae eu lts,sr
and "a, bring permanently before our people the
great value and Importance OF popular education.
one OF the most populous towns OF the State. where
a sufficient number OF pupils could be procured for
the organization Of Attaining school, 70 be sttached
tant adjunct would be as ineficient as a schools FOR
tho study Of practical chemistry that should ignore
s sas,! !sS % Of 3 Sf:c, Tisa s ~ @east'9 Without an AZ pI ala Si
the. heavenly bodies oqladnntsL and telescopes.
Therejs, however. a considerable number q young
have taught school mon or less. and ambitious 10
obtain o respectable rank In the profession OF teach
INK, but whose knowledge OF the theory ana prac.
yanccd educational claims OF the present time;
Many OF these would be drawn TO an institution OF
this diameter to procure the proper information
Boards In every district, and should displace the
local Boards OF School Examiner throughout the
Stat; The ls.I stay 81 81 ,sis class S1ss,o %Su .f,, Ge ISnSsT ,s "a
forth It's Grst fruits from this class. Were the STATE
institution OF this character, y would not be an
cay matter 70 over estimate It's value upon the
public school interest In Nevada. But IL NEED not
necessarily DO attended with great expens1. The
rent OF a small building, the cost OF furniture aud
the SALARY OF ono Professor, with trihiug, additional
Acknowledgements would be all The outlay that ct
and varlous orAmentations Gould follow the growth
OF the school and the increase OF tho State School
iss annually iSs f 9Th he mt two year,. on condition
10 Se SSdaea Is II, feel lsSadeSt that that AMOUNT
once SEeeI put into = suscesstai WORKING sondilOn. Some
source Of revenue could be created to raise this
amount by the State. without seriously depressing
any person or class. stFg,arr. 90
METEOROLOGICAL DESTINATION.
0 There IL One subject that 1 would like 70 bring 20
your notice for your confederation I am somewhat
II so tRs prSpcr channel, but with my IDEAS as re
CARDS the comprehensive character Of our; Puoue
School system, The PROPOSE SUGGESTIONS IN tnis Soh,
/ npCtiOD.| Will Oe DOtl ltglIHnhlt hnu pFOpcIs ltb
well kpown that the peculiar character q the climate
tween The RocSy and Sierra Nevada mountains is
States iASpSn that would secure the proper re-
sending ?! s & IA en-. %s; SSCSs Sssl,s Ss sssosIs would Il
be likely to be maintained throughout the year,
would be q valuable contribution TO science, and IN
i iss eS IN rssS q Z 70 Ss Snf si IN sss!' ono SSst tes Cher IL each
| Ofthe principal towns In the State, ffnrnished with
the necessary instruments for determining the heat
force Of The winds, the amount or the fan OF rain and
snow, and z book sv iSr See ,Ss sT ,hs Decay Ty. SDse.e
w SSHpas nnSou e, MW SshceFfuliy ~suppiy@Would, with
a trihing addition to his salary, hso directed BY law,
accurately perform tho. task. These observations,
B BoiS n tb si SaPr Sftho ts q %Sn' pSpl SG and s aSr paS.
lie generally, habits or ciose observation In regaid 10
atmospheric changes.
XBDnEcrIoN or TEE pRocrxns or HALF MIL
The proceeds OF the half MILL ax. provided for In
section q Education. Article * q the State Con;
Legislature, from the use intended by thOse who
forned that instrument. Section ~ Of the School
LANAI Law: spP %sy;sSd h 9cc5 S ~ , tsS '5 sTUs!d 'lsS ssai; asIt
mill tax) shall be paid into the State School Fund.
and DO spportjoned, IN ths same manner a. other
shah Se dIstnSated 10. ali the counties in The State,
| according to the ascertalned number Of persons be.
tween the ages OF SIX and eighteen Year, IN said
Il counties, IUI Inc buppOIb VI uOtiS oShOStSs+ ~
object ofthis half mill tax was designed p.rtienl1rly
to create a fund for the support OF the Mining Col
lege-the mining branch Of the University. IL was
the general opinion OF the members Of the Constltu.
| tional Convention that this tax would Yield the. nrst
year nom ten to nteen Thousand dollsrs with 2
large annual increase. THEREAFTER. and thatI a.. an
early day the interest from the proceeds Of this tax,
| and from other sources Of revenue, would. enable
the Board OF Regents 10 establish this branch OF the
| University and 10 put II Into SUCCESSFUL operation IN
| a very short lime. The bection l0 referred 70 above
OF the Constitution, is In the following language, TO
Zine Legislature shau provide . special tar Of one
half Of one mil on the dollar OF all taxable property
| OF the State, in addition 10 the other means pro
vided for the support and maintenance OF said UNI
veuity and COMMON iehooL." &c.,.
The last three words and common Schools
make II appear manifestly clear that the University
was q part Of the Public School system. The inten,
| tlon OF the Convention, In regard 70 tho disposal OF
| the proceeds OF this hAlfmll tax, viii more clearly
appear by reference 70 seclone 9. Of the Educatlonai
Article OF the Constitution, which reads a. 'oho~''
.Thc Board Of Regents SHALL from the interest
accrulng from the frSt funds (fom the bali miutA1l
which come under their control. tmnsdlAtely onEan,
lie and maintain the said Mining Departnent ".
chs. u ls,s'Hs q, y n such manner as 70 MAKE ~'
conclusive and binding on Tie Board o. Regents that
| the interestnrst accrning nom the Stats iund Hlutt
be expended, not by distributing the same semi-
| annually among the several counties lnlkne D. ~
the School Law provides. however importnt, Inat
ohIect may be . not By Appropriating II for the pay
%Sui of'f tSe salaries 81 tSs Professor In the Ayr:
| cultural and Mechanical College" a. see secuonla
lof theaiTw creating that important 6fansn Oh, n sac
sAto univeissS' ny ~ oroaniIs and maintain the