Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-21
ADDRESS TO PARENTS

- IN . yrIttru excuse will be necessary TO
.ly, him admission and maintain MS iuptal an
H., in me school for that delinquency. IL Il an easy
matter for parents, having a KNOWLEDGE OF lhe
hnuT of opening and Of closing the SchO9l, 70 aSSVi-
tain the time necessary tot sSinh Ia aII - siiinss5
a. I,ifrr on the streets. Here they are liable 70 form
Inc worst OF associations AMI 10 contract V1tn hao-
~ ami language OF a dehAsinG character. iietS llll-
no.'sL,nS may he etaccd which parents and teachers
nave Iahorcd long Ia establish, FromptheSS Is g.
>cuttal to IN" success OF any StnoDi. ~ y uaut'
mi, A marked and valued feature In after life. The
scholars are under the charge OF the teacher rom
their entrance In the morning TIL the close OF the
school In the afternoon, AMI Is responsible ior their
,,r,IIrt while there. The teacher and parent
should tremendously cooperate To spare the pupils
nom the dcblsiug Influences OF street associations.
A mutual understanding on these and other matters
would strengthen the government OF parent anu
teacher, both at home and al school.
Visiting schools.
The School Registers, In which the names OF all
visitors have been faithfully record~i, while they
exhibit a decided Increase OF school visits over
those OF last year, nevertheless show an alarm
ing Indifference on the part OF those who should
bc ever Nigilant In all things and movements
that pertain 10 the management, influence aud
character Of the Public Schools. Children SuS
tain such relations 10 their parents tha,aS a gem
rral rule, it's impossible for them to become
trrplv and enthusiastically Interested In principles
ami modes OF acton which awaken no lively emo
lions Of pleasure In their minds. IL the parents
manifest a StrOug interest In the teacher ami a deep
concern for the progress OF their children In their
respective studies; II they hold up before their
minds. both by word and action, that an education
i the most important Of all temporal blessings 10
De- acquired, and To procure the opportunities OF
which for them, they are not only Willing but happy
10 make any reasonable sacrifice, II they VIII iOt'
low their children continuously In their studies, IA
mlllariLc themselves. aStlraS practicable, with thclr
SchOOlbOOks. and also with their progress In heir stud.
les, ascertain by frequent interroSations their moral
And educational standing In their respective classes:
encourage them to pcr>cNere aud To strive 10 over
come the obstacles that stand more or less Ike
lions In the way Ot almost every pupil: II they
will ludlCiOu,ly assist them To overcome some DIM
Guilty In their lcS>ou-a difficulty that may appear
most trivial to theft experienced minds; IL they VIII
frequently visit the school. encourage them to read
Instructive books, listen with plcaSurable emotions
OF appreciation to their descriptions OF what they
have learned AMI read; II they Will In every posi-
ole WAY show by their conversation AMI acts that
they consider education ~ far trauSCendinS III value
the acquisition Of houses, or lands, or money, or
stocks. or worldly houOrS, they Will Inspire their
children with a lively. a growing and an abiding
sense OF the tCan>ccndcnt Importance OF educa-
tiOu. AMI their interest, zeal ami enthusiasm In their
schools and studies would receive a new baptism
and our Public schools would BE- awakened by a
new impulse, amt their usefulness would be IN
creased an hundred fold.
The undersigned most respectfully recommend
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 urgCnt, you will notify either OF the
undersigned nearest your place of business or resi-
druCc, that the difficulty may be examined into,
and. II possible. friendly relations promptly restored.
VERY respectfully. yours, In the cause VI the Pub
5. II. ROBINSON,
LOUIS FEUSlER,
II. U. Atkinson,
Members Of the Storey County Board OF Eiuca-
ton.
Education Rooms, No. 81 south b street, Virginia,
September /, lN".