Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-27

Of educational a~ttainments, discipline, or
tact, or all Of them, will not venture to be.
come candidates. without more study and
preparation" The future Of our Public
School system depends upon the character
of the Board Of School Examiners. And
what is the nature and character Of these
labors? Is there no hard work in preparing
from two hundred to four hundred questions
on the various branches Of study upon which
the candidate is to be examined, presentthem,
receive the answers, and then to canvass those
W and from the same make up and
determine n fair Judgment OF his capacities
and qualifications for teaching? Candidates
are often three or four days writing answers
to the questions propounded, according 70
| the character and determination OF the Board.
Allow no one to enter the profession who is
not abundan,ly qualified to perform the duties
of his position. Three months tuition under
a skiliful teacher is preferable to twelve
months instruction under an indifferent
one, Good teachers are wanted, and
10 the Board Of Examiners must we look
to bring about the proper reformation. IL
occurs to me, therefore, that we should not
crudgingly Withhold compensation from this
| important branch Of the Public School de.
partment. The Clerk Of the Board Of School
Trustees has more or less Of clerical and
other laborious duties 10 perform. 1t Is n
position that requires skill, patience and in-
dustry, and il worth doing at all is worth
doing well. This kind Of labor justly dc.
mands u reward as much rs newspaper
advertisements, printing, or any other kind Of
labor belonging to the school department.
But, as | remarked at the commencement OF
this letter, the amount Of payment depends
upon the State Board Of Education, Of which
our worthy Governor Blnsdel is Chairman.
objection has been raised to sections 2 and 3
of the bill, a%mendatory Of sections % and %
OF the Act Of last session, which provides that
the terms Of the School Trustees shall be
fixed by the County Superintendent. It will
be remembered that owing to the protracted
debates upon the School Bill, Of last session,
the time contemplated for election Of Trustees
| expired before the passage OF the Act, and
that in order to carry out the provisions OF
the Act the Trustees were appointed i'll the
various School Districts Of the State. The
present amendments provide for the fixing OF
the terms of service by the Superintendent,
and an election to fill the place Of the Trus-
tees whose terms expire on the first Tuesday
Of March next. One thought more, and
will bring this to a close. The provisions Of
the amendments that have awakened such
emotions Of horror in your mind, were not
designed for Storey county. When ] pre-
scented these amendments, | had another
School Bill designed expressly for Storey
county, prepared with considerable care, and
designed to meet the great educational de-
mands of that county, and which | intend to
present at an early day. In that bill you will
find nothing family, adroi,ly, or mysteriously
expressed but presented frankly, fully, and,
us l think, plainly. When that bill shall be
presented | shall take great pleasure in for.
warding you a copy, and trust that You will
examine it closely, and make such criticisms
as your Judgment and sense Of justice may
dictate. Very respectfully,
y. w. WINTON.