Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-05
ANNUAL REPORT
or the superintendent Of Pablo
NchOOis Of Storey COanty.

schools Of storey County.
Hon. A. +. Watts, Sspuisteaient of Public In.
s~srse,ioR for tie STATE Of Neradd !: 7'Ns y =
DEAR sm: Ny statistical reports afford you all
the Information In regard to the receipts and dis
burssmeRts' OF school moneys In this county for
hands OF the County Treasurer. the names OF the
teachers employed, tho number OF schools, and the
number OF puptls attending the same, average at.
School Marshal, School Trustees, Teachers. and
such general Is the School Law requires.
Perhaps = few words, by way Of explanations and
SUGGESTION. In this connection. may not DO out OF
The School Law, approved March 20 1855, repealed
the special school law oC November, iSd2, when OK,
November, lSl. under which the storey county
Board of Education was orgsutfed, and WORKED VIII
great efficiency for nearly three years. This chanEe
abolished the Old Board Of Education AMI brought
our schools under the provisions OF the new inW,
which was poorly adapted TO meet inc wants oituls
small but comparatively thiekY. populated county:
supervision on the 18th day OF MAY. last past; !
found the county, which formerly consisted OF but
ONE se HS p!s,s,S1: 81 ss sss s up Sg 3 SasaS held the
ofice OF County Superintendent without iegal aH'
thority-lnto four School Districts, two OF when.
nom a paucIty OF population, could not maintain .
school tor a time SUFFICIENT TO entltle them TO draw
the nlnIs, distributed by the State Board OF Eauea-
ton, without ~resortlng to district taxatloni tnoIga
one OF these districts embraced the extensive, ne
duc,lon Works OF the Gould / Curry Mining Com'
panS' AMI seven or eight Quartz Mllis-haying an
amount OF taxable property, the school iunu lIyin
support a tourishing school for the entire year. Con-
sldering 10 much OF the action OF my predecessorh Us
restored the same to one School District. with a view
OF making the schools more ~ef1eient, by bringing
them under one nianasemsnt, ana apPo'nSsu ,s
School Trustees for Storey School District, Messrs.
Louis Teusler, D. D. Addison and 5. IL. Robinson,
three gentlemen well known for their public spirit,
energy OF character. business capacity, and Ssv9ti0n
o., che lnfaraaN md nr1anaaYilv Ol DODnlAE NNI0CAuOn.
These gentlemen addressed themselves Al oncc 10
the Important work ofenlarSing. repairing, renoSat'
Ing, yentllatinS and furnishing those school houses.
which were constructed or lifted temporary ior
school purposes In lS6e aud lSo, with the idea that
they would soon be displaced by more commodions
permanent school ellhces, These Improve
ments were attended with considerable expense. but
were indlspensably necessary. Their labors nave
been ariuous. They have already aeeompusneu
very much, but much more remains 70 be ACCOM-
pllSheL. The result Il, the Boart OF Education mas
now eleven school roomS, which are comiortaole,
neat, spacious, well lighted and well ventilated; anu
equal 10 the school demands OF tho present, anu VIII
probably serve a good purpose for a few years ~ the
future, Thcre houses have yard room, which. IN
this city. arr fenced in and covered, IN part, oy sneas
own all these school houses with tue EXCEPTION OF
two, Two OF these are well constructed, hard nnlsh-
Ell buildings; The school furniture CONSISTS, W ISe
the accommodation OF the more advanced pupils.
The balance OF the school rooms In the county are
Furnished with neat anu eSnnsnisns Sesss, S' w, %h Sn
means Of which can use their slateS without lncon.
yen!ence, II Is safe 10 affirm that there arc not on
the Pacific coast, San Francisco not eSceptee, mote
county. The corps Of teachers employed VIII cont
pare ~iavorably with any In other cities. Under their
Ne estimation. Though the population OF Tho eounty
Is diminishing, the schools have Increased aoout u
per cent, and arr rapidly auSmentlng In numbers.
Two new schools have been orXaui1cd, and i am
happy TO be able TO report that our schools are In q
healthy aud tOurlshlng condition. The Board OF
employ a singing, master, who devotss
himself entirely to the work OF instructing the pupils
In all the schools In the county. In vocal musie. The
upon the scholars has been OF q sottenlnS
and subdulnE. character. This enterprise thus Tar
The county school tax for 1854 and ISIS was nxed
by the Board OF County Commissioners al 10 cents
on each 500 OF surface taxable property IN the eoun-
ty-a tax hardly equal to the wants OF ths depart
rnent, but with economy and no serious drawbacks
We shall probably be able TO maintain tho schools IN
the county through the year. .
SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
District School Libraries constitute one OF the
most efficient auxlliaries to our Public schools that
selected and judlcIousIy managed. can not be easily
over estimated. There are books admirably adapt.
ell, both In style and thought, to every grade OF
mind, rich In Information, moral lessons ana re,gious
instruction, untaintcd with sectarian bias. Wher
ever these libraries have been successfully cstaU-
lIshed they have awakened and cultivated u spirit
10, reading, ana haSs ss sn GaS " .Sc Le.islstnre
would offer the Trustees OF each School District a
OF any cents for each person. between six
and eighteen years, on the condition that private
In cash should double that sum. and to be
added thereto, l feel confident that In Tess than one
year from the passage OF that Act, tnere wSniI Ge
School District In the State, insuring pleasure anu
profit to the pupils, and \ 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.
1t il very important for the continued prosperity
OF four Public schools, especially In towns aud cities.
that all the pupils should be vacclnated. Experience
has demonstrated that there arc many parents and
guardians, Abundantly able to bear the small eS-
pense OF vaccination. who prefer their children
should remain at home than TO conform to the rules
OF the Board. To Danish children from school on
account OF parental avarice Il contrary 10 the genius
Of our Public School system; works 3 hardship both
to the pupil and the public, and should not DC toler-
aicd. In such cases Il certainly seems Just that the
authorities should be invested with the power
10 have such children vacclnated. a. the deunouents
expense, alter days notice by the CLERK OF tue
TSs,e nIe eSiiidreu Of INDECENT parents who should
be yacclnatcd at the public expense. In these cases
the county should bear the burden, as IL Is Tor me
interest OF the county that both children and adults
should be qualified to successfully resist the loath-
some disease OF small poN.
NEGRO, INDIAN AND xoSGoLIAS CHILDREN.
Some law more efficient than now exists. should
be framed, to secure educational facilities TO the chill
dren Of negroes, Indians and Mongolians. severe
children OF any OF the prescribed races into the Pub
lie schools OF this State-denying any School District
even by u unanimous vote OF Its citizens, me right
to admit one Of these unfortunates. The California
School Law, OF which ours In Its principal features,
Is q transcript, has been. I believe. so far Modified,
to meet the advancing spirit OF the age, as TO repeal
The report Of the School Census Marshal returns
seven negro. thirteen Indian and fifteen Monaghan
children L. this county. between SIX ana elsnteen
years Of age. The Board OF Education have expend-
ed much. both OF time and earnest labor, TO organize
a Public School for their benefit; but there are mu.
tual preJudices existing OF one race against another,
.Nn,aa az NOT ntlfA ma RlTnnH = that 0l The RuDeTOT
race, which bolts the doors OF educational halls
against them all; but thus far. have been unable to
greater outlay OF money than the occasion, In their
Judgment, seemed to justify. From the organization
Of the Territory 10 the present time the propSsty 81
the negro has been taxed for the support OF Public
schools. The Assessors books, for 1858, show that
the taxable property OF the colored peoplcoi virginia
cry; for that year, AMOUNTS mount %, a 70 o tn ss sS@ ~ ~ one
per cent. was paid into the County School FUND,
This is gross outrage upon . helpless class-our
vel "a 10 terminate or modify this system OF wrong.
IMPORTANCE or EDUCATION.
The genius Of our Institutions rests upon the pop
ular will, The great highway o. the multitude can
be iIumIned only by . system OF popular education.
The Public School system. as now underst9od-
which holds the State responsible 70 Furnish educa-
tional facilities 70 All The children o, me ~ s, ny h Yi nn
American system. 1t Is the hope. and should be
the pride. VI our country. IL the state Is morally
bound TO afford these facilities for the children. then
St.ie 10 avail themsclvcs OF these invaluable facili.
tieA Rights and duties are CO relative. The public
cannot afford 10 allow any class TO remain In lIno-
rance OF letters. Ignorance n the natural enemy 10
society. II generates and carries with Il an I'M
healthy and contagious atmosphere, vastly more In
furious to society. aud more to DO dreaded man
those loathsome and Infectious diseases, which
arc 30 strongly guarded against, by all governments,
by q perfect system Of most stringent sanitary regu-
The school Department Is the most important in
It's conservative influence OF any branch Of the state
GoVernment-not In cure. but In prevention The
power OF the State for all the purpose OF good aug.
mcnts with the, growing intelltxenS OF tho people
composing It. In the train OF ignorance follow dis.
ea,.. poverty and crime. Tho records OF our criminal
Courts testify against ignorance with an eloguence
and logic that should not pass UNDECIDED. wisdom,
the fruit OF education. brings security andpeSce.
The schoolmaster acknowledgements destroys.
II 10 vastly morv economical for the State TO main.
tain schools and schoolmaSters than crtminalCour1
aud criminal oricers-to construct school Academy
and University buildings. than prisons, penitentis;
before the warm and, genial rays Of the ascending
sun. 20 recedes crime with Its Necessary appliances
IN those communities vitaHzed with acotnprehen-
sIye education, sofened by moral and religious in-
iuenceS. The recent reoclliou--the greatest war OF
,hn ceutnrles-that peopled nearly u million Of pre-
mature graves. and consumed the earnings Of the
nrrseut and, past generations, and mortgaged, the
abor OF generations u~uoorn-would probably not
nave occurred had the worth and Importance OF The
I'D and his presence and influence been invoked in
eyery part Of our Federal Union How foreioly, In
thIs connection, Is illustrated the truth OF tue pro-
verb, mat prevention 10 better than cure" These
srest truths should inspire Us 70 cherish our Public
schools !. he ne and and nSsii 81 ,S ,es ,S stat sa opS Sa'
TINl SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
nine.teuths Of the preasnt generation OF eh ldIen In