Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-12
SCHOOL sUPRRINTBNDgNT,s REPORT,
superintendenps ReDort-Coptinu.d.

these 70 . very great extern, SrnsihIa y PiSSent
In tSe t c9iI l.StsIs liz inst ~ = remedy should Be vested
tuition vests the authority in that body In Se SII
2, Article II, In the following words, to.wit:
= "The Legislature may pas, such ,.,,,
as will tend TO secure . general aitendSncs Of 'I fSs
children In each school district upon said Public
Tho great ircgularity Of the attendance OF chill.
dren Of well meaning parents Is an evil OF such mag.
nitude as TO require q remedy II Is in Its baleiui IN
nuenee next TO non.attendanee which Is more ex-
detained at home for the most trivial reasons. This
Is ole done from thoughtlessness or from ignO-
rance Of the evils that grow out ofrepeated absence.
A few days absence In q term generally drops the
pupil behind his class. II may require Q vigorous
use of his powers and prompt attendance 70 conf
mand a respectable "a standing: soon disgust follows
Is no longer any attraction either for school asso-
ciates, school teacher. or school house. Mortified
ambition I1ntSon e. endure d1 .S daiIy exposure. For the
sense. the property or the State. Tho law demands
that property shall BIO taxed TO support n Public
the payment OF this tax, property has o right 10 de-
nland that children between certain ages shall avail
themselves OF these expensive facilities for a like
sure an efficient Public School system-to secure for
II In the public estimation that position and conf
dence that the system should command. the stand
ard OF scholarship on the part OF teachers should be
so raised that persons OF an Indifferent or defective
education, unfortunate In other departments OF In.
dustry. would not venture, as q temporary Sxpssd,l-
NAika W hopliS - shS y hV @hN
feeling is altogether too prevalent. that my person
who can read and write Is competent TO Instruct o
Primary School. It Is my deliberate Judgment that
IL requires more skill; a greater amount OF tact, a
wider range OF general knowledge, and o clearer up
prehensl0n Of tho complicated laws that control dif.
ferent children in a school OF forty or tty little ones,
and to excite and maintain an interest lmong those
who have no idea OF the value OF education. than TO
awaken and maintain q like interest among, the
Many OF the wlsest educators in the country have
often expressed this sentiment with great feeling
aud force. l regard teaching a. tho most import
ant as well as the most difficult Of all tho profess
ually . more comprehensive knowledge Of mental
and moral philosophy, o quicker perception and
knowledge OF ehildlSh nkes anu disilkeS OF inS n u
awaken interest, stimulate thought, produce disci.
pline and cheerful obedience. than those Of any
Garded competent to practice any OF the learned pro.
fessions who has not gone through y long course OF
professional trainlug under the Immediate dlrec-
ton OF their most eminent savans, TO qualify him 10
discharge intelllgently the responsible duties his
profession may require. No one Is regarded compe-
tent 10 make u shoeor q shovel, a house or q hand.
saw, q coach or q crowbar, q broom. Q bit or o
bucket, without frst serving an apprenticeship.
The man who can make Il steam engine, or who can
control lis movement after II e made, VII S1ni,
TO pay an ordinary teacher in q Public School,
though every part OF the engine, from Its feed TO its
exhaust, with Its various Individual and combined
uses, could he learned In o fortnight by q well disci-
plined and well educated teacher, whose mind has o
mechanical tendency. Persons, to be- teachers,
should learn their profession By a course ofdiscipllne
and training, under the direction OF the most sue.
cesstul and celebrated educators In the country.
NORMAL SCHOOLS. .
| Shut out and far removed as our State Is from the
great educational ccnters ofthc country. our oppor-
tunities are slim Indeed to secure inst class teach.
ers. Tho best OF the imported educators to- the
Pacific Coast will be assorted and culled out by the
and other parts OF California, and we have nothing
by which TO invite superior educators TO our desert
homes, unless our School Boards offer extrayagant
pay, which cannot DO expected-which would not
Our great educational want Is u Normal School
an institution to educate tnose OF our youth sinel.
train them to meet the educational requirements OF
our times and for our peculiar locality: young men
| ali Of them, reside In our State, and who probably
will remain permanently with US. An institution
Of this character would, IN addition TO its regular
supply for our schools Of well educated. well drilled
| and live teachers. do much TO awaken and foster
throughout the State q spirit Of intellectual culture.
and TO bring permanently before our people tho
| great value and importance OF popular education.
| An institution Of this character should be located In
| one OF the most populoust towns OF the State, where
1 sufficient number De o, PUPILS could could, D 81 procured 70 g ib lf
thereto; for q Normal School without this impor-
tant adjunct would be on inefficient as q school for
the LABORATORY, with its nenstruums and prccipi.
tants. or Of practical astronomy, without the aid Of
the heavenly bodies. Quadrants and telescopes.
| There Is, however, a considerable number OF young
| people Of respectable attachments In our midst who
have taught school more or less. and ambitious TO
ing, but whose knowledge OF the theory and prac-
tice Of teaching ID altogether unequal to the adj
vanccd educational claims Of the present time.
Many OF these would be drawn TO an institution Of
this character to procure the proper Information
and q diploma, which should be current with School
Boards In ever, district, and should displace the
local. Boards Of School Examiners throughout the
State. The stay OF this class would be longer or
shorter according to their previous attachments and
aptness to acquire. A Normal School would give
forth It's tirst fruits from this class. We're the State
In n pccuniary condition 10 organize and support an
Institution OF this character, II would not be an
SSsy m seheel II Interest STes ts'r NeSsda a. B Sis il T need not q
necessarily BE- attended with great expense. The
rent Of q small building, the cost OF furniture and
Incidental expenses. would be all the outlay that at
present would DO required. The permanent edltcc
and various ornamentatons could follow the growth
OF the school and the increase OF the State School
Fund. II the State would offer two thousand dol
lars annually for the first two years, OH condition
that private donations would equal that sum. and
10 be added to II. / feel confident that that amount
could be raised. and o Normal School could be at
once put into u successful working condition. Some
source Of revenue could be created TO raise this
amount by the State, without seriously expressing
any person or class.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION.
There Is one subject that I would ike TO bring to
your notice for your consideration. i am somewhat
In doubt whether the present is tho proper time or
this the proper channel. but with my ideas US re-
garls the comprehensive character Of our Public
School system, the proposed suggestions in this con-
~nectlon, will be both legitimate and proper. 1t Is
well known that the peculiar character ofthe climate
Of the vast ranges Of these elevated tablelands be-
tween the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. is
perfectly understood by the people or the other
States. A plan that would secure the proper re-
s sSCss Sa Of . Of .ss s,a %ss @Scpe ESSns Ss School. %Su IL
be likely TO be maintained throughout the year,
would be q valuable contribution to science. and In