Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-26
ADDRESS TO PARENTS

lost and then a written excuse will be necessary TO
give him admission and maintain his moral stand
Ing In the school for that delinquency. II Is an easy
matter for parents, having a knowledge OF the
hour OF opening and OF closing the school. to aScer.
tain the time necessary for going to aud returning
thcretrom, School children should not be allowed
10 loitcr on the streets. Here they arc liable TO form
the worst Of associations AMI to ~contrac; both hab-
it, and language OF 4 deOaSing character. Here i'm
p~rcSSiOnS may De enaced which parents and teachers
have laborcd long 10 establish. PromptnesS Is es-
~cntial TO the success Of any school. II Is a habit,
Il thoroughly established In the pupil. will conSti-
tute a marked and valued feature in AFTER life. The
scholars are under the charge OF the teacher from
their entrance In the morning till the close Of the
school In the Afternoon, and Is responsible for their
conduct while there. The teacher and parent
from the dcbaSing Influences OF street associations.
\ mutual understanding on these and other matters
would strengthen the government of parent and
teacher, both at home and at school.
Visiting schools.
The School Registers, In which the names OF all
visitors have been faithfully recorded, 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
be ever vigilant In all things aud movements
that pertain 10 the management, influence and
character OF the Public Schools. Children Sus
tain such relations 10 their parents thataS a gem
crl rule. tits impossible FOR them to become
deeply and enthusiastically Interested In principles
and modes o; action which awaken no lively emo
tons Of pleasure In their minds. II the parents
manifest a strong Interest In the teacher and a deep
concern for the progress OF their children In their
respective studies; " they hold VI before their
minds, both by word and action, that an education
Is the most important OF all temporal blessings TO
be- acquired, AMI to procure the opportunities OF
which for them, they are not only Willing but happy
TO make any reasonable S~acrtncc; IL they Will fol-
low their children continuously In their studies, IA
millariIc themselves. a STARS a. practicable. with their
schOOlbOOks.a and also with their progress In their stud
les, ascertain by frequent interrogationS their moral
and educational standing In their respective classes:
encourage them 10 p~erseverc and TO strive TO over
come the obstacles that stand more or less like
lions In the way Of almost every pupil; II they
will JuiiciuuSly assist them 10 overcome some Diff
Guilty In their lesson-a difficulty that may appear
most trivial 10 theft experienced minds; II they Will
frequently visit the school. encourage them TO read
Instructive books. listen with pleasurable emotions
OF APPRECIATION TO their descriptions OF what they
have learned and read; II they will In every posi-
bic way show by their conversation and acts that
they consider education a. far tranScendinG In value
the acquisition OF houses. or lands, or money. or
stocks, or worldly honorS, they will inspire their
children with 4 lively, a growing aud an abiding
SeuSe Of the trduScendent importance OF educa-
ton, and their interest, zeal and enthusiasm In their
schools and studies would receive n new baptism
and our Public schools would be awakened by a
new Impulse. ami their usefulness would be in-
creased an hundred fold.
The undersigned most respectfully
that II any difficulty should occur in the school In
your district. you will avail yourself OF the earliest
opportunity 10 bring the subject 10 the notice OF the
County School Superintendent, or II the matter
should Dc very urgent, you VIII notify either OF the
undersigned nearest your place OF business or resi-
dcnce. that the difficulty may be examined into,
and, II possible, friendly relations promptly restored.
VERY respectfully, yours, In the cause OF the Pub
H. ROBINSON,
LOUIS EEUSlER,
ID, u. ATKINSON,
Members OF the Storey County BOard Of Eiuca-
ton.
Education Rooms. No. 81 south b street. Virginia.
September |, l>ch.