Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-12

" viii on MontAy. september a. w.
~ 10 O'Clock A. ".
The Public school system.
III. p,h,t, S,ho,I ,v.t,m I'm the United State-, by
IL broad and comprehensive rt1se "' siuuie', I'm
the lowest Primary School To the fty N'a'S"'s, :!
It's opened doors 10 all classes. ttsIiN.'Snus ~,
or condition, Organizer ann SuPppI'SI %
!" ,sr,tty % law Net under the control ami manASe-
mont OF the people. Is essentially an Auletleall lh'
~sttution. IL Is the lsSinlnass E"'T tatS, % hy anr
It Is admirably adapted 10 minister To
Dur peculiar wants.
something about the History Of Public
schools.
The history OF tho Public School System shows
n has not always been characterized by that
perfection OF system and harmony .; Arrangement
that marks It, present movements. II sony bS
degrees that the most beneticcnt systems are brought
Ia the highest degree OF perfection. Long anu Sc
we're were the struggles OF this system ior he anu
and popular favor. it, early existence Was
feeble. II awakened strong pHtJudices, mostly rom
A misconceptlon OF H., true character, and nom All
10 comprehend the grandeur OF III mission.
Some considered Il an ingenious Arrangement LOT
the rich for the edueation OF tue ehuuren
OF ;he poor, aud Others, asa conspiracy on tue part
OF political demaSOsuc>, 70 break down the seSlai
walls OF separation existing between the rich ann
the poor. the NuISar and the rehnci. the p!eotahahd
The patrlc!an clas>c>. one cia>S considered II impOs-
Slble that Public schools, iO>tcrcd by. and 70 a GER
tain extent under tue management OF. the Govern-
ment could be ~ efficient educators OF youth, a.
those conducted BY private enterprise another.
that secular education without = StronS admlNture
OF religious Instruction., wOuId leave The puph To De-
by his wild and uuSONcrucd passions and
prepare him for a vaga6ond and Goddess life; while
q third class Insisted that the people OF the various
religious denominations would never consent 10
have theIT children Instructed Ia school which pur.
po,ely separated ecclesiastical nom literary aud SCI
rn,iae studies. But In the Older states, experience,
time, an enlarged and enarSins spirit OF liberation
on the part OF the people, coupled with a WiNe all
iustnent VI the Public School System 10 a common
sentiment-erectinS a platform upon which All, Ia
Sorablc 10 universal education, naSht stand ana
tremendously cooperate. without any sacrifice o.
religious or political opinions. We repeat, that these
and other questions prophetic Of the cariy DOWNFALL
OF the Pubic School system. have been triumphant
~ settled In their favor. IL i now generally Admit
ted that there i a system If morality. accepted oS
all civilized communitic> AMI a common religious
ground. up TO the hI>c 81 ,eStAT'aH IISs +. nS.S.
s,t RELIGIOUS truths, and the Nubll:Icsi uloTAltN 70
DC taught-eQuL TO eiucatlES the mlnI OF tue
School into A sense % IT. religious lnd moral rcSp"ll'
s~lsiIitieS. ani " Inspiring It, pupils with a respect,
ventrailon and love Of tod, ami a kindly iec!ihS i'r
all mankind.
~ notifies. nul no CUuutenIncr or support IN our
Schoo! system un THIS common ground, a tTuSeN
proclaimed. aaI liberation establishes is empire.
The Nevada Public school SYSTEM.
The Public school system OI the state OF Nevada,
was Organized 10 Furnish the youth OF the State the
facilities for u good substantial. business education.
In q thlckly populated County IKE Story, theN
should possess all the qualifications OF ArNtcIasN
schools, equal 10 those Of u similar Grade and nciU'
ties, existing IN any part Oi the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
schools In the county Tor the past ailcth months,
has encouraged the undersigned, 20 whom thelr w.
teresls have been committed. 70 ~ieicltate YOU upon
thelr Improvement, and 10 earnestly solicit YOUR
cooperation to increase their usefulness anu 10 eN-
tend their influence. that they may more iHAy sub
serve the noble purposes OF their organization,
Importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy 10 Dc able 10 state that
very many OF the pseut1Sr> th"t lnr.lr'ly rAlstei
AGAINST the Public ScGuCS IN th.> euGat|. AM which
cOu,plrei largely TO aOytIse 'h'.F m'd'hSr, nave
gradually diminished, avi Ia many Ca>',atsSpPcEel
altosether. They are now With ~ PIiruuiAtI by AL
classes. The people have rs'llcrt THAI 20" 'uNUS
schools have higher mission so, = u'hlcr purpose
than merely 70 restrain b4i b"N rom suhllnS AZ
large In the streets. UUj that, pu tue contrary, they
Ar efficient Ia educatins the uitad. cult.E"i.n; the
habits AMI tastes VI the pupils, that The teacher not
only drills them efficiently slrl SUCCESSFULLY ~ ihC
various branches Of education, but that he or she !
also personally present With them "a tAy. UT OF
door pAyS, during rcco>>e> aui int-rul>,iuu~, linus
Ing into theiT amusemenIs \ ItcorOu> AMI respect
nl bea-in; one toward another, cUlt.NdtiuS IN ihcm
moral feelings. courteous manners and polite lam
guags-a social and moral training almost "a, essen
tial 20 their well being A. ihat OF mental culture that
In our public schools pupllSoI the same grade have
Improved In their studies A. rapidly a. those who
have been sent out Of the State a. large expense.
out nom and beyond the healthml influence OF
parents and home. Those who have taken inc
trouble TO examine the system Of education adopted
BY the Storey County school Department, have
learned that 10 4, similar TO that employed In hos
ton. Calcaso, san FranSl'So and otHrT iaiGe towns
position and are Acknowledged I" be ainOnS the
most efficient, the most thorough, and the best dis
c,pl!ned schools that any whrre exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Public Schools should command the conf
tenee OF the public. Your syupathy and eo-opeTa-
ton are necessary to aid the Board OF Education.
whose laoors In the School Department, are entirely
SratuiiouS, 10 bring them to the highest degree OF
pubic favor. IL l. important TO the niturc well
being OF our country 10 bring them 10 a higher
standard Of efficiency and usefulness. because but
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can cN-
pect 10 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools Afford We have a right TO an
ticlpats great things In the future ior that SchooiSy>
In the minds OF many thousands OF the most Nus,
;nous names IN American history; which impe!led
them to self culture, and auioag which may be
named Ieorge Washington, ROGER sherman. BcniL-
min franklin. Benjamin West. Nathaniel B1wditch.
Robert Fulton. Andrew jackson, Henry Clay. Ste
phen A. Douglas, Lewis Cas-. MllarI Enlni0re, hor,,
ace Greeley, y. I. BANKS, Elihu Burrttt and
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here in storey county every branch OF an elc-
mentary English education y a. Systematically,
thoroughly and unicrstaniingly taught IN our Pub
nc schools As In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback Il this. that our limited pOpu-
lation does not permit ot an enlarged system OF
grading the schools. The RANGE v; studies en-
brace IN the Primary schools spelling. vocal culture,
vocal music, calSthenic exercises, rcIiinS. writing,
arithmetic. geography, grammar, history u; the
United States, elements OF natural philosophy, map
an. Ilnral drawing. physiology AMI hygiene. Ia the
Grammar schools are added 10 the t~orecoing studies
book keeping. alseera, geometTy. chemistry; natural
n the pupils are sufficiently advanced TO require IN
siruction therein.
The monthly report OF the Teacher Of the Gram
mar School located Ia the Third Ward In Virginia.
for the month Of July last, returns dt,y-one schol-
arS. OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-sIx females. ofthese twenty-One were mas
tg-s anil t0Ren misses bet yNHeu twelve AMI seven
teen years OF age. This school i open TO any youth
In this county who Is sufficiently advanced in the
elementary English branches to pass an examination
therein. as prescribed by the Boari OF Education.
Application can De made either 10 the Superinteni-
rnt. or TO either OF the undersigned. OF TO the
Teacher Of the Grammar School. This Is
male that persons unacQualnted with the facilities
which the Public schools afford may b. informed
that there Is no necessity, on account ~ deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
Of this State TO acquire an English education.
From time TO time the Boari OF Education has
added school apparatus 10 facilitate instruction In
the hisher departments. aud will continue TO increase
this Important assistant to the teacher. as the con-
dition OF the School Fund will permit.
Public school Library.
Tn. sum OF nye hundred and INV dollars has been
realized from Public school Exhibitions, which has
added over nve hundred volumes OF valuable books
TO the School Library. This suspicious commence
mont we trust will DC followed up BY quarterly or
,eml1annual accumulaiionS, TIL this Institution
shall swell into proportions that Will render II an
important feature In the Public school system IN
thlS county,. we tTuNL Nnu WIZ fWANNAh@f N"HA
children TO take books from It and 10 rely upon It a.
= great source Of INSTRUCTION and amusement.
Observation-Disclosures.
The returns Of the School Census Marshal. in The
month OF July last past, show that there i q large
numocr OF children In this county,. between SN anu
eighteen years ofase. who do not attend any school.
This should not BE-. No community can aiiori 10
have IL youth grow up IN It's midst In ignorance.
our Institutions spring irom-are moulded and gov
erned BY the people, and Will Dc good. bad or inGlf-
fercnt according TO the education, moral culture
and refined taste OF their creative and sustaining
power. In countries whose government and inStI.
buttons are MANAGED by the favored AMI educated
few. popular ignorance l. not 80 ml,chievOus a.
with Us. The mission OF our Public school system
Is not 10 pull down the great AMI the good to
lower standard OF exc ueucc, but to elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education 10 the
county which have not awaited themselves OF the
excellent facilities our Public Schools afford. l. an
important and noble work. The Undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department OF labor. The
Public schools should be fully Attenlcd-shOuld b.
made TO return 20 the public. in Intellectual and
moral culture, the fun worth for the money, care
and labor expended In their behalf There must be
an awakening on the part OF the public In eiuca.
,,anaI matters, before their efficiency and usefulness
an be materially augmented. There are many
things vet 10 be done 10 make them what they
ssonld be. There should be a pubic sentiment that
would be equal 10 the pleasrrablc task OF Inducing
every parent In this county to send his children to
I%rrcsulnriry Of Attendance.
The School Registers Of the several schools In
HI. county for the past school year, disclose
the melancholy fact that a very larss numoS, .,