Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-20
ADDRESS TO PARENTS.
To Parents, and those haring charge
of Children in StOreY C0uRty:


Of Children in Storey County:
The Fall Term of the Public Schools n this Coun-
" viii commence on Moaday, September ii, lS"'
a. 10 o'clock A. n.
The Public school system.
The Public School system In the United states, on
Its broal anu comprehensive "a - OF Stui.'s. ~
the lowest Primary Schoo, &" the Pee nNauCSTTy, ns
Its opened IOOrs 10 all classes, rrEafdn>,,s M
fortune or condition, organizer anu ~ ,'n,,,s
authority OF law. yet under tht Soh.,O' ,msrJrin I'm.
meat Of the people. Is cSSrntii.N ~ u, aSr lem.
sti,utIon, II i inc legitimate unNpTias OF ",l "rutr
ocrallc system OF Government; pSs y Minister tn
necessities It i admirably aI'P''N " "
our peculiar wants. Mini.
S.,,.,hI,x nbour the History OF Public
schools.
The history OF the PqDHs SShoS! system +, Sh ,Ss;
80, NJ .Y.Irm ami harmony ol atrAustuVu1
thAt MARKS ~ prrNtut hiSNvt.S.tN ~. M
1852 ,Is,,-.t I,srrc uI perfection. LonS anu g
- 80, me struggle Oi til> system I"t M a'l4
Nets ~ Mi DuuulIr favor. Its clIly existence was
sV" IL ,Yv,krnei strong prrjuitcc>, mostly from
N,I.1,n,,.pti1u OF it, true character, anu from !"
;,.nUitv to comprehend tue STau Icur Oi IT, hll>,'yu.
a. considered II an Ingenious arranErultut ior
ninnIerins the Tchio Tor the education OF Tue Sh''I's.
Of The poor, ami Others, a. con piracy on tny p1i
OF poitcai dcmasOsleS.. 10 bEe1N uVMH 'ut >'SN
y,IS Of separation rNIsilns between the tich anu
~. moor. the vulgar aud the rruucd. the p'co'aH Ahd
tSs oairteLAn classes. Oae cas- conN!deIed u tApN,-
stnI, ia, Public schools. tb>tcTcd By, AMI 10 a GER
tain extent under tIe management ~, Tue uNNtFh'
meat coud be A. efficient educators OF Hou'l'as
+hOsF NNl slAANs y tA''"NN
thal secular education without a strous IlulNturc
OF religious instruction, would leave tue pNpu 10 Oe
controlled BY his wild AMI Uusovcrnci passions ana
prepare aim tor u VagAbOnd aud GoIle>s uic; whhe
atilnl class insisted tnat the people oi TIE various
religious dcuomL atlOt> Noui never Sou>chl 70
have tntlE Snuireu instructed In u School which pir-
pOscly separated ecclesiastical from literary ami Nc!'
rnt!ac studies. But In the older states. cNprr!cncr.
time, an enlarged ami ~enlArS,nS spirit Of ~io.eraIion
on the pare OF the people, coupled with u wise al
tulus q, OF the PuUnc school system to a cOmupu
srniiment-ereciiuS a platform upon Whleu 1I' IL,
vorADle to universal education, might stand anu
hArmonlousS cooperate, without ANY >1S5IHSe OF
religious or political opinions, We rrpedt. tHai these
ami other questions prophetic OF tue eaIS ioNhiAI
OF tue PuplC SGnoo! system. have been triumphant
" settled Ia tnelT favor II i now stncrduN Aunt
TED that there l. a system OF morality, accepted bE
ali civilized communities AMI - common RELIGIOUS
grouni, up 10 the oIS, VI >~ectdridu differences,
" ere all can u uul-luat these VIII allow the hlSh'
est rei.lou, truths, ami the >uOtme>t morality TO
or tausnt-equL 10 educating the mind OF tue
School Into a >cI>s u. It's religious aui moral reNp"n'
Gouities, ami OF Inspiring is pupils with respect.
vrueraiion AMI love oi tod. AMI a NlhiF iecIlus ''
Ia II,tgTpIns forces Of ~srciarian religion AMI par.
SsSei system. GA this common srouud. u truce i,
proclAinIri. aud liberation establishes IL empire.
The Nevada Public school system.
The Public school ;, stem OF the State OF Nevada.
WAS oc.sulEeI to furnish tue youth OF the State the
facli,les Tor a COOL substantial, business education.
In a tAicEly populated County ike Storey. they
should possess All the qualifications OF urst-cL1sS
Sch .otS. equal to those OF a similar grade anu iAcui'
ties, existing IN any part OF the Country.
Your Cooperation Invited.
The great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county Tor the past nItceu mouths
has encouraged the Undersigned, TO whom Their ~
terestS have been committed. 10 ~irlic,ta,r you upon
their Improvement, and 10 earnestly solicit your
cooperation to Increase their Usefulness and 10 cN-
lend their tndaeuce. that they may MORE ruly sub
serve the noble purposes OF theiy organization.
Importance OF Our Public schools.
The undersigned are happy TO BE- able 10 state that
very many OF the p~reDudices that Formerly existed
aralnSf the plhllc School, In this county. and which
consplred largely to abrilse their influence, have
gradually diminished. and In many cases di>appearel
Altogether. They are now with u patrOnlLrd by all
classes. The people have learned that the Public
Schools havea higher mission AMI a uOOler purpose
than merely 20 restrain bad boys from running a.
LARGE IN the streets; hut that. OF the contrary. they
are efficient In educating the mind. cul,lNItlnS the
hAoits and tastes OF the pupils; that the teacher not
only drills them efficiently lnl successfully IN the
various branches OF education. but that he or she i
also personally present with them IN their out Of
door PLAYS, duuns recesSes and intvrmlSsionS, turU>-
INK into their auIusemrnt> a decOrou> and respect
nj bearing one toward another. CultiNdtiuS In them
moral feelings, courteous manners AMI polite Ian
guase-A social ami moral training almost ~ essen
tlIlt 10 their well being - that OF mental culture; that
IN our puUIlc schools pupils OF the same grade have
improved In tlrir StutivS ~ rapidly ~ those who
have been sent out 0; the State AZ large expense.
out from ami beyond the. healthiul influence o.
parents and home. Those who have taken the
trouble 10 examine the system OF education adopted
By the Storey County School Department. have
learned that It i similar TO that employed In Bo>-
ton, Chicago. san Francisco and other large towns
wserr the Public Schools have broken DOWN all OPP
BOSTON and are acknowledged TO DC amouS tue
most efficient. the most thorough, and the best dis
c!pllned schools that anywhere exist.
What Our Public schools Require.
Our Pcblc Schools should command the cOnG-
dence .! the pu0Nc. Your sympathy ani co-opcra-
t,og are Necessary ~ ALL the BoLri OF Education.
wAos- LabOrs In the School Department are entirely
grtiuItouS, 10 bring them 10 the highest degree Of
public favor. IL Is important 10 the intuTe well
ss,nfE Il OF ~ e-Siensy ami ussialnsss. Because but
comparatively few OF the youth OF our land can eN-
pect 10 enjoy higher educational advantages than
our Public schools aroui. We have a night 10 an.
rclpAte great thlnss In the future for that school SyS-
teri which awakened the rr>t educational impulses
IN the minds Of many thousands OF the most Illus.
t.ous NAMES IN American history; which impelled
them 10 self culture. ami among which may Be
mn Ersnslin, BENJAMIN West. Nathaniel BowIitSn.
Robert Fulton. Andrew JaeSs2n. Henry Clay. ste
phen 4. Douglas. Lewis Cas-. Willard Fillmore. Hor.
ace Greeley. y. 7. Banks. Eiha BuTrtt anu
Abraham Lincoln.
What Our Public schools are Doing.
Here in Storey county every branch Of an ele-
mentaCy English education Is A. Systematically.
thoroughly and Understandings taught In our Pub
lie Schools as In any schools In the American Union.
The great drawback i this: that our limited pQpu-
lAtlon does not permit Of an enlarged system o.
brace In the Primary Schools spelling, vocal culture.
vocal music. cAlstheuice exercises. rraiins. writing.
arithmetic. geography. grammar. history OF the
UaitsI States. elements Of natural PHILOSOPHY, map
AMI lineal drawing, physiology and hygiene. In the
Grammar Schools are added to the foregoing studies
book keeping. algebra, geometry. chemistry. natural
history aud perspective drawing. and also astronomy.
II the pupils are sufficiently advanced 10 require In.
IN school.
The monthly report OF the Teacher OF the Gram
mar School, located In the Third Ward In Virginia.
for The month Of July last, returns ~uity-oue schol-
twenty-siE females. OGtheset wenty-one were mas
ters aud rtern misses between twelve ami seven
teen wears OF age. This school Is open 10 any youth
IN this county who Is sufficiently advanced IN the
Elementary English branches 10 pass an examination
therein, as prescribed by the Board Of Education.
Application can be made either to the Superintend-
ent, or 10 either OF the undersigned. or To the
Teacher Of the Grammar School. This statement i
made thai persons unacqualnted with the facilities
which the Public Schools AFFORD may be informed
that there Is no necessity. on account Of deficient
school opportunities. for sending their children out
Of mi, State TO ACQUIRE an English education.
From time TO time the Board OF Education has
aided school apparatus 70 facilitate instruction IL
hi, Important ASSISTANT 10 the teacher. Is the con-
tition OF the School Fund Will permit.
Public school Library.
The sum OF i've hundred antLhry dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions. which has
added over I'VE hundred volumes OF valuable books
20 the School Library. This suspicious commence
ment we trust will be followed up by quarterly or
semiannual denominations, till this Institution
shall swell Into proportions that will render II an
important feature In the Public School system In
this county. We trust YOU will encourage your
children TO take books from It and TO rely upon II a.
Agreat source Of INSTRUCTION aud amusement
Son-tttendance.
The returns OF the SchoO! Census Marshal. In the
month o. July last past. show that there Is 4 large
numOer Of children In thIs county. between six and
eishteen years OiASe, who 10 not attend any school.
Thls should not be. No community can afonl TO
have is youth grow up In is midst In Ignorance.
Our Institutions spring ;rom-are moulded ami gov
ernei ty the people, aud Will be,goOi. bad or lnllE-
iereht aSC9oIlnS 10 the education, moral culture
and ren1el taste Of their ccatlve and sustaining
power. In countries whose government and lnsti.
trtlonS are managed by the favored aud educated
few, popular ignorance Is not 80 mIschIeyons ns
with Us. The mission OF our Public school system
10 not 20 pull down the great ami the good 10 a
lower stahiaru OF exc Hence, but 70 elevate the
multitude. To bring the claims OF education 10 Inc
favorable consideration Of those antilles in H.
county which have not availed Themselves Of Inc
excellent facilities our Public Schools ,ror, Il an
important and noble work. The Undersigned solicit
your assistance In this department OF Labor Tbs
Public schools should DC fully attenie,l-should bc
made TO return 10 the public, In intellectual and
moral culture. the tull worth for the money. care