The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-11
OUR PUBLIC sCHOOL-ITS IMPORT.
ANCE, CAPACITIES AND WANTS.

Beyond any doubt our public school
is one of the most important matters
with which we all, citizens and county
authorities. have to deal. There is nc
trust con6ded TO Us which calls for
and no one interest With which we are
called upon TO be mindful Of has a
better right TO our Jealous, liberal CO.
operation. Within the past four years
our District School has steadily grown
ia efficiency until now We have, no
doubt, the very best one in the State
or, rather, the means at band to make
it so. if we Will but exert ourselves to
that end. Some prejudices which have
heretofore existed on the part of parents
and guardians against sending their
children and wards to a public school
have almost entirely worn away; and
now we 6n1 the boys and girls Of our
foremost families contendlng for ad-
vancement side by side in the classes
with the poorer bat not less worthy or
capable children. This is an EN- nently
healthfuI sign and one which promises
to bear excellent fruit, But the very
fact that our District School has become
so exceedingly popular is an urgent ar.
gument in favor of enlarged facilities
and broader accommodations for the
scholars. 10 so far as may be, our
District School should be graded >"
This Is due as matter of Justice to
the smaller as well as the larger
scholars. 1t is but too apparent that
the present building is inadequate to
the proper accommodation of The num-
Der of children in atrendauce We
have not yet despaired of that pet pro-
ject of ours, the BUILDING. upon the
school lot, of such structure as would
enable the Principal in charge 10 give
all grades OF scholars such facilities as
are needed; we are aware also that it
would be difficult if not altogether i'm
practicable ct this time to raise the
requisite means to carry on, that idea;
and in this view Of the matter and re-
signed TO the alternative of taking the
"next best or of proposing TO take
it, at any rate, we heartily second
proposition which, day or two since
was preached in our presence, namely ::
That The Trustees or Commissioners, or
whoever may have the authority to do
SO, rent or purchase a building for the
use of the Grammer Department, leav-
ing the old stone building to be occu
pied hs a Primary and intermediate
Department. This arrangement would |
certainly better matters greatly and |
would not involve very large outlay |
of money. This would practically grade
the school and render each part of il
much more perfect and efficient than il
possibly can be with the chldren of
sll classes crowded together as they
now are.
1t j.. needless to add that our county
and district authorities can make no
better investment, considered in many
ways, than by the adoption of such
means as will make the Carson Public
School, what it ought to be, decidedly
and indisputably the best in the State
There is no place in Nevada so desira,
BILE as place of residence as this no
place where parents and guardians are
or would be so willing t. send their
for the purpose of schooling.
This proposition to segregate the higher
from the lower classes is the first prac-
ical step toward the accomplishment
IF that very desirable end; and we
nope 10 see it adopted without delay.
ACCIDENT AT THE MEXICAN MILL.-In
Empire City, on Sunday, young man l
banned Andrew Ostenberg, employed at 1
he Mexican Mill met with an accident
esulting in the loss of leg. He was I
lnder the pans making some repairs to \
steam pipe, when be accidentally G
topped on the main driving belt, which
a rried his hatuaan tbo