Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-21
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Closed Tor the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Yesterday.

SHo0y
OF all occupations in which man and
womankind engage in order to make n
livelihood, the most thankless and trying
is that of teaching young ideas how to
Shoot Artemus Ward might well have
dubbed this quotation a ''sarkasm." for
young ideas generally means no ideas, save
those inculcated by patient perseverance
on the part Of the teachers, aided occa-
sionally by a liberal application Of birch.
The Rev. Mr.. Kicker has "been there" and
evidently knows all about it. In his re-
marks yesterday before the public school
he alluded feelingly to this subject, and
briefly %recounted the disadvantages under
whica teachers labor, and the indifference
manifested by many parents. To no pro-
fession, then, are the holidays more vel
come.
The Eureka public school, in charge of
Mr. A. Z. Kaye, held their exercises yes
terday previous to closing for the holidays.
There was but a small attendance Of pa
rents. The affair passed off pleasantly.
and showed a fair average of ability among
the scholars, and, on the part of some,
close application to study. The attendance
for some weeks has fallen off materially
on account of scarlet fever. The gram
mar department at present number
Is pupils; intermediate, So pupils; first
primary, AT pupils, and second primary
43 pupils, making 166 in all. The exer-
cises consisted Of declarations, Rotations,
ETC., in whichfthe girls exhibited far greater
proficiency than the boys. The following
are the subjects and names of those by
whom delivered:
"Hardshell Sermon" by Frank Gates
American Flag by John Hamlyn
/" Romeo and Juliet" by Christy Geraty
MY Ship" by William Geary "whin-
ing" by Thomas Richard "Crop Of
Acorns, . by Cyrus Schoonmaker i" Do 1t
Yourself" by Stephen Esterly 4; Engine
Makers" by Harry Jackson Your Mis-
sion," David Jones, :" Belshazzar, A" by VIM.
Pardy; Under My Window" by Maud
Pardy "Blue and Gray" by Annie
0cary; 1.-THE Little Goose by Myra Hop
kins; Thanksgiving Day." by Edward
Phillips ; 'Little Golden Hair" by Belle
McCuaig; 1.-The Brown Thrush" by Liz
zie Hickey; '.The Little Boys Dream" by
Amy Goldssone; The Young Ar
lists by Bertha Fiske How
the Leaves Came" by Percy Gold
stone suppose" by Mary Keene ; Co
partnership" by. Louise Goldstone
I" Brown Thrush" by Nelly Freeters /;
Throw a Kiss" by Mamie staler "song
Of the Poor" by Efie Phillips; Trouble
Sailor BY Emma Bartholomew Blue
and Grey" by Lulu Mccartney; Then and
Now" by Thorne Stowell Wells Of st.
Reyno," by Writ Hopkins City on Fire."
by Kate Edgecomb; Tragic Story" by
BARLEY Hannah.
At the close Of the exercises, Mr.. Kicker
addressed a few words to those present, as
above related. The standing Of the schol-
ars will be seen in q table in another
column.
what the Legislature Should DO.
The annexed remarks from the Siirer
STATE seem to be we'll founded: 1.-The next
Legislature should revise and amend the
law relating to witnesses in criminal cases.
At present no compensation is allowed this
class OF witnesses, uni IS the person subp9-
nacd to appear as witness before a Court
or Grand Jury makes affidavit in open
Court that &c !. unable to pay his expenses
to and from the county seat. This is so
humiliating that many persons called as
witnesses borrow money to pay their fares
on the railroads or in stages, and get land
lords to trust them for their board while in
town rather than proclaim To the public
that they are unable to pay their expenses.
II q crime is committed in a remote part
Of the county, u person who is SO unfortu-
nate as to know anything about the offense
is ummoned to appear at the preliminary
examination, which is generally held at the
county seat. and il the offender is held to
answer the witness must appear before the
Grand Jury, and il an indictment il found
must finally present himself or the witness
stand in the District Court, TO be subjected
to the badgering of counsel. and all this
without receiving one cent for travel
ing or other necessary expenses, which in
many instances amount to over a hundred
dollars for the several trips to the county
scat. This is a great hardship and gross
injustice TO many poor men. who are strug-
Cling TO make farms or prospect mines.
The law shoald be amended SO as to pay
witnesses in criminal cases the same mile
age and per diem rs Is allowed by law to
jurors or Witnesses in civil cases."