Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-21
THE STATE ArPERiNrExnENr
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AGAIN.

The editor Of the Enterprise this morn.
ing comes out with q namby PANTY sort
of an article in defence Of Parson Ham
mond. the Republican nominee for State
Superintendent Of Public Schools. and
in reply to u article OF yesterday on
the subject. Such defence OF Mr.. Ham.
uond was perfectly unnecessary and
uucalled for. and evidently induced by a
" misapprshension OF the vital facts Of
the CASE" The writer commits the rep
rehensibls blunder OF not reading and
considering OUT article carefully before
commenting upon 1t, consequently
his overzealousness in the matter led
him as,ray. In nj comments upon the
nomination wa took no personal grounds
against the reverend gentleman. or even
called his educational requirements or
instructive ability into question. but
merely repudiaied the very injudicious
idea OF nominating q minister Of the Cos
pei for that position. We extract from
our comments ~ follows:
"The gentleman IL no doubt we'll quail
fed for the position ~ far as education
and instructive ability are concerned. but
his holy profession alone should disquAlify
him. In these days Of FREQ thought, I'M
trammeled ideas aud true enlightened pro-
gress. II il q recognized Republican prin-
ciple that religious sectarianism must DO
kept out OF our public schools. and neither
Catholic nor Protestant priest or minister
should be allowed TO preside over them a.
chief ruler or superintendent. None but
. practical. experienced teacher shoul DO
elected 10 that position. and In thus nomi-
mating . minister Of the gospel merely to
follow out the ~antiquated notion and GUS
tom which has heretofore intruded itself.
the Convention made q had mistake. all
the more objectionable In view OF the fact
that two Of the very best and most popular
teachers In the State were present At the
Convention - aspirants for the Office.
The Nkws has maintained and pro-
mulgated these same grounds and opin-
ions In the matter for years, and we
commend the same to all r~ight-thinking
people Of whatever religious sect or per.
suasion. We are impartial in the mat
ter. and hold that a Catholic priest or a
Jewish rabbi is just as much disqualified
for the Office rs q Methodist minister.
Let the clergy give their undivided At
%ieniion to the spiritual welfare OF their
flock, and see that their Sabbath schools
teach true religion. morality and how
to prepare for = better world beyond
the grave. aud leave IL to
good. worldly, competent teachers to
teach arithmetic. spelling. geography.
the sciences. ETC.. in u public schools.
Every man to his own cloth aud pro-
~fsssion. II is not requisite that the
chief ruler OF our public schools should
DO a doctor. lawyer. minister, or even
an editor. II n preacher Of the gospel
attends well and faithfully to tho ardu.
Gus duties Of his high and holy Office he
will have enough to do without aspiring
to NEEDLE with the management Of our
public schools. Moreover the editor Of
the Enterprise can give US no good rsa-
son why be should. The sooner this
antiquated. unreasonable notion Is re-
pudiated and done away with the better.
And the intelligent voters OF Nevada will
do this at the polls next November.
This matter was warmly discussed be-
fore the convention in Eureka and the
contest was warm and lively. Parson
Kelly was there in full force. and, find.
ing that he could not win. backed up
Parson Hammond most strenuously. be-
ing determined not to lot that Office pass
out OF the rule Of " the CLOTH" To use
his " expressive language, he tumbled
to the racket and stood in handsomely.
The following extract from the Sentiael's
report OF the proceedings will 10 to
close with (:
Parson Kelly followed next and made
some sharp pertinent remarks in his vein.
scoring the opposition bitterly. lie said
they might buck against him and Ham
mond. but that they had come into that
Convention TO win. and that one Of them
would win. There was many . ballot had,
resulting finally in &C votes for Hammond.
the number requisite for nomination.
Here No have the spectacle Of the misrep.
rcsentatives Of one-hAli Of tho people OF
Nevada undertaking TO force = .ectArisn
into the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the education
al nurseries Of their children. On the
same proposition could . Jewish Rabbi, or
Catholic priest winp Echo nswer "winf'