Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-30
SHALL OUR HIGH SCHOOL bs
MAINTAlNEDS

THURSDAY, : : JUNE SO. ieoi
suALL our nIaa SCHOOL M
MAINrAlNEDf
The question which forms the text Of
this a~rticls-"s Shall our High School DO
maintained a"-is. at this time. . quss-
lion Of great interest to this community.
and one that should not be lightly con-
adhered. nor decided In the negative
without Q careful discussion Of the many
points involved. It 10 claimed By many
intelligent and literally educated per-
sons. Who have NO prsiudicss against
our common school systsm-sithsr Of
religion or Of birth-thst while the
State owes to every child within Ito Dor
dsrs Q good common school education.
Q knovlsdgs Of the rudimsnts OF an
Enelish education. 1t has no right to tax
Ito citizens for the support OF High
Schools. High Schools" say these
persons, "srs In the nature Of luxu-
riss, and should not bs maintained at
public expense. When the State has
provided means for all children within
her borders to obtain . knowledge OF the
rudimsnts Of an English education. she
has," say they. performed her whole
duty In the Pa.,sr. and II parents desire
to At their children for college. they
ahould do 90 at private expense"
Il has been estimated that the ex-
psnsss Of the Gold Hill High School for
the las. year were about $4,000. Eight
scholars graduated from the High School
at the close Of the last yearly term.
Although these graduates have been in
the High School three years. 1t cannot
b unfair. in estimating the expenses Of
each High School graduate TO the county.
to charge the expense OF the High School
for the year to the graduates Of the same
year. Upon this basis each graduate
this year has cost the county S27s. One
QUESTION for the school directors and
taxpayers to consider. which suggests
itself here IL. IL the result overweight
a~rsduatss-a sufaeisnt equivalent for
the expenditure Of s2200i In . dis
cushion Of the question. the fact should
BE- taken into consideration that. In the
present condition Of the Gold Hill School
Fund. every Sl7oO expended for the
support OF the high School dsprivss over
600 children In the grammar and pri-
mary departments Of one months school
log. It 10 now stated that, because Of
lack OF funds for school purposes. our
schools canlot be opened again until
nsxt November. II would appear. then.
that IL $4,000 had not been expended for
the support Of the High School this
year. II would DO possible to open our
grammar and primary schools Ave or six
weeks earlier than they can now be
opened. In other words, BY dispensing
Injuries to . few pupils In the High
School, over 600 children in the gram
mar and primary departments must Be
deprived Of .nsosssitiss five OF six
weeks Of schooling. and at ar age when.
II mental development Il neglected.
years Of hard study In after LIE can
hardly atone for the neglect.
The proposition to unite the High
School Of Gold Hill with the High
School Of Virginia has been discussed.
bat. - there are obstacles In tha way Of
carrying out that plan that can hardly
b surmountsd. Il need not Be considered
In this article.
In making . brief. and necessarily In.
somplsts. presentation Of this matter.
the writer does not feel competent to
express an unqualified opinion upon the
question. ''shall our High School b
m~aintainsdf" He merely desires to
call the attention Of the school directors
and taxpayers Of Gold Hill to the quss-
lion. and leave them to decide whether
70 10 better. In the present condition Of
The Gold Hill School Fund. to maintain
High School. and BY 90 doing deprive
children In the grammar and primary
Departments Of Ave or ak weeks school.
ing . year. OF to close the High School.
and thereby give the children Of thu
grammar and primary Department.
ample opportunities to obtain an sduca-
tion suncisns to enable them to com.
msnos life for themselves. when thsil
sshooi.dsys shsll have passed.
/ woman appeared At . Rock Island
hotel. engaged . room. and sstsd to
have her brother sent mp whom he Ar
rived. A slssk young man soon came.
inquired II his sister was there. and wa
shown to her apartment. A. bottle Of
vhisky Was ordered. aud the ns1t thing
hss,H fvom tha naiP vaa tho uoiao Of