The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-07-28

will clearly bring the case within the rules the
certificate to be placed the files of the Board.
And refusal to comply with this regulation, shall
De sufficient ground of rejecting the application.
SYSTEM OF DISCIPLINE.
!. The several schools commence at 9
clock IN the forenoon, and at half past O'Clock,
an the afternoon, from Dooonsbor to March of
and at O'Clock, from March lst to December lst
and to continue three hours each part of the day.
2. The school bell is to ring fifteen minutes
before the commencement of school, forenoon and
| afternoon, at which time the rooms shall be open
ed for the admission of scholars. The Schools
shall close in three hours from the time designated
Tor their commencement, when the bell shall be
rung and the rooms closed in five minutes after
wards.
8. 1t is expected that the Teachers of the Schools
kept in the Center School House. with their schol-
ars attend the devotional exercisesin the Chapel
at O'Clock, A. NJ Of each day when prayers will
De offered by the Grammar Master, after portion
OF scripture shall have been read by himself, or
others, under his direction.
4. 1t is expected that the Teachers will take
cognizance of the conduct of the scholars, not only
while IN school, but also during their recess while
In the alses and yards, and while coming to school,
and returning from it.
D. Crimes to be punished are impertinence to
teachers, obstnacy, neglect of duty falsehood OBJ
scene and profane language, quarrelling and inju-
~ done to school house, to the property of any
teacher or scholar
3. In case of delinquency, recourse is first to he
mad to persuasion, reproof; and admonition but
when these fail to produce reformation, reasonable
corporal punishment with the rod is to be inflicted
L. NO scholar is to be admitted into school after
It's commencement, or after absence from it half
Gay, or more, without written or verbal excuse
from parent, or guardian. Nor is any scholar to
leave school before it Closes unless Illness or some
other cause Obvious to the teacher shall render it
Necessary, without written. or verbal request to
n1Nop mt Al al
er OF the above cases the scholar be the bearer
OF verbal excuse or request
o. In case of any scholars leaving School when
under censure for misconduct notice thereof shall
be Immediately given to the Board, by the instruc-
tor and such scholar cannot be re-admitted to the
School he left, or to any other School in the Dis
trlct, without making such satisfaction as shall be
prescribed by the teacher, or, on appeal from him
by the Board of OVerseers
y 1t is expected that the Teachers will keep ac-
curate lists of their scholars in the order of their
classes, containing daily account of their atten-
dance and absence, of their good and bad behavior
with the manner in which their lessons are recited
as good, or bad which lists are TO be presented to
the Visiting Committee at each examination.
BOOKS.
The Books to be used in the several Schools are,
In the Primary Schools The Improved Read
er, Leavitts Easy Lessons, Lees Spelling Book,
Cummings First Lessons in Geography, Tesla
ment.
In the Boys School and Second Female School:
-Murray's Reader, Murrray's Introduction ,Morse's
Geography to South America, Ayers Murray's
Grammar, Goodrichs History, Colburn's First Les
sons and Sequel, Smiths Arithmetic, Testament
In the Female High School classical Reader
Murray's Reader, Ayers Murray's, and Murray's
Large Grammar and Exercises, Morse's Geogra-
ply, Colburn's First Lessons and Sequel, Confer
sa!l9Hs qp Natural PAasRRhKy Rn
Whelpley's Compend of History, Bible.
Note. The Visiting Committees are authorized
from time to time to adopt such regulations in re-
iation to writing in their Schools respectively, as
they may deem expedient
Needle-work is allowed to be.admitted into the
Primary Schools for one hour each afternoon and
into the higher Female Schools three hours in the
week, at such time or times as may be directed by
the teachers.