, 1863-02-20
CALLED MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF EDUCATION,
REVISION OF THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
The First Fruits OF the New City
Charter-Thc Schools With.
out a Grammar.

out a GrammnFs
A called meeting Of the Board Of Education
WAS held at their rooms yesterday afternoon ;
present: Messrs. Prindivil1c, Wahl, Steele.
Ryder, Sewberr5, Foster, Carpenter and
Holden.
The President, Luther Haven, esq, being
absent, Mr, Ncwberry was chilled to the Chair,
The Superintendent stated the object Of the
meeting, and upon motion, the appropriate
Committee presented the customary annual
revision Of the Rules md Regulations Of the
Board substantially as follows:
REVISION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Under the "Duties Of Standing Committee
clause is inserted defining the duties Of the
COMMITTEE on Rules s,a and !; Regulations; sec.
the examination Of pupils for the High
School, the Principal shall prepare the list Of
questions, and they shall lie revised bv tho
Superintendent. Sec. 10 is also so amended
that attendance as well as scholarship and de-
pertinent is taken into account In award,nr
medals or other rewards OF merit,
Under the head Of Election Of Teachers
aud their Salaries" 1t is provided TINT the
salaries Of the Head Teachers In rooms con.
taining more than one division Of pupils shall
be fixed by the Committee: on the appoint
4AA%Al ~ tNtlAE1t. ioCC y Ii 30 amended that
in case Of the temporary absence of d teacher,
it is made their duty to report the reasons
Immediately. Teachers will forfeit half their
salary during such absence fortwo weeks, the
salary Of the substitute being the same as the
forfeit. After two weeks absence, salary stops
until the teacher returns.
Under Superintendent and his Duties,'' in
section 8, the words ' except the employment
Of teachers" are stricken out, to conform to
the new City Charter. Sec. 8 is amended SO
that in case articles previously belonging to
the school shall be broken Or lost, q written
c1plation Of the circumstances must be sent
to the Board, By the Principal.
Under General Regulations Of the Public
Schools" !" it is made tie duty of the teachers
to exercise in cold weather general over.
sight Of the comfort Of pupils, and Of the
Principal Of each school to regulate the
clocks every morning, SO that they shall con-
form to the city time. Sec: s, in addition to
its other provisions, provides that any pupil
may be restored by the Superintendent, but
10 one shall be finally expelled without the
approval Of the Board. Sec. II Is amended,
providing that Teachers Meetings for con.
situations upon school matters, shall be held
curing the last school hour upon the third
proceedings shall be kept and sent to the Su-
perintendent: Sec. 13 provides that the mas
tiers, in addition to their other duties.
shall have the oversight and direction
Of the janitors. An addition is made to sec
t1on 10, to secure Q faithful observance Of the
rules. a new section is added making it the
duey Of the Principal to return to the Board
Two days before the close o the school month
| the absences Of teachers, and If the absences
! were not consecutive IN time, the vacancies
and substitutes. Section &c is SO amended
that during the cold season masters must su-
| pe1intend the fire and attend to economy in
| the use Of fuel. 4 portion Of section IS is
amended to read as follows:
In special cases, when 1t would be tuturIoua
Tor pupils TO 70 home at noon. on account Of in
clsmcnt weather or their crest distauce from
they shall he allowed to remain and some enitahlc
provision shall be made for their protection and
care IN some Of the rooms, under thu eye Of teach.
Section a further provides that no scholars
hours, In rooms having the improved style Of
!urn!ture, unless teacher or competent mon
itor is present, Section IS provides that the
superintendent may grant pupils permission
to stay out Of school not exceeding two quar-
ters Of day IN each week, in cases in addition
and French. Section SO Is cxpuured. Sec
lion 54.is SO amended as to provide that Card
and Primer classes shall be dismissed during
the school sessions Of eacll day, not less than
our ana md nor more th2n
of,hc Second Reader classes may be dismissed
IN. time not exceeding half an hour. In the
Card and Primer divisions, no teacher shall
pass more than quarter Of IN hour day
without having at least one Of her classes pres
ent. By special arrangement, the time may
be extended to half all hour Section 81 pro.
| yidcs that the holidays shall be the Fourtf, Of
July and Annual Thanksgiving, with the fol-
lowing Fridny, and the twenty second Of
February. Section GO is SO amended that
all promotions from one grade to another,
ftiyfEiAr IN Shot 1.c
made at the commencement of school month
The amendments to section G3 are import
9nt- In relation to the examination for ad-
mission to the High School, it is added to the
section that candidates must prove they have
attended the public schools Of some city at
least two thirds Of year, one half of which
time must have been within SIX months next
preceding the time Of application for admis-
sion. II is further provided that no pupils
from the District Schools shall be admitted to
from the masters, that they are entitled to
this privilege and eligible to an examination :;
and no such certificate shall be given to i
pupil until tlc master las received from
he. he parent 9' or guardian statement
ton to other provisions provides that the
| Chairman of the Committee on the High
School may grant permission to applicants 10
reinln during the intervals Of the meetings Of
the Board, and remain until the next meeting
subsequent 10 such rc.admission. 4 new
paragraph Ii added to this section that no
candidate examined for admission to the
Classical or Gcrcral Department Of the High
School and rejected shall be admitted to tic
Normal Department during the term next
succeeding such examination. The last para
ca the word t'Acadc1nic'' Is omitted and
''Classical' and ''Gcncral' supplied.
| The Secretary read the rcvlsious and upoi,