The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-23
Soldiers Orphans Schools.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 8, 1868
| The regular annual vacation at the in
stitutions receiving soldiers orphans at
the expense of the State will commence
on Friday, July q, and terminate OH
Monday, August 81 school duties being
resumed on Tuesday, September l.
The principals, superintendent, and
managers of these institutions will please
observe the following regulations
First. No child will be permitted to
leave the Institution to which it belongs
without written .furlou1h or leaue Of a6-
sence, singed by the Superintendent Of
Soldiers Orphans, and countersigued by
the principal superintendent or mana
gers of the institution, specifying the
cause of absence, and its length, this leave
of absence to be constantly carried BY the
child to be shown whenever requested.
Second No leave of absence will be.
granted to any child unless pronounced
by the attending physician, after special
examination had for the purpose, entirely
free from sore eyes and other contagious
dieases. Upon their return, after vaca-
ton, children must be examined, and
all doubtful cases isolated until known to
be entirely cured. The presence of any
of these vcxatious and annoying diseases
in any institution is regarded as an in
excusablc evidence of neglect on the part
of the attending physician and the au-
thoritics of such institution, and will no.
be tolerated.
Third. No child must be sent home
except at the written requst of the moth
or, guardian, or friends. All others must
be furnished with proper care aud atten-
ton, and permitted to enjoy vacation at
the institution, from study and labor, ex-
cept such as may be necessary for the
comfort of those remaining. The labor.
required must not exceed the regular de-
tail period of two hours per day. The IL
brary and reading rooms aud the play
grounds must be open to them, under pro-
per supervision, the remaining porticn cf
the day.
Children should be conveyed to aud
from the proper railroad stations free of
charge. All other expenses of travel.
and at home, must be borne by their,
riends.
Fourth. No child will be deprived Of
vacation as punishment, no matter wis.
the nature of the offence may have been
To do SO would be cruel.
If in any case, as for instance where 1t
is known that vacation would be spent
amid bad associations and demoraiizing
influences, principals, superintendents, or.
managers think best to deny them tho
privilege, they must be able to produce
the clearest proof of the cxistance of the
facts upon which such dcuial is based.
Filth. Each girl will take with her,
clean and in good condition, and legibly
marked with name, change Of uGder--
clothes and stockings, two dresses, hat
sack, and shoes and each boy, in like
condition, 4 change of unaerclothes and
stockings, two pairs of pants, one jacket.
cap, and shoes. All other clothing will
remain at the institution, except N case
of transfers. Girls will not take their
blue winter dresses.
The articles of clothing taxed their
condition must be entered on the check.
to the furlough, and re-examined and
checked of, with appropriate remarks as
to care and condition when returned
,Sirth. Those ordered by transfer TO
other schools will take their clothes, and
will be instructed to so direct from their
homes to the schools to which they are
ordered when their furloughs expire
Every article Of clothing taken with them,
with its condition, viii be entered on the
check as a record, and on the back Of tho
back Of the furlough, for the information
of the principal of the school to which
| they are transferred.
The objects Of vacation should be ex-
planned, to the. children, aud tho duty
aud necessity of good conduct aud care Of
clothing while absent, prompt return.
&c., carefully and repeatedly impressed
upon them. 1t is hoped aud believed
that, with few exceptions, attention to
study and industrial instruction, aud-to
the cultivation of good man ners aud ha-
Its. has been attended with SO much sac
cess during the past year, that this visit
home will be gratifying to mothers and
Icrcditable to the institutions to which
these wards of the State belong. Itis
also hoped that after enjoying the cessa-
ton from study and the visits to home
and friends which vacations allows, child
rem will be pomptly returned in good con-
liton, grati6cd and refreshed. aud on.
couraged to pursue with renewed energy
aud zeal the EXERCISES oil taeir respective.
schQol9 aud homes during the ensuing
Iyeagt Aud il, Notwithstanding past dia