Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-22
General Regulations of
tho Public schools
of Cedar E'nllN.
Adopted by tho Board of Directors,
January 9th, 1860.

Of Cedar Falls.
Adopted by tho Boa rd of Directors
January 9th, 1850.
SIC. 1. The school year shall b,
divided into three terms, each Il
commence and close at such time q,
the Board of Directors and Principal
shall decide.
SEC. 2. During the year, the morn,
ing session shall commence ut nine
o'clock and close at twelve. From
Sept. 1st, to May LIST, all the schools
in the center building shall com.
mence i'm the afternoon Mt half pas,
one and close at half past four. From
May Isl, to Sept. LIST, the afternoon
session shall commence at tso and
close at five. The detached schools
may commence and close half MI
hour earlier In the afternoon, at the
option of the teacher.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF all
the teachers In the several rooms, Ia
conform to the time indicated by the
clock In the upper room, in opening
and closing their schools, and I'm
keeping their record of attendance.
SEC. 4. Pupils not i'm their seats al
the time for opening school, shall be
marked tardy.
SEc. s. Teachers shall excuse no
ease Of absence or tardines., unless
they have good reason to believe IL il
the result of sickness. All pupil. In
the several grades above the I'll Pri-
mary, whose monthly unexcused al.
sence amount 10 ten per cent. and
over Of the time the school has been
in session for the month, reckoning
each unexcused case OF hardness ne
one per cent. lost time, shall. on the
first Monday of each school month.
be examined by their respective
teachers and the Principal on all les
sons lost by reason Of absence. Those
failing to pass satisfactory examina-
ton, shall he reported Immediately
to the President of the Board. aud
shall he suspended from the school
until the Board shall have decided
upon what conditions they shall be
re instated.
SEC 9. Any pupil who shall absent
himself from any regular exsmina-
tion of the school to which he be-
longs, and fails to render to the Prin-
cipsl sufficient reason therefor,
shall not be allowed to become a pu-
pill sgain in any grade, until h. shall
have passed examination before the
Board, for which purpose they will!
meet on the morning of the second
day of each term.
S.c. 7. Any pupil who shall de-
face or injure airy of the school
property, shall pay In full for all
damages, IN default of which, he
shall he suspended from the school
and be re-admitted only by permits
sion of the Board.
SEC. 8. For truancy or for open or
violent disobedience, or insubordina-
ton, or for profane or indecent Ian.
guage In or about the school premises,
or for wicked and vicious conduct
elsewhere, or for any cause rendering
n pupil an unfit member of the
school, after milder measures have
been resorted to in vain, the Princi.
pal shall suspend or expel him from
the school, ut his discretion. subject
to the approval of the Board.
SEC. 0. A pupil who shall be sus.
pended a second time can only he
restored by personal application to
the Board, at n regular or special
SEC. 10. Teachers may require any
recitation lost through absence, in
attention, idleness, or any other
cause, to he made mp by the pupil as
n condition of his continuance I'm the
class.
SEC. II. No pupil shall be ad-
vanced from one grade to another
until he II able to sustain q satisfac.
tory examination by the Principal in
all branches of the grade from which
he IL to he transferred. Every pupil,
whose scholarship falls below the
rank of his class. shall be sent into
the next class below, unless by extra
effort he is able promptly to regain
his position.
SEC. IL. Teachers shall not allow
pupils to remain i'm or about the
school building, or about the grounds,
after dismissals. They shall remain,
however, 10y request Of teachers.
SEC. 10. Any pupil coming to
school without proper attention hav.
Ing been paid TO cleanliness Of person
or propriety of dress, shall he sent
home to he properly prepared for
school.
SEC. IA. No pupil affected with
contagious disease shall lie ellowed to
remain In any OF the public schools.
SEC. Is. The teachers I'm the seve-
raj schools shall he In their respective
rooms at least fifteen minutes before
time for opening school. Except in
cold or stormy weather, pupils will
not be admitted to the various rooms
until the teachers are present.
SEC. 10. No pupil shall be allowed
To eater the room OF another class or
grade during the day without the
permission Of the teacher of that
room or by request Of his teacher,
SIC. IL. The Principal or the
schools shall have the general super.
intendence of all the schools I'm the
city, also Of all tile school Buildings
furniture, maps; also of the yards,
and other school prop.
erty ; he shall lie responsible for the
enforcement Of the rules OF tn,
Board, for the guidance and direction
Of teachers and government OF TIN,
schools; he shall as frequently al
possible visit each school and obsery,
the mode Of instruction and disci
pliiie adopted, to the end that he ma,
recommend and introduce improve
ments and remedy defects; lie shnl
In every way POSSIBLE aid. advise an,