White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-09-09

white C1s.d PsBlIc schools.
The Fall term of our Public Schools
commenced on Mondsg. except the Col
ored School. which win open in short
time. The sttendaucs is not yet full !;
but in sbout q month. If any one will
drop in, be viii be thoroughly convinced
that . new and large school house 10
needed.
The corps OF teachers, for tbs current
year. are: Alex. H. Miller. Principal !;
Frank Dove. Assistant; Mrs. Caroline
E. Person. Primary Department; Col
ored School. not yet decided.
The following Rales of the School
have been established. and approved BY
the Board Of Directors and will be
strictly enforced by the teachers. 1t
will be no hardship to comply with any
and, al Of them !; and we publish. them.
that parents may know what is required.
and exercise their influence and authority
to have their children come up to the
rules = -.
so RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Government of the White Cloud
@ Public schools.
I. Pupils shall be required to observe rig
idly the rules of the school; to obey promptly
and precisely the directions given BY the tea
chers; to have no intercourse whatever with
each other during school hours, By word, sign,
tor otherwise. unless by express permission Of
the teacher; 70 give proper attention to clean
illness of person and dress; to be kind and
courteous in their intercourse NTH each other
and 70 refrain from rude. boisterous, vulgar OF
profane language. '1.aii.s7 e;as sae So
Q. In regard to intercourse with teachers
department toward each other, and all whom
they meet on their way to and from school, OF
on the premises, pupils will be expected to
conform to the general rules OF politeness and
propriety. .d' - ..s r .a vs.
3. All fighting and .quarelling IS strictly
prohibited; nor shall pupils engage in throw
ing stones, brickbats, or other dangerous mis-.
siles, about the school premises. No one
while in attendance at school. shall carry
about his person any firearm or other weapon
and any one so offending. shall forfeit the
ia ne, upon demand Of the teacher. Neither
will the shooting of fre-crackers or other gun
powder preparations be permitted within the
school room, or about the school premises.
4. Pupils are forbidden to bring to school
for the purpose ofperusal during school hours
any papers, periodicals, novels. or other book:
not pertaining u their studies; and any one
80 offending, shall forfeit the same. upon de
maud Of the teacher. Gt.i 80
5. Pupiis are forbidden, at all times, tc
engage in rude and bo;sterous sports within
the school room; to smoke cigars or chew to
bacco; to strew or litter the floor with an,
remnants OF food or other substances; or tt
bring snow into the school.room on any pre-
text whatever. ' i-a
6. During the hours of study, each pupi
shall csuyy the seat assigned him by the tea
cher; he is required to keep his books, sta
tionery, and every thing pertaining to hii
desk, in proper order; and he shall be helt
responsible for the good appearance of the
Hoor in his vicinity.
Every pupil must be promptly supplied
with such Necessary books and stationery a:
may from time to time be required for the
prosecution of his studies; and these must bt
kept free from scribbling. or soiling or injury
from any cause except ordinary wear. Lend
ing or borrowing are forbidden, except in ex
traordinary cases. and then only by exl .ess
permission from the teacher.
g.. Any pupil Who shall deface the walls o
the school room, or any part Of the building OF
its appurtenances, or injure any article Of fur.
nture or apparatus, shall, as soon as possible
make suitable reparation therefor, together
with proper acknowledgement Of his fault, il
intentional; ard in default Of such reparation
or acknowledg dgment. he shall be reported to
the Board Of Directors, for suspension.
9. Each and every one win be reqaired to
obey the teacher promptly and implicitly, when
spoken to for any kind of transgressiou; and
no pupil, when rcproved. will be allowed to
return an answer disrespectful in any manner
whatever.
10. Pupils will be expected to comply with
such salutary rules as may from time to time
be established. 70, the promotion of good or
der, or the welfare Of the school; and any one
who shall wantonly transgress against any re.
quirsnent or regulation. shall be subject to
such legitimate punishment as the teache,
may deem be or she merits. sos. r.
ii. The hours of tuition and study shall be
from o'clock, A. NJ. to l2 o'clock, NJ; and
from l:l5 to AIS. P. M. inclusive of recesses
All pupils will be expected to be in their seats
aAd in working order at the signal for com.
mencing the school.room exercises. Any pu.
pil.coming after this, will be considered tardy
and unless provided with a written excuse
from his parent or guardian, or accompanied
by parent or guardian in person. he or she
shall be excluded from school for the half day
on which said tardiness occurs.
IL. Upon the return Of a. pupil, after any
! absence. the parent or guardian shall give, in
person or writing. an excuse stating the cause
II the absence shan have been from personal
sickness, or serious sickness or death in the
family. the pupil shall be fully pardened. and
no acconnt be afterwards made of such ab.
sence. In case the time lost BY tardIuess OF
absence. exclusive of the Causes above speci-
fed, has summed up to five days in any en-
seeutive four weeks within term, the deliu-
quent shall be Suspended from the privileges
Of the school, and the facts reported in writing
70 the Clerk Of the Board; and said pupil shall
not b re-admitted sntil the beginning Of the