Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-06
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS or EUREKA
DISTRICT.
or THE

ElI-1 ELLa1N II GAA A4AE
v.r.s1u enhraarz the fourrh week in
Jrns Aai i1clsdinz the months q
Jzlv ard August On SssaE1zy and
S-rlzy there shall be no school, nor 90
Legal kol6AE State or nStio1Al. exeeps
election day.
s. 4 The Board have power 70 s1s-
perd the School in cAssz Of smergeDcy.
S~ca Each schol day shall consist q
trs Hs-ionz- The morning session shall
hszin AZ 3 o'clock and end AZ II n
There shall Be . recess Of fifteen minutes
At 100 A The Aftsrnooo session shall
begin a. / ?. "
4 czli.shsnic exercise e Eve minutes
shAl Be given at 10 A. n, and 2 P. NJ in
s. 81 In the Third and Perth Pri-
mar Grades a recess Of fifteen minutes
nav Be given a. las. II the recess Is no.
z;Tsn ths Third or Fourth Grades shah
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DUTIES or TEACHERS
Sec. Z. All teachers are required 70
make themselves familiar with the rules
and regulations Of the Board Of Trustees
and particularly those that relate 70 their
school dnties-
See. 5. Teachers shall punc.ually keep
the hours for opening and ~dismissing the
schools, and enc shall rsm&in upo the
| premises during the intermis-ion ~ noon.
Sec 9. Teachers shall Be in their class
oous fifteen minutes before 9 O'Clock, By
| the town time The Principal shall keeps
record Of the attendance and absence Of
sssistants, including his own record my
teacher reported tArdy three or more times
| during any one school month, shall report
personally 70 the Board
Section 10. Corporal punishment shall
be resorted 70 only IN cases where other
means fail to secure obedience. No cruel
or unusual punishment shall Be allowed
Sec. IL Principal shall record in the
| Stass Register eaen case Of corporal pun
ishm. ~ and the name, age and o1ense OF
the IpiL
Sc. u. Principal shall require the
school doors to be opened and bell rung at
least Is minutes before 3 O'Clock. and again
for the admission Of pupils to their class
rooms at 9 O'Clock; lines shall then be
formed and pupils shall be marched into
their class rooms. Il stormy weather the
IOors shall Be opened at $50 o'clock, If
necessary.
Sec. Is. It shall be the duty Of the
Principal, whenever . teacher is absent
| frsm her class at 9 o'clock A NJ, 10 report
70 the Board. unless said teacher shall in
form the Principal beforehand that she
will not Be present before 9:l5 o'clock.
I O[Ea IL AAl1[ARNA 11aAi OI AE1R-A1A-AN
| for the general discipline Of the schools.
Sec. Is. Principal shall give such direc-
tons to the ~janitor Of his schools as will
insure the cleanliness and neatness Of the
ward, class rooms and furniture, and, il
the iAnitor fail to follow his instructions,
shall report to Board. Principal shall he
responsible for the care Of school buildings,
and for the loss of keys belonging to
schools under his charge. Assistants and
janitor shall be responsible to Principal for
keys lost by them.
Sec, 16. Principal shall devote at least
one hour each day directing the methods
Of instruction pursued by his assistants.
He shall personally inspect the building,
yard and outhouses daily, and report any
~delinquencies of ~lanitor. He shall remain
in the building halt an hour after the close
OF school in the afternoon for the purpose
Of transacting business relating to school
with parents and others. During the time
set for instruction, Principal must not
abandon his duties of instruction for the
performance Of business which is not ur-
gent in its nature, but must require per-
sons desiring business with him to return
during the hours set apart exclusively for
that purpose.
Sec. IL. Principal shall report to the
Board in regard to tie success Of all teach
ers who are employed in the schools, and
mention any circumst1nce which may have
affected their success.
Sec. Is. Pupils who have been found
thoroughly proficient at the semi-annual
examination may be promoted by the
Principal. Principal desiring to have any
pupil transferred to a lower grade shall re-
port the case to the Board.
Sec. 19. Principal may grant a half hol-
iday on Friday afternoon, once a month,
to the ten pupils in each class ranking the
highest in scholarship and department dur
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal is prohibited from
r~eprimanding a department teacher in the
presence of other teachers, or in the pres
enee of the pupils.
Sec. q. Principal shall call q meeting
Of assistants at least once In each school
month, for the discussion of methods of in
struction and discipline, and for this pur-
pose Principal may dismiss the schools at
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power to
call teachers meetings during school hours
other than as provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep q
State Register, in the required form, Of all
scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time Of continuance at
school, and such further statistics as may
be required by the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction.
Sec. %. Principal shall see that all rec.
ord books are correctly kept, but in such
records assistants shall be allowed a rea-
sonable discretion in manner of crediting
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power to
hold pupils to a strict accountability for
any disorderly conduct on the school prem
ises. They shall endeasCr TO prevent
them from gathering around the premises
before the time of opening the school, and
shall require them to 60 home immedi-
ately after dismissal.
Sec. 25. Teachers hal give vigilant at
tention to the ventilation and temperature
Of their rooms, and especially avoid an ex-
cessive degree Of heat. At each recess
they shall open the doors and windows so
as to secure ar effectual change of air, At
other times windows shall be opened by
lowering them from the top, and children
must not be allowed TO sit in a strong cur
rent of air.
Sec. 20. Teachers shall neither advise
nor require pupils to purchase books of any
kind, except those recommended by the
State Board of Education.
Sec. q. No advertisement shall be
read, distributed, OF given in school, nor
shall any newspapers, books, publications,
or articles of any kind be advertised, dis
| tributed or exhibited in school by the
teachers, pupils or other persona
Sec. %. It shall be the dut7 of all
teachers to impress on the minds Of their
pupils the principles Of morality. truth,
justice and patriotism; to teach them to
avoid idleness, profanity and falsehood; to
instruct them In the principles of our Gov
eminent. and to train them up to a srue
comprehension of the rights, duties and