Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-06-22
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREKA
DISTRICT.

Section l. The schools Of this district
shall Be classified A. Primary, Grammar,
and High ScbooiA
S~c2 The school year shall begin on
the first day Of September and end on
the kss day % August
See 8 The first term Of the public
schools shall c1ma1snce On the nrst Mon
dAv Of September and end on she third
Triiay q Decsmh@r. The second term
shal commsoes or the Monday toloSIng
the frs. day q January and end on the
third Friday in June. There shall Be .
vacation embracing the fourth week in
June and iReilding the months OF
July and August On Saturday and
sunday there shall Be no school, nor on
legal holidays State or national. except
election day.
Sec. 4. TIE Board have power to sus-
pend the school in cases Of emergency.
See 5. Each school day shall consist Of
two sessions. The morning session shall
beSin At 9 o'clock and end 81 II n.
There shall be . recess Of fifteen minutes
at 1870 "a. The afternoon session shall
begin at 1 P. n.
4 eAlisthenie exercise Of Eve minutes
shall Be given az 10 A. n, aud P. n. in
all grades.
SEC 6. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
MARI Grades a recess of fifteen minutes
may Be given At Las. II the recess is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades shall
close az go p. y.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Sec. Z. All teachers are required to
make themselves familiar with the rules
and regulations Of the Board Of Trustees,
and particularly those that relate 10 their
school duties
Sec. 8. Teachers shall punctually keep
the hours for opening and dismissing the
schools, and one shall remain upon the
premises during the intermission at noon.
Sec. 9. Teachers shall be in their class
| rooms fifteen minutes before . O'Clock, by
the town time. The Principal shall keep a
record Of the attendance and absence Of
assistants, including his own record. Any
teacher reported tardy three OF more times
during any n school month, shall report
| personally to the Board.
Section 10. Corporal punishment shall
| be resorted TO only il cases where other
| means fail to secure obedience. No eruel
| or unusual punishment hal be allowed.
Sec. IL. Principal shall record in the
| State Register each case Of corporal pun
ishment, and the name, age and ofense Of
the pupil.
Sec. IL. Principal shall require thu
| school doors 10 be opened and bell rung a
least Is minutes before 9 o'clock, and agar
for the admission of pupils to their elias
rooms at 9 O'Clock; lines shall then b
formed and pupils shall be marched int
their class rooms. In stormy weather th,
ioors shall be opened at $50 o'clock, j
necessary.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty Of tn,
Il D.sr.spal uhanaUaE a teacher IA ahzanl
frem her class at 9 O'Clock A. NJ, to repor
TO the Board, unless said teacher shall in
form the Principal beforehand that sb'
will not be present before 9:15 o'clock.
Sec. IA. Principal shall be responsible
for the general discipline Of the schools.
Sec. Is. Principal shall give such direc
tons to the janitor Of his schools as vii
insure the cleanliness and neatness Of tn
yard, class rooms and furniture, and, ]
the ianitor fail to follow his instructions
shall report to Board. Principal shall b
responsible for the care of school buildings
and for the loss of keys belonging +
schools under his charge. Assistants an
~janitor shall be responsible to Principal 70
Keys lost by them.
Sec. 16. Principal shall devote at leas
one hour each day directing the method
Of instruction pursued by his assistants
He shall personally inspect the building
yard and outhouses daily, and report an,
d~eIinquencies of ~janitor. He shall renal
in the building half an hour after the clos
Of school in the afternoon for the purpos
Of transacting business relating to schoc
with parents and others. During the tim
set for instruction, Principal must no
abandon his duties Of instruction for tn
performance of business which is not III
gent in its nature, but must require per
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during the hours set apart exclusively TO
that purpose.
Sec. IL. Principal shall report to tn
Board in regard to the success Of all teach
ers who are employed in the schools, an
mention any circumstance which may hav
affected their success.
Sec. IS. Pupils who have been founI
thoroughly proficient at the semi annua
examination may be promoted by tn
Principal. Principal desiring to have an
pupil transferred to a lower grade shall re
port the case to the Board.
Sec. IS. Principal may grant a half hol
iday on Friday afternoon, once a month
to the ten pupils in each class ranking tn
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal Is prohibited fror
re~primanding Q department teacher in tn
presence of other teachers, or in the pres
snce Of the pupils.
Sec. 21. Principal shall call 9 meetin
Of assistants at least once In each schoc
month, for the discussion Of methods Of in
struction and discipline, and for this pun
pose Principal may dismiss the schools q
2 P. N. Principal shall not have power t
call teachers meetings during school hour
other than as provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep
State Register. in the required form, OF a
scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time Of continuance a
school, and such further statistics as ma,
be required by the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction.
Sec. %. Principal shall see that all rec
ord books are correctly kept, but in sue
records assistants shall be allowed q rea
sonable discretion in manner Of creditin
pupils, both by weekly and monthly kan
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power t
hold pupils to a strict accountability TO
any disorderly conduct on the school prem
ises. They shall endeasor to proven
them from gathering around the premise
before the time Of opening the school, an
shall require them to go home immedi
ately after dismissal.
Sec. %. Teachers shall give ~vigilant at
%tention to the ventilation and temperatar
Of their rooms, and especially avoid an ex
c~essive degree of heat. At each reces
they shall open the doors and windows s.
as to secure an effectual change Of air. A
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. %. Teachers shall neither advis,
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