Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-09-21
REGULATIONS

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREm
DISTRICT.
Section 1. The schools OF his district
shall be classified Is Primary, Grammar,
and High Schools.
See q The school year shall begin on
the first day of September and end on
the last day Of August. -.
Sec. 8 The first term Of the public
schools shall commence on the first Mon.
day Of September and end on the third
Friday Of December. The second term
shall commence on the Monday following
the first day Of January and end on the
third Friday in June. There shall be q
vacation embracing the fourth week in
June and including 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. The Board have power TO sus.
pend the school in cases Of emergency.
Sec. 5. Each school day shall consist OF
two sessions. The morning session shall
begin at 9 o'clock and end at IL n.
There shall be q recess OF fifteen minutes
at 1870 A. NJ. The afternoon session shall
begin at l P. ".
A calisthenic exercise Of FIVE minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and 2 P. N. in
all grades.
Sec. @. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades q recess Of fifteen minutes
may be given at 1:i5. III .he recess Is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades shall
close at 2:30 P. N.
DUTIES OF
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 to 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 intsrmission at noon.
Sec. Q. Teachers shall be in their class
| rooms fifteen minutes before 9 o'clock, by
the town time. The Principal shall keep q
| record Of the attendance and absence OF
assistants, including his own record. Any
| teacher reported tardy three or more times
| during any one school month, shall report
personally to the Board.
Section 10. Corporal punishment shall
be resorted TO 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
| State Register each case OF corporal pun.
ishment, and the name, age and otense OF
the pupil.
Sec. IL. Principal shall require the
| school doors 10 be opened and bell rung at
least Is minutes before Q o'clock, and again
for the admission of pupils to their class
| rooms at Q o'clock; lines shall then be
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their class rooms. In 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 8 o'clock A. NJ, to report
| 10 the Board, unless said teacher shall in
| form the Principal beforehand that she
| will not be present before 9:15 o'clock.
Sec. IA. Principal shall be responsible
for the general discipline of the schools.
Sec. 1b. Principal shall give such direc-
tions to the ~janitor Of his schools as will
insure the cleanliness and neatness of the
yard, class rooms and furniture, and, II
the janitor 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, I6. 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 ~janitor. He shall remain
in the building halt an hour after the close
Of school in the afternoon for . purpose
Of transacting business relating 90 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 foI
that purpose.
Sec. II. Principal shall report to the
Board in regard to the success of all teach:
ers who are employed in the schools, and
mention any circumstance which may have
affected their success.
Sec. Is. Pupils who have been found
thoroughly proficient at the semi-annual
examination may he promoted by the
Principal. Principal desiring to have any
pupil transferred to o lower grade shall re.
port the case to the Board.
SEQ. 10. Principal may grant o half hol.
iday on Friday afternoon, once q month,
to the ten pupils In each class ranking the
highest In scholarship and department dur.
ing the previous month.
Sec. 90. Principal Is prohibited from
reprimanding o department teacher In the
presence of other teachers. or In the pres.
ence of the pupils.
Sec. 81. Principal shall call . meeting
OF assistants at least once In zach school
month, for the discussion of methods Of In
struction and discipline. and for this pur.
pose Principal may dismiss the schools at