Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-07-20
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREKA
DISTRICT.
OF THE

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third Friday in June. There shall be 4
vacation embracing the fourth week IN
June and including the months OF
July ard August On Saturday and
sunday there shall Be no school, nor %
legal holidays, State or national. except
election day.
Sec. 4. The Board have power to sus-
pend the school in cases o. emergency.
See. ;. Each school day shall consist q
two sessions. The morning session b a
begin at 9 O'Clock and end a, II n
There shall Be a recess % fifteen minutes
AZ 1870 A. " The Afternoon session b a
begin at / P. ".
a c~Alisthenic exercise q I've minutes
shall be given at 10 A. n, and P. NJ in
all grades.
Sec. 6. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades a recess Of fifteen minutes
NAV be given 81 Las. II the recess Is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades snail
close at 2:30 P. N.
DUTIES or TEACHERS.
Sec. Z. All teachers are required =
make themselves familiar with the rules
and regulations Of the Board q Trustees,
and particularly those that relate to their
school dnties.
Sec. S. Teachers shall punctuAllY keep
the hours for opening and dismissing the
schools, and n shall remsin upon the
premises during the intsrmission 81 noon
Sec. 9. Teachers shall be in their class
rooms fifteen minutes before . O'Clock, by
the town time. The Principal shall keep 8
record Of the attendance M 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
i.hment. and the name, age and oaense Of
the pupil.
Sec. IL. Principal shall require the
school doors 10 be opened and bell Iung at
least Is minutes before 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 ssS0 o'clock, If
necessary.
Sec. Is. It shall be the duty Of the
Principal, whenever a teacher Is absent
frsm her class az 9 O'Clock A n, 70 report
TO the Board, unless said teacher shall in
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viii not be present before 9;l5 o'clock.
Sec. IL. 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 a. will
insure the cleanliness and neatness Of the
ward, class rooms and furniture, and, il
the ianitor fail 10 follow his instructions,
shall report 70 Board. Principal shall be
responsible for the care Of school buildings,
and for the loss Of keys belonging to
schools under his charge. Assistants and
j~anitor shall be responsible TO Principal Tor
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 ~janitor. He shall remain
in the building halt an our after The close
Of school in the afternoon for the purpose
of transaeting 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 10 return
during the hours set apart exclusively for
that purpose.
sec. IL. 1EiUElpal Shall ItPoIA 10 tue
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.
See. IS. Pupils who have been found
thoroughly proficient at the ~ssmi-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. 10. 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
| reprimanding a department teacher in the
presence Of other teachers, or in the pres
| enee of the pupils.
Sec. 81. Principal shall call a meeting
Of assistants at least once in each schoo
| month, for the discussion OF methods of IL
| struction and discipline, and for this pur
| pose Principal may dismiss the schools al
| 3 P. N. Principal shall not have power r
| call teachers meetings during school houri
| other than As provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep I
| State Register, in the required form, OF al
| scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time of continuance al
| 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 sucf
records assistants shall be allowed a rea
| sonable discretion in manner Of creditinl
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam
instions.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power t,
| hold pupils to a strict accountability fol-
any disorderly conduct on the school prem
ises. They shall endeaycr TO prevent
them from gathering around the premises
before the time of opening the school, ans
shall require them to go home immedi
ately after dismissal.
Sec. %. Teachers shall give vigilant at
tention to the ventilation and temperature
| Of their rooms, and especially avoid an ex
| ~cessive degree of heat. At each reces;
they shall open the doors and windows Sc
as to secure an effectual change Of air. Al
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. &c. Teachers shall neither advise
nor require pupils to purchase books of any
kind, except those recommended by the
State Board Of Education.
Sec. 81. No Advertisements shall be
read, distributed, or given in school, MOI
shall any newspapers, books, publications,
or articles Of any kind be advertised. dis
tributed or exhibited in school by the
teachers, pupils or other persons.
Sec. %. 1t shall be the duty 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 true
comprehension of the rights, duties and
dignities Of American citizenship.