Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-16
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREKA
DISTRICT.

Sec. ?. The school year shan oeSin on
the first day Of September and end on
the last day of August.
Sec. ) The first term Of the public
srIooIs shall csm7s-nce On the first Mon
day % September anil end on tee third
FRIDAY Of December. The second term
shall esmmsuc- on the Monday following
the fret day Of January and end on the
third Friday in June. Tn re shall be a
vacation embracing the fourth week IN
june AMI including the moaths OF
July and August. On Saturday and
Sunday there shall be no s~ciaol, 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
begin at 9 o'clock and end a. IL ".
There shall b. a recess % fifteen minutes
At 1870 An The afternoon session shall
hegin at | ?. u.
a cal:sthenic exercise Of 1--WE minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and ?. n. IN
all grades.
Sec. G. In the Thirl and Fourth Pri-
MARI Grades a recess Of fifteen minutes
may be given at 1:i5. Ii the recess Is not
close at 2sSO P. N.
/ DUTIES bf
Sec. Z. All teachers are required to
| make themselves familiar with the rules
| anil regulations Of the Board Of Trustees,
and particularly those that relate to then
school duties.
Sc. 5. Teachers shall punctnally keep
| the hours for opening and Diminishing the
schools, and one shall remain uPon TIE
| premises during the intermission at noon.
Sec. 9. Teachers shall be in their class
rooms hftesn minutes before . O'Clock, by
the town time. The Principal hall keep a
record of the attendance and absence of
assistants, including his " record. Any
teacher r ported tardy three or more times
during any one school month, shall report
personally 10 the Board.
Section 10. Corporal punishment shall
be resorted 10 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 ofense OF
the pnpil.
Sec. ~. Principal shall require the
school doors to be opened and bell rung at
least 10 minutes before . o'c,Ock. snd 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
I THEIR E4A-- NtAAE IL NtAA
loors shall be opened at $50 o'clock, il
necessary.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the
PRINCIPAL, Whenever a teacher is absent
from her class at . O'Clock A. NJ, to report
to the Board, unless said teacher hall in
form the Principal beforehand tina she
will not be present before 9:l5 o'clock.
Sec. IA. Principal shall be responsible
for the general discipline of the schools.
D.-s--l Kill 10 a..zk AswaO
tions to the ~janitor Of his schools as will
insure the cleanliness and nestness Of the
ward, class rooms and furniture, and, II
the janitor fail to follow his instructions,
shall report to Board. Principal shall lie
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 foT
keys lost by them.
See, 16. Principal shall devote at least
one hour each day directing the methods
Of instruction pursued by his assistants.
tie shall personally inspect the building,
yard and outhouses daily, and report any
~dslinquencies Of ~janitor. He shall remain
in the building half an hour after the cos,
OF school in the afternoon for the purpose
of transacting business relating to schoo
with parents and others. During the time
set for instruction, Principal must no
, 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 fol
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, anC
mention any circumst tnce which may have
} affected their success.
u Sec. IS. Pupils who have been found
thoroughly proficient at the semi-annua
examination may he promoted by tbs
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 tn,
highest in scholarship and department dur
z ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal is prohibited from
! reprimanding a department teacher in tbs
presence of other teachers, or in the pres
ence 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 in
struction and discipline. and for this pur
| pose Principal may dismiss the schools a
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power Il
; call teachers meetings during school hour
other than rs provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep
. State Register. in the required form, Of al
scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time of continuance a
, school. and such further statistics as MAJ
be required by the Superintendent OF Pub
Q lie Instruction.
Sec. %. Principal shall see that all rec
+ ord books are correctly kept, but in suci
-z.1.I. n.skn&u hall he allau.aN N raa
. sonable discretion in manner Of creditinl
D pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam
s i~nstions.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall nave power t.
hold pupils to a strict accountability fol
any disorderly conduct OF the school prem
ises. They shall endeascr to preven'
q 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
teat.on to the sentilation and Temperature
} of their ROOMS, and especially avoid an ex
cessive degree of heat. At each recess
, they shall open the doors and windows 81
as to secure al e~tfectual 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. &c. Teachers hal neitherl 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