The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-28
GENERAL RULES

GENERAL RULES
Governing the Public Schools of the
City Of Monroe. LIN.
1. The city schools shall be in charge Of
the principal OF the White Grammar and
High School, who shall have the full COM
troll and management thereof, subject only
to the school committee.
2. The White Grammar and High School
shall be graded in four primary. four grams
mar, and three high school grades. with
There shall be taught; reading, spelling.
writing, grammar, composition, rhetoric,
literature; arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
seosraphy, phy sioiogy and hygiens, phys,
les. Latin, drawing, vocal music, and gym
nastics.
I. There shall be no optional nor extra
will be required to pursue the course pre-
scribed in full.
4. There shall be one principal in charge
of each school. who shall have the control
and management thereof, subject to the
principal OF the White Grammar and High
School and the school committee.
ton at all times by the school committee or
any member thereof; any nom Der may In
troduce visitors at any time.
registers and make such reports to the
principal of the White Grammar and High
School, rs he may require. The latter shall,
within three days after the close of zach
the school committee; the report to include
the entire number OF pupils enrolled, num-
Der of pay pupils (ifany). and average daily
Z. The teachers shall promptly report
any damage to school property to the
principal:
ing the session, or TO be excused from duty,
shall apply in advance to the principal for
leave of absence.
pills between six and eighteen years Of age
residing within the city limits. Pupils
aboye eighteen years of age or not residing
within the city limits may be admitted to
Of one dollar per calendar month. payable
monthly in advance; the children Of cler-
gymen residing in Ouachita parish shall he
admitted free of tuition.
10. All applications for admission to the
city schools, or for restoration after suspen-
sion, shall be made to the principal of the
White Grammar and High School.
II. The head of each household sending .
pupil, or pupils, to the city schools will be
required to pay matriculation fee of one
dollar per annum upon enrolment of
IL. The schools shall be opened
promptly from Monday to Friday inclusiye
at 8 a: m: and close at p. m. Teachers
s so a. IN. daily. The rolls shalls be called
at a. M. sharp. Holidays will be selected
and due notice thereof given by the princi-
Is. No pupil appearing without good ex-
cuse after Is a. m. shall be allowed to at
tend school or to remain on the school
premises that day:
three times, without good excuse, shall be
suspended. All excuses must be made in
writing by the pupils parent or guardian
on the first day OF absence. Applications
for, ,,Vpi1aS nf ahSAncn M mo- has
sion must be made in advance, and in the
same manner. TO the principal.
IL Any pupil wi. .,u,as from school
guardian shall be suspended.
ZIG. The pupils must ON all occasions be
o oedient and respectful to their teachers,
other. They must be prompt in attend
ance, diligent in study, attentive in class,
| neat in appearance, and must observe pro-
priety of department during recesses and
They must come provided with the prescribe
| ed textbooks and the necessary writing
materials.
II. Profane or in decorous language, car
| rying dangerous weapons, the use Of to-
bacco in any form, and chewing gum on
! the school premi are strictly prohibited.
is. Pupils will be held responsible for
any damage done by them to school
19. Tie authorized forms of punishment
for offenses of a graver character shall be:
~ -
b-Suspension, by the principal.
c-Expulsion, by the school committee.
20. Corporal punishment shall DO infiict-
ed, in presence of the principal, or first
| assistant, as witness. within not less than
twelve hours after the offense has been
com united; aud due notice of the punish
| aent and Of its cause shall be given by the
81. In case of a pupils suspension due
notice shall be given by the principal to
the chairman of the school committee and
the pupils parent or guardian. No pupil
shall bs suspended for less than two nor
more than thirteen weeks. A pupil sus-
pended may be restored only on such con-
ditions as the school committee shall de-
termine.
%. No pupil expelled from school shall
be restored during the same school year.
90. AL teachers and pupils will be sub
ject to all regulations not conflicting with
| the above general rules that the principal
| of the White Grammar and High School
may adopt for the government of the city
schools. All special requests must be adj
dressed to him.
"a. All and any of the above rules are
subject to amendment or annullment by
order of the school committee.
j. w. WRIGHT, Chairman,
A. j. HERRING,
JONAS MEYER,
Committee on Public Schools.
Monroe, La, Sept. 10th, 1889.
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