Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-04-13
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREKA
DISTRICT.
......oF THE.

Section l.. The schools of this district
shall be classified as Primary, Grammar
and High Schools.
Sec. 3. The school year shall begin on
the first day of September and end on
the last day Of August. -
Sec. 3. The first term OF the public
schools shall mme IN the first Mon.
day Of September and end on the third
Friday OF December. The second term
hall on the Monday following
the first day Of January and end on the
| third Friday in June. There shall be a
vacation embracing the fourth week in
,Jnne and including the months OF
,Jnly and August. On Saturday and
sunday there shall be no school, nor on
| legal holidays, State or national, except
election day.
| pend the school 10 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 NJ.
| There hal be a recess Of fifteen minutes
at 1890 A. N. The afternoon session shall
begin at l T. M.
x calisthenic exercise u FIVE minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and 2 P. NJ. IN
all grades. n;
mary Grades a recess of fifteen minutes
NAV be given at l :45. Ii the recess Is not
| given the Thrill or Fourth Grades snail
close at 2:So P. NJ.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Sec. 2. 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. 5. 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 3 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
durinp 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. Ii. Principal shall record in the
State Register each case of corporal pun:
ishment, and the name, age and otfense OF
the pupil.
Sec. IL. fr1nclpal snail require the
school doors to be opened and bell rung at
least Is minutes before 8 o'clock, and again
for the admission of pupils to their class
rooms at 8 o'clock; lines shall then be
formed and pupils shall be marched into
their class rooms. Ii stormy weather the
doors shall be opened at $50 o'clock, ii
necessary.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the
Principal, whenever q teacher is absent
frem her class at 9 o'clock A. NJ, to report
to the Board, unless said teacher shall in
form the Principal beforehand that she
will not be present before 9:l5 o'clock.
Sec. Ia. Principal shall be responsible
for the general discipline of the schools.
Sec. Is. Principal shall give such direc
tions to the ~janitor Of his schools as viii
insure the cleanliness and neatness OF thu
yard, class rooms and furniture, and, I
the janitor fail to follow his instructions
shall report to Board. Principal shall IN
responsible for the care of school buildings
and for the loss of keys belonging t.
schools under his charge. Assistants an
~janitor shall be responsible to Principal TO
Keys lost by them.
Sec, 16. Principal shall devote at leas
one hour each day directing the method
of instruction pursued by his assistant:
He shall personally inspect the building
yard and outhouses daily, and report an
delinquencies Of ~janitor. He shall renal
in the building halt an hour after the clos
| of school in the afternoon for the purpos
| Of ~transacting business relating to scho'
/ with parents and others. During the tin
set for instruction, Principal must NJ
abandon his duties of instruction for tn
performance Of business which is not u
gent in its nature, but must require pc
sons desiring business with him to retur
during the hours set apart exclusively {,
that purpose.
Sec. IL. Principal shall report to Il
Board in regard to the success of all teac
ers who are employed in the schools, ar
mention any circumstance which may hal
affected their success.
Sec. Is. Pupils who have been fouu
thoroughly proficient at the semi annu
examination may he promoted by Il
Principal. Principal desiring to have ar
pupil transferred to a lower grade shall r
port the case to the Board.
Sec. 10. Principal may grant o half he
iday on Friday afternoon, once a mont
to the ten pupils in each class ranking Il
highest in scholarship and department du
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal is prohibited fro
reprimanding q department teacher in Il
presence of other teachers, or in the pre-
snce Of the pupils.
Sec. 81. Principal shall call q meetil
OF assistants at least once in each scho
month, for the discussion Of methods of i
struction and discipline, and for this pu
pose Principal may dismiss the schools
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power
call teachers meetings during school hou
other than as provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep
State Register, in the required form, of
scholars attending, their ages, daily
tendance and time of continuance
school, and such further statistics as mi
be required by the Superintendent Of Pu
lie Instruction.
Sec. %. Principal shall see that all re
ord books are correctly kept, but in SUI
records assistants shall be allowed a re
sonable discretion in manner Of creditil
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exaI
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power
hold pupils to a strict accountability {
any disorderly conduct on the school pref
Uses. They shall endeavcr TO prove
them from gathering around the premis
before the time of opening the school, ~
shall require them to go home immet
ately after dismissal.
Sec. %. Teachers shall give vigilant 6
%tention to the seatilation and temperate
of their rooms, and especially avoid an e
c~essive degree of heat. At each rece
they shall open the doors and windows
As to secure an effectual change of air. !
other times windows shall be opened
lowering them from the top, and childr,
must not be allowed to sit in a strong CT
rent of air.
Sec. 2& Teachers shall neitherl advi
nor require pupils to purchase books of al
kind, except those recommended by t
State Board of Education.
Sec. 81. No advertisements shall
read, distributed, or given in school, n
shall any newsps. pers, books, publication
or articles of an y kind be advertised. d