Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-03-08
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREM
DISTRICT.
OF The.

Friday OF December. Inc seconu Term
hal commence on the Monday following
the first day of January and end on the
third Friday in June. There shall Dea
vacation embracing the fourth week ~
June and including the months OF
July and August. On Saturday anu
sunday there shall be no school, nor on
legal holidays, State or national, except
election day.
Sec. 4. The Board have power to sus-
nend the school in cases of emergency. j,
Sec, B. Each school day shall consist OF
two s~essions. The morning session shall
begin at 8 o'clock and end at IL NJ
There shall be a recess of fifteen minutes
AT 1890 A. NJ. The afternoon session shall
begin at l P. N.
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and p. NJ. III
Sec. 8. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades a recess of fifteen minutes
NAV be given at LAB. III the recess Is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades shall
close at 2:30 P. NJ.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Sac. 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 dfsnifssing spe
schools. and one shall remain upon the
premises during the intermission 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 a
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 offense OF
the pupil.
Sec. IL. Principal shall 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, il
necessary.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty of the
Principal, whenever a teacher is absent
| frem her class at 8 o'clock A. M, to report
to 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. Is. Principal shall give such direc.
tions to the ~janitor of his schools as viii
insure the cleanliness and ~neatness OF the
- H. uo-.. onI f,rrst,ra and IA
| the ianitor 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 tC
schools under his charge. Assistants anC
j~anitor shall be responsible to Principal fol
Keys lost by them.
Sec, 16. Principal shall devote at leas'
one hour each day directing the method
Of instruction pursued by his assistants
He shall personally inspect the building
yard and outhouses daily, and report an,
| ~delinauencies Of ~janitor. He shall remail
in the building half an hour after the clos
of school in the afternoon for the purpos
Of transacting business relating to schoo
with parents and others. During the tim
set for instruction, Principal must nc
abandon his duties Of instruction for tn
performance OF business which is not III
gent in its nature, but must require pei
sons desiring business with him to retur
during the hours set apart exclusively fc
that purpose.
Sec. IL. Principal shall report to tn
Board in regard to the success Of all teacf
ers who are employed in the schools, an
mention any circumstance which may hay
affected their success.
Sec. Is. Pupils who have been foun
thoroughly proficient at the semi.annui
examination may be promoted by tn
Principal. Principal desiring to have an
pupil transferred to a lower grade shall r,
port the case to the Board.
Sec. 10. Principal may grant a half no
iday ON Friday afternoon, once a montl
to the ten pupils in each class ranking tn
highest in scholarship and department dul
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal Is prohibited frol
reprimanding a department teacher in tn
presence of other teachers, or in the pre-
ence of the pupils.
i Sec. 81. Principal shall call o meetin
of assistants at least once In each schot
month, for the discussion Of methods Of il
struction and discipline, and for this pul
pose Principal may dismiss the schools q
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power I
call teachers meetings during school hour
other than as provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep
State Register, in the required form, OF a
scholars attending, their ages, daily al
tendance and time of continuance q
school, and such further statistics as ma
be required by the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
Sec. %. Principal shall see that all rec
ord books are correctly kept, but in sue
records assistants shall be allowed a rea
sonable discretion in manner of creditinl
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power t
hold pupils to a strict accountability fo
any d~isorderly conduct on the school prem
Uses. They shall endeavor 20 proven
them from gathering around the premise,
before the time of opening the school, anc
shall require them to go home immedi
ately after dismissal.
Sec. 20. Teachers shall give vigilant at
tentlon to the ventilation and temperature
OF their rooms, and especially avoid an ex.
c~essive degree of heat. At each recess
they shall open the doors and windows &C
as to secure an effectual change of air. AT
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. 70. Teachers shall neither advise
nor require pupils to purchase books of any
kind, except those recommended by the
State Board Of Education.
Sec. q. No advertisements shall be
read, distributed, or given in school, nor
shall any newspapers, books, publications,
or articles OF any kind be advertised, dis
tributed or exhibited in school bv the
teachers, pupils or other persons.
Sec. 28. 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: 20
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.