Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-01-18
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREM
DISTRICT.
OF THE.

section 1. The schools Of this district
shau be classified as Primary, Grammar
and High Schools.
Sec. 3. The school year shall begin on
the fret day Of September and emu On
the last day Of August. ru.
Sec. 8. The first term Of the public
schools shall commence on the hrst mon,
dav Of September and end on the third
Friday Of December. The second term
shall commences on the Monday following
the first day Of January and end on the
third Friday in June. There shall pc
vacation embracing the fourth week IN
Lone and including the months OF
| ,Julv and August. On saturday anu
| sunday there shall be no school, nor on
legal holidays, State or national, except
Sec. 4. The Board have power to sus-
mend the school ia cases Of emergency.
Sec. s.. Each school day shall consist OF
two sessions. The morning session shall
begin at 8 o'clock and end at u n.
There shall be a recess Of fifteen minutes
AZ 1920 A. NJ. The afternoon session shall
begin at / P. NJ.
a calisthenic exercise OF five minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and P. II. III
all grades. n
Sec. 6. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades a recess Of fifteen minutes
nav be given at 1:f5. II the recess is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades shall
close at 2;S0 I. NJ.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Sec. 7. 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. 3. 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. 0. Teachers shall be in their class
rooms fifteen minutes before 3 o'clock, by
the tow time. The Principal shall keep 9
record of the attendance and absence oil
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 crueI
or unusual punishment shall be allowed.
Sec. IL. Principal hal 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 al
:. least 10 minutes before 8 o'clock, and again
for the admission of pupils to their clas'
rooms at 8 o'clock; lines shall then b.
formed aud pupils shall be marched int
; their class rooms. III stormy weather tht
loors shall be opened at $50 o'clock, i
I necessary.
Sec. -. 1t shall be the duty of tbs
i Principal, whenever q teacher is absent
, frem her class at 9 o'clock A. NJ, to repor'
' TO the Board, unless said teacher shall in
; form the Principal beforehand that sbt
, will not be present before 9:15 o'clock.
Il Sec. Ia. Principal shall be responsible
for the general discipline of the schools.
\, Sec. IL. Principal shall give such direc
tions to the ~janitor of his schools as vii
insure the cleanliness and neatness of th'
> yard, class rooms and furniture, and, j
the janitor fail to follow his instructions
shall report to Board. Principal shall b,
., responsible for the care of school buildings
and for the loss Of keys belonging Il
schools under his charge. Assistants anC
, ~janitor shall be responsible to Principal fol
4 keys lost by them.
II Sec, 10. 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
, de~linquencies of ~janitor. He shall remain
! in the building halt an hour after the clos,
of school in the afternoon for the purpose
, Of transacting business relating to schoo
with parents and Others. During the TIM
set for instruction, Principal must no
abandon his duties of instruction for the
performance of business which is not ur
s gent in its nature, but must require per
sons desiring business with him to return
during the hours set apart exclusively fo
that purpose.
al Sec. IL. Principal shall report TO tn,
: Board in regard to the success of all teach
ers who are employed in the schools, anC
2 mention any circumstance which may hav,
, affected their success.
III Sec. Is. Pupils who have been found
2 thoroughly proficient at the semi.annua
examination may be promoted by thu
Principal. Principal desiring to nave any
pupil transferred to a lower grade shall re
port the case to the Board.
Sec. 10. Principal may grant a half hol
2 iday on Friday afternoon, once a month
. to the ten pupils in each class ranking the
I, highest in scholarship and department dur
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal is prohibited from
Q reprimanding a department teacher in the
presence of other teachers, or in the pres
I ence of the pupils.
Sec. 81. Principal shall call q meeting
OF assistants at least once in Zach school
, month, for the discussion Of methods of in.
9 struction and discipline, and for this pur
! pose Principal may dismiss the schools a,
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power tC
call teachers meetings during school hours
other than as provided in this section.
Sec. %. Each teacher shall keep a
State Register, in the required form, of all
scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time of continuance at
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 such
records assistants shall be allowed a rea.
sonable discretion in manner of crediting
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam.
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power to
hold pupils to a strict accountability for
any disorderly conduct on the school prem.
ises. They shall endeavor TO prevent
them from gathering around the premises
before the time Of opening the school, and
shall require them to go home immedi-
ately after dismissal.
Sec. 20. 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 recess
they shall open the doors and windows so
as to secure an etfectual change of air. At
other times windows shall be opened by