Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-04-26
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF EUREM
DISTRICT.

Friday of December. The second term
shall commence 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
June and including the months OF
July and August. On Saturday and
Sunday there shall be no school, nor on
legal holidays, State or national, except
election day.
Sec. 4. The Board have power to sus-
pend the school 10 cases of emergency.
Sec. 5. Each school day shall consist OF
sessions. The morning session shall
begin at 8 o'clock and end at IL N.
There shall be a recess Of fifteen minutes
at 1890 A. NJ. The afternoon session shall
begin at l P. N.
a calisthenic exercise Of five minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and |. NJ. IN
all grades.
Sec. 6. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades q recess of fifteen minutes
may be given at LAS. IL the recess is not
given the Third or Fourth Grades shall
close at 2:30 P. NJ.
DUTIES OF TEACHERS.
Sec. 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. s. 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. .. 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 II absence OF
assistants, including his W 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 9 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 int
their class rooms. Ii stormy weather the
loors shall be opened at $3.50 o'clock, il
necessary.
Sec. Is. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Principal, whenever a teacher Is absent
from her class at 8 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 9:15 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
yard, class rooms and furniture, and, II
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 t.
schools under his charge. Assistants anC
~janitor shall be responsible to Principal fol
keys lost by them.
Sec, 16. Principal shall devote at least
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 any
delinquencies of ~janitor. He shall remain
in the building half 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 time
set for instruction, Principal must no
abandon his duties of instruction for tht
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, and
mention any circumstance which may have
affected their success.
Co. 10 D,.sla xvkn Aax,a kaan $780,
thoroughly proficient at the semi.annual
Principal. Principal desiring to have any
pupil transferred to q 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 the
highest in scholarship and department dur.
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal is prohibited from
r~eprimanding q department teacher in the
presence of other teachers, or in the pres
ence Of the pupils.
Sec. 81. Principal shall call q meeting
Of assistants at least once In each school
month, for the discussion of methods Of in
struction and discipline, and for this pur.
pose Principal may dismiss the schools at
2 ?. NJ. Principal shall not have power to
call teachers meetings during school hour
other than rs 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 hnnka ara 0nrracflu Eapk hrk - .~ob
records assistants shall be allowed a rea.
sonable discretion in manner Of creditine
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 endeavCr to prevent
them from gathering around the premises
before the time of opening the school, and
shall require them to go home immedi-
after dismissal.
Sec. 25. Teachers shall give vigilant at
to the ventilation and temperature
Of their rooms, and especially avoid an ex.
cessive degree of heat. At each recess
shall open the doors and windows so
as TO secure al effectual change Of air. At
other times windows shall be opened by
them from the top, and children
must not be allowed to sit in q strong cur
rent of air.
Sec. 26. Teachers shall neither advise
nor require pupils to purchase books of any
xind, except those recommended by the
Board of Education.
Sec. q. No advertisements shall be
.ead. distributed, or given in school, nor
hall any newspapers, books, publications.
IF articles Of any kind be advertised, dis.
or exhibited in school by the
pupils or other persons.
Sec. %. 1t shall be the duty of all
to impress on the minds of their
pupils the principles of morality, truth,
ustice and patriotism; to teach them to
idleness, profanity and falsehood; to
them in the principles of our Gov
rnment, and to train them up to a true
apprehension of the rights, duties and
of American citizenship.