Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-04-12
REGULATIONS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS or EUREM
DISTRICT.
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day of September and end on the third
Friday of December. The second term
hail commences 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 in cases of emergency.
Sec. 8. Each school day shall consist OF
two sessions. The morning session shall
begin at 9 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 | P. NJ.
a calisthenic exercise Of five minutes
shall be given at 10 A. NJ, and P. NJ. In
all grades.
Sec. 6. In the Third and Fourth Pri-
mary Grades a recess of fifteen minutes
NAV be given ct 1:f5. 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. 8. Teachers hal punctuallY keep
the hours for opening and Diminishing the
schools, and one shall emain upon the
premises during the intermission at noon.
Sec. g.. Teachers shall be in their class
rooms fifteen minutes before 9 o'clock, by
the town time. The Principal shall keep .
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 10 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 into
, their class rooms. In stormy weather the
doors 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
frem 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. 10. Principal shall give such direc
, lions to the ~janitor Of his schools as vii
J insure the cleanliness and n~eatness of tn
$ yard, class rooms and furniture, and, !
s the ~janitor fail to follow his instructions
\ shall report to Board. Principal shall h
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
e Keys lost by them.
I Sec, IS. Principal shall devote at leas
9 one hour each day directing the method
Of instruction pursued by his assistants
7 He shall personally inspect the building
Z yard and outhouses daily, and report an
d ~delinquencies of ~janitor. He shall renal
o in the building half an hour after the clos
l of school in the afternoon for the purpos
a Of transacting business relating to schoc
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 vi
g gent in its nature, but must require pei
!. sons desiring busines with him to retur
. during the hours set apart exclusively 70
= that purpose.
Sec. II. Principal shall report to tn
q Board in regard to the success Of all teach
ers who are employed in the schools, an,
mention any circumstance which may hav
1 affected their success.
| Sec. Is. Pupils who have been foun,
n thoroughly proficient at the semi.annua
: examination may be promoted by tn
princ;naI pr;noinal daa;r;uo e. ha,n -,
pupil transferred to q lower grade shall re
port the case to the Board.
Sec. 10: Principal may grant q half hol
iday on Friday afternoon, once q month
i, to the ten pupils In each class ranking tn
highest in scholarship and department dur
ing the previous month.
Sec. 20. Principal Ia prohibited from
re~primanding a department teacher In tn,
1 presence of other teachers, or In the pres
I ence Of the pupils.
y Sec. 81. Principal shall call q meetin,
/. Of assistants at least once in each schoo
, month, for the discussion Of methods Of In
struction and discipline, and for this pur
pose Principal may dismiss the schools a
2 P. NJ. Principal shall not have power L
} 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 al
scholars attending, their ages, daily at
tendance and time of continuance al
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 creditine
pupils, both by weekly and monthly exam.
nations.
Sec. "a. Teachers shall have power to
hold pupils to q 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-
ately after dismissal.
Sec. 25. Teachers shall give vigilant at
t%ention 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
lowering them from the top, and children
must not be allowed to sit in a strong cur
rent of air.
Sec. 26. 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 by the
teachers. pupils or other persons.
Sec. %. 1t shall be the duty of all
teachers to impress on the minds Of their
pupils the principles Of morality. truth,
justice and patriotism; 10 teach them TO
avoid idleness, profanity and falsehood; TO
instruct them in the principles OF our Gov.
eminent, and to train them up to a true
comprehension Of the rights. duties and