Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Text Books and Rules Adopted at
The Last Meeting.

The following is the uniform series
of school books adopted by the
County Board of Education for a
term Of five years: McGutfey's Ec-
lectic Speller, McGuffey's Eclectic
Readers, LIST to 5th; Johonot's Geo
graphical Reader, New Eclectic Copy
books, Nos. l to 8; New Eclectic
Drawing Books, Nos. to 8; New
Eclectic Elementary Geography,
New Eclectic Complete Geography
(Tenn. Ed, Rays New Arithme-
tics, Webster's Common School Die
tionary, Harvey's Elementary Gram
mar, Harvey's English Grammar,
Killebrew's Geology of Tennessee,
Luptons Elements of Agriculture,
Longs Language Lessons.
No history was adopted, as the
new law requires the history taught
shall contain the constitution of the
u. S. Other studies for the seconda-
ry schools will be selected at the
July mi citing, by which time the
State uperintendeEt will have the
grading completed and published.
Very satisfactory arrangements
have been made with the school book
publishers for the introduction of
these books or exchange of old ones.
RULES FOR GOVERNMENT OF SCHOOLS
SECTION 1. Schools shall open at
8 a. m. and close at p. m, and shall
have a noon recessyof one ;. hour and
a morning and evening recess of tif-
teen minutes each.
SEC. 2. Teachers shall be on the
school ground fifteen minutes before
the time Of opening in the morning
and shall remain until the time Of
clio ing in the evening. They shall
allow no pupil to loiter on the ground
after school hours.
SEC. 8. Teachers shall remain on
the premises during noon recess, pro
hibit all profane and indecent lam
guage, quarreling, and all bOisterous,
rough conduct, either in or out of the
school room.
SEC. 4. No teacher shall receive
into his school any pnpil not emu.
merated to the school or legally be-
longing thereto, unless such pupil
presents a written permit from the
district directors.
SEC. 5. Any pupil who shall, in
or around the school premises, write
any profane or unchaste language
or make or show any obscene picture
or representation shall be liable to
expulsion, and the teacher shall at
once notify the parents and directors
of such offense.
SEC. 6. Pupils shall not engage in
fighting or incite others to fight, in
terfere with the property of citizens,
or throw stones, mud or missiles OF
any kind about the premises.
SEC. 7. Pupils shall not deiace or
in any way injure school property.
SEC. s. Males and females shall
have separate seats in the school
room and separate play grounds, and
shall not write and exchange notes
or letters with each other.
SEC. 8. The use of tobacco in any
form and the chewing of gum in the
school rooms by either teachers or
pupils are strictly forbidden. No in.
toXicating drink of any kind shall
be brought on the grounds.
SEC. 10. Pupils shall study all the
branches Of that grade to which they
belong, and shall remain in said
grade till by examination they show
themselves worthy of promotion.
SEC. II. AT the end of each school
year the teacher shall hold oral and
written examinations for the purpose
of ascertaining the grade to which
each pupil shall belong in the next
school year. Any pupil whose aver
age is eighty five and does not fall
below fifty in any study, shall re
ceiYe ticket Of promotion, stating
to which grade the holder shall be-
long. The holder shall present this
ticket, 50 that the next teacher may
know how to class him. After each
final examination the teacher shall
record the names Of all pupils in the
register, showing the grade. All pu-
pills who complete the studies pre-,
scribed in the public school course
shall he entitled to a diploma signed
by the teacher, school board and
county superintendent.
SEC. T.. Teachers with the con
currence of their respective directors
may adopt such other rules as will
secure neatness, good order and good |
and tend to promote the
welfare and success Of the school.
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