The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-16

sessions sh IA be from Q q. m. 10 I1.f5 ~.
m. IN the department, from 8
a m. 20 n:59 a.. M ia tue primary de-
partmen'. tom .. "a. 70 2 p. N IN the
grammar department. aud from l D. m. -
POO .. m Ia the primlry department.
No part OF tue school session a. above
specified shall be used IN preparation for
dismissal The first bell shall be runr ~
SIS a. N. and 1850 D. IN: the last al SIS
q. M. and 1888 y. m. n FIVE minutes
thereafter shall elapso before closing tue
doors.
Ga FRIDAYS such class as shall have
reached the highest per cent. OF average
attendance for the week ia each depart
ment, also spch other classes as shall
have reached an average attendance Of ut
least Dinetv-ive per cent may be dis
missed at two O'Clock.
LII
Recess-in the primary department
there shall be a morning recess Of fifteen
minutes near the middle Of the session.
In the primary department 10 the after
noon and In the grammar department In
both forenoon and afternoon there shall
be a recess of five minute near the mid
die Of the session, during which time the
pupils shall engage In marching or calls
themes. a the rooms shall be thor
oughly ventilated.
Observation-Disclosures ft is found i'm
possible TO heat q classroom in the prifn-
AIRY department so as to reach s. de grees
Fahrenheit. or 60 degrees in the era mmar
department, and whenever the tempera-
ture cannot be kept below IS degrees
Fahrenheit IN the primary department.. or
90 degrees IN the grammar department
with the best ventilation that can be OBJ
tanned, the principal Of the department
shall be justified in dismtssfng such
class for the session at ten O'Clock a. m.
In winter. and At nocn Of that day In
summer, and such dismissal shall be re-
ported to the Superintendent as soon as
possible.
LxT1.
One Session-Upon extremely stormy
days the Superintendent or President Of
the Board Of Education shall notify the
Chief Of the Fire Departmens,and request
him to have the fire alarm bells rung at
ll:30 q. m The principal and head as
sistants on receiving thfs notice may hold
a continuous session of the school, closing
at | D. m. (The alarm is two strokes.
and after a pause Of one minute, two
additional strokes.)
XIV.
Vacations.-The vacations and holidays
shall be as follows:-The day commonly
known as Good Friday, the anniversary
OF Washington's birthday, Decoration
Day, any day appointed by the Governor
or Presiden { for a public fast or thanks
giving (the DAY following Thanksgiving,
when sucn DAY falls on Thursday, the
25th of December, the ID Of January,
wv - " LA1 EN0 a&5E AAAEA
toned days, the day next following any
day above specified, when such holiday
shall be Sunday, and the interval be-
tween the last Friday in June and the
second Monday in September, and such
other days as the Board by ~resolutio n
may direct
The President of the Board and the
City Superintendent shall have authority
to suspend the sessions of the schools IN
case OF any sudden emergency. but their
i aarfor IN rka raafrap rkoI1 10 mrk..fT4.l
to the Board, for its consideration at the
earliest opportunity. aud the Local Com
mittee may authorlz9 the closing OF any
school of which he has charge for the
whole or part Of a single day, wnen in
bis opinion the building cannot be used
with safety 70 the teachers and scholars.
LXV.
Average Attendance-For the purpose
Of obtaining the average attendance. a
record shall be kept of the number of
pupils present at each morning n after
noon session The sum of such numbers
during m week or other specified period
OF time, divided by the number of ses-
sIons during that time. shall be consid-
cred the average attendance for that
time. No allowance IS 10 be made tor
stormy days. but the attendance at every
session must Invariably be taken into
account when calculating the average
attendance.
LxvI.
Average Register-Tae average regis
ter number shall be calculated by adding
together the namber on register at each
session for any specified time and dtrId-
ing the sum by the number Of sessions.
In calculating the average register nun
Der. those pupils whose names were
stricken from the register by the opera
ton of Rule L., shall be counted in the
register number during all the i've days
XVI.
Fxaminattons and Promofions-fo
Promotions snail be made Ia all the
schools ~semi-annuaily, and no ofte ner.
without the written permission OF the
Superintendent; such promotions b be
made on the first Of February aud at the
opening in September.
%. 1t shall be the duty OF principals TO
maze a careful examination of all classes
in their schools or departments, imme-
diately preceding each semi-aunual pro-
! motion, 10 record the result in a book
kept for that purpose, and transmit a
COPY Of the same to the Superintendent.
(cl. II shall be the duty Of the Superin-
tendent to make similar examInatio n
annually of all classes in all the publ ic
schools of the city and to record their
condition in a book kept for that pur-
pose.
Id. The record or examinations made
BY the Superintendent and principals
shall be made so as TO show the condition
of the class ia respect TO discipline.
I MellOl- u AAelEuCtltu as wei ~ tlC 4~-
gree of proficiency in every branch re-
9uired to be taught according 10 the
manual of Instruction"
(cl. The records shall be made by 1g-
ures 100 being the maximum
a. Whenever any teachers record, as
made by the Superintendent, shall. twice
in succession, fail below IS, 1t snail be re-
ported By the Superintendent 10 the
Board, with the recommendation that the
teacher be discharged.
fq) Whenever any teachers record, as
made by the principal OF the school,
shall, twice in succession, fall below IS,
the Superintendent shall re-examine his
or her class. aud il then the record fall
below %, the same shall be reported TO
! the Board with the recommendation thar
such teacher be discharged.
A record Of all examinations made by
the Superintendent, or principals OF
schools or departments, shall he kent on
nie in the Superintendeat's Office.
The Superintendent is authorized 70
procure blank books suitable for keeping
such record.
LxuL
appointment of relatives-No near re /
alive or connection of anY principal of a
school shall be employed In the scnoO of
which he is principal; and no near rela-
tive Of any principal OF a department
shall be employed in the department Of
which she is principal.