St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1893-10-21
RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF me BOARD or DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THE PARISH or ST. LANDRY.

l. Cntil otherwise provided, the Public
schools of the Parish. shall be devfded into
Primary and Grammar schools; the salary
of Grammar Grade Teachers shall be forty
dollars per month";, and the salary OF
Primary Grade Teachers shall be thirty
dollars per month.
These two Grades may be united in such
schools as the Board may designate ana
whenever it may appear to be required by
the interests of the pupils In any locality :
or by the limited funds at the command or
the Board.
.. Such branches shall be taught in the
Primary ana Grammar schools. or IN the
schools where the two grades are united, as
are prescribed by the Regulations OF the
State Board of Education: That is, In the
Primary Departments, there shall be
taught, spelling. oral and written; the
rudiments of reading, writing, geography,
arithmetic, Hygiene and familiar science.
In the Grammar Departments, instruction
shall be given in the definition and deriva-
tion of words, dfctation, writing, arith.
metic, grammar, geography, the history OF
defamation and the elements of the natural
sciences.
3. The scholastic year shall commence
on the first Monday of January.
f. In every School District there shall be
kept for at least twenty four weeks, in each
year, at such times as the Parish Board
of schools for the instruction of all the
children who may legally attend public
schools therein, in SO far as funds Justify.
5. A ptib1ic examination in each school
shall take place at least once in each year,
at such time as the Board may direct.
s. The REGULAR meetings W o. OF the Inc ~ parlsn s1
Mondays of January, April, July and
October, at 10 A. Nj.
!. Special and adjourned meetings shall
be held whenever called by the President,
or at the request of three members, or pur-
suant to adjournment.
S. The Parish of st. Landry is divided in
to eight School Districts. coincident with
the eight Police Jury Wards, and similarly
numbered. The 1st District shall be named
The Opelousas District-the md, The Grand
Coteau District-the I'd, The Teche District
the 4th, The Big Cane Distrtct-the 5th,
The Washington Distrtct-the 9Th, The
Chicot District-the 7th, The VILE Plate
Dfstrict-the 8th. The Plaquemine District.
VISITING TRUSTEES.
9. There shall be a Board of Visiting
Trustees for each School, consisting of three
members, to be recommended by local d1-
rectors and appointed by the Parish Board.
TO- The duties of these Boards are to make
quarterly reports to the Parish Board, with
in the ten days preceding its regular meet
tngs. These reports should embrace such
Parish Board, and they should also embrace
all that is of interest concerning the schools
of the District, and should make. SUCH sug'
1t shall also be their duty to sign the
teachers monthly report.
II. The Trustees should visit the school
In charge of their district as often as they
can conveniently. They should note the
number of scholars in school; their general
progress; the comfort of the pupils. espe-
cfal1y in cold and inclement weather, and
whether the school building is well closed
against wind and rain, and whether fuel is
provided in sufficient quantity. They should
also observe the cleanliness or the premises
and the general fitness of the surroundings
of the school; the department OF pupils to-
ward each other, toward their teachers and
toward visitors. In short, the Trustees
should report all that is worthy OF note in
their visits; whatever is commendable as
well as whatever is deserving OF correction,
4f,., Dny.fct pnor ri
and reprove indesert, as far as lies in its
power.
SCHOOL TERMS, SESSIONS, VACATIONS AND
HOLIDAYS.
70 The school year shall have two terms.
The first term from the second Monday of
January to the second Monday OF June.
The second term from the first Monday of
September to the 24th of December.
l3. The daily sessions Of the schools snail
endure six hours exclusive of intermissions.
IA The school shall have annual holf-
days, from the oath December to the Ind
January following.
days Sundays and on such National and
State Holidays as may be indicated from
time to time by the Board or by its Presi-
dent.
16 Teachers shall hold their positions
during the pleasure of the Board; but no
teacher now or hereafter appointed shall
be dismissed without sufficient cause, OF
which the Board alone Snail De the conpe-
tent judge.
n. They shall, within school hours. de-
vote themselves exclusively to the tuition
and discipline of their pupils.
1s They shall open the schools punctual,
H at the appointed hour, maintain good
order and discipline, and strictly adhere to
the course of instruction and to the ex-
elusive use of the text books prescribed Dy
the authority of the Board.
49, They shall see thats the, pupils under
theirs charge distinctly understand ana
faithfully observe the rules prescribed FOR
pupils. For this purpose, they shall read
these rules in public to their classes on the
first school day OF every month, SO 1ar as
nents of pupils.
20. They Shall not exact of their pupils
any personal service, literary or serylle.
sIch a calculating or copying their re-
ports, running on errands, and the ike