The morning call., 1893-07-08
VACATION is OVER.
Public Schools to Open on
Monday.
Superintendent SWEET Instructs PriB-
cipals and Teachers How to Obey
the New Rules.

Next Monday the public schools, both
day and evening. will open for the fall
term.
Yesterday there was considerable activity
about the rooms of the Board Of Education.
The clerks were busy all day in giving out
warrants and answering the questions of
teachers who have just returned from their
summer vacation.
Most of the teachers who visited the
Worlds Fair have returned, and yester-
day about 100 Of them poured tales Of
wonder into the ears of assistant Secre-
tsry Oscheim. who seemes in fairyland.
Secretary BeanstoRS yin not return until
Sunday night from his Eastern trip.
Superintendent SWEET, speaking of the
consolidating out of the department of a
number of teachers, said:
''rhis talk of consolidating teachers out
OF the department is all bugaboo. There
is nothing in it. None of the teachers are
going to lose places. 1t is true that dur
ing the first organization of the classes
some of the teachers will not have classes.
1t is calculated that this number will
amount to twenty-five or thirty. AS there
are about fifteen teachers on the absent
list this reduces the number of teachers
without classes to fifteen. But as soon as
p
places. and l think at least within ten
days all the teachers will be assigned to
classes. So you see there Is nothing In
this scare about being consolidated out"
Superintendent SWEET has prepared one
of the most important circulars he has yet
issued to principals of schools and teach
ers, to whom it will be very valuable for
the reason that it contains all the latest in
formation digested by the Superintendent
after being complied from the new rules
and regulations adopted by the present
Board of Education:
Resolution adopted June %. 1s93-That all
special permissiOns that have heretofore been
granted for the admission OF pupils TO schools
other than those 10 which they Iightfu!ly be-
long be revoked, and that the Superintendent
be instructed to notify The principals that such
assignments can only be made by the ClaSot
cation Committee or the Board Of Education.
Amendments adopted May IL, 1S93-Secton
6S. Each school day shall consist OF TWO ses-
siOns. The morning session shall begin at 8
o'clock and end at II NJ. There shall be a
recess OF ten minutes at 1890 A. NJ. The after
noon session shall begin at II NJ. and END AT )
P. NJ. with an inermission OF one hour from 2
N. to l ?. NJ. A calsthenic exercise OF i've
minutes shall be given at 10 A. NJ. IN all grades,
and at 2 p. n. IN all grades except in primary
and in high schools. The sessions OF the Com
mercial High School shall be from 8 A. NJ. TO
u 80 p. NJ. and from to 3 p. NJ. the Industrial
department to continue till 3 As p. NJ.
Sec. 50. 10 primary grades tie afternoon
ScSslOn must Close dl Z:,5U L. N. n recess Vi
ten minutes must be given in I'll grades below
The third at l :45 p. NJ.
Sec. IL All day schools having primary
grades and an average attendance OF less than
275 pupils In the grammer grades shall be
known as primary schools.
Sec. ~. All schools having an average at
tendance OF go pupilS or more in the grammar
grades may be known as grammar schools.
Sec 10. All grades below the fourth shall be
known as primary grades. and all from the
fourth to the eighth inclusive shall be known as
grammar grades.
Sec. ia Principals and teachers must not
give instruction for pay or any other compeDsa-
ton 10 pupils OF their schools; nor shall such in
structlon be given in any building or room be-
longing to the Public School Department
Sec. 100. All day schools shall be open for
the admission OF pupils over six years of age,
provided that pupils may be admitted INTO
kindergarten classes at five years of age.
Sec. 100. AT The beginning OF the school
year, in July, PRINCIPALS must classify their
schools under the following provisions:
All primary and grammar grade classes shall
consist at the beginning OF the school year. in
July, of at least fifty pupils each; provided
that IN schools having less than four classes the
number may be modified 10 meet the needs of
classification.
Whenever the average daily attendance OF
any class falls below forty the Superin iendent
shall direcr the principal TO fill up or c0nsoli-
date such class, report the matter TO the
Classification Committee for action.
Resolved, That the last clause of section 21S