The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-29
Public Schools.

by the school board fos the government 0
r the school. They are very much the sam
n as last year, except that the Kindergarten
= has been abolished, and tue first grade
t and primary given to Miss Bland. leaving
5 only the second grade TO be taught b,
7 Miss Moore, ibe number Of children in
this grade being so great that it requires
the whole Of one room to accommodate
them. A few additional rules have also
been added:
Arr. J.. Regular meetings shall be held
on the first Monday in each month at :
o'clock p. m. at the Office Of the Secretary.
Arr. 2. The chairman Of the Board in
addition to his duties prescribed ty law
shall attend especially to the following
matters, viz:
(a) He shall endeavor to have all books,
copy books. states and other supplies
needed by the school children kept in
stock by one or more merchants in Big
Stone Gap to the end that no child need
ever he without such articles. And it
shall also be bis duty to see that the prices
charged therefor are reasonable.
(b) He shall see that al poor children
are provided with books and other school
material as provided by law, provided
that he shall supply no such books and
material to any child until the right of
such child to receive the same has been |
passed upon 10y the Board pursuant to
sub. See OF section % of the "Public |
School Law"
Act. ?. The third member of the Board,
who is, neither chairman nor secretary,
shall, in addition to his other d1tes pre-
scribed by law, have especial charge of all
school buildings, shall see that the same
are controlled and managed, kept clean,
provided with desks, seats and fuel, &c,
in accordance with the orders OF the board
from time to time.
ART. 4. All complaints bv children,
parents Of children, or teachers. shall he
addressed in writing TO the secretary of
he board and it shall be his duty TO forth
With make such preliminary examination
hereof IA seems necessary, aud report the
anne, together with the result OF such
examination, to the Board at its next {
meeting. il
ART. ). The schools shall commence a
nnually in September and continue until t
he Friday before the first Monday in v
une. There shall he a vacation at Christ n
las from the Friday before Christmas SC
ntll the day after New Year, aud ON )
ashington's birthday and on other DAYS A
ade, or hereinafter made, holidays bv CT
he State Board of Education. j.
ARA 6. The school shall open at "
clock a. m. eastern railroad iime) and WI
ose at p. m. with recesses of L minutes h,tt
Ich at 1890 a. m. and 2:4j p. m. and an 10
PERMISSION for dinner from IL TO lis D. lr'
Arr /. All pupils shall be divided into - -
c following grades, viz: Primary, first. nn
cond, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh ra,
d eighth grades. Ia Ia
ART. 8. The following courses of study c.
hereby prescribed for each of the said co,
AIDES: (rhe course of study will not he ?
ally arranged until alter consultation A
tn the principal and assistants. Ii will in
very much the same, however, as last tow
lr. No changes will he made i'm books tow
less it seems absolutely necessarily VIII
Arr. .. The lessons of the first grade adj
III DE heard at the morning session aud w.
y shall be dismissed for the day at sur
On. The lesson of the primary grade in
III be heard during the afternoon cha
sion and thev shall not be reonired IN her
end until clj p. N. All other grades tier
II attend both sessions.
lRT. TO- The principal Of the school s
II teach the seventh and eighth grades two
assist the other teashers by teaching bon
h classes in their grades as he NAV from
:" eAPeuieut' one OF the assistant niue
;hers shall teach the first and primary and
les; one, the second grade; one, the shall
ana sixth grades; provided that the date
'O,P", may u ne deem expedient, direct undc
OF the teachers to hear any of the III
SEES OF any of the other teachers.
Rr. ii. No pupil, who failed to pass
maj examinations in every branch of In
'so' SeSS'oh' or VINO may hereafter of tn
10 pass such examinations, shall lie W..
we'd 10 enter higher grade; provided
ever, that an examination shall he hold II,
hg the hrst school week in September - ="
e pupils who failed in the branches
men they failed and if at this second l,
'iha'ion they pass, they shall be al de &c
d to enter the next higher grsde. % Speci
y such pupil shall dnriu., tho e.. dered
b obtain an average Grade in all ~ Augu
es OF ninety or over, and shall like DIV
study at home the lessons for thet said {
n OF the next higher grade. the sep29
ipal may in his discretion advance -
o the next higher grade. All pupiIs
ia not stand the final examination 7. r.
oe deemed to have failed therein. You
T. ~ Any pupil who remains absent Nondi
School as many as five DAVIS in any the C,
ohth without excuse satisfactory TO apply
'Inclpa, shall he by him reported n to ent
'ard and shall be subject to expul- reserv
r. Gill
. Is. No pupil will be furnished .: FOL
or other supplies by the Board free OF tnre
rge' unless upon application by the uoiIars
or guardian or teacbor =, - price
stating that such parent or guardian stone
poor to furnish sucb hooI,S I to you.
es. Septen
It, ANY pupil that fails to SUNNY
with all books and other school
Is or apply 10 the board therefor IA AS
provided, tor a period of one week cause
eng notified by his teacher of what circuit
lred, shall be reported NV his toooh of Nv.
ne principal, and bv him IN tho ans, ct
ana shall be subject to expulsion dered il
Is. The assistant ,o.1 and Au
eci 10 the control and direction of vi
neipal, and it shall be his dutv r. Mont
any iheficlency of anv assistant that bei
forthwith to the secretary of the term of
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