The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-11-16
RULES AND REGULATIONS
For Pupils of the Henderson Graded
School,

/. Pupils are prohibited from as
eembIing on school grounds or IN the
immediate vicinity before $50 in the
morning, and from entering the rooms or
halls earlier than $40. Pupils must
not enter the school rooms unless the
teacher is in the room.
:. When school is dismissed for the
day pupils shall Immediately leave the
school premises.
3. Pupils are required to be neat,
both in dress and in person. otherwise
they may be sent home to be properly
prepared for school
i. No pupil shall be permitted to
leave school for the purpose OF receiving
instruction apart from the regular gradr
work.
5. Any pupil who has been absent or
tardy shall bring to the teacher a writ
ten excuse signed by he parent or guar
dian; and should such excuse not b" sat
isfactory he must make up aIlles.ons lost
6. The only excuses for absenre or
hardness which may be held as satisfac-
tory are: sickness OF the pupil, sickness
in the family requiring the presence of
the pupil at home; or causes equally
urgent rendering the attendance OF pupil
impossible. Visiting or excursions OF any
character will not be considered.
7. Pupils who have been absent four
days, or tardy eight times in any one
school month, shall be suspended unless
sufficient excuses have been rendered and
accepted by the Superintendent and
Teacher.
8. Any lesson lost by hardness, alb
sence, Or otherwise, and any failure on
recitation must be made up after school.
8. Pupils may not throw stones or
missiles about the school premises.
10. Pupils may not whisper or hold
any communication whatever, either in
the rooms or in the lines unless by special
permission.
during school hours in reading anything
apart from their proper class work.
-. Pupils who have been exposed to
school until pronounced safe by the
proper authorities.
13 Pupils will render themselves
liable to expulsion by using profane or
obscene language, or drawing pictures
on school premises; by repeated and OBJ
stinate disobedience; smoking, quarrel
ing, truancy, carryingcOncea!ed weapons;
or by persistent violation OF any school
regulation.
IA. All writing or marking on or
about the school premises is positively
prohibited.
10 Pupils who shall be guilty Of de-
facing or any way I'M urng any of the
school property shall pay in full for all
damages, and in default of such payment
shall be suspended from school.
1G. Any scratch, cut, mark by pen or
pencil, or other abuse or DETACHMENT Of
the desks shall be paid for in full by the
pupil, and upon failure or refusal to pay
the assessment for the damage the pupil
shall be suspended. If the damage was
purpOsely done, other punishment may
be inflicted.
II. Pupils whose parents shall cause
any disturbance in or about the school,
or shall censure, abuse or insult any
teacher on school premises; or shall write
abusive or insulting letters to any teach
er shall be Immediately suspended
IS. Pupils are required to be faithful
and punctual in the performance OF all
school duties, to prepare the lessons as
signed for home study as we'll as those
to be prepared during the day, to give
constant, quiet, and exclusive attention
to their own proper business. leaving
all other pupils to their own work.
10. All pupils must be respectful to
all teachers, and shall he under the
authority of any and all teachers in
school and on the grounds.
20. States may be used Only in the
first and second grades. The States for
these grades must have the frames
securely covered with felt or some sub
stance that will prevent racket or
scratching the desks.