The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-08-24
school Laws.

the public schools OF Cecil county IS
published by Superintendent Bid
die. The public school is one of
the most important institutions of
modern civilization and society,
and the foundation on which the
socialists hope to erect their struc-4
ture of new and improved
civilization.
This code of bylaws for disci-
| plining the rising generation is so
important that every family should
feel the deepest interest in the laws
and regulations which obtain in the
school room, and for that reason
they should be given the widest
publicity possible.
1t will be seen that ambition to
excel is one of the chief methods
relied upon to urge the pupil for
ward on the path of knowledge,
and the sense of self respect to
maintain proper discipline and de-
pertinent. This is a complete rev.
olution of the old time theory and
practice of teaching. Then the
lonly remedy for the tardy learner,
the absentee, the law breaker and
incorrigible mischiefnlaker was the
birch. The rod in the hand of the
ancient chool-master occupied the
honored place that phlebotomy and
calomel held in materia- medica.
i These sovereign remedies in the
schools and medical practice had
their distinguishing merits, they
either killed or cured. In the
school the modern practice of excit
] ing the ambitious pupil to excel
leads to cramming," which often
affects the brain of pupils possess
ing highly nervous temperament,
causing prostration, collapse and
final breakdown. The ancient
method never injured the pupils
brain, however otherwise it may
Il have affected him.
NEW SCHOOL RULES
To The Teachers Of the Public Schools Of Cecil County:
The following plan for determining the stand
ing of pupils in the Public Schools Of Cecil county,
dncluding High Schools), is hereby adopted by
the Board OF County School Commissioners, and
all teachers are ordered to put it into practice:
4 Teachers are required to keep records showing
the Attendance, the Scholarship and the Deport-
ment of each pupil These records must be made
and kept separately and must not be combined
by the teacher in any way that will affect the
standing Of the pupil.
i ATTENpANcE.
i The record of Attendance will be made in the
school register, as in the past.
The School Board will award special Certificate
of Distinction for Attendance to each pupil
whose total attendance for the year reaches s5
per cent
i SCHOLARSHIP
i In marking for Scholarship, the teacher will
observe the following
perfect recitation shall entitle the pupil to be
marked 100; good recitation to 90; fair recta-
ton to SO; passabe recitation to TO- an unsatis-
factory recitation to 60; failure o.
Markings for Feeitations must be made by whole
plumbers.
| Pupils are to be marked for Rotations made
only in regular schedule order. Teachers are
forbidden to mark for private recitations made at
any time OF place after the regularly prescribed
time for hearing such Tepitations
Marks must not be made against pupil affect
Ing his OF her scholarship, because of absence
1 from recitation.
Failure for any cause to recite 20 per cent of the
lessons ofany branch will debar the pupil from
competing for any prize awarded for proficiency
i'll that branch.
| For Promotion an average of 20 in each branch
i shoRld be required to e determined by allowing
the average for daily recitation TO eoHnt two-
| thirds and examinations one-third,
Marking pupils of First and Second Grades for
! Scholarship is not required.
4 Each pupil whose Scholarship average for the
year, lectatioas and examinations included,
/ reaches %, will receive from the Sphco. Board
special Certificate of Distinction for Scholarship.
i pRPoRThENT.
The following are demerltable offences Dsre-
spect disobedience, lateness or absence without a
satisfactory excuse in writing, misbehavior of any
kind, improper care of books, in fact, any of the
school rules that are designed to promote proper
behavior.
| Feqshefa vii place demerit marks against
pupils guilty OF aHy Of the above offences ia
reasonable and satisfactory excuse De siyep, no
dement's should be placed. The right to pass
upon dement's placed by an Assistant is reserved
TO the Principal.
When Q pupil has ten dement's charged against
him or her, private warning she'll be given to
such pupil by the Principal. When ten additional
dement's are charged, note shall be addressed to
the parent or guardian. stating the number of
dement's received by his child or ward, and
inviting the cooperation of the parent or guar
dian in controlling the conduct of the child. II
| the pupil continues to violate the rules and the
number Of demeFitS charged against him or her
reached thirty, snch Pupil shall be called before
the school and public warning given by the
Principal. Should this have no effect, and the
number Of demerita received reaches forty,
another note of warning must be addressed to the
parent or guardian and also to the trustees,
informing them of the number of dement's
recorded against the pupil. When the total
number OF dement's charged to any pupil reaches
fifty, the pgpl shall be suspended for such
length Of tine as the trpstseR may determine.
Upon the return of the pupil t0.schpal after the
period OF suspension the dement's recorded
previously thereto shall not be used against such
pupil
| In order to incite desire for making record
free from dement's, the School Board will provide
and award to each pupil, who during full school
yeaf, resolves no dement's, Especial Certificate of
Distinction for Repostmept. To obtain which
Will be mark Of honor. Such CertIfeates are to
be awarded TO those entitled TO receive Them at a
public gathering, which should be arranged for
by each seh0nl at the close of the school year. at
which time the Certificate Tor Scholarship and
for Attendance will also be awarded.
Dement'S should he given ana rinolv and with