The leader., 1904-02-10
Notice 10 Graded School Patrons.

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school with the usual disorder
and misconduct accompanying
such, I beg to call the attention
of parents to the efforts which we
are making to prevent same. Of
cousre everyone. knows that the
law makes it the duty Of the
teacher to hold pupils accountable
for their conduct on their way
to and from school, but every one
also knows that it is practically.
impossible-for the teacher to en-
force this part of the law. Sec
ton 4074 Of Annotated Code of
1892 contains this clause: aTeach-
ers must enforce the rules and
regulations prescribed for schools,
and must hold pupils to a strict
account for disorderly conduct
on the way to or from school,
etc. = Rule No. 13 Of Rules for
pupils of Brookhaven Graded
School reads, ssPupils are sub
ject to the rules of the school
while on their way to and from
the same. They must go immo-
diately home after dismissal each
day. =
Now, if these rules could be
enforced there would be not near
ly SO much loafing of young
boys on the streets, nor so much
falling into vicious habits on their
part. There is absolutely no OPP
portunity for our boys to take up
the usual evils of swearing, fight
ing, smoking, etc., while at
school. These habits are formed
in every instance on the street, if
formed at all. Our teachers ex-
ercise constant supervision over
the pupils, both in the building
and on the play ground, and the
result is that we have almost none
of the evils OF disorder of any
sort here at school.
Many parents have spoken to
me about the matter of enforc-
ing the regulation requiring pu-
pills to go Immediately home after
the close of school, and both |
and the other teachers have puz-
zled long over the problem. One
Of the chief difficulties arises
from the necessity for keeping
certain pupils after the close of
school. This gives the dishonest
pupil an excuse to say, when
questioned by his parent as to
the cause Of hardness in reaching
home. that he "was kept in. +"
Of course the parent has no means
of knowing just how long he was
kept. Many children, perhaps
the majority of them, can be
trusted to tell the truth in most
matters; but in little things of
this sort, it is certain that a great
many children will resort to false
hood, either direct or indirect.
70 guard the children against
this temptation to mislead their
parents, and to assist the parents
in keeping up with the move
ments Of their children, we have
decided to try the plan of notify
ing the parent when the pupil is
kept more than half an hour after
the close of school. So, begin
ming with next Monday, if your
child does not reach home within
a reasonable time after the close
of school and claims to have been
kept in, you should demand that
he show the written statement to
that effect, signed by the teacher.
If he does not produce this, you
will know that he has loitered on
the way, and has also told you q
falsehood.
The hours for dismissal are:
for chart, first and second grades,
1:45; for third and fourth grades,
2:30; fifth to tenth grades, 3
O'Clock.
Pupils kept more than half ar
hour after these hours, respect.
lively, will be given statements te
this effect, signed by the teacher
of the grade.
Very respectfully,
| I. p. ScoTT,
/ PRINCIPAL