Putnam patriot., 1913-12-26
GOVERNING RULES
Fer School SuperintendentIand Teachers

Ter School npefinlenaent tana ledcherS Drawn Up by school Board on Request
 In accordance "ith request of the superintendent Of schools md teachers the school board has drawn up The fol- lowing rules for their government. Parents may find these rules instfuc. tive and beneficial and a copy may be cut out and kept for reference.
 Teachers
 1. Teachers in the discharge of their duties shall be under the direction of the Superintendent and Principal, and shall be expected to yield T ready com pliance with their suggestions and re- quirements.
 ?. All teachers shall be in their res pectiVe rooms 20 minutes before the time assigned for the beginning of any session, with their doors open for the reception of pupils; and in case Of fail. ure, shall report to the principal; and during the school hours shall faithful ly devote themselves to the public ser vice. They shall punetually attend all meetings called by the perintendent, unless for satisfactory reason he shall excuse them.
 8. They shall keep an accurate reg ister of the names, ages and residences Of the pupils in their rooms also the names of their respective parents or guardians.
 I. They shall not resort to corporal punishment until other means of dis cipline have failed, and then only in the presence of another teacher, and never in school hours or before other pupils. They shall report all cases of corporal punishment to the superin lendent in writing
 D. They shall take special care that school rooms are well ventilated; and if at any time the temperature of the rooms shall fall below 60, or rise above so, with no immediate prospect of at tnining the usual temperature, they shall at once report the same to the principal.
 6. Grade teachers may detain pupils half an hour at the close of the after noon session and at no other time, for discipline or to make up neglected les sons; all detentions exceeding fifteen minutes shall be recorded by the teach CT and reported in writing to the su periniendent.
 :. They shall not be absent from school for any other cause than sick ness, without permission Of the super intendent. Nor shall they employ a substitute without the superintend- ent's permission,
 $. They shall preserve all examina- ton papers for four weeks after the eN- animation, and they shall be open 10 inspection of any member of the board or the superintendent.
 9. They may take one day each in fall and winter terms for visiting schools, but in every case the superin- tendent shall be consulted and needful arrangements made for such abs sence. The time thus taken must be eonscien- tiously employed in visiting schools and the result of their observ ation shall be reported to the superintendent. 10. They shall report all cases of con tagious disease to the principal.
 II. They shall not deprive the pupil of his recess, but for an abuse of it's privileges they may require him to take 1t at other than the regular hour. Permission shall be granted to pupils requesting to leave the room to go to the sanitary, and no pupil shall be re. fused such permission, except when, in the judgment of the teacher, the privilege is being abused, and all such eases shall be reported to the principal in writing.
 r, All special teachers shall regular ly visit the several rooms in which they are to give instruction, in accord anee with the program prepared by the superintendent; and the regular teacher shall be present in their rooms and aid in such measure as shall make the special instruction most valuable to the pupil,
 l2. They shall make themselves fa- miilar with the rules and regu iations of the school board; especially with the portion relating 10 their own duties, and the instruction and disei- pline of their respective schools.
 IA. Teachers shall be hired in ac- eordance with the form of contract now in use by the board. The board