Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-09-07
OXFORD EAGLE, OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI


and the tota' lighting area shall be at
Ileast 20 per cent Of the floor space.
i (d) The temperature of the school,
study hall, or recitation room shall be
maintained as nearly as possible at
|68 or 70 degrees F. In the observance
of this regulation thermometer shall
be placed in the study hall Of recita-
ton room on the wall not less than
four feet from the floor.
| 2. Sweeping and cleaning-(a) No
school room shall be swept until all
school exercises have been completed
for the day. And no school shall be
swept during the hour just before
school opens.
(b) The floor of school room shall
not be swept before first having been
sprinkled with water or covered with
damp sawdust, dustless floor powder
or damp paper, except when the floor
is kept well oiled.
icy All sweeping must be removed
daily from the school room.
(d) The furniture and woodwork of
every school building shall be wiped
down with an approved disinfectant
solution to the extent that it may be
necessary whenever an infectious dis
ease shall be found among the pupils.
3. Drinking Water: Abolition of
Common Drinking Cup-(a) Every
school public or private, shall be fur
nished at all times, when in use, with
an adequate supply of pure, fresh,
drinking water. And proper care must
be taken by the school trustees to pre-
vent contamination of the water sup
ply of the school. The use of the COM
mon drinking cup is prohibited in all
schools in Mississippi.
(b) A satisfactory bubbling foun-
tain shall be provided for drinking
purposes at the school when practic-
able.
(c) The well, spring or cisten from
which water is drawn for drinking
purposes at the school shall be safely
protected against pollution. When the
water is drawn from the well by
bucket and rope a windlass shall be
fused to avoid contamination of the
water.
a. Sanitary Privies To Be Provided
For All Schools.-Every building used
for public school purposes shall be
furnished with two closets by the
board of trustees, one for males and
one for females, separated reason
able distance from each other and so
arranged as to give the greatest pos
sible privacy to persons using same.
School buildings to which water and
sewerage are available shall be pro-
vided with water closets Of ample ca
pacity for the number of pupils at
tending school, and connected with the
sewerage system or with a satisfac-
tory sewerage disposal plant. Where
school buildings shall be provided with
privies approved by the state board
of health in which the sewerage shall
not endanger the source of drinking
water and shall not be accessible to
flies and animals. The privy facilities
shall be adequate for the number OF
children attending the school. Suchs
privies shall be at all times main
Itained in clean and sanitary condi-
ltion. A urinal shall be provided at the
privy for the males.
/ 5. Proper Fire Escapes-The doors
of all school houses of two or more
Istories in Mississippi shall open out
ward and adequate fire escapes or
more than one staircase shall be pro-
lvided in all schools over one story in
height. Fire drills must be held IN
schools Of more than one story in
height once ever two weeks until the
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