LB 2^^^ , se? RULES 1 OnJ « OP THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS VPUBLIC SCHO t^KA. *' ADOPTEE). ..MAY, 1858. SALEM: WILLIAM IVES AND GEORGE W. PEASE, PRINTERS. OBSERVER OFFICE. 18 58. c_ City of Salem — School Department. RULES A^ ^-SCHOOL COMMITTEE, REGULATIONS OF TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ADOPTED, MAY, 1858. ""^^ i-iS^Z^f SALEM: WILLIAM IVES AND GEORGE W. PEASE, PRINTERS; OBSERVEK OPFICE, 1858. RULES BOAED OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, CHAPTER I. Organization of the Board. Section 1. At all meetings of the Board of School Cora- rrcsidhig offi- . cer. mittee, the Mayor, -who shall be styled Chairman, shall, if present, preside ; and in his absence, the President of the Common Council, who shall be styled Vice Chairman, shall preside ; and in the absence of both, a chairman pro tempore shall be chosen. Sec. 2. The City clerk shall be Clerk, and the City Messen- cierk andMes- ger shall be Messenger, of the Board. Sec. 3. In addition to the above named officers there shall standing Com- be three Visiting Committees and an Executive Committee. CHAPTER II. Duties of Officers. Section 1. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of )^"*!^^ °^ ^ *= Chairman. the Board, shall receive all communications, and shall sign all documents, in their behalf. He shall be authorised to call special meetings of the Board, and shall be required to do so upon the request of any three members. He shall always call RULES. Duties of the Clerk. Duties of the Messenger. a special meeting as soon as may be after the annual election of members, for the purpose of organization. The general powers and duties of the Chairman shall be the same as those of the President of the Common Council, as defined by the rules of that Board. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a faithful record of all the votes and doings of the Board, to preserve files of all communications addressed to the Board, and of all Reports of Committees ; to notify all meetings of the Board, and of the several Committees, by causing a printed notification to be left by the Messenger at the residence of each member ; and to keep a separate record of all accounts passed by the Board. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Messenger to take charge of the room assigned to the Board in the City Hall ; to cause the same to be in readiness for meetings of the Board and of Committees ; to deliver all notifications, documents, and mes- sages ; and to perform all duties appropriate to his office, ac- cordingly as he may be directed by the Chairman, Clerk, or any member of the several Committees. CHAPTER III. Formation cf Visiting Com- mittees. Visiting Committees. Section 1. As soon as may be after the annual organiza- tion, the Board shall be divided into three Visiting Committees, ■who shall be appointed by the Chairman, in such manner that each elective member of the Board may be a member of one of the Visiting Committees, and of not more than one. The First Visiting Committee shall consist of two or more members, who shall have charge of the Classical and High School. The Second Visiting Committee shall consist of seven or more members, who shall have charge of the Grammar Schools. The Third Visilinsr Committee shall consist of seven or RULES. 5 more members, who shall have charge of the Intermediate and Primary Schools. Sec. 2. The several Visitina; Committees, as soon as may l'i?aji:man of " . ' " Visiting Com- be after their appointment, shall elect Chairmen by ballot. mittees. Sec. 3. The members of the several Committees shall be Assignment of , members. assigned to their respective schools, by the Chairman of each Committee, at the time of organization. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of each member to maintain a General Duties '' of members. constant oversight of the school or schools placed under his charge ; and for this purpose he shall visit the school or schools " at least once in each month without giving j)revioiis tiotice to the teacher" in conformity, to the law of the Commonwealth. The object of such visits shall be, to obtain a full knowledge of the organization of the schools, the state of discipline, the method of instruction, the condition of the school-houses, out- houses and fences, and generally of all causes in operation aiFecting the welfare of the schools, which deserve to be espec- ially noticed, either by way of praise or censure. He shall receive the semi-annual Returns of the Principal, and after examination of the same shall forward them to the Chairman of the Visiting Committee. He shall not be restricted to the schools under his special charge, but shall consider it his duty to visit other schools as his convenience may permit. It shall also be his duty to give his advice to the teachers in any emergency, to make careful inquiry into every case of misconduct formally reported by a Principal, and adjudge the penalty to which, in every such case, the offending scholar shall be subjected. It shall also be the duty of each member, in reference to the school or schools under his charge, to receive the complaints of parents, masters, or guardians against teachers for undue sever- ity or neglect in the treatment of scholars, and to present such complaint to the General Board, in writing, whenever he shall deem the same of sufficient importance to require investigation. In all cases his decision shall be subject to the revision of the Board, upon the application either of the parent, master, or guardian of the offending scholar, or of the teacher. 6 RULES. inations"'of*the ^^^' ^' '^^^ Chairmen of the several Visiting Committees Schools. shall appoint the Annual Examinations of the Schools under their care during the last month of the School Year ; and shall cause a printed notice of the time and place of each examina- tion to be given to every member of the Board, and to every member of the City Council ; and shall also cause an advertisement of the same to be inserted in the newspapers. The Chairmen shall attend these Examinations, when prac- ticable. Annual He- gEC. 6. The Chairmen of the several Visiting; Committees ports. ° shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, the Annual Reports upon the schools under their care, which Reports shall be laid before the Visiting Committees as soon as may be after the Examinations, for their approval ; and when approved, they shall be submitted to the Board. Duties of Vis- gEC. 7. It shall be the general duty of the several Visiting itmg Commit- o ./ o tees. Committees to prepare, and submit to the Board, Special Rules for the uniform instruction and discipline of the schools under their care ; to recommend Text-books and Studies ; to prescribe the form of Record Books to be used in the several schools ; and to decide upon the manner of conducting the Annual Examinations. Committees to g^c, 8. The Special committee of each school is authorised spend not over ^ ^?lO. to expend a sum of money not to exceed ten dollars per annum, for incidental expenses of said school. CHAPTER IV. Executive Committee. Members of SECTION 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the iixecutive Committee. Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, and the Chairmen Duties ^^ ^^^ several Visiting Committees. The duties of the Exec- utive Committee shall be as follows : Semi-annual 1 rp^ prepare, and cause to be printed and distributed, and annual re- i i 3 1 ? turns and re- blank forms for the semi-annual Returns of the Principals, and to prepare the Annual Report and the Annual Return required RULES. 7 bj law to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 2. To consider and report upon the expediency of building ^'^^°°^^°^^'^^- new school-houses, and of altering or repairing those already built, and to superintend the erection of school-houses, and all special alterations and repairs which may be authorised by the Board. 8. To provide for all slight repairs which may require ^'^^'^^^^'■y ^^^ ■•■ . . penses. mmediate attention ; for the appointment of suitable persons to take charge of the school-houses at such rates of compensa- tion as shall be authorised by the Board ; for the supply of fuel and ink, and of the necessary articles of school furniture and stationery. 4. To procure all such Books to be used in the schools as it^oo^^^. becomes necessary to furnish at the expense of the city. 5. To receive and audit all accounts against the Board, and Accounts. to cause a roll of such accounts as may have been e^jamined ^ and approved by them to be laid before the Board<^ each ^ regular meeting. ;, j^^'':' 6. To prepare and report estimates of all appropriations Approprjia- which may be required for the use of the .School Committee. and to present the same, when approved by the Board', for the consideration of the City Council. 7. To decide upon the application of teachers and scholars to be relieved from the enforcement of the regulations in extra- ordinary cases, in which the application is accompanied by the recommendation of a member of a Visiting Committee. 8. To devise and recommend, in their annual or special General duties, reports, all such measures as they shall deem adapted to promote the economy, efficiency, and advancement of the system of public instruction. Sec. 2. The Annual Report shall include all copies or Preparation of extracts of the Annual Reports of the Visiting Committees, iieport. with such omissions, and such additional statements, or remarks, as the Executive Committee may deem necessary, and shall, after being approved by the Board, be prepared in sufficient season to be duly transmitted to the Secretary of the Common- wealth. Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall regularly meet Meetings. RULES. once in each month, at such times as they shall appoint ; and shall hold special meetings whenever the Chairman, at his own instance, or upon the request of any member, shall direct the Clerk to notify the same ; and at all meetings the presence of three members shall be required to constitute a quorum. Regular Meet- ings. Quorum, Roll to be called. Questions of order. CHAPTER V. Meetings of the Board. Section 1. The Board shall meet regularly on the third Monday of every month, at such an hour as the Chairman shall appoint. One third of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Sec. 2. At each meeting, the Board shall come to order precisely at the time appointed, when, after reading the record of the preceding meeting, the list of members shall be called by the Clerk, who shall record the names of the members present. Sec. 3. All questions of order which may arise, shall be decided in conformity to the rules and usages of the Common Council. Teachers to be chosen annual- ly by a majori- ty of votes. CHAPTER VI. Appointment of Teachers and their Salaries. Section 1. In July annually all the Teachers of the Public Schools shall be elected. The Principals of the Classi- cal and High and Grammar Schools shall be elected by ballot, and all other teachers shall be chosen on nomination of their respective Visiting Committees. A majority of the votes shall in all cases be necessary to a choice. Mode of choos- Sec. 2. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the oflBce of oTmghand^' Principal of the Classical and High School, or of a Grammar sch~ School, a person shall be elected by the Board, by ballot, to RULES. 9 fill the placo. For tliis purpose the Chairman of the appro- priate committee, in connection with the member having charge of the school in -which the vacancy occurs, shall report a candidate, or candidates, to the Board, after having made proper enquiries, in conformity with the law of the Common- wealth, concerning the fitness of the persons whose names are reported. They shall state also whatever they may have ascertained concerning the qualifications of the candidates. The Board shall then proceed to ballot, and a majority of votes shall be necessary to elect. Sec. 3. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the ofiice ofModeof choos- Principal of an Intermediate or Primary School, or in tliconntemiedi-^ office of Usher, Sub-Principal, or Assistant in any school, it rJe*s^^^dAsTis- shall be filled by vote of the Visiting Committee having: charge t^^^s in all the ,,,'', , . ° o o schools. of the division of schools in which the vacancy exists. For this purpose, the Chairman of the Committee, in connection with the special committee of the school, and after advising with the Principal of the school, when the office to be filled is not that of Principal, shall propose a suitable candidate or candidates ; and a majority of votes shall be necessary to elect. But all such appointments shall be subject to approval by the Board. Sec. 4. The Chairmen of the several Visiting Committees Appointments shall record all appointments, with the terms thereof, and shall ^° ^^ '^^'^"'^ ^ ' also report the same to the Board at the next regular meeting. Sec. 5. The Instructors shall hold their offices for one Term of office, year, unless sooner removed by order of the Board. Sec. 6. The salaries of Instructors shall be fixed in April Salaries to be annually, when the Executive Committee shall recommend the ^^^'^ ^" ^" ' amount to he paid to each. CHAPTER VII. Supply or Books. Sec. 1. It being provided by the law of the Commonwealth Rcriuiremeni (Rev. Stat. Chap, xxiii. Sec. 18.) that '-the scholars at the ''^ ^''"'" 10 RULES. town schools shall be supplied by their parents, masters, or guardians, with the books prescribed for their classes," it shall be the duty of the teachers to direct the scholars, whenever they are in want of the requisite books, to make application therefor to their parents, masters, or guardians. Notification of Sec. 2. If any scholar, upon such application, shall not be patents who t i • , i . . , i • i neglect to pro- Supplied With the requisite books, the teacher shall forthwith cause to be delivered to the parent, master, or guardian of such scholar, a notification reciting the requirement of the law, and requesting the said parent, master or guardian, to furnish the books therein specified, or in default thereof, to present the notification to the member of the Visiting Committee having special charge of the school. Parent to cer- ggc. 3. If the parent, master, or guardian, shall plead tify inability. i • , , i i i i ' -r inability to comply with the law, and shall sign a certificate to that effect, the said member shall give an order to the teacher, to supply the scholars named in the notification with the books specified therein at the expense of the city. Contract with Sec. 4. The Executivo Committee shall make a -written contract Avith one or more booksellers for a supply of the books ■which it may become necessary to furnish at the expense of the city — stipulating therein the prices of all the books required to be used in the several schools, and prescribing the form in which the accounts of the booksellers shall be kept and rendered. Record of Sec. 5. The teachers shall keep a record of all books nished. fumished to pupils at the expense of the city, specifying the names of the recipient, the parent, master or guardian, and the date of delivery; and shall furnish a copy of such record when requested by the Committee, or by the City Clerk, for the use of the City Assessors. EEGIJLATIONS OP THE SCHOOLS. CHAPTEU I. Organization, Section 1. Primaries and Intermediates. 1. The ^ge of pnpiis. Primary Schools shall receive such children, of not less than five years of age, as shall not be qualified to enter a higher school. 2. The Intermediate Schools shall be devoted to such a Objects of in- termediates. thorough preparation of pupils as will enable them to pursue readily the proper studies of a Grammar School, and shall receive for this purpose the more advanced pupils from the Primaries, and others equally qualified. The course of instruction in these schools shall be a continu- ation of that prescribed for the Primaries, with particular regard to the requirements adopted for admission to the Grammar schools. 3. Whenever it shall be deemed expedient, a Primary may Union of Tri- be united with an Intermediate School, under one Principal, tfinnediates. •who shall have the general direction of the whole, but shall give especial attention to instruction in the Intermediate department. Sec. 2. Grammar Schools. 1. The -Ben/%, ^^owne, studies of Epes^ Hacker, HigginsoJi, Phillips, and Pickering Schools, Schools, shall be regarded as Schools of the Second Grade, and shall be devoted to instruction in Spelling, Reading, Writing, Arithme- tic, English Grammar, Composition, Geography, and History. 1-2 REGULATIONS. The elements of Geometry, Algebra, Book-Keeping,Physiologj, Moral Science, Drawing, and Vocal Music, may be taught at the option of the Visiting Committee. Girls' Schools. 2. The Bentley and Higginson Schools shall each be under the charge of a female Principal, a sub-principal, and Assist- ants, and shall receive girls only as pupils. Boys' Schools. 3, Q^he Phillips School shall be under the charge of a male Principal, two female sub-principals, and Assistants, and shall receive boys only. The Hacker school shall also receive boys only, and shall be under the charge of a male Principal "with female Assistants. Mixed Schools. 4_ rjij^g Browne, Epes, and Pickering Schools, each under charge of a male Principal and female Assistants, shall receive pupils of both sexes. QuaMcations 5^ -^^^ admission into these schools the pupil shall be tor admission -r r to Grammar required to read at first sight easy prose ; to spell common ■words of one, two, or three syllables ; to distmguish the several marks of punctuation by their respective names, and to have a general idea of their use ; to perform mentally such simple operations in Arithmetic as are contained in the first hundred pages of " Colburn's First Lessons ;" to answer readily to any proposed combination of the Multiplication Table, in which neither factor exceeds ten ; to read and write Arabic numbers containing three figures, and the Roman numerals as far as the sign for one hundred ; to pass a satisfactory Examination in Primary Geography ; to enunciate clearly and accurately the elementary sounds of our language, and to understand the first principles of Penmanship. Pupils from Private Schools shall be received upon the same conditions with those from the Public Schools. Examinations, rpj^g examination of candidates for admission shall take place on the Monday following the annual Thanksgiving Day ; but applicants may be admitted at any other time if they were unable to attend the regular examination, and are qualified to join one of the classes. Records of Q^ Pupils in the higher classes of the Grammar'jSchools, standing. . t j shall be furnished, once a month, Avith an abstract of the record of their standing in studies and deportment, which shall be REGULATIONS. 13 made up by the Teacher in accordance "with a form to be pre- scribed by the Second Visiting Committee. Sec. 3. Classical and High School. 1. The Classical First grade, and High School shall be regarded as the school of the First Grade, and shall be devoted to the instruction of both sexes in such higher branches of study as can be conveniently pursued, during a term of three years, after the completion of the studies required in the Grammar Schools. A department devoted to the preparation of pupils for college, but open to scholars who have no such intention, shall be permanently con- nected with this Institution. 2. There shall be an Annual Examination for admission to Mode of ad- the school on the Monday following the annual Thanksgiving High sciiooL Day, and a supplementary examination on the Thursday following, for the benefit of those who for any good reason may fail to do themselves justice at the earlier trial. 3. The Examination shall consist of oral exercises in Rcqinrcments Spelling, Reading and Parsing — including the theory of Punc- tuation, and of written answers to questions which shall be submitted at the time in Arithmetic, English Grammar, Modern Geography, and the History of the United States ; and the same shall be conducted by the Principal and his associates, assisted by the Special Committee. No candidate under twelve years of age shall be allowed to apply, nor shall any candidate be received without a written certificate of good moral character and of creditable rank from his or her last Teacher or Teachers — who shall also signify their opinion, that the pupil thus applying is reasonably well-qualified for admission to the School ; and all candidates who are gradu- ates of the public Grammar Schools, shall present abstracts of the record of their standing in said schools. Pupils from Private Schools may also become candidates upon the same terms and conditions with those from the Public Schools. No candidate shall be examined, who does not intend to enter if found qualified to do so. All children admitted shall be regarded as on probation Matriculation, for the space of three months, after which, if their deportment 14 REGULATIONS. Classes. Course of study. Discipline. Diplomas. Officers. and proficiency are approved, they shall be duly enrolled on the Register of the School. 4. The School shall be divided into three distinct forms, to be denominated respectively the Junior, the Middle, and the Senior Classes. The course of study for each class shall continue for the space of a year, ending with the Annual Examination in November. 5. The regular studies prescribed shall include Reading and Grammar, Rhetoric "with exercises in Composition, Geogra- phy and History, Natural History, Chemistry and Natural Philosophy, Algebra, Geometry, Book Keeping and Practical Mathematics, Political, Intellectual and Moral Science, the Latin and French languages, together with linear Drawing and Penmanship. Lessons in Elocution shall be given from time to time to the boys under instruction. Pupils preparing for College shall be excused from such studies as they may af- terwards pursue in their collegiate course, if their parents or guardians shall so request, 6. If at the close of a term, it shall appear that any pupils from deficiency in their studies are disqualified, in the judg- ment of the Principal and Committee, from continuing in their classes, they may be transferred to a lower form or returned to the Grammar Schools. 7. Every pupil, who shall have regularly completed the prescribed Course of Study, shall be entitled to a Diploma at the time of graduation. 8. The ofiicers of this school shall consist of a Principal. an Usher, and four Female Assistants. CHAPTER IL The School Yeak, School Hours, Vacations, Holi- days, &c. School Year. SECTION 1. The School Year shall be divided into two terms, the first commencing on the Monday following the annual Thanksgiving Day, and concluding on the Saturday REGULATIONS. 15 preceding the last Wednesday in May ; the second commencing on the Monday following the last Wednesday of May, and con- cluding on the Saturday preceding the annual Thanksgiving Day. Sec 2. From April 1st to October 1st, the school exercises School iioms. shall be commenced in the forenoon at 8 o'clock and be con- cluded at 11 o'clock. From October 1st to April 1st, they shall be commenced at 9 o'clock and be concluded at 12 o'clock. The afternoon exercises shall be commenced at 2 o'clock and be concluded at 5 o'clock throughout the year, except between November 1st and March 1st, when they shall be concluded at 4| o'clock. Sec. 3. The regular Vacations of all the schools shall be Vacations, as follows, viz : — The week commencing with the first Monday in March ; the week including the last Wednesday of May; four weeks commencing with the first Monday in August ; and the Aveek including the annual Thanksgiving day. Sec. 4. The following Holidays shall be allowed, viz : — Holidays. Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, 22d of February, Fast Day, ]\Iay Day, 4th of July and Christmas Day. Sec. 5. No other than the regular Vacations and Holidays Same, shall be allowed, except on public occasions, by special permission of the Chairman, or by direction of the Executive Committee. Sec. 6. There shall be a recess of fifteen minutes at theK.ecess. middle of each half day's session of the schools. Sec. 7. Whenever it shall seem proper on account of the double ses- extreme severity of the weather,* the Principal of any school may hold only one session, to continue for five hours, instead of the two usual sessions of the day. Sec. 8. Teachers are expected to be at their posts at least Teachers to be , „ ^ . „ . 1 . , present ten ten mmutes bet ore the time lor commencmg the exercises, and minutes before the strictest punctuality is required in this respect, as an^ '^ ^°""^' incentive to promptness on the part of the pupils. Sec. 9. Teachers are authorised to detain their pupils detention af- beyond the regular school hours, for the purpose of discipline, or of additional instruction, especially in the case of omitted or imperfect lessons. 16 REGULATIONS. CHAPTER III. Opening Exer- cises. General duty of Teachers. Absence and tardiness. Kind discipline required. Exclusion of pupils for mis- conduct. Discipline of the Schools — Duties of Teachees. Section 1. All the schools shall be opened in the morning by reading a portion of the Bible, which, it is recommended, should be accompanied by repeating the Lord's prayer. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of all teachers, in obedience to the law of the Commonwealth, " to exert their best endeav- ors, to impress upon the minds of children and youth, com- mitted to their care and instruction, the principles of piety, justice, and a sacred regard to truth, love to their country, humanity and universal benevolence, sobriety, industry, and frugality, chastity, moderation, and temperance, and those other virtues, which are the ornament of human society, and the basis on which a republican constitution is founded ; and it shall be the duty of such instructors to endeavor to lead their pupils, as their ages and capacities will admit, into a clear understanding of the tendency of the above mentioned virtues to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, and secure the blessings of liberty, as well as to promote their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices." Sec. 3. As punctuality of attendance is indispensable to the success of a school, it is important to maintain the principle that necessity alone can justify absence or tardiness. Sickness, domestic affliction, and necessary absence from town, are -regarded as the only legitimate causes of absence. In every instance of absence or tardiness a written excuse or personal explanation, stating the cause thereof, shall be required of the parent, master, or guardian. Sec 4. The discipline to be maintained in the schools, shall, as far as may be, be such as is exercised by a kind, judicious, and faithful parent in his family ; and corporal punishment shall be avoided except in cases in which it is rendered absolutely necessary. Sec. 5. For violent or continued opposition to author- ity, or for setting at defiance any of the regulations, the Principal may exclude a scholar, for the time being, from school, and report the case forthwith to the Special Committee REGULATIONS. 17 having care of the school, for advice and direction. When the example of any pupil is very injurious, and, m all cases where reformation appears hopeless, it shall be the duty of the Prin- cipal, with the approbation of the said Committee, to suspend or expel such pupil from the school. But any child, under this public censure, who shall have expressed his regret for his folly or indiscretion, as openly and explicitly as, in the opinion of the Committee, the nature of the case may require, and shall have given satisfactory evidence of amendment, and whose parents or guardian shall have promised their co-opera- tion in the due enforcement of all the regulations, shall, with the previous consent of said Committee, be reinstated in the privileges of the school. No pupil shall be admitted to the privileges of one school, who has been expelled from another, or while under sentence of suspension, unless by a vote of the Board. To promote the well-being of their pupils, it shall be the duty of the Teachers, as far as it is practicable, to exercise a general inspection over them, as well out of school, as within its walls. Sec. 6. No scholar shall be transferred from one school to Hemovai from another of the same grade, except on account of a change of residence, and in such case a certificate shall be furnished by the Principal of the school which such scholar had attended, stating the cause of the transfer, and the standing of the scholar as presented upon the Register ; and upon the present- ation of such certificate, such scholar shall be received into the school situated in the district in which he or she may then reside, and shall be admitted to that standing in such school which he or she shall be found to sustain. No application for admission to any school other than that in the district where the child resides shall be granted, unless the same be approved by the appropriate Visiting Committee. Sec. 7. No child shall be admitted into, or allowed to re- Vaccination. main in, any school without a certificate from a physician, or other satisfactory evidence, that such child has been vaccinated or otherwise secured against the Small Pox. Sec. 8. Teachers shall have a general oversight of thecare of build- school-houses, out-buildings, grounds, &c. : and shall give^°°^' '■^*^- Tardiness and absence. 18 REGULATIONS. immediate notice to the Chairman o.f the Visiting Committee, whenever any injuries have been committed, or repairs are needed. The pupils shall be held responsible for any damage they may do to the school buildings or the grounds. Sec. 9. The Teachers of all the schools shall be required to keep a correct record of tardiness and absence in their respective schools. other^r^'o^i^s ^^^' ^^' ^^ evcry school the Register prescribed by the law of the Commonwealth shall be faithfully kept, together with all such Class Books and other Records as may be prescribed by the Visiting Committee. Record of cor- g^c. H. In each school shall be kept a Record in which poral punish- _ ^ ments. every case of Corporal Punishment shall be entered, with the pupil's name, the offence, the date, the mode and degree of punishment ; and such record shall be subject to inspection by members of the Committee only. It shall be preserved until the Committee otherwise order, and an abstract thereof shall be included in the semi-annual return. Semi-annual gEc. 12. At the close of each term the Principal of each Keturns. '^ school shall carefully fill up a semi-annual Return, of which a blank form shall have been furnished by the Executive Com- mittee, and shall deliver the same to the member of the Visit- ing Committee having special charge of the school, on or before the day immediately succeeding the close of each term. Sub-principals Sec. 13. The sub-Principals and Assistants in each school subordinate to shall be undcr the direction of the Principal, with whom they rincipa . ^-^qW co-operato in all things pertaining to the discipline and instruction of the school. Each assistant shall be responsible for the order and instruction of her own division, ,and shall discipline her own pupils except in extreme cases of disorder. Absence of Sec. 14. No teacher shall be absent during school hours, or employ any substitute, except with the approbation of the Special Committee of the school. Sales by teach- Sec. 15. The Sale of books or other articles, within the school buildings, by the teacher to the pupils, is expressly forbidden. Book agents Sec. 16. No agent, or other person, shall be permitted to tfons.^ ''"^ enter any school for the purpose of exhibiting, either to teacher REGULATIONS. 19 or pupils, any new book or article of apparatus ; nor shall subscriptions or contributions, for any purpose whatever, be permitted in any public school, without the approval of the Special Committee. Sec. 17. No text book shall be used, in any school, unless Text books not to be used the same shall have been approved by the appropriate Visiting without per- Committee, and also ordered or permitted to be used by a vote "^^^^^°"* of the Board. AMENDMENTS. All propositions involving a change in these Rules and Regulations shall be referred to the appropriate Committee, or to a Special Committee, to consider and report thereon. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 020 320 356 1 INDEX. Page. Absence - - - 16, 18 Accounts - - - 7 Age of Pupils - - 11,13,16,17 Amendments - - - 19 Annual Examinations - 6, 12, 13 Annual Reports - - 6, 7 Appointment of Teachers - 8, 9 Appropriations - - 7 Assignment of Members - 5 Books, supply of - - ", 9, 10 Book-Agents, subscriptions, &c. } -.^ prohibited 5 ''■^ Buildings, &c., oversight of - 5, 7, 17 Chairman - - 3, 4, 6, 8, 15 Chairman of Visiting Com- < j^ (^ r o ir mittees ^ *' ^' "' "^' ^° Classical and High School - 13 Classification - • 14 Clerk - - 3, 4, 8, 10 College, preparation for - 13, 14 Complaints against Teachers - 5 Corporal Punishment - 16, 18 Detention of Pupils - - 15 Diplomas - - 14 Discipline - - 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Duties of Executive Committee 6 Duties of Members - -5,10 Examinations - - 6, 12, 13 Exclusion from School - - 16 Executive Committee 3, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18 Expenses General powers of Visiting Com- mittees Grammar Schools - - 11 Intermediate Schools - 11 Matriculation - - 13 6,7 6 Messenger Meetings Misconduct of Pupils Morning Exercises Organization of Board Organization of Schools Primary Schools Private Schools Pupils Page. 3, 4 4, 7, 8 17 15 3, 4 11, 12, 13, 14 11 12, 13 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, IS Qualifications of Pupils 11, 12, 13, 17 Questions of Order - - 8 Quorum - - 8 •Record Books to be kept Regular Meetings Salaries of Teachers School Districts School Houses, erection and I repair of School Year, hours, &c. Schools to be visited Scriptures, reading of Semi-Annual Returns - s 6, 10, 12, 18 8 9 17 7 Special Committees 14, 15 5 - 15 - 5, 6, 18 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 Special Meetings of the Board 3 Special Rules of Visiting Committees 6 Supplies - - - 7 Tardiness - - 16, 18 Teachers, duties and powers of Terms - - - 13 Text Books and Studies 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19 Transfer of Pupils - - 17 Vacations and Holidays - - 15 Vaccination - - 17 Visiting Committees P' ^i^^ig'^'ig' ^^' 1 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS r 620 320 356 1