Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1872 — School Regulations of Jasper County. [ARTICLE]

School Regulations of Jasper County.

FKELIMINAHY. ' 1. Every teacher, before commencing school, shall have a*valid iiecmSte and sign a written contract with the trustee. 2. Hciioo) voters shall meet on the first Satti winy of-Gehaber-in-eaeh-year to select directors and tgachers, and to determine wfien the winter term of scliool shall begin; 3. Etp’h teacner should attend the annual institute. , 4. The examiner, trustee and teacher should each keep a correct, list of the names and ages of pupils under their several school supervisions. n. A school house siroulduot Infused for a private or public school unless in Tnfrsfian< e of ~a,” written 7Co 111 raet wilerein the teacher agrees to care for tile house and report said school In accordance with law and lh6se regulations. 6. Tiie school day should begin at 9 o’clock a. M. and close at 4 o’clock p. m.; and tiie school week close on Friday. __t._• ; 7. Composition and extempore, speaking should be? used as a means of study and recitation —hr--all ? the l»raiiclies. W 8. Th e order of did Iyex c rci ses shou 1 d give to each pupil complying with t hyse regulations an .equal pqrtion_o£ rhe teacher’s time. 9. The teacher should inspire attendance, friendship, order and industry in the scliool by his own example and precepts. in. The daily wages of teaehers sliall be computed by tiie following rules tor ,ll;e wiuleg-terin: First, The Prinetpshrpf- tiie anil lleiiiingtoHSehoois to he paid two cents for each triiii ia the grade of license llelA-and four cents tor ea;h unit in the average attendance of their respective sch >ols. Seciniil, ’l ite teachers of all other schgola to be paid two cents for each unit in grade of license and two cents for each unit in the average attendance. each’ unit in gra,ie and same rate tor average .atlend ittee. ■ ■ . ———■— : ; —■ —”■ TlTTtre following—text-books are adopted for use in tiie ungraded schools for the ensuing year: Webster’s Dictionary. MeGuttey-’s Ist, 3d and 4th Readers. I'n-y’s Aiithmetjc, Part 3. Fii.neo’s Analytical Grammar.-'--Cutter’s I’hysiology. Venable’s ii ist<>ry of U. S., pri ce 84 cents until February Ist, 1873. ' Eeieclie Geogrnpliy, No_. 2, price $1.07 until Fcbrtrary-lfe’t, 1873. Primary Writing Boo)-:, price 8 cents until February Ist, 1873. Eclectic Copy Book, No 7, price 10 cents until February Ist, 1873. The Ee!ectic..lland-liook of Penmanship for the use of teachers. The newly adopted books are for sale at-the prices named at all the book stores in the county. Teachers,, patronsand pupils in the purchase of newJiooks will please.conform to the list adopted by the Trustees.

SCHOO!-, EXAALINER. - -The school examiner shall hold public examinations tiie last Saturday in cacHrnduth: give no Ueehae on a kss grade than 70; visit each school annually; and lecture on educational topics when requested to do so. •rßvsri:ES . Trustees shall provide comfortable housesand furnish feaclwi's with reeoßls antl require of teachers tn report the name and record of each pupil; siiall consult examines- ami trustees in yhangilig text-hooks, and visit schools at least ons-e each term. 3.. DIRECroKS. Directors shall care for school house in vacation, provide . fuel, keep the door locked iym-1 wimlows _f:istey,ed. when the hotijo is not in use,, and visit the school at least-once each month. . 1 - : TEACH 1.R2. _ Teachers shall own one-copy of each text book used, a wafeh or clock, a hand-hell,slate, pencil and c-lnss-book; shall make fires at 8 o’clock a. m.: study each lesson before it is assigned for study; keep careful, reclmls; be kind in discipline- and look to the health a.nd im-proVi meht cfqiiipiJs,— 1 he teacher should visit each natron nt least once during the term. I*A i-iiu.xs. Patrons shall furni--h books, slates and pencils of proper kind upon requeslwf the teacher; visit selmol-onee each month;..ehcimrage home study; and enforce punctuality and oliedience to these,regulations inDelplEjof she-pupils sent to school. Pupils shall own proper text-books, ■Blate , 'atid pencil, obey the directions o' l.heXgqehcr, sustain these regiilations, and Mtrmtl-«a4'h day, if possible, r- These regulations may by amended, ', atThcrSniiu.'il meeting of teachers and examiner, l>y a,-majority vole.