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GIFT OF 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 NEW HAVEN 
 
 City School District. 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY 2, 1910 
 IN EFFECT MAY 27, 1910. 
 
 NEW HAVEN 
 The Hartv Pre 
 1910 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 NEW HAVEN 
 
 City School District, 
 
 ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY 2, 1910 
 IN EFFECT MAY 27, 1910. 
 
 NEW HAVEN 
 
 The Hartv Press. 
 
 1910 
 
SCHOOL OFFICERS 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION : 
 Henry A. Spang, President. 
 
 Term 
 
 Expire 
 
 Henry A. Spang 980 Chapel st. 1910 
 
 Theodore R. Blakesi.ee, 102 Hill st. 191 1 
 
 James D. DeweUv, Jr. 179 Church st. 191 1 
 
 Benjamin Slade 42 Church st. 1912 
 
 Owen A. Groark 271 Blatchley ave. 1912 
 
 Phiup Troup 74 Center st. 191 3 
 
 Theodore Gruener 944 Chapel st. 19 13 
 
 Special Committee on Revision of Rules: 
 
 JAme^.C*. 'JD^wEUv, Jr., Chairman. 
 
 * ,Qwen A. Groark 
 \ ': "' < • •".*« i } Benjamin Slade 
 
 Henry A. Spang, President (ex officio) 
 
 Superintendent of Schools: 
 
 F. H. Beede 424 Temple st. 
 
 Secretary : 
 
 G. T. Hewlett 87 Orange st. 
 
 Inspector of School Buildings: 
 D. J. Maloney 107 Mansfield st. 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
 OF THE 
 
 New Haven City School District 
 
 ARTICLE I. 
 
 BOUNDS OF THE NEW HAVEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
 
 The New Haven City School District includes all 
 of the City of New Haven except the Westville 
 District. That part of the city which lies west of 
 a line running from the bridge over West River on 
 the Derby turnpike to the outlet of Beaver Pond, 
 thence easterly and northerly along the brook flow- 
 ing into said pond, to the Hamden line, is the West- 
 ville District. 
 
 APPOINTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF 
 EDUCATION. 
 
 The provisions of the Revised Charter of the 
 City of New Haven for the appointment of the 
 Board of Education and the government of the pub- 
 lic schools in the New Haven City School District, 
 are as follows, viz: 
 
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Sec. 104. * There shall be in said city a depart- 
 ment of education, which shall have the care and 
 management of all the affairs of the New Haven 
 City School District. After this act takes effect no 
 meeting of the New Haven City School District 
 shall be held for any purpose whatever. 
 
 Sec. 105. Said department shall be under the 
 control of a board of education of seven members 
 who shall serve without compensation. The mem- 
 bers of the Board of Education in office at the time 
 this act takes effect, shall hold their respective 
 offices during the terms for which they were ap- 
 pointed unless sooner removed for cause according 
 to the provisions of this act. On or before the 
 ■first day of September, 1899, the Mayor shall ap- 
 point two members of said Board to serve four 
 years from the third Monday in September next 
 following; on. or before the first day of September, 
 1900, the Mayor shall appoint two members of said 
 Board to serve four years from the third Monday 
 of September next following; on or before the first 
 day of September, 1901, he shall appoint two mem- 
 bers of said Board to serve for four years from 
 the third Monday of September, 1902, said Mayor 
 shall appoint one member of said Board to serve 
 for a period of four years from the third Monday 
 of September next following. And on or before 
 the first day of September in every year thereafter 
 the Mayor shall fill the vacancies about to occur in 
 said Board by appointing one or two members, as 
 the case may be, to serve for four years from the 
 third Monday in September following their appoint- 
 ment. Not more than four members of the same 
 political party shall at any one time be members of 
 said Board. The Mayor shall fill all vancancies 
 caused by death, resignation, or otherwise, by ap- 
 pointment, for the unexpired term. If the Mayor 
 shall refuse, fail or neglect for thirty days to make 
 
an appointment to fill any vacancy that may occur 
 in said Board, either by death, resignation, removal 
 or otherwise, then the remaining members of said 
 Board may elect a suitable person to fill such va- 
 cancy. 
 
 Sec. 106. The Board of Education shall ap- 
 point a Superintendent of Schools, and shall de- 
 cide the number of principals, assistants, and 
 teachers to be employed. It may appoint or employ 
 a secretary, an inspector of buildings, and such other 
 officers and employes as may be necessary for the 
 proper conduct of its business. It shall fix their 
 terms of office and their salaries and prescribe their 
 duties in each case, except as hereinafter provided. 
 The officers and employes of the New Haven City 
 School District, at the time of the taking effect of 
 this Act, shall retain their respective offices until 
 their successors shall be chosen, and the rules and 
 regulations of the Board of Education then in exist- 
 ence, not inconsistent with this Act, shall remain 
 in full force until repealed. Said board shall have 
 the entire charge and direction of all the public 
 schools of said district, and of the expenditure of 
 all moneys appropriated for the support of the 
 same, and shall have charge of the construction, 
 management, and repair of all school buildings, and 
 shall possess all other powers and be subject to all 
 of the general duties of boards of education, school 
 committees, and school visitors in this State, so far 
 as the same are consistent with the terms of this 
 Act. It shall annually choose a president from 
 among its own members, make its own by-laws, 
 keep a journal of its proceedings, define the duties 
 of its officers and committees, and prescribe such 
 rules and regulations for discipline in the said pub- 
 lic schools as are not inconsistent with the laws of 
 the State. 
 
Sec. 107. The Superintendent of Schools, if he 
 has not held the office before, shall be appointed 
 for one year, and if continued in office thereafter, 
 may be appointed for a term of five years, and his 
 salary shall not be reduced before the expiration 
 of said term of five years. He shall not be removed 
 during said term except by the vote of five mem- 
 bers of the Board of Education. He shall appoint 
 from those eligible under the rules of the board, all 
 principals, assistants, and teachers necessary to fill 
 positions authorized by the board. He shall assign 
 all principals, assistants, and teachers to their re- 
 spective positions and re-assign them or dismiss 
 them from office at his discretion. He shall report 
 at each meeting of the board, all appointments, re- 
 assignments, and dismissals made by him since the 
 previous meeting. Any appointment by the Super- 
 intendent may be rejected by a vote of five mem- 
 bers of the board. Any dismissal by the Superin- 
 tendent shall be final unless reversed by a vote of 
 five members of the board at the meeting when 
 such dismissal is reported. Notice of dismissal on 
 the part of the Superintendent shall be given to 
 the principal, assistant, or teacher by the Superin- 
 tendent in writing at least one week before the meet- 
 ing of the board when the Superintendent reports 
 such dismissal. He shall, with the approval of the 
 Board of Education, prescribe the courses of study 
 in all the schools, but the text-books to be used in 
 said courses shall be designated by the board. The 
 Superintendent shall annually, at a date to be fixed 
 by the board, submit to the board a full report of 
 the work and condition of the schools during the 
 previous year, with recommendations for the ensu- 
 ing year, which report, when accepted by the board, 
 shall form part of its report to the Mayor. He shall 
 also report, each month during the school year, to 
 the board in writing, any changes made in the 
 
course of study, and what principals, assistants, 
 and teachers he has assigned, re-assigned, or dis- 
 missed, and shall furnish such additional informa- 
 tion regarding the condition of the schools and the 
 efficiency of the teaching force as may be required 
 by the board. Said monthly reports shall be en- 
 tered in a suitable book provided for the purpose, 
 and shall be kept as part of the records of the de- 
 partment. 
 
 Sec. 108. The Treasurer of the city shall re- 
 ceive the amount of school money to which the dis- 
 trict is entitled, from the school moneys of the State, 
 from the Town of New Haven, from State appro- 
 priations for school purposes, from gifts, and from 
 the tax laid within the district for school purposes, 
 which moneys shall be subject to the order of the 
 Board of Education under such rules and regula- 
 tions as the Board of Finance may from time to 
 time establish. 
 
 Sec. 109. The Board of Education shall submit 
 to the Board of Finance of the city, at the time 
 fixed by law for the submission of the estimates 
 of the other departments of said city, a detailed 
 estimate of its current expenses for the next year 
 for which the appropriations for city purposes are 
 by law required to be made. 
 
 Sec. no. Said Board of Finance shall annually 
 appropriate for land for school sites or additions 
 thereto, and for new school buildings and their 
 equipment, and for additions to or improvements 
 or repairs of schoolhouses, an amount equal to one 
 and one-half mills on all property in the New Haven 
 City School District subject to taxation. Said 
 Board of Finance shall annually appropriate for 
 the purpose of said district, in addition to the fore- 
 going, such amount as it may deem necessary. Ap- 
 propriations made for school sites and the building 
 
and furnishing of new schoolhouses or additions to 
 and improvements or repairs of old ones shall be 
 known as the special school fund, and it shall be 
 the duty of the Board of Education to cause ac- 
 curate accounts to be kept of its receipts and ex- 
 penditures, distinguishing between those of a gen- 
 eral and those of a special character. The Board 
 of Finance shall levy, for school purposes, a tax 
 upon all property within said district as now or 
 hereafter constituted. 
 
 Sec. in. The Board of Education shall have 
 power to maintain one or two high schools, as it 
 may deem advisable, and a manual training school, 
 and it shall determine the number and location of 
 primary and grammar schools, but no expenditure 
 involving any expense to the City of New Haven 
 or the New Haven City School District for the pur- 
 chase of ground or the erection of schoolhouses 
 shall be made until an appropriation for that pur- 
 pose shall have been made. 
 
 Sec. 112. Said board shall annually, at a date 
 to be fixed by the Mayor, transmit to the Mayor 
 a full report of its proceedings during the previous 
 year, together with a statement of its receipts and 
 expenditures, specifying those on account of cur- 
 rent expenses and special expenses for land and 
 buildings, respectively, with such other details as 
 the Mayor may from time to time require. 
 
 Sec. 113. Said board shall have power to di- 
 vide the school district into as many sub-districts as 
 it may deem advisable, for the purpose of determin- 
 ing the limits within which children may attend each 
 school. 
 
 Sec. 114. The City of New Haven, upon the 
 recommendation of the Board of Education, shall 
 have power to take sites for schoolhouses, or for 
 
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the enlargement of sites already acquired, in the 
 manner provided by law for the taking of land for 
 public parks. 
 
 Sec. 115. The title to all property, legal or 
 equitable, owned by such district, or which may 
 hereafter be acquired for school purposes in said 
 district, is hereby vested in the Board of Educa- 
 tion, as trustees for said New Haven City School 
 District. 
 
 *Sec. 116. The Westvil'le School District and 
 the South School District are excepted from the 
 provisions hereof. Whenever the electors of either 
 the Westville School District or the South School 
 District in the Town and City of New Haven shall, 
 by majority vote in district meeting, in the manner 
 provided for the admission of the different wards 
 in Section 218 of this Act, express their desire to 
 have their district annexed to the New Haven City 
 School District, said vote shall be certified to the 
 Board of Education of the New Haven School Dis- 
 trict, and said board shall then, by a proper vote, 
 declare the district in question to be a part of the 
 New Haven City School District, and it shall there- 
 after be included in said New Haven City School 
 District, and be governed by all the provisions of 
 this Act relating to said district. 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF T1IK BOARD. 
 
 Meetings. 
 
 Sec. t. The regular meetings of the board shall 
 be held on the second and fourth Eriday evenings 
 of each month at 8 o'clock. 
 
 * Note — The South School District has been annexed to the New- 
 Haven City School District under the provisions of this act. 
 
Quorum. 
 
 Sec. 2. Four members of the board shall con- 
 stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
 
 Every Member to Vote. 
 
 Sec. 3. Every member present when a question 
 is put, shall vote, unless excused by a majority of 
 the board present. 
 
 Yeas and Nays. 
 
 Sec. 4. The yeas and nays shall be taken and 
 recorded whenever called for by any member of the 
 board. 
 
 Meetings to be Public. 
 
 Sec. 5. The meetings of the board are open to 
 the public, unless otherwise specially ordered. 
 
 Executive Sessions. 
 
 Sec. 6. At the request of one member, or when- 
 ever any question arises which involves the stand- 
 ing of an employe, the board shall go into executive 
 session. 
 
 Special Meetings. 
 
 Sec. 7. Special meetings may be called by a 
 majority of the board, or by the President, and the 
 notice for such meetings shall state the objects for 
 which they are called. In the event of the Board 
 voting to hold a special meeting, the hour set for 
 such meeting shall not be changed without the vote 
 of the Board. 
 
Order of Business. 
 
 Sec. 8. The usual order of business of the 
 board shall be as follows : 
 
 i. Reading the minutes of the previous meeting. 
 
 Reports of Standing Committees. 
 Reports of Special Committees. 
 Report of Superintendent. 
 Report of Secretary. 
 Business laid over under the rules. 
 Other business. 
 
 Business Referred to Committees. 
 
 Sec. 9. As far as practicable, all business shall 
 be presented to the board and referred to the ap- 
 propriate standing committee, before action is taken 
 
 by the board. 
 
 Communications. 
 
 Sec. 10. All communications addressed to the 
 Board shall be referred to the President or to the 
 proper committee. 
 
 Election of President and Committees. 
 
 Sec. 11. At the first meeting of the board held 
 after the third Monday in September in each year, 
 a President and the following committees shall be 
 elected by ballot by a majority vote of the board: 
 
 A Committee on Schools, consisting of three 
 members. 
 
 A Committee on School Buildings, consisting 
 of three members. 
 
 A Committee on Finance, consisting of two 
 members. 
 
A Committee on New School Buildings consist- 
 ing of three members ( to be effective Sept. 23, 
 1910). 
 
 Duties of the President. 
 
 Sec. 12. The President shall preside at the 
 meetings of the board and perform such other 
 duties as usually pertain to that office. 
 
 President Pro Tempore. 
 
 Sec. 13. In the absence of the President, his 
 powers and duties shall devolve upon a president 
 pro tempore, to be elected by a majority of the 
 members present. 
 
 ARTICLE III. 
 
 COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS. 
 
 Course of Study and Government of the Schools. 
 Sec. 14. This committee shall, in consultation 
 with the Superintendent, attend to all matters re- 
 lating to the course of study and government of 
 all the schools of the district subject to the approval 
 of the Board, and shall recommend to the Board 
 all text-books to be used in the schools. 
 
 Number of Teachers to be Employed. 
 
 Sec. 15. They shall determine, in consultation 
 with the Superintendent, and recommend to the 
 board, the number of principals, assistants and 
 teachers necessary to properly carry on the work 
 of the schools. 
 
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Recommend Salaries. 
 
 Sec. 1 6. They shall recommend to the board 
 the salaries to be paid to principals, assistants and. 
 teachers. 
 
 Purchase and Care of Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 17. They shall have charge of the pur- 
 chase and care of the books, stationery, and supplies 
 and apparatus for teaching, and shall approve all 
 bills contracted by them or under their authority. 
 They shall have charge of the purchase and care of 
 all books for the apparatus and library account, and 
 no books or apparatus charged to this account shall 
 be bought until the same shall have been approved 
 by the Committee on Schools. 
 
 COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 
 
 Purchase and Care of School Property. 
 
 Sec. 18. The charge of school buildings and 
 premises, the purchase and care of furniture and 
 movable property and of all supplies except books 
 stationery and supplies and apparatus for teach- 
 ing, shall be in this committee, and they shall ap- 
 prove all bills contracted by them or under their 
 authority. 
 
 Use of School Buildings. 
 
 Sec. 19. They shall pass upon all requests for 
 the use of school buildings and premises for other 
 than strictly school purposes, and shall have power 
 to grant or refuse such requests subject to the ap- 
 proval of the Board. 
 
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Repairs and Improvements. 
 
 Sec. 20. They shall have charge of all repairs 
 and recommend to the Board such changes and 
 improvements as they deem necessary for the health 
 of the pupils, the efficiency of the schools and the 
 protection of the property of the district. 
 
 Annual Inspection. 
 
 Sec. 21. They shall annually, in the month of 
 May or June, inspect the school buildings and prop- 
 erty of the district and report to the board the con- 
 dition of the same, with an. estimate of the cost of 
 the necessary repairs and improvements. 
 
 Nomination of Janitors. 
 
 Sec. 22. They shall nominate to the board all 
 candidates for positions as janitors, and shall rec- 
 ommend the salaries to be paid. 
 
 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 
 
 Funds of the District. 
 
 Sec. 23. The financial wants and obligations of 
 the district shall be under the special charge of the 
 Committee on Finance, who shall draw all orders 
 for the payment of such bills or claims, within the 
 appropriations, as by them may be approved. 
 
 Bills and Pay Rolls. 
 
 Sec. 24. They shall examine and pass upon all 
 bills or claims that have been approved by a ma- 
 jority of the committee under whose authority the 
 debt was incurred. 
 
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Insurance. 
 Sec. 25. They shall have charge of the insur- 
 ance of the property of the district. 
 
 Clerical Assistants. 
 Sec. 26. They shall employ all necessary 
 clerical assistants and fix the salaries to be paid, 
 subject to the approval of the board. 
 
 Annual Report. 
 Sec. 27. They shall make an annual report to 
 the board of the financial condition of the district. 
 
 'Estimate of the Value of School Property. 
 
 Sec. 28. They shall make an estimate, for pub- 
 lication in the annual report, of the value of the 
 property belonging to the district. 
 
 COMMITTEE ON NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 
 
 Sec. 29. They shall, under the direction of the 
 Board, purchase sites, procure plans and estimates 
 for new buildings and have charge and supervision 
 of the construction and acceptance of the same. 
 They shall, under the direction of the Board, pur- 
 chase all furniture and equipment for new build- 
 ings. 
 
 miscellaneous. 
 
 Records to be Kept. 
 
 Sec. 30. Each of these committees shall keep 
 a book of minutes of their transactions, which shall 
 be produced on demand at any meeting of the board, 
 and shall be open to the inspection of any mem- 
 ber. 
 
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The Superintendent to Attend Meetings of the Com- 
 mittees. 
 Sec. 31. The presence of the Superintendent 
 may be required at the meetings of any of the com- 
 mittees. 
 
 Contracting Bills. 
 
 Sec. 32. No bills shall be contracted or money 
 expended without the authority of the appropriate 
 committee, except in cases of emergency. 
 
 Extra Help Employed. 
 
 Sec. 33. In no case shall extra help be em- 
 ployed by any department for any purpose what- 
 soever without first obtaining the approval of the 
 appropriate committee. 
 
 Requisitions for Repairs, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 34. All requisitions for repairs, improve- 
 ments, furniture, etc., by teachers and janitors, shall 
 be sent to the proper officer of the Board through 
 the principal of the building. . 
 
 Payment of Bills. 
 Sec. 35. Each bill or claim against the school 
 district shall be certified to be correct by the officer 
 or person contracting it, and shall then be submitted 
 for approval to the committee under whose author- 
 ity it was contracted. 
 
 Pay Roll. 
 
 Sec. 36. A member of the Committee on 
 Schools and a member of the Committee on School 
 Buildings, shall examine the pay roll each month 
 
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and approve it, if it is found to be correct. After 
 it is so approved, the Secretary shall draw an order 
 for the total amount payable to the order of the 
 Board of Education, (Pay Roll Account), which 
 order shall be deposited in the bank. 
 
 Checks for each person on the pay roll shall be 
 drawn against this deposit, each check to be signed 
 by the Secretary of the Board and countersigned 
 by a member of the Committee on Finance. 
 
 ARTICLE IV. 
 
 Executive Officers and Their Duties. 
 
 Sec. 37. The executive officers of the Board 
 
 shall consist of a Superintendent of Schools, a Sec- 
 
 retary, an Assistant Secretary and an Inspector of 
 
 School Buildings. 
 
 How Chosen. 
 
 Sec. 38. The officers shall be elected by ballot 
 by a majority vote of the board at the second regu- 
 lar meeting in the month of April, unless said elec- 
 tions are postponed to a future meeting. 
 
 Sec. 39. The term of office of the Superintend- 
 ent of Schools shall begin on. the first day of the 
 next succeeding September, and shall continue as 
 provided in the following section of the Revised 
 Charter of the City of New Haven : 
 
 "The Superintendent of Schools, if he has not 
 held the office before, shall be appointed for one 
 year, and if continued in office thereafter may be 
 appointed for a term of five years, and his salary 
 shall not be reduced before the expiration of said 
 
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term of five years. He shall not be removed during 
 said term except by the vote of five members of 
 the Board of Education." 
 
 The term of office of the Secretary, Assistant 
 Secretary, and Inspector of School Buildings, shall 
 commence on the first day of the next succeeding 
 May. They shall each hold office for one year and 
 until a successor is appointed. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 
 
 General Supervision of All Schools. 
 
 Sec. 40. The Superintendent shall have gen- 
 eral supervision of all the schools of the district. 
 He shall perform the following duties : 
 
 Appointment of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 41. He shall appoint from those eligible 
 under the rules of the Board, all principals, assist- 
 ants and teachers necessary to fill positions author- 
 ized by the Board. 
 
 (a) He shall assign all principals, assistants, 
 and teachers to their respective positions, and re- 
 assign them or dismiss them from office at his dis- 
 cretion. 
 
 (b) He shall report at each meeting of the 
 Board all appointments, reassignments and dismis- 
 sals made by him since the previous meeting. 
 
 (c) Any appointment by the Superintendent 
 may be rejected by a vote of five members of the 
 Board, but not later than the time of the next regu- 
 lar meeting after such appointment. 
 
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(d) Any dismissal by the Superintendent shall 
 be final unless reversed by a vote of five members 
 of the Board at the meeting when such dismissal is 
 reported. 
 
 (e) Notice of such dismissal on the part of the 
 Superintendent shall be given to the principal, as- 
 sistant or teacher by the Superintendent in writing, 
 at least one week before the meeting of the Board 
 when the Superintendent reports such dismissal. 
 
 (f) In order to acquire full knowledge affect- 
 ing dismissals, reassignments or appointments, it is 
 the wish of the Board that the Superintendent shall 
 give to each member of the Board one week's notice 
 in writing before such appointment, dismissal or re- 
 assignment shall become effectual. 
 
 Courses of Study. 
 
 Sec. 42. He shall, with the approval of the 
 Board of Education, prescribe the courses of study 
 in all the schools. 
 
 Reports. 
 
 Sec. 43. He shall annually, at the first regular 
 meeting in February, submit to the board a full re- 
 port of the work and condition of the schools dur- 
 ing the previous year, with recommendations for 
 the ensuing year, which report, when accepted by 
 the board, shall form part of its report to the 
 Mayor. He shall also report, each month during 
 the school year, to the board, in writing, any changes 
 made in the course of study, and what principals, 
 assistants, and teachers he has assigned, reassigned 
 
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or dismissed, and shall furnish such additional in- 
 formation regarding the condition of the schools 
 and the efficiency of the teaching force as may be 
 required by the board. 
 
 To devote his whole time to the Schools. 
 
 Sec. 44. He shall, under the direction of the 
 board, devote his whole time to the schools, and 
 shall do his utmost to secure in all the schools of 
 the district thoroughness of instruction, good dis- 
 cipline and harmonious relations between parents 
 and teachers. 
 
 Visitation and Supervision. 
 
 Sec. 45. He shall visit the schools of the dis- 
 trict as often as is necessary for thorough super- 
 vision, giving attention to organization, discipline 
 and instruction, and rendering such aid to principals 
 and teachers by advice and criticism as shall, in his 
 judgment, increase the efficiency of the schools, and 
 shall carefully observe the methods of instruction 
 and conduct of each teacher. 
 
 Teachers Meetings. 
 
 Sec. 46. He shall assemble the teachers at 
 such times as he may deem necessary, for the pur- 
 pose of instructing or directing them in the dis- 
 charge of their duties, for the discussion of methods 
 of teaching and principles of school government, 
 and to secure practical uniformity in the work of 
 the several grades and in the discipline of the 
 schools. 
 
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Examination of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 47. He shall examine candidates for the 
 position of teachers and shall issue legal certificates 
 to those found qualified, under the direction of the 
 Committee on Schools subject to the approval of the 
 Board. 
 
 Appointment of Substitutes. 
 
 Sec. 48. He may supply substitutes to fill tem- 
 porary vacancies, and report his action to the Com- 
 mittee on Schools. 
 
 Exchange of Reports. 
 
 Sec. 49. He shall keep himself and the board 
 constantly informed of the best plans of organiza- 
 tion and methods of instruction adopted in the 
 schools of other cities; for this purpose he shall 
 regularly exchange reports with other towns and 
 cities and visit schools of such other cities when- 
 ever feasible. 
 
 Attend Meetings of the Board. 
 
 Sec. 50. He shall attend all meetings of the 
 board and be prepared to give such information 
 concerning the schools as may be required. 
 
 Examinations and Promotions. 
 Sec. 51. He shall have supervision of the grad- 
 ing, examinations and promotions in all the schools 
 of the district. 
 
 Enforcement of Truancy Lazvs, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 52. He shall attend to the enforcement of 
 the truancy laws and the strict execution of the 
 pules of the Board. 
 
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Approve Requsitions. 
 
 Sec. 53. He shall receive and pass upon all re- 
 quests for books, stationery, supplies and apparatus 
 for teaching, and transmit to the Secretary such as 
 are approved by him. 
 
 Office Hoars. 
 
 Sec. 54. He shall be at the office of the board 
 on all school days from 8 to 9 o'clock a. m., and 
 from 4 to 5 p. m. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
 
 Meetings of the Board. 
 
 Sec. 55. He shall send notices of and attend 
 all meetings of the board, keep suitable records of 
 their proceedings, and notify the chairman of each 
 committee of business referred to it by the board. 
 
 Census of School Children. . . 
 
 Sec. 56. He shall see that an accurate census 
 of children of school age is taken, according to 
 law, under the direction of the Committee on Fi- 
 nance. 
 
 Accounts of the District. 
 
 Sec. 57. It shall be the duty of the Secretary 
 under the direction of the Finance Committee, to 
 keep the accounts of the district and make out an 
 annual report of its receipts and expenses. 
 
 Pay Roll, Insurance, Contracts, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 58. He shall make up the monthly pay 
 roll, attend to the insurance, to the preparation of 
 contracts necessary to the affairs of the district, to 
 
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the payment of such bills as are approved by the 
 Finance Committee, and to such other matters as 
 may be ordered by the board. He shall be in charge 
 of the office of the Board, attend to the business 
 affairs of the district, under direction of the appro- 
 priate committees, and direct the work of all clerical 
 assistants. 
 
 Repair and Care of School Property. 
 
 Sec. 59. He shall, under the direction of the 
 Committee on School Buildings, attend to the re- 
 pair and care of school property other than school 
 buildings. 
 
 Purchase and Accounts of Furniture and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 60. He shall, under the direction of the 
 appropriate committee, purchase all furniture, 
 books, stationery, apparatus, and supplies for the 
 use of the district; distribute them to the several 
 schools, and keep suitable accounts with the sev- 
 eral schools of the books, stationery, supplies, and 
 apparatus furnished them. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE INSPECTOR OP SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 
 
 Repairs and Improvements. 
 
 Sec. 61. The Inspector of School Buildings, 
 under the direction of the appropriate committee, 
 shall have charge of all repairs of school buildings. 
 He shall receive all requests for repairs, alterations 
 or improvements from principals and investigate 
 the necessity for the same, and report to the Com- 
 mittee on School Buildings. 
 
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Supervise Work of Janitors. 
 Sec. 62. He shall supervise the work of the 
 janitors, and see that they obey the rules of the 
 Board; and, as often as his other duties permit, 
 visit all the school buildings to ascertain whether the 
 janitors are properly performing their duties, and 
 report to the Committee on School Buildings. 
 
 Report Incompetent Janitors. 
 Sec. 63. He shall instruct janitors, when neces- 
 sary, in the use of. fuel, care of furnaces and boil- 
 ers, and in any other work or duties he shall deem 
 necessary; and shall be watchful to detect and re- 
 port to the Committee on School Buildings any neg- 
 lect or incompetency on the part of janitors in the 
 discharge of their duties or failure to comply with 
 his instructions. 
 
 New Buildings. 
 
 Sec. 64. He shall, under the direction of the 
 appropriate committee, daily inspect the labor and 
 materials in all new school buildings being erected, 
 and in all school buildings which are being remod- 
 eled or repaired. 
 
 Emergency Repairs. 
 
 Sec. 65. In cases of emergency, he may make, 
 or cause to be made, repairs without first receiving 
 instructions from the appropriate committee. 
 
 Record of Sites and Buildings. 
 Sec. 66. He shall maintain in his office a com- 
 plete record of the size of all school lots, their loca- 
 tion, dimensions, the materials of all buildings and 
 necessary data relating thereto. 
 
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Janitors' Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 67. He shall receive and pass upon all re- 
 quests for Janitors' Supplies and transmit to the 
 Secretary such as are approved by him. 
 
 DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 
 
 Text-books. 
 
 Sec. 68. He shall keep a correct list of all text- 
 books adopted by the Board and the date of their 
 adoption. 
 
 Inventory of the Property. 
 
 Sec. 69. He shall annually make an accurate 
 inventory of all the property of the district and the 
 number and kinds of articles in the respective 
 school buildings or other depositories. 
 
 Purchase of Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 70. He shall assist the Secretary in the 
 purchase of "books, stationery, apparatus and sup- 
 plies for the use of the district and in the discharge 
 of his other duties. 
 
 In Charge of Office. 
 
 Sec. 71. He shall, in the absence of the Sec- 
 retary be in charge of the office of the Board and 
 perform such of his duties, under the direction of 
 appropriate committees, as may be necessary. 
 
 Distribute Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 72. He shall, under the direction of the 
 Secretary, have charge of the distribution of books, 
 
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stationery, apparatus and supplies and shall keep 
 suitable accounts with the several schools of the 
 same and see that their appropriations are not over- 
 drawn. 
 
 CLERICAL ASSISTANTS. 
 
 Hours of Clerks. 
 Sec. 73. The regular office hours for the clerks 
 in the office of the Board shall be from 8.15 a. m. 
 to 5 p. m., with I J4 hours intermission at noon, ex- 
 cept on Saturdays, such holidays as may be desig- 
 nated by the Board and during the summer vacation. 
 On Saturdays the hours shall be from 8.15 a. m. 
 to I p. m. During July and August the hours shall 
 be from 9 a. m. to 4. p. m., except on Saturdays 
 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Whenever the needs of the dis- 
 trict require it, they shall also work at such other 
 times in addition to the regular office hours, as the 
 Secretary or Superintendent of Schools may deem 
 necessary. 
 
 Duties of Clerks. 
 
 Sec. 74. They shall perform such duties as 
 may be assigned to them by the Secretary. They 
 shall be prompt, diligent, courteous, obliging and 
 orderly in the discharge of their duties. In the ab- 
 sence of the Secretary they shall be under the di- 
 rection of the Assistant Secretary. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOLS. 
 
 Sub-Districts. 
 Sec. 75. The New Haven City School District 
 is divided for convenience into sub-districts, each 
 
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one containing a grammar school which, with the 
 other schools in that sub-district, is under the care 
 of a Supervising Principal. 
 
 Classification. 
 Sec. 76. The schools are classified as follows : 
 Primary Schools, 
 Grammar Schools, 
 High Schools, 
 Evening Schools. 
 
 Primary Schools. 
 Sec. yj. The Primary Schools shall consist of 
 four grades, designated as first, second, third and 
 fourth. 
 
 Grammar Schools. 
 
 Sec. 78. The Grammar Schools shall consist 
 of four grades, designated as fifth, sixth, seventh 
 and eighth. 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 - Courses of Study. 
 Sec. 79. The New Haven Public High School, 
 consisting of the Hillhouse School and the Board- 
 man Manual Training School, shall comprise the 
 College Preparatory, the English, the Scientific, and 
 the Manual Training Departments, each with a 
 course of four years, and the Commercial with a 
 course of three years. 
 
 Admission Upon Recommendation. 
 
 Sec. 80. Pupils in the eighth grade of the New 
 Haven Public Schools who have carried on the en- 
 tire work of the grade, may be promoted to the 
 
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High School upon the joint recommendation of 
 the supervising principal of the sub-district and the 
 head teacher in the grade. But no pupil is to be 
 recommended who is deficient in spelling or in the 
 use of ordinary English, or who is under twelve 
 years of age. 
 
 Admission Upon Examination. 
 
 Sec. 81. Examinations for admission to the 
 High School will be held in June and September. 
 Any pupil who has done the work of the eighth 
 grade or its equivalent will be entitled to take these 
 examinations. Such examinations will be given in 
 Spelling, English Grammar and Language, Geog- 
 raphy, United States History and Arithmetic. No 
 pupil shall be admitted to the High School upon 
 this examination unless he attains an average of 
 seventy-five per cent. No other pupil will be al- 
 lowed to take these examinations. The Superin- 
 tendent of Schools may, however, grant permission, 
 to take the examination, in special cases for satis- 
 factory reasons, with the consent of the Committee 
 on Schools. 
 
 If any person fails to pass the examination in 
 June, he shall not be given another examination 
 until the following June, except as hereinafter pro- 
 vided. An examination will, however, take place 
 in September for those pupils who could not be 
 present at the June examination and for such other 
 pupils, who, at the June examination, attained an 
 average of at least sixty per cent. 
 
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Admission of Non-Residents. 
 
 Sec. 82. Whenever any private school and the 
 Westville Grammar School shall have a course of 
 study equivalent to the public schools of the City 
 School District of New Haven, and shall make ap- 
 plication for admission of their pupils to the High 
 School upon recommendation, the Committee on 
 Schools may instruct the Superintendent of Schools 
 to make such examination of the course of study 
 and of the work of the school, especially of its 
 highest grade, as he may deem necessary for this 
 purpose. After such an examination, upon his 
 recommendation the Committee on Schools may 
 each year admit a list of recommended pupils to 
 the High School. This list, however, must be sub- 
 mitted to the Superintendent of Schools on or be- 
 fore June 17 and must be approved by him before 
 any action shall be taken by the Committee on 
 Schools and before permission is given. No gen- 
 eral or permanent permission shall, however, be 
 granted to any school except by vote of the Board. 
 
 Standing of Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 83. The principal of the High School shall 
 report to the Superintendent and he to the Commit- 
 tee on Schools, at the close of each term, the stand- 
 ing and rank of each pupil in the lowest class. 
 
 Tests in Eighth Grade. 
 
 Sec. 84. The Superintendent of Schools shall, 
 from time to time, make written tests of the work 
 of the pupils in the eighth grade. 
 
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Examination Under the Direction of the Superin- 
 tendent. 
 Sec. 85. The examination for entrance, includ- 
 ing the preparation of questions, shall be made un- 
 der the direction of the Superintendent of Schools 
 with the assistance of the principal and teachers 
 of the High School and such teachers from the 
 grammar schools as may be selected by the Super- 
 intendent of Schools and approved by the Com- 
 mittee on Schools. 
 
 Scale for Recording Scholarship. 
 
 Sec. 86. A literal scale for recording scholar- 
 ship shall be used, consisting of four letters, A. B, 
 C, and D. A meaning excellent, signifying 90-100; 
 B, good, signifying 75-90; C, passable, but not satis- 
 factory, signifying 60-75 > D, poor or deficient, sig- 
 nifying 0-60. 
 
 Scholarship and Promotions. 
 
 Sec. 87. Any pupil who receives D in two or 
 more studies two months in succession, shall be 
 dropped to the class below. A pupil may be given 
 an additional month of probation, if on account of 
 sickness or other good reason, the principal deems 
 it for the interest of the schools to grant the pupil 
 such an additional month in which to make his 
 scholarship satisfactory. 
 
 A senior conditioned in any subject is not en- 
 titled to a dipolma, nor can he be allowed to grad- 
 uate, nor take any part in the graduation exercises, 
 nor sit with his class at these exercises. He may, 
 
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however, be allowed opportunity to remove his 
 condition by passing a satisfactory examination. 
 
 At the close of the year, if a pupil has in any 
 study a mark of D, he shall be required to pass a 
 satisfactory examination in that study at the open- 
 ing of school in September, or failing in that, to 
 repeat the subject. 
 
 One D in the monthly report makes a pupil in- 
 eligible for any official position in class or in school, 
 including that of serving on a committee, or for 
 any other position of privilege or honor in the 
 school, including a place on the Glee Club or on 
 an athletic team. A pupil who has fallen below 
 the minimum standard can reinstate himself by 
 showing decided and permanent improvement in 
 scholarship. 
 
 Deportment. 
 
 Sec. 88. The deportment of the pupils shall be 
 recorded in the same manner as the scholarship, by 
 the use of the literal scale : A, B, C, D. If the de- 
 portment of any pupil is unsatisfactory, he shall re- 
 ceive a mark of "D" and notice shall be sent to his 
 parents. 
 
 Suspension of Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 89. The principal shall have authority to 
 suspend pupils whenever, after consultation with 
 the teacher or teachers who have found a pupil 
 incorrigible, suspension seems advisable, and the 
 term of suspension shall be left to the discretion 
 of the principal of the High School, provided, how- 
 ever, that any suspension shall be immediately re- 
 
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ported to the Superintendent, and by him to the 
 Committee on Schools, and shall be subject to their 
 revision and approval. 
 
 Notice to Parents. 
 
 Sec. 90. It shall be the duty of the High School 
 principal and teachers to send a notice to the parents 
 of pupils who receive two D's in one month, or 
 who have a D at the end of the year, informing the 
 parents of the consequence of such deficient schol- 
 arship. 
 
 Diplomas. 
 
 Sec. 91. Diplomas will be given to pupils who 
 have completed any one of the prescribed courses 
 and who have attained at least C in the literal scale 
 in each and all of their studies. 
 
 There shall be two kinds of diplomas, namely, 
 the Honor Diploma and the Pass Diploma. The 
 conditions upon which a student may receive an 
 Honor Diploma shall be as follows : 
 
 For excellent work in any study during the 
 year, a student may be named by the instructor for 
 Honors in that particular study for that year. A 
 student named for Honors in at least three-fourths 
 of the work of any year shall receive "Honors for 
 the Year," provided he is not marked deficient in 
 any other work for the same year, and, provided, 
 his deportment for that year has been satisfactory. 
 A student at graduation, who has been distinguished 
 with "Honors for the Year" for at least three years, 
 one of these years being Senior year, shall receive 
 "Honors for the Course," which shall entitle him 
 
to an Honor Diploma. A Commercial student, who 
 has received "Honors for the Year" for two years, 
 one year being "Senior Year," shall be entitled to 
 an Honor Diploma. 
 
 The number of recitation periods per week m 
 any study shall be regarded as the numerical valu* 
 of that study in determining three-fourths of the 
 work of any year. 
 
 The Pass Diploma shall be awarded to those 
 pupils who are entitled to graduate but who are 
 not entitled to an Honor Diploma. 
 
 A diploma will not be granted to a pupil after 
 the regular graduation of his class, unless by a 
 special vote of the board and after the joint recom- 
 mendation of the Superintendent and High School 
 principal. 
 
 Graduation Exercises . 
 
 Sec. 92. The Graduation Exercises shall be 
 public, and shall be held at the close of the scholas- 
 tic year in June. All matters relating to the Grad- 
 uating Exercises shall be referred to the board. 
 
 Order of Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 93. The studies pursued in the Higk 
 School shall be arranged by the Superintendent and 
 Principal of the High School and the Committee on 
 Schools, subject to the approval of the Board. , 
 
 Schedule of Work. 
 
 Sec. 94. In arranging the schedule of work 
 for the year, the High School Principal, with the 
 
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approval of the Superintendent of Schools, shall 
 have authority to assign to each teacher such sub- 
 jects and hours of work as the conditions of the 
 school may, in his judgment, make necessary. 
 
 Admission at the Beginning of the Year. 
 
 Sec. 95. Admission shall be made only at the 
 beginning of the year, unless the candidate is qual- 
 ified to enter the regular course. 
 
 Sessions. 
 
 Sec. 96. The sessions of the High School shall 
 be such as may be from time to time adopted by the 
 Board. 
 
 PRIMARY AND GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. 
 
 School Hours. 
 
 Sec. 97. The regular school hours for primary 
 and grammar schools shall be from 9 o'clock a. m. 
 to 12 m., and from 1.45 to 3.30 p. m., with a re- 
 cess not to exceed ten minutes near the middle of 
 each session. 
 
 Sec. 98. The hours of the closing of the schools 
 on days before holidays shall be designated from 
 time to time by the Board. 
 
 Music and Drawing. 
 
 Sec. 99. Instruction in Music and Drawing is 
 given in all grades of the primary and grammar 
 schools in accordance with a program prepared un- 
 der the direction of the Superintendent of Schools 
 and the Committee on Schools. 
 
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Medical Inspection. 
 Sec. ioo. There shall be such medical inspec- 
 tion of the schools as may be, from time to time, 
 adopted by the Board of Health and approved by 
 the Board of Education. 
 
 Woodwork and Cooking, or Domestic Economy. 
 
 Sec. 101. Instruction in woodwork shall be 
 given to the boys, and cooking or domestic econ- 
 omy to the girls in the seventh and eighth grades, 
 and may be given in the sixth grade upon the recom- 
 mendation of the Committee on Schools and ap- 
 proval by the Board. 
 
 The course of instruction shall be such as may 
 be from time to time prescribed by the Board. 
 
 Attendance or tardiness at the cooking and 
 woodworking schools shall be reported each week 
 by the teachers of these schools to the Supervising 
 Principals of the schools from which the several 
 pupils come and shall be counted as attendance or 
 tardiness at said schools. 
 
 No pupil who becomes a member of the cook- 
 ing or woodworking classes shall be permitted to 
 withdraw during the year except for imperative 
 reasons, and then only by permission of the Super- 
 intendent of Schools. Pupils in these schools shall 
 be subject to all the rules for their government in 
 the regular schools. 
 
 Sewing. 
 
 Sec. 1 02. Plain sewing is a regular branch of 
 study for girls in grades IV, V, VI, and VII, at 
 such hours as may be from time to time prescribed 
 by the Board. 
 
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Kindergartens. 
 
 Sec. 103. Kindergartens are established in 
 such sub-districts as are ordered by the Board, and 
 are under the direction of the Supervising Prin- 
 cipal of that sub-district and the Supervisor of 
 Kindergartens. 
 
 Ungraded Rooms. 
 
 Sec. 104. The Ungraded Rooms are especially 
 for the temporary accommodation of children who 
 are irregular in attendance or insubordinate in con- 
 duct. 
 
 EVENING SCHOOLS. 
 
 Who May Attend. 
 
 Sec. 105. Adu'lts, and such children over four- 
 teen years of age as are unable to attend the day 
 schools, may attend the Evening Schools. 
 
 Principals. 
 
 Sec. 106. The principal of each school shall be 
 responsible for the general management of the 
 school and for the care of the school property under 
 his charge. He shall keep a record of the attend- 
 ance of each pupil. The terms of admission shall 
 be determined by the Committee on Schools. 
 
 Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 107. Teachers shall be present and the 
 school room shall be opened at least fifteen minutes 
 before the time for the session to begin. Teachers 
 absent at this time shall report their tardiness to 
 the principal. 
 
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Length of Term and Hours. 
 
 Sec. 108. They shall be opened in October at 
 such places as shall be determined by the Board, 
 and shall be in session at least seventy-five nights, 
 ^he hours shall be from 7.15 to 9.15 o'clock. 
 
 Studies Pursued. 
 
 Sec. 109. Instructions shall be given in Read- 
 ing, Writing, Spelling, Language, Arithmetic, Geog- 
 raphy and History, and such other studies as may 
 be approved by the Committee on Schools, the or- 
 der of exercises and methods of instruction to be 
 prescribed by the Superintendent. 
 
 Deportment. 
 
 Sec. no. Any person who is willfully insub- 
 ordinate in conduct and not amenable to discipline, 
 may be suspended from school by the principal. 
 Notice of such suspension shall be immediately sent 
 to the parents of such person, if a minor, stating 
 the cause of the suspension. Notice shall also be 
 sent to the Superintendent of Schools, stating the 
 cause. 
 
 ARTICLE VI. 
 
 SCHOOL YEAR, EXERCISES, ETC. 
 
 Length of School Year. 
 
 Sec. in. The school year shall begin the Tues- 
 day following Labor Day and continue through one 
 hundred and ninety actual school days, exclusive 
 of such holidays and vacations as the Board shall 
 annually designate. 
 
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Holidays. 
 
 Sec. 112. The regular holidays shall be 
 Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, Fast 
 Day, and those days on which Washington's Birth- 
 day and Memorial Day are celebrated. Other holi- 
 days may be granted by the Board. 
 
 One Session. 
 
 Sec. 113. In case of severe storm, the Super- 
 intendent may indicate through the fire alarm tele- 
 graph that there will be no session of the kinder- 
 garten and primary grades. The signal will be 
 given at 7:55 a. m., for omitting the forenoon ses- 
 sion, and at 12:45 for omitting the afternoon ses- 
 sion. 
 
 (This section shall take effect at the opening of 
 the schools in September, 1910). 
 
 Devotional Exercises. 
 
 Sec. 1 14. The morning sessions of the schools 
 shall be opened with appropriate devotional exer- 
 cises. 
 
 Visitors. 
 
 Sec. 115. Visitors interested in the schools are 
 always welcome ; but teachers shall not deviate from 
 their usual exercises, except by request of some 
 member or officer of the board. 
 
 Grievances. 
 Sec. 116. Parents and others desiring informa- 
 tion or feeling aggrieved, may consult the Super- 
 intendent at the office of the board, or the principal 
 
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out of school hours. They are also requested to 
 acknowledge immediately the receipt of any com- 
 munication which may be addressed to them by 
 teachers. 
 
 Subscriptions, Public Notices, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 117. No one shall be allowed to offer on 
 the school premises, anything for sale, examina- 
 tion or exhibition, or to take contributions, solicit 
 subscriptions, give public notices, offer rewards, 
 take photographs, or do anything of a like nature, 
 unless permission be granted by the Superintendent 
 and the Committee on Schools. 
 
 Names of Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 118. No teacher shall furnish the names 
 and addresses of her pupils to anyone except to 
 the duly constituted officers of the Board of Edu- 
 cation. 
 
 Agents Not to Visit Schools. 
 
 Sec. 119. Representatives of publishing houses 
 shall not be allowed to visit schools for the pur- 
 pose of exhibiting their books, or for transacting 
 business of any nature. They may, however, visit 
 Supervising Principals at their offices for business 
 purposes by written permission of the Superin- 
 tendent of Schools. 
 
 Annual Entertainments. 
 
 Sec. 120. Each Supervising Principal shall be 
 allowed to hold annually in his district, in one of 
 the school buildings selected by him for the pur- 
 
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pose, a musical and literary entertainment, the pro- 
 gram for which shall be approved by the Superin- 
 tendent of Schools, to which the price of admission 
 shall not exceed twenty-five cents, the proceeds to 
 be used by the Supervising Principal for the equip- 
 ment or adornment of any of the schools in the 
 district in which the entertainment is held. Such 
 adornment shall, in no case, be held to include paint- 
 ing any part of the building, or putting furniture 
 in the buildings, and any articles of adornment pur- 
 chased shall be first submitted to the Superintend- 
 ent of Schools and the Committee on School Build- 
 ings before being placed in the school buildings. 
 
 Presents. 
 
 Sec. 121. The Board forbids the reception of 
 presents by teachers, principals, or supervising prin- 
 cipals from pupils. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 ADMISSION OF PUPILS. 
 
 Free to Residents. 
 
 Sec. 122. The Public Schools are free to those 
 children only who have a legal and bona fide resi- 
 dence in the New Haven City School District. 
 
 The Question of Residence. 
 
 Sec. 123. In case there is doubt as to whether 
 a pupil has a right to free tuition, the question shall 
 be referred to the Finance Committee. 
 
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Non-Re sidents to Pay Tuition. 
 
 Sec. 124. When there are seats not required 
 by children belonging to the district, non-resident 
 pupils may be received as members of any school, 
 upon obtaining tickets of admisson from the Secre- 
 tary. Tickets of admission will only be issued upon 
 payment of tuition in advance at the office of the 
 Board. The schools to which the pupils shall be 
 assigned shall be determined by the Superintendent. 
 
 Children residing in the City of New Haven, 
 but outside the New Haven City School District 
 shall be admitted to the High School upon payment 
 of tuition as provided by Section 125. 
 
 Rate of Tuition. 
 
 Sec. 125. The charge for tuition shall be 
 Twenty-six Dollars and sixty-seven cents a term 
 or Eighty Dollars a year in the High School, and 
 Thirteen Dollars and thirty-three cents a term or 
 Forty Dollars a year in the schools below the High 
 School, payable each term in advance. 
 
 Pupils to Attend School in the Sub-District in 
 Which They Reside. 
 Sec. 126. No pupil shall be admitted to any 
 school outside of the sub-district in which he re- 
 sides, except by permission of the Superintendent 
 and Committee on Schools. 
 
 School Age. 
 
 Sec. 127. No child under five years of age 
 shall be admitted as a member of the Public Schools, 
 except to a Kindergarten. Children between four 
 
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and six years of age may be admitted to the Kinder- 
 garten of the sub-district in which they reside. 
 
 Admission of New Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 128. After the first four weeks of the fall 
 term, children will not be admitted to the lowest 
 primary room, unless they are able to enter one of 
 the regular classes. During the first week of the 
 spring term a class of new pupils will be admitted 
 provided there is room for such additional class, in 
 the judgment of the Supervising Principal, and with 
 the approval of the Superintendent of Schools. 
 
 Vaccination. 
 
 Sec. 129. No pupils shall be admitted to, nor 
 persons be employed in, the schools of the district, 
 unless they present, annually, satsfactory evidence 
 that they have been* vaccinated, or bring a certificate 
 from a physician that the health of the person ren- 
 ders vaccination inexpedient. 
 
 Change of Residence. 
 
 Sec. 130. Whenever, by change of residence, a 
 pupil removes from one sub-district to another he 
 shall be required to present to the principal of the 
 school which he enters a certificate from the prin- 
 cipal of the school which he has left, giving his at- 
 tendance, general standing and specifying the grade 
 and class to which he belongs. 
 
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ARTICUE VIII. 
 
 TEXT BOOKS, APPARATUS, ETC. 
 
 To be Prescribed by the Board. 
 Sec. 131. The text books, maps, etc., used in 
 the schools, shall be such only as may be prescribed 
 by the board. 
 
 New Text Books. 
 
 Sec. 132. No text books shall be introduced 
 into or withdrawn from the schools except by a 
 majority vote of all the members of the board, no- 
 tice of such intended change having been given at 
 a meeting of the 'board held at least one week 
 previous to such change, and the Committee on 
 Schools having reported thereon. 
 
 School Registers, Report Blanks, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 133. All school registers, record books, re- 
 port blanks, etc., shall be such as are approved by 
 the appropriate committee. 
 
 Free Text Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 134. All text books and other school sup- 
 plies shall be furnished to the pupils of the district 
 free of charge, but they shall remain the property 
 of the district. Non-resident pupils shall furnis'h 
 their own books and supplies. 
 
 Pupils May Purchase Books. 
 
 Sec. 135. Pupils who desire to do so, may pur- 
 chase school books at the Office of the Board of 
 Education at the same rates at which they are pur- 
 chased by the Board. 
 
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Requisitions. 
 
 Sec. 136. The text books and supplies ap- 
 proved by the board shall be distributed to the 
 schools on the requisition of the respective prin- 
 cipals endorsed by the Superintendent. 
 
 Delivery will be made at the beginning of each 
 week, of requisitions received and approved during 
 the previous week. 
 
 Books and Other Property to be Labeled. 
 
 Sec. 137. Before distribution by the principals 
 all text books, apparatus and other school property 
 of a permanent character shall be legibly marked 
 "The Property of the New Haven City School Dis- 
 trict," and a statement of the penalties for mutila- 
 tion or loss shall be attached thereto. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS AND SALARIES. 
 
 Qualifications of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 138. No candidate shall be appointed a 
 teacher in the district who has not received a di- 
 ploma from some Normal or Training School of 
 good standing; a degree from some college or uni- 
 versity; or who has not by a successful experience 
 in teaching proved competent. 
 
 No graduate of any Normal or Training 
 School shall be appointed a teacher in the district 
 who has not taken a course for four full years in 
 the New Haven High School, or has not taken an 
 equivalent course of study elsewhere. 
 
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No teacher shall be appointed to either the High 
 School or to grades VII and VIII of the grammar 
 schools, who shall not have had one year's Normal 
 School work or one year's experience as a teacher. 
 If one year's experience is substituted by an appli- 
 cant for one year's Normal School work, the experi- 
 ence as a teacher must have been such as is satis- 
 factory to the Board of Education upon recom- 
 mendation of the Superintendent and the Committee 
 on Schools. 
 
 Appointments and Transfers. 
 
 Sec. 139. The annual appointment of prin- 
 cipals, assistants and teachers shall be made on or 
 before the 31st day of May. The right is reserved 
 as provided by the Charter, to transfer teachers to 
 other schools during the year and to dismiss any 
 teacher for cause, or whenever his services are no 
 longer required. 
 
 Upon the employment of a teacher mew to the 
 service the following statement shall be sent him or 
 her with the notice of appointment: 
 
 Your appointment as teacher in our schools is 
 to be regarded by you, as well as by the Board of 
 Education, as a strictly probationary one, or a trial 
 year, conditional upon efficient service. At the end 
 of the year, or before, if your work is not satisfac- 
 tory, the Board will not continue you in the service. 
 
 Notification. 
 
 Sec. 140. Principals and teachers shall be im- 
 mediately notified in writing by the Superintendent 
 of their appointment. 
 
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Any appointment of a principal, teacher or as- 
 sistant not accepted within two weeks from the date 
 of notification will be considered as declined, unless 
 special arrangement shall be made to the contrary 
 with the Superintendent of Schools. 
 
 When Employes are not to be Present. 
 
 Sec. 141. No person in the employ of the dis- 
 trict shall be present when the subject of his elec- 
 tion or compensation is under consideration, except 
 by invitation of the board, and the final considera- 
 tion of such question shall be in executive session. 
 
 Salaries. 
 
 Sec. 142. The salaries of all persons in the 
 employ of the district shall be fixed by the con- 
 curring votes of a majority of the board. 
 
 Sec. 143. The maximum salaries shall be as 
 follows : 
 
 SCHOOLS BELOW HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 Supervising Principals, Grammar Schools $2,500 
 
 Kindergarten ") 
 
 Grades I-VI >■ 750 
 
 Assistant in Grade VIII ) 
 
 Grades VII and VIII | g 
 
 Unclassified Rooms } 
 
 Ungraded Rooms 1,000 
 
 Principals of Buildings of less than 12 rooms, 
 Grade maximum and $10 for each room. 
 
 Principals of Buildings of 12 rooms, $1,000 and 
 permanent assistant. 
 
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Principals of Buildings of more than 12 rooms, 
 $1,000 and $10 for each room over 12, with a 
 permanent assistant. 
 
 Minimum, all grades, $45° 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 Minimum Maximum 
 Men $1,000 $2,000 
 
 Women 75° 1.500 
 
 Men (Manual Work) 800 1,600 
 
 Women (Manual Work) 600 1,200 
 
 Annual Increase in Salary in Grades. 
 
 Sec. 144. Grade and kindergarten teachers may 
 receive an annual increase of $50 (provided the 
 services of the teacher are satisfactory), until the 
 salary shall reach the maximum of the grade in 
 which the teacher is employed. 
 
 Annual Increase in Salary High School. 
 
 Sec. 145. In the High School men teachers may 
 receive an annual increase of $100 in their salary, 
 and women teachers $75 until the maximum in each 
 case is reached (provided the services of the teacher 
 are satisfactory). 
 
 Appointment and Salaries of School Clerks. 
 
 Sec. 146. A clerk shall be appointed for each 
 sub-district to do the clerical work, at a salary not 
 to exceed $200 for the first year ; $250 for the sec- 
 ond, and not to exceed $300 thereafter. 
 
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Duties and Hours of School Clerks. 
 
 Sec. 147. School clerks shall perform such 
 clerical and office work as may be assigned to them 
 by the Superintendent or Supervising Principal. 
 Their hours shall be from 8.15 to 12, and from 1.30 
 to 3.30. They may be called upon for additional 
 work beyond these hours whenever such additional 
 service is necessary. 
 
 Teachers' Resignations. 
 
 Sec. 148. Any teacher who resigns her position 
 during the school year shall give the Superintend- 
 ent a month's notice to that effect. Failure to give 
 such notice, unless sickness be the cause of resigna- 
 tion, shall cause a forfeiture of salary for a month's 
 time. 
 
 Suspension from Duty on Account of Contagious 
 Disease. 
 Sec. 149. Whenever any employee of the district 
 is suspended from duty by order of a health officer, 
 a committee of the Board or the Superintendent, on 
 account of contagious disease in his immediate fam- 
 ily or in the house in which he resides, the case shall 
 be reported to the appropriate committee, who shall 
 have power to pay his salary in full or in part, dur- 
 ing such enforced detention. In the absence of any 
 action by the committee, no salary shall be paid. 
 
 It shall be the duty of all employes to avoid 
 absence from school work for this cause, if pos- 
 sible. Whenever an employee, living in a house 
 in which a contagious disease appears, shall leave 
 
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the house immediately upon the appearance of the 
 disease, and remain away during its continuance, he 
 may perform his school duties, provided a health 
 officer grant him a certificate to this effect. 
 
 Salaries, When Paid. 
 
 Sec. 150. Salaries will be paid within one week 
 after the close of the school month, and shall be 
 reckoned on the basis of 190 days in the year for 
 principals, teachers and school clerks, and on the 
 basis of twelve months in the year for other per- 
 sons in the employ of the district. 
 
 ARTICLE X. 
 
 SUPERVISING PRINCIPALS. 
 
 Supervision of Teachers. 
 Sec. 151. Supervising Principals shall be under 
 the immediate direction of the Superintendent and 
 the Committee on Schools ; they shall see that the 
 course of study as prescribed by the Superintendent 
 and the Board of Education is carried out, shall 
 supervise the work of the teachers and give them in- 
 struction and help in the prescribed course of study, 
 and in no case shall they designate a teacher to 
 supervise the work of another teacher. 
 
 Teachers Meetings. 
 Sec. 152. They shall hold meetings at least 
 once a month which all the teachers in their sub- 
 districts shall attend, unless excused by the Super- 
 vising Principals, and at such other times as cir- 
 cumstances may require. 
 
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Examinations and Promotions. 
 
 Sec. 153. They shall classify their pupils ac- 
 cording to the prescribed course of study, shall con- 
 duct both written and oral examinations, and shall 
 make the necessary promotions in their various 
 schools under the direction of the Superintendent. 
 
 Visit Schools in Their District. 
 
 Sec. 154. They shall regularly, at least once a 
 week, visit each school in their district. 
 
 Teaching. 
 
 Sec. 155. They shall regularly give personal 
 instruction for at least five hours a week (in the 
 prescribed work of the school) in the different 
 schools in their districts, and such additional num- 
 ber of hours as may be from time to time pre- 
 scribed by the Superintendent and the Committee 
 on Schools. 
 
 Report Condition of Classes. 
 
 Sec. 156. They shall make a report to the 
 Superintendent of the progress and condition of the 
 several classes under their charge on the last Fri- 
 day of each month, and shall also in said report 
 state briefly the subjects taught by them during the 
 month, and the rooms in the schools in which they 
 conducted the instruction. 
 
 Report Inefficiency of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 157. Whenever a teacher shows ineffici- 
 ency, or is regardless of the rules of the Board 
 
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of Education, the supervising principal shall prompt- 
 ly report the same to the Superintendent, and any 
 omission to report such inefficiency will be regarded 
 as a gross neglect of duty. 
 
 Enforcement of Rules. 
 
 Sec. 158. They shall he held responsible for the 
 strict observance and enforcement of the rules and 
 regulations governing the schools. 
 
 Recommendations to Superintendent. 
 
 Sec. 159. They shall suggest and recommend 
 to the Superintendent from time to time any changes 
 which in their judgment would promote the welfare 
 of the schools. 
 
 Non-Resident Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 160. They shall not admit a non-resident 
 pupil without a ticket from the Secretary of the 
 Board, and a note from the Superintendent assign- 
 ing the pupil to a school in the district. They shall 
 report each non-resident pupil to the Secretary of 
 the Board within one week from the time of en- 
 trance. 
 
 Monthly Reports. 
 
 Sec. 161. They shall render monthly reports 
 concerning the attendance of pupils and the absence 
 and tardiness of teachers. They shall keep a daily 
 record of the attendance of teachers and of the at- 
 tendance and tardiness of janitors, and forward the 
 same at the close of each school month to the Sec- 
 retary of the board. 
 
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Inventory. 
 
 Sec. 162. They shall annually, under the direc- 
 tion of the Assistant Secretary of the board, see 
 that an accurate inventory is made of all the prop- 
 erty of the district under their charge. 
 
 Hours for Supervising Principals. 
 
 Sec. 163. They shall be on duty in their re- 
 spective districts at 8.40 a. m., and 1.30 p. m. 
 
 Supervision of the Grounds, Buildings, Btc. 
 
 Sec. 164. They shall have full supervision of 
 the grounds, buildings, furniture and appointments 
 of the school, and shall report to the Inspector of 
 School Buildings any delinquency on the part of 
 the janitors in respect to heat, ventilation and clean- 
 liness. 
 
 Notice of Repairs. 
 
 Sec. 165. They shall give prompt notice to the 
 Inspector of School Buildings when repairs are 
 needed. 
 
 Temperature Below 60 Degrees. 
 
 Sec. 166. They shall dismiss classes whenever 
 the temperature of any room shall remain below 60 
 degrees, with no immediate prospect of attaining 
 the proper temperature, and shall at once report such 
 dismissal to the Superintendent and Inspector of 
 School Buildings. 
 
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Contagious Diseases. 
 
 Sec. 167. They shall see that the following 
 rules relative to Contagious Diseases are observed : 
 Small Pox, Scarlet Fever, Membranous Croup, 
 
 Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, Mumps, 
 
 Chicken Pox. 
 
 I. SICKNESS AND EXPOSURES. 
 
 No person having any of the above-mentioned 
 contagious diseases shall be allowed to attend 
 school. 
 
 Any person having small pox, scarlet fever, 
 membranous croup, diphtheria, or measles, and any 
 person who has been exposed to any of these dis- 
 eases, must remain out of school until permitted to 
 return by certificate of the Health Officer. 
 
 Any person having whooping cough, mumps, or 
 chicken pox, must remain out of school until per- 
 mitted to return by certificate of the Health Officer 
 or by that of the attending physician. 
 
 II. CONTAGION BY RESIDENCE. 
 
 (a) Small pox, diphtheria, membranous 
 croup, scarlet fever. 
 No person living in any HOUSE where there is 
 small pox, membranous croup, diphtheria, or scar- 
 let fever shall be allowed to attend school. A per- 
 son living in a house where any of these diseases 
 exists must remain out of school until permitted 
 to return by certificate of the Health Officer. The 
 term "house," as herein used, means all those por- 
 tions or tenements of any building having the same 
 front door or the same rear door. 
 
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(b) Measles. 
 
 Any person living in a FAMILY where there is 
 measles must remain out of school until permitted 
 to return by certificate of the Health Officer. 
 
 III. TEMPORARY CHANGE OF RESIDENCE. 
 
 (a) Exposure or Probable Exposure. 
 
 Any person living in the same house in which 
 there is small pox, membranous croup, diphtheria 
 or scarlet fever, or any person living in a family 
 in which there is measles may, provided he leave 
 home immediately upon the appearance of the dis- 
 ease and remain away during its continuance, re- 
 turn to school eight days after the last exposure to 
 the disease upon certificate of the Health Officer. 
 
 (b) No Exposure. 
 
 If, upon investigation, the Health Officer finds 
 that there has been no serious exposure to the dis- 
 ease on the part of a person living in the same house, 
 or in case of measles, living in the same family, the 
 Health Officer may grant a permit to continue in 
 school without loss of time, provided the person 
 absent himself from home during the continuance of 
 the disease. 
 
 IV. THOSE WHO HAVE HAD MEASLES. 
 
 Any person living in a family in which there is 
 measles, may, if he has already had this disease, 
 continue in school without loss of time upon cer- 
 tificate of the Health Officer, provided he leave home 
 upon the appearance of the disease and remain 
 away during its continuance. 
 
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V. LENGTH OF DETENTION FROM SCHOOL IN CASE 
 
 OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. 
 
 The rule observed by the Health Officer in grant- 
 ing permits to return to school will be, as far as 
 practicable, as follows: 
 
 Persons having scarlet fever will be allowed to 
 return seven weeks after the appearance of the dis- 
 ease ; those having diphtheria or membranous croup 
 will be allowed to return four weeks after the ap- 
 pearance of the disease; those having measles, two 
 weeks after the appearance of the disease; those 
 having whooping cough, mumps or chicken pox, 
 upon the termination of the disease. 
 
 VI. RULES RELATIVE TO SMALL POX, SCARLET FEVER. 
 
 DIPHTHERIA, MEMBRANOUS CROUP, AND 
 MEASLES, DIFFERENT FROM THOSE RELATIVE TO 
 WHOOPING COUGH, MUMPS, AND CHICKEN 
 POX. 
 
 It will be observed that in detaining persons from 
 school on account of small pox, scarlet fever, diph- 
 theria, membranous croup and measles, not only 
 those actually sick, but also those exposed and those 
 situated so as to be in danger of exposure are for- 
 bidden to attend school,, and that only the certificate 
 of the Health Officer will permit the return of those 
 who have been debarred from school on account of 
 any of these diseases. 
 
 In case of whooping cough, mumps, and chicken 
 pox, however, only those actually sick are forbidden 
 to attend school and these may be permitted to re- 
 
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turn to school upon certificate of either the Health 
 Officer or the attending physician. 
 
 VII. APPLICATION OP THESE RULES. 
 
 These rules shall apply to superintendent, super- 
 visors, supervising principals, principals, teachers, 
 clerks, janitors and pupils. 
 
 Requisition for Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 168. They shall make written requisition 
 upon the Superintendent for all needed books and 
 supplies. They shall take an accurate account there- 
 of and receipt for the same when furnished, and see 
 to their distribution to the proper rooms, taking a 
 receipt from the teachers of the respective rooms. 
 
 Records of Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 169. They shall keep, in books provided 
 for the purpose, an account of the books and sup- 
 plies furnished to each of the teachers and shall see 
 that the same are properly used and accounted for. 
 They shall be held responsible for all books and sup- 
 piles furnished for their sub-districts. 
 
 Report of Condition of Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 170. During the last week in May, they 
 snail report to the Secretary the number of each 
 kind of books and the quantity of supplies on hand, 
 the number of each kind of books unfit for further 
 use, and the number of books and the quantity of 
 supplies needed for the ensuing year. The books 
 unfit for further use are to be returned to the Sec- 
 retary. Credit will be given for books returned. 
 
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Books to be Replaced. 
 
 Sec. 171. In case of the mutilation, defacement 
 or loss of a school book by a pupil, they shall re- 
 quire the pupil to furnish a new book to replace the 
 one so mutilated, defaced or lost; the mutilated book 
 then becoming the property of the pupil. 
 
 Neglect to Return Books Loaned. 
 
 Sec. 172. Should any pupil on leaving school 
 neglect or refuse to return the books which have 
 been loaned to him, the supervising principal shall 
 make a written demand upon the parent or guardian 
 of the pupil for the return of the books, and in case 
 of neglect or refusal to comply with such demand, 
 shall promptly report the same in writing to the 
 Secretary, who shall take the necessary steps to col- 
 lect the same under the direction of the appropriate 
 committee. 
 
 Infected Books, Etc. 
 
 Sec. 173. Books, pencils, penholders, etc., which 
 have been used by a pupil while sick with contagious 
 disease shall be burned. 
 
 All pencils and penholders, the property of the 
 district and likely to be used in common, shall be 
 numbered. It shall be the duty of each teacher to 
 see that such pencil and penholder is used continu- 
 ously by the same pupil. 
 
 Care of School Property. 
 
 Sec. 174. They shall permit no damage to the 
 school property or buildings, and whenever such 
 
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damage is done by accident or intention, they shall 
 require the offender to make good the injury and 
 report the same as provided by Section 219. 
 
 Absence of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 175. They shall send immediate notice to 
 the Superintendent, whenever a teacher is absent 
 from school, and whenever the exercises of a school 
 are omitted. 
 
 Employment of Substitutes. 
 
 Sec. 176. No substitute for an absent teacher 
 shall be employed for more than one day without 
 the express approbation of the Superintendent. 
 
 Pupils Not to be Sent Upon Errands. 
 
 Sec. 177. Pupils shall not be sent from the 
 school premises upon errands during school hours, 
 except in cases of emergency, and with the entire 
 willingness of the pupil, and in such cases only by 
 the authority of the supervising principal or prin- 
 cipal, who only shall be authorized to send a pupil 
 of suitable age and discretion. 
 
 Pupils Not to be Sent Where Contagious Diseases 
 Exist. 
 
 Sec. 178. They shall exercise the greatest cau- 
 tion in sending pupils to the houses of absent pupils 
 to ascertain the reason for such absence, especially 
 forbidding them to enter the house to which they 
 are sent. Pupils shall not be sent where contagious 
 disease is believed to exist in the houses of absent 
 pupils. 
 
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Fire Drill. 
 
 Sec. 179. Each supervising principal shall give 
 such instruction to his assistants as shall prepare 
 them to act prudently and promptly in case of a fire 
 in their school building, and there shall be a fire 
 drill once every month, and at such other times as 
 may be directed by the principal. 
 
 Whenever the signal for a fire drill is given, 
 every teacher and pupil shall promptly leave the 
 building, each teacher taking charge of the pupils 
 under her care. 
 
 There shall not be allowed any peculiar or par- 
 ticular signal for a fire drill ; just the ringing of the 
 gong is all that is permitted. 
 
 Fire gongs shall be used for no other purpose 
 thaja fire drills. 
 
 Certificates of Withdrawal. 
 
 Sec. 180. Whenever a pupil is withdrawn from 
 school, the supervising principal or the principal of 
 the school, where he last attended, shall issue a cer- 
 tificate giving his grade, standing and attendance, 
 and shall immediately report the withdrawal to the 
 Superintendent, stating, if the pupil removes to an- 
 other sub-district, the new street and number, and 
 the sub-district in which the pupil will belong. The 
 withdrawal cards sent to the Superintendent shall 
 be signed by the supervising principal. 
 
 Report Cases of Absence or Tardiness. 
 
 Sec. 181. They shall investigate all cases of ab- 
 sence or tardiness reported to them by the teachers 
 
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in their sub-districts, and in case they find that such 
 absences are without valid excuse as prescribed by 
 the board, shall make prompt report to the Super- 
 intendent. 
 
 ARTICLE XL 
 
 BUILDING PRINCIPALS. 
 
 Shall Have Charge of Buildings. 
 
 Sec. 182. There shall be in each building other 
 than that in which the supervising principal has his 
 office a principal who shall be one of. the grade 
 teachers in that building. The principals shall act 
 under the direction of the supervising principal, and 
 shall have charge of their respective buildings, 
 grounds, books, supplies, furniture and appliances. 
 
 Enforce Rules and Regulations. 
 
 Sec. 183. The principal, in the absence of the 
 supervising principal, shall be required to enforce 
 all the ru'les and regulations concerning the schools. 
 They shall supervise the work of the janitors and 
 attend to the sanitary condition of the building in 
 respect to heat, ventilation and cleanliness, and re- 
 port to the supervising principal any neglect of duty 
 on the part of the janitors. 
 
 Assist Subordinate Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 184. They shall assist the other teachers 
 in discipline when called upon, reporting such as- 
 sistance to the supervising principal, and shall attend 
 to the order in the hallways and about the school 
 premises, at recess and before and after the close of 
 the school sessions. 
 
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Report Tardiness and Absence of Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 185. They shall report at the end of each 
 month to the Supervising Principals any teachers 
 who are tardy in their attendance as prescribed by 
 the Board. The Committee on Schools shall impose 
 such penalty as shall be appropriate in all cases 
 wherever, in its judgment, no sufficient excuse exists 
 for such tardiness. Whenever a teacher is absent 
 they shall report the fact to the Superintendent. 
 
 Time to be on Duty. 
 
 Sec. 186. They shall be on duty in their re- 
 spective schools at 8.40 and 1.30 p. m., and provide 
 for the ringing of a teachers' bell at those hours. 
 
 Not to Supervise Instruction. 
 
 Sec. 187. These rules shall not be construed to 
 give principals special authority in the work of in- 
 struction over the teachers in their respective rooms. 
 
 Books and Supplies. 
 
 Sec. 188. They shaill make written requisition 
 upon the supervising principal for all needed books 
 and supplies. They shall take an accurate account 
 thereof and receipt for the same when furnished and 
 see to their distribution to the proper rooms, taking 
 a receipt from the teachers of the respective rooms. 
 
 New PupiU. 
 
 Sec. 189. They shall, in the absence of the 
 supervising principal, classify and assign to rooms 
 all new pupils. 
 
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Sections 157, 159, 161, 162, 164, 165, 166, 167, 
 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 
 179, 180 and 181 of these rules apply to principals 
 as well as to supervising principals. 
 
 ARTICLE XII. 
 
 TEACHERS. 
 
 General. 
 
 Sec. 190. It shall be the duty of teachers to be 
 neat in appearance, courteous in manner and con- 
 duct as an example to the pupils under them. 
 
 They shall teach the children in their care to be 
 cleanly, prompt, polite, truthful and honest. 
 
 Deportment. 
 
 Sec. 191. The Board of Education expects that 
 the generM deportment of teachers shall be consist- 
 ent with the duties of the position they hold. 
 
 Time to be in Their School Rooms. 
 
 Sec. 192. Teachers shall be in their rooms at 
 8.40 a. m. and 1.3b p. m. Clerks and substitute 
 teachers shall be present in the principal's office at 
 8.15 a. m. and 1.30 p. m. 
 
 Not to be Absent Without Permission. 
 
 Sec. 193. They shall not be absent from school 
 for any other cause than sickness, without permis- 
 sion from the Superintendent. In all cases of ab- 
 sence from school work on the part of teachers, ex- 
 cept those caused by personal sickness, teachers must 
 
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obtain permission from the Superintendent of 
 Schools for such absence. Permission should al- 
 ways be obtained, when possible, previous to the 
 day of the absence. 
 
 Whenever a teacher is absent from the morning 
 session of school, she must notify the office of the 
 Board of Education of such absence as early as 
 8.15 o'clock, provided she has not made a previous 
 arrangement with the Superintendent. In case of 
 an afternoon absence, she must notify the office 
 of the Board as early as 1.15 o'clock. 
 
 Forfeiture of Pay. 
 
 Sec. 194. Teachers, principals, supervising prin- 
 cipals, supervisors, and school clerks shall forfeit 
 their pay for absence from any cause except per- 
 sonal sickness or death in the immediate family. 
 (Uncles, aunts, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters- 
 in-law are not considered members of the immedi- 
 ate family unless living in the same house). In 
 case of personal sickness, an allowance of 50 per 
 cent, of the regular salary will be made for absence 
 not exceeding twenty days in any year. In case of 
 death of wife, husband, father, mother, brother, sis- 
 ter or child in the family, no deduction of salary 
 will be made for absence not exceeding four days. 
 The Superintendent, upon the request of any of the 
 above-mentioned instructors, shall have power to 
 excuse without forfeiture of salary for one day's 
 absence. 
 
 Absence on One Session Days. 
 Sec. 195. Teachers absent in the morning or 
 
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afternoon of any day on which there is but one ses- 
 sion of the schools, shall be counted as absent for 
 the whole day. 
 
 Heating and Ventilating. 
 
 Sec. 196. Teachers shall take special care that 
 the school rooms be thoroughly ventilated, and if, 
 at any time, the temperature of the room shall re- 
 main below 60 degrees, the teacher in charge shall 
 at once report the same to the principal. 
 
 Order and Neatness. 
 
 Sec. 197. All teachers will be held responsible 
 for the order and neatness of their respective rooms. 
 
 Damage to Property. 
 
 Sec. 198. They shall be especially vigilant in 
 their care of the school property and buildings, and 
 whenever any damage is done by accident or inten- 
 tion, they shall report it to the principal. 
 
 Register of Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 199. The teacher in each room shall keep 
 an accurate register of the names, ages, and resi- 
 dences of pupils, and the names of their respective 
 parents or guardians; and shall keep such records 
 as the Committee on Schools may require, and shall 
 report the same to the principal, on blank forms pro- 
 vided for the purpose. 
 
 Care of Books, Supplies, and Other Property. 
 
 Sec. 200. Teachers will be held responsible for 
 the care of the books in their respective rooms, and 
 
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in case of mutilation or loss of a book, they shall 
 immediately report it to the principal, with the name 
 and address of the delinquent. They may, at their 
 discretion, give pupils permission to take books to 
 their homes for purposes of study. They shall fre- 
 quently caution pupils in regard to the care and 
 proper use of the books and supplies furnished by 
 the district, and inform them of the penalties for 
 mutilating books and for defacing school property. 
 
 Account of Text Books. 
 
 Sec. 201. They shall keep an account on blanks 
 furnished them of the text books supplied to the 
 pupils, and at the end of the fall and spring terms 
 shall report their condition to the principal, grading 
 them in three classes, A, B, and C, signifying re- 
 spectively, new, in good condition, or unfit for use. 
 Those in Class C are to be returned to the principal, 
 to be sent to the office of the Board of Education ; 
 those in Classes A and B will be kept in the build- 
 ing for use in the succeeding term. 
 
 Any teacher leaving the service during the year 
 shall furnish such an account to the principal. 
 
 Time Tables. 
 
 Sec. 202. Teachers shall prepare twice a year, 
 during the second week in September, and the first 
 week in February, time tables indicating the daily 
 exercises of the room, and shall have the same posted 
 in some convenient place. A copy shall also be 
 placed on the outer side of the door in the hall lead- 
 ing directly to the school room. The programs of 
 
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the different rooms in each building shall be ap- 
 proved by the supervising principal, subject to the 
 approval of the Superintendent and Committee on 
 Schools. 
 
 Physical Exercise. 
 
 Sec. 203. Teachers shall give all the pupils of 
 their respective rooms some regular and systematic 
 drill in physical exercise, for a period not less than 
 five minutes, during each session. 
 
 Reports to Parents. 
 
 Sec. 204. Teachers in all rooms above the third 
 grade shall send a quarterly report to the parent 0: 
 guardian of each pupil, indicating his deportment, 
 scholarship and attendance; and the teachers sha 1 l 
 satisfy themselves that these reports have been sub- 
 mitted to the parent or guardian. 
 
 Whenever a pupil in any school is deficient In 
 scholarship, conduct or attendance, it shall be the 
 duty of the teacher to notify the parent of such 
 pupil to that effect. 
 
 Absence and Tardiness. 
 
 Sec. 205. Teachers shall investigate all cases 
 of absence and tardiness, and shall require an ex 
 cuse from the parent or guardian, in writing, or in 
 person. In case of ten instances of unexcused ab- 
 sence and tardiness, or of either, in any one term, 
 the delinquent pupil, if a member of a grammar 
 school, may be transferred by the Superintendent to 
 an ungraded room. In the High School, five in- 
 stances of unexcused absence or, tardiness, or of 
 
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both, in any one term, shall render the 
 delinquent liable to suspension. No excuse for ab- 
 sence, tardiness or dismission shall be accepted, un- 
 less it allege sickness, or some equally imperative 
 necessity. 
 
 Recording of Absences. 
 
 Sec. 206. In case of enforced absence caused by 
 the rules of the Board relative to exposure to con- 
 tagious diseases, pupils shall be marked dropped at 
 once and no absence recorded. 
 
 This rule does not apply to children who are them- 
 selves sick with contagious disease, but to children who 
 are not allowed to attend school because of probable 
 exposure as specified in Sec. 167. 
 
 Absences of children sick with contagious disease 
 shall be treated the same as absences for any other 
 reason in marking the school register. 
 
 Enforced absence means absences caused by any 
 part of Section 167. For example, a pupil who has a 
 brother sick with measles and is compelled under the 
 rule to be absent from school until he can procure a 
 physician's certificate, is to be marked dropped at once 
 and no absence recorded. 
 
 When pupils remove from the city, or to another 
 sub-district, they shall be marked at once as with- 
 drawn. In the latter case supervising principals 
 shall immediately notify the Superintendent, stating 
 the sub-districts to which pupils remove. 
 
 In all cases of absence, other than those stated 
 above, teachers shall record ten successive absences, 
 after which no record shall be made. 
 
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Holy Days. 
 
 Sec. 207. Pupils detained from school for the 
 religious observance of Holy Days, will be excused 
 by bringing satisfactory notice from their parents 
 to that effect, and they shall not be detained after 
 school hours to make up the omitted lessons. 
 
 Corporal Punishment. 
 
 Sec. 208. Teachers shall govern by kindness and 
 by appeal to the better nature of pupils. Corporal 
 punishment shall be administered only in extreme 
 cases, and never by a subordinate teacher, before the 
 case has been reported to the principal, and the 
 punishment approved by the principal; and the 
 teacher shall keep a record of such punishment, 
 which record shall be embodied in the monthly re- 
 port to the Superintendent. 
 
 Corporal punishment shall not be inflicted in the 
 presence of a school. 
 
 Detention of Pupils. 
 
 Sec. 209. Teachers may detain pupils half an 
 hour at the close of the afternoon session, and no 
 longer, and at no other time, for discipline, or to 
 make up neglected lessons. 
 
 Attendance at Teachers' Meetings. 
 
 Sec. 210. Teachers shalll attend all meetings 
 called by the Superintendent or supervising princi- 
 pals, and no excuse for absence will be allowed, 
 other than would justify absence from the regular 
 session of the school. 
 
It shall be the duty of each teacher, wherever 
 possible, in case of unavoidable absence, to notify 
 the Superintendent or supervising principal of such 
 absence and procure an excuse in advance from him. 
 In case of such unavoidable absence, the teacher will 
 be expected to attend a subsequent meeting of the 
 grade next to her own. 
 
 Teachers May Visit Other Schools. 
 
 Sec. 211. Teachers may visit other schools of 
 the same grade one day in a term, when author- 
 ized so to do by the Superintendent, and shall make 
 a written report to him, in case the visit is made 
 out of the city, of the results of their observations. 
 No permission will be granted, however, for the 
 first or last days of a term, or the days immediately 
 preceding or following holidays. 
 
 Vacate School Rooms. 
 
 Sec. 212. They shall vacate their school rooms 
 at 4.00 p. m., whenever the duties of the janitor 
 make it necessary. 
 
 Special Teachers. 
 
 Sec. 213. The Special Teachers in Music, 
 Drawing, Penmanship, Sewing and Elementary 
 Manual Training, shall visit the several rooms in 
 which they are to give instruction, in accordance 
 with the annual program prepared under the direc- 
 tion of the Committee on Schools. 
 
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ARTICLE XIII. 
 
 PUPILS. 
 
 General Conduct. 
 
 Sec. 214. Pupils shall be regular and punctual 
 in attendance, decent in dress, cleanly in person, in- 
 dustrious, respectful and obedient. They shall avoid 
 all rude, boisterous and violent conduct in and about 
 the school buildings, and on the way to and from 
 school. 
 
 Sec. 215. Profanity, improper language, and 
 the use of tobacco upon or about the .school prem- 
 ises, are strictly forbidden. 
 
 In Case of Removal. 
 
 Sec. 216. Parents may be allowed, in case of 
 removal from one sub-district to another, to continue 
 their children till the end of the school term in the 
 school which they attended at the time of removal. 
 If the pupil is a member of an eighth grade, 'he may 
 remain until the close of the year, provided that the 
 attendance of such child or children shall be sat- 
 isfactory to the supervising principal. 
 
 Neglected Lessons. 
 Sec. 217. Pupils shall make up neglected les- 
 sons, unless excused ; and no pupils shall be allowed 
 to remain in a class to the serious hindrance of its 
 progress. 
 
 Not to Loiter About School Premises. 
 Sec. 218. When pupils are dismissed at the 
 close of each session, they shall pass quietly and 
 promptly away from the school premises. 
 
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Misdemeanors. 
 
 Sec. 219. Any pupil guilty of profanity, ob- 
 scenity, truancy, or any violent or pointed opposi- 
 tion to authority, or of willfully cutting, defacing, 
 marking, or otherwise injuring the school buildings 
 or other school property, or guilty of any other 
 serious misdemeanor, shall be immediately reported 
 to the Superintendent, and notice be sent to the 
 parents, and the case, if necessary, referred to the 
 proper committee. 
 
 Mutilation or Loss of Books. 
 
 Sec. 220. If a pupil needlessly injures or loses 
 a school book, his parents or guardian shall, on the 
 demand of the supervising principal, furnish a new 
 book in its place. 
 
 Noon Intermission. 
 
 Sec. 221. No pupil shall be allowed to remain 
 in any school room during the noon intermission, 
 unless a teacher be present. 
 
 Provision may be made, however, by the prin- 
 cipal in the school for pupils who bring their lunch- 
 eon. 
 
 Music, Dancing or Other Lessons. 
 
 Sec. 222. Xo pupil shall be excused from school 
 during the regular sessions to take music, dancing 
 or other lessons, to carry dinners, to sell papers or 
 regularly for any purpose. 
 
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One Session Absence. 
 
 Sec. 223. Pupils absent in the morning or after- 
 noon of any day on which there is but one session 
 of the schools, shall be counted as absent for the 
 whole day. 
 
 Truancy or Insubordination. 
 
 Sec. 224. In cases of truancy, vagrancy or con- 
 duct subversive of good order, the offender shall be 
 placed on the following course of discipline : 
 
 For the first offense, in addition to the ordinary 
 school discipline, the name of the offender shall.be 
 recorded by the supervising principal, whose duty 
 it shall be to fully investigate the case, communicate 
 with the parent or guardian, notify them of the 
 consequences of such conduct, if persisted in, and, 
 also, to report the case to the Superintendent. 
 
 For a second offense the pupil may be trans- 
 ferred by the Superintendent to an ungraded room, 
 but no child shall be transferred until the parent or 
 guardian has been notified of such proposed action. 
 
 In cases of flagrant disobedience and conduct 
 unbecoming a pupil, he may be sent immediately to 
 the ungraded room, if the Superintendent so de- 
 cides, but in such cases the parent or guardian of 
 the pupil shalll be at once notified, and the Superin- 
 tendent shall report such transfer to the Committee 
 on Schools. 
 
 Transfers Recorded and Reported. 
 
 Sec. 225. All cases of transfer to ungraded 
 rooms shall be recorded by the Superintendent in 
 
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a book provided for the purpose, and shall be re- 
 ported by him to the Committee on Schools. 
 
 N on-Attendance at Ungraded Rooms. 
 
 Sec. 226. In case of the non-attendance of a 
 pupil so transferred, the teacher of the ungraded 
 room shall immediately notify the Superintendent, 
 who, on receipt of such notice, shall inquire into the 
 cause of such non-attendance, and, if necessary, see 
 that the law in such cases be enforced. 
 
 Transfer from Ungraded Rooms. 
 
 Sec. 227. No pupil thus transferred to an un- 
 graded room shall be permitted to enter another 
 school, except upon the recommendation of the 
 teacher of the ungraded room and the supervising 
 principal of the sub-district in which the ungraded 
 room is located, and with the approval of the 
 Superintendent. 
 
 ARTICLE XIV. 
 
 DUTIES OF JANITORS. 
 
 When Appointed. 
 
 Sec. 228. Janitors shall be appointed annually, 
 upon the recommendation of the Committee on 
 School Buildings, at the first meeting of the board 
 in the month of September, unless their appointment 
 be deferred to a future meeting, and shall hold their 
 position only at the pleasure of the board. 
 
 Qualifications. 
 Sec. 229. Every applicant for the position of 
 janitor of a school building must furnish satisfactory 
 
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evidence to the Committee on School Buildings that 
 he has sufficient knowledge, and is in every respect 
 qualified to manage the apparatus used in warming 
 the buildings. In the case of a high-pressure boiler, 
 he shall produce an engineer's license, issued by 
 some duly authorized authority, which shall certify 
 that the applicant has been examined and licensed as 
 an engineer. 
 
 In all buildings where assistant janitors are re- 
 quired, the assistant employed shall be approved by 
 the Inspector of School Buildings and the Commit- 
 tee on School Buildings. 
 
 General Duties. 
 
 Sec. 230. They shall perform their duties, sub- 
 ject to the direction of the principal, and shall co- 
 operate with the principal and teachers in protect- 
 ing the school property from injury, and shall report 
 to the principal the name of any person defacing or 
 destroying the school buildings, furniture or other 
 school property. 
 
 They shall attend promptly and courteously to 
 all reasonable requests of the principal and teachers 
 of their respective buildings, and of any officer of 
 the board. Whenever they enter school rooms or 
 perform duties which lead them among the pupils, 
 they shall be cleanly in appearance and courteous in 
 manners. 
 
 They shall use every precaution for the safety 
 and preservation of the building and school prop- 
 erty, and shall report to the principal of the build- 
 
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ing any repairs that may be needed, but shall have 
 no authority to order any repairs to be made, or to 
 contract any bills. 
 
 They shall make small repairs to the heating ap- 
 paratus, locks, doors, furniture, etc., and if adjust- 
 able furniture be used, shall make such adjustments 
 in height thereof as may be required. 
 
 They shall do whatever painting, varnishing or 
 white-washing may be required of them; shall re- 
 place all broken glass and sash cords of the win- 
 dows with new, as often as they may be broken, 
 new material to be obtained from the Inspector of 
 School Buildings. 
 
 They shall examine all work done upon the prem- 
 ises in their charge and report immediately to the 
 Inspector of School Buildings any observation of 
 defective materials, bad workmanship, or any over- 
 charge for time and materials, or failure to comply 
 with specifications. 
 
 They shall have the care and oversight of the 
 school building and property during the whole year, 
 and when workmen are employed on the premises, 
 or when fuel is received, they shall see that none 
 of the property in the building is misused, and they 
 will be held responsible for any property stolen, or 
 damage done through their negligence. 
 
 They shall prevent any unauthorized person med- 
 dling with any part of the building or property 
 therein. 
 
 Whenever a school building, or any portion 
 thereof, is disinfected by the Board of Health, it 
 shall be the duty of the Janitor to close the inlet and 
 
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outlet of the ventilating and heating shafts, and to 
 assist, as far as possible, in the arrangement for 
 the disinfecting of the rooms. 
 
 Whenever a vacation of a week or more occurs, 
 they shall see that all movable property, such as 
 books, maps, globes, charts, etc., is securely locked 
 up. 
 
 Fuel and Heating Apparatus. 
 
 Sec. 231. They shall have charge of and at all 
 times shall properly care for the heating apparatus 
 of their respective bui'ldings, and when fires are 
 necessary, shall make them in season to have the 
 buildings properly warmed at the time for opening 
 school, and shall keep the temperature in the rooms 
 between 65 degrees and 70 degrees during school 
 hours, and see that the air throughout the building 
 is at all times kept as pure and free from dust, odors 
 and gases, as practicable. They shall have the ven- 
 tilating apparatus in condition and ready for full 
 and complete operation when conditions require it, 
 and be prepared to run the same to its full capacity 
 during school sessions, when necessary. 
 
 Where steam-heating apparatus is used, it shall 
 be kept clean and in good order. The boilers shall 
 be blown clean as often as once each month, the 
 safety valve tried occasionally, all other valves 
 looked after and kept properly packed, and ashes 
 drawn from under the boilers each day. In build- 
 ings heated by steam, they will be held responsible 
 for the safety of the pipes from freezing. In ex- 
 tremely cold weather they must take unusual pre- 
 
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cautions, either by remaining during the night or 
 until satisfied of the safety of the apparatus. 
 
 Where furnaces are used, they shall remain by 
 them while the draft doors are open, shall keep 
 the water pots full, and keep the ash pan clear of 
 ashes. 
 
 In the school rooms which are heated by stoves, 
 they shall see that a sufficient supply of coal is left 
 near the stove, and that the coal hods are filled at 
 the beginning of the afternoon session. 
 
 It is not required that fires shall be kept up on 
 holidays, or during vacations, excepting in extreme 
 weather, when the fires shall be so regulated that 
 the temperature in the rooms will be kept above the 
 freezing point, and the building and appointments 
 protected from injury by dampness. 
 
 They shall keep themselves informed in regard 
 to the condition of the heating apparatus, and give 
 immediate notice to the principal of the building 
 and Inspector of School Buildings of any possibil- 
 ity of danger arising therefrom. 
 
 They shall take particular care of plumbing, 
 and use every precaution against damage from frost 
 or other accidents to which the pipes are liable. 
 When the water is shut off they shall see that the 
 pipes and traps are emptied as far as possible. 
 
 Nothing but hat water to be used in thawing 
 steam or water pipes. 
 
 Where fire extinguishers are provided, they shall 
 make themselves familiar with their use. 
 
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Particular direction as to the use of coal, care 
 of boilers, furnaces, stoves and other apparatus, will 
 be given to the janitor when necessary, by the In- 
 spector of School Buildings. 
 
 They shall receive and receipt for the coal and 
 wood furnished for their respective buildings, and 
 prepare for use all kindling wood. 
 
 The fuel shall be economically used, the ashes 
 thoroughly screened, and the screenings used on the 
 fires. 
 
 Keep Buildings Clean. 
 
 Sec. 232. They shall keep the school buildings 
 under their charge clean and in good order, sweep- 
 ing the stairways and corridors daily, and the rooms 
 twice a week, or oftener, if necessary, to keep them 
 clean. They shall dust all the furniture in the 
 rooms, and all window sills, wainscoting, stair rails 
 and woodwork daily. 
 
 They shall wash the floors and furniture and 
 clean the windows at least once during each term, or 
 at the close of each term, as may be directed by the 
 principal, and the floors in the corridors and stair- 
 ways oftener, if necessary. Kindergarten floors 
 shall be swept every day and washed at least once 
 a month. 
 
 The cellars shall be kept clean and in good or- 
 der, and. swept once a week or as often as shall be 
 necessary. 
 
 Under no circumstances will the accumulation 
 of zvastc paper and rubbish be allozvcd. 
 
 The waste paper baskets in each room shall be 
 
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emptied daily by the janitor into a receptacle pro- 
 vided for the purpose. 
 
 Yards, Closets and Sidewalks. 
 
 Sec. 233. They shall keep the yards, closets, and 
 pavements clean and in good order. 
 
 Remove all woods and litter of every kind from 
 about the school grounds, cut the grass and trim 
 the shrubbery, sprinkle the yards and streets as 
 often as may be necessary during the warm weather, 
 when furnished with a hydrant, shall not allow the 
 water to run to waste, and shall be economical in 
 its use and shut it off when not in use. 
 
 They shall sweep and clean the closets every 
 day and thoroughly wash them at least once a week, 
 and oftener, if necessary. 
 
 In all steam-heated buildings, in which the wa- 
 ter closets are in the building, they shall thoroughly 
 scrub the closets with hot water and soft soap at 
 least once a week, and oftener, if necessary, during 
 term time. 
 
 If a proper regard for cleanliness, on the part 
 of the pupils, is not observed in the out-buildings 
 and toilets, the fact is to be reported to the prin- 
 cipal of the school at once, with the name of the 
 pupil so offending, if possible. 
 
 They shall keep a sufficient supply of toilet pa- 
 per in every water closet on the premises, and see 
 that it is not wasted. They shall see that the closets 
 are clean at all times, and are properly disinfected. 
 
 They shall sweep the walks as often as required 
 to keep them clean and in good order. They shall 
 
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immediately clear the snow from the steps and walks 
 about the buildings, from the walks and gutters in 
 the street, shall scatter sand or ashes upon the 
 walks when in a slippery condition, and comply 
 with the city ordinances in this respect. 
 
 Opening and Closing Gates. 
 
 Sec. 234. They shall open the gates of the 
 school yard thirty minutes before the opening of 
 school on all school days and close them in the even- 
 ing. They shall render such assistance as the prin- 
 cipal may require in the care of the pupils in the 
 yard and in the basement. 
 
 Clocks, Blackboards and Pencils. 
 
 Sec. 235. They shall regulate and wind the 
 clocks and see that they are kept in proper order, 
 clean the blackboards and sharpen the pencils used 
 in the schools. 
 
 Display Flags. 
 
 Sec. 236. They shall display the United States 
 National Flag upon the school building on all desig- 
 nated flag days, and at such other times as the Board 
 of Education may direct, and shall keep the flag in 
 good order and repair. 
 
 f Hours of Duty. 
 
 Sec. 237. Janitors receiving $500.00 or more per 
 annum shall, in addition to the time required for 
 the performance of regular duties, remain in their 
 buildings from eight o'clock in the morning until five 
 o'clock in the afternoon, with one hour intermission 
 
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at noon, and shall not 'leave the school premises dur- 
 ing school hours, without the permission of the prin- 
 cipal. All other janitors shall, in addition to the 
 time required for the performance of regular duties, 
 be in attendance at their buildings thirty minutes 
 before each session, and remain until after the ses- 
 sion begins, during recess and thirty minutes before 
 the close of each session, and remain until after the 
 school closes, for the purpose of rendering such as- 
 sistance as may be required, and shall report per- 
 sonally to the principal of their building at some 
 stated hour during the morning and afternoon ses- 
 sion, said hour to be fixed by the principal of each 
 school. 
 
 Said hours shall apply during Saturdays and va- 
 cations, except on Saturdays during July and 
 August, the hours shall be from 8 a. m. to 12 noon. 
 
 Evening Schools. 
 
 Sec. 238. They shall open their buildings even- 
 ings, if required, and at such other time as may 
 be necessary, and have them property warmed. They 
 shall remain in their building during the evening 
 session, and render such asisstance as may be neces- 
 sary, and before going, see that the building is se- 
 cure against fire, and that the windows and doors 
 are securely locked. Rooms that are used for even- 
 ing and day school shall be swept and dusted after 
 each session of the evening school. 
 
 Smoking Not Permitted. 
 
 Sec. 239. Smoking in the buildings is strictly 
 porhibited. 
 
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Substitutes. 
 
 Sec. 240. In cases of emergency, substitute jan- 
 itors will be supplied by the Inspector of School 
 Buildings and notice thereof given to the principal 
 of the school. 
 
 Such substitute janitors of eight room buildings 
 or larger shall receive $2.25 a day, seven days in the 
 week. In the case of large buildings where assist- 
 ants are employed, the regular janitor is to pay the 
 assistants the same as if he were present. 
 
 Forfeiture of Pay. 
 
 Sec. 241. Janitors shall receive half pay for 
 absence not exceeding twenty days in any one year, 
 in accordance with the provisions of Section 194. 
 
 The Inspector of School Buildings shall have 
 power to excuse a janitor without forfeiture of sal- 
 ary for one day's absence. 
 
 In figuring deductions for absences, the salary 
 shall be figured on the basis of thirty days in the 
 month, regardless of the number of days in the 
 month in which the absence occurs. 
 
 Shall Remain in Boiler Room. 
 
 Sec. 242. In buildings where there are high 
 pressure boilers, or any machinery, such as pumps, 
 engines, dynamos, fans, etc., they shall not leave 
 the boiler or power rooms when the apparatus is 
 in operation, unless it is left in charge of some com- 
 petent person. 
 
 When no competent person is available and the 
 janitors are obliged to leave the apparatus, the mo- 
 
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tive power shall be stopped, and the boilers placed 
 in a condition of absolute safety, so that the lives 
 and property entrusted to their care may not be 
 jeopardized. 
 
 They shall employ competent assistance, at their 
 own expense, if it is necessary, to enable them to 
 comply with the above rules relating to janitors' 
 duties. Such assistance shall, however, be subject 
 to the approval of the Inspector of School Buildings. 
 
 Violation of Rules. 
 
 Sec. 243. The Rules will be strictly enforced 
 and any violation or neglect will subject the person 
 so offending to the liability of an immediate dis- 
 missal. 
 
 Supervision. 
 
 Sec. 244. The janitors are under the super- 
 vision of the Inspector of School Buildings, and 
 shall carry out his instructions in respect to the care 
 of the building and its appointments. 
 
 The principal of each school is required to see 
 that the janitor performs his duties in compliance 
 with the above regulations. 
 
 Should the janitor neglect to perform his duty, 
 the principal shall notify the Inspector of School 
 Buildings and the complaint will be investigated. 
 
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ARTICLE XV. 
 
 AMENDMENTS TO RULES. 
 
 Sec. 245. The rules and regulations of the 
 board shall not be amended or repealed, except upon 
 written notice in due form at a previous meeting; 
 nor then, except by the concurring votes of a ma- 
 jority of the board. 
 
 A rule may be suspended only by unanimous 
 consent. 
 
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INDEX 
 
 CHARTER PROVISIONS. 
 
 Page 
 Admission of Westville District 9 
 
 Appropriations For Schools 7 
 
 Board of Finance 7 
 
 Bounds of the New Haven City School District ... 3 
 
 Board of Education : 
 
 Appointment of 4 
 
 Vacancies in 4 
 
 Duties of: 
 
 Annual Report to Mayor 8 
 
 Appoint Superintendent Schools & Other Offi- 
 cers S 
 
 Build and repair Schoolhouses 5 
 
 Choose President 5 
 
 Course of Study 6 
 
 Estimates to Board of Finance 7 
 
 Expenditures of school moneys 5 
 
 Fix Salaries .5 
 
 Have charge of schools 5 
 
 Keep journal of proceedings 5 
 
 Make By-laws 5 
 
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Board of Education Page 
 
 Powers of: 
 
 Condemnation proceedings 8-9 
 
 Create Sub-districts 8 
 
 Designate Text-books 6 
 
 Determine number and location of schools ... 8 
 
 Maintain High School 8 
 
 Maintain Manual Training School 8 
 
 Purchase Sites 8 
 
 Reject appointments and dismissals made by 
 
 Superintendent of Schools 6 
 
 New Haven City School District 4 
 
 Superintendent of Schools 
 
 Appointment of 6 
 
 Removal of 6 
 
 Duties of: 
 
 Annual Report to Board 6 
 
 Appoint, assign and dismiss teachers 6 
 
 Monthly report to Board 6 
 
 Prescribe courses of study 6 
 
 Report to Board appointments, etc 6 
 
 Send notice of appointments, assignments and 
 
 dismissals 6 
 
 School Money 7 
 
 Title to School Property 9 
 
 Treasurer oe City 7 
 
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INDEX 
 
 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 Section 
 Absence 
 
 Of pupils 181, 205, 206, 223 
 
 Of teachers 193, 195 
 
 Admission of Pupils 80, 81, 82, 95, 122, 123, 126, 128 
 
 Agents Not to Visit Schools : 1 19 
 
 Amendments to Rules 245 
 
 Annual Reports 
 
 Of committee on finance 27 
 
 Of committee on buildings 21 
 
 Of superintendent 43 
 
 Of secretary 57 
 
 Appointment 
 
 Of clerks 146 
 
 Of janitors 228 
 
 Of principals 139 
 
 Of teachers 138, 139 
 
 Assistant Secretary 
 
 Distribute books and supplies 72 
 
 Election 38 
 
 In charge of office 71 
 
 Keep accounts of books and supplies 72 
 
 Make inventory 69 
 
 Purchase books and supplies 70 
 
 Record of text-Jbooks adopted 68 
 
 Term of office 39 
 
 87 
 
Section 
 
 Bills 
 
 Approval 24 
 
 Contraction 32 
 
 Payment 23, 35, 58 
 
 Board of Education 
 
 Business referred to committees of 9 
 
 Communications to 10 
 
 Duties of president 12 
 
 Election of president 11 
 
 Every member of, to vote 3 
 
 Executive sessions 6 
 
 Meetings of, to be public 5 
 
 Meetings of, when held 1 
 
 Order of business 8 
 
 President, election 11 
 
 President pro tempore 13 
 
 Quorum 2 
 
 Special meetings 7 
 
 Voting 3 
 
 Yeas and nays 4 
 
 Books 
 
 Care 200 
 
 Infected 173 
 
 Purchase 17, 60, 70 
 
 Records 169 
 
 Requisitions for 53, 168, 188 
 
 To be replaced 171, 172 
 
 Care of School Property 59, 106, 164, 174, 198, 230 
 
 Census 56 
 
 Classification of Schools 76 
 
 Clerical Assistants 
 
 Direction 58 
 
 Duties 74 
 
 Employment '. 26 
 
 Office hours 73, 147 
 
 Salaries 26 
 
Section 
 Committees 
 
 Business referred to 9 
 
 Communications referred to 10 
 
 Election of II 
 
 On finance, duties 23-28 
 
 On new school buildings, duties 29 
 
 On schools, duties I4 _I 7 
 
 On school buildings, duties 18-22 
 
 Record kept of proceedings 30 
 
 Contagious Diseases 167, 206 
 
 Pupils not to be sent where they exist 178 
 
 Suspension from duty because of 149 
 
 Contracts 58 
 
 Cooking 101 
 
 Corporal Punishment 208 
 
 Courses of Study 14, 42, 79 
 
 Delivery of Text-Books and Supplies 136 
 
 Detention of Pupils 209 
 
 Devotional Exercises 114 
 
 Diplomas 91 
 
 Domestic Economy 101 
 
 Drawing 99 
 
 Election of Officers 38 
 
 Election of President and Committees 11 
 
 Employes of the District 
 
 Not to be present 141 
 
 Salaries of, how fixed 142 
 
 Enforcement of Rules 52, 62, 158 
 
 Entertainments — annual 120 
 
 89 
 
Section 
 Evening Schools 
 
 Deportment in no 
 
 Principals 106 
 
 Sessions 108 
 
 Studies pursued 109 
 
 Teachers 107 
 
 Who may attend 105 
 
 Examination 
 
 For high school entrance 81, 85 
 
 For promotions 51 
 
 Of teachers 47 
 
 Preparation of questions 85 
 
 Executive Officers 37 
 
 Executive Sessions 6 
 
 Extra Help, Employment 33 
 
 Fire Drill 179 
 
 Forfeiture of Salary 148, 194-241 
 
 Furniture 
 
 Purchase 18, 29, 60 
 
 Requisitions for 34 
 
 Government of Schools 14 
 
 Graduation Exercises 92 
 
 Grammar Schools 78 
 
 Reports to parents of pupils in 204 
 
 Sessions . v . 97 
 
 Grievances 116 
 
 High School 
 
 Admission to 80, 95 
 
 Course of study 79 
 
 Departments in 79 
 
 Deportment in 88 
 
 Diplomas from 91 
 
 90 
 
High School 
 
 Section 
 
 Examinations for entrance to 8l, 85 
 
 Graduation from 92 
 
 Non-residents, admission 82 
 
 Notice to parents 88, 90 
 
 Order of instruction in 93 
 
 Record of scholarship 86 
 
 Report to parents of pupils in 88, 90 
 
 Schedule of salaries 143 
 
 Schedule of work 94 
 
 Scholarship and promotions in 87 
 
 Sessions 96 
 
 "Standing of pupils 83 
 
 Suspension of pupils from 89, 205 
 
 Holidays 98, ill, 112 
 
 Holy Days 207 
 
 Injury to Property 198 
 
 By pupils 219 
 
 Inspection oe School Buildings and Property 21 
 
 Inspector of -School Buildings 
 
 Approve requisitions for janitors' supplies 67 
 
 Election 38 
 
 Emergency repairs 65 
 
 Inspect new buildings 64 
 
 Instruct janitors , 63 
 
 Keep record of sites and buildings 66 
 
 Repairs arid improvements 61 
 
 Report incompetent janitors 63 
 
 Supervise the work of janitors 62 
 
 Term of office 39 
 
 Visit school buildings 62 
 
 Insurance 25, 58 
 
 Inventory of School Property 28, 69 
 
 Made by Supervising Principals 162 
 
 91 
 
Section 
 Janitors 
 
 Appointment 228 
 
 Assistants 229, 242 
 
 Clocks, blackboards, etc 235 
 
 Direction of 230 
 
 Disinfect buildings 230 
 
 Display Flag 236 
 
 Engineers license 229 
 
 Fuel and heating apparatus 231 
 
 General duties 230 
 
 Hours of duty 237 
 
 Incompetent reported by 63 
 
 Inspect repair work and report 230 
 
 Instruction of 63 
 
 Make small repairs 230 
 
 Nomination 22 
 
 Not to smoke in their buildings 239 
 
 Of evening schools 238 
 
 Opening and closing gates 234 
 
 Qualifications 229 
 
 Report repairs needed 230 
 
 Responsible for school building and property . . . 230 
 
 Salaries 22, 240 
 
 Salaries — forfeiture of 241 
 
 Substitutes 240 
 
 Supervision of 62, 244 
 
 Supplies 67 
 
 To keep buildings clean 232 
 
 To remain in boiler room 242 
 
 Violation of rules by 243 
 
 Yards, closets, etc 233 
 
 Kindergartens 103 
 
 Ages of pupils in 127 
 
 Manual Training 101 
 
 Medical Inspection 100 
 
 92 
 
Section 
 Meetings of Board 
 
 Executive 6 
 
 Notice of 55 
 
 Public 5 
 
 Special 7 
 
 Music 99 
 
 Names of Pupils Not to be Furnished 118 
 
 New Buildings 
 
 Furniture and equipment for 29 
 
 Inspection of 64 
 
 Plans and estimates for 29 
 
 Sites for 29 
 
 Supervision of construction 29 
 
 Non-Resident Pupils 123, 124, 125, 160 
 
 In High School 82 
 
 Question of Residence 123 
 
 To furnish own books and supplies 134 
 
 To pay tuition 124, 125 
 
 Officers 
 
 Executive 37 
 
 Election 38 
 
 Term of office 39 
 
 One Session 113 
 
 Order of Business 8 
 
 Payment of Bills 23, 35, 58 
 
 Pay Roll 36, 58 
 
 Plans For New Buildings 29 
 
 Physical Exercises 203 
 
 Presents, Forbidden 121 
 
 93 
 
President Section 
 
 Communications referred to 10 
 
 Duties 13 
 
 Election 11 
 
 Pro tempore 12 
 
 Primary Schools yy 
 
 Sessions 97 
 
 Principals 
 
 Agents not to visit schools 119 
 
 Appointment 41 
 
 Appointment of, to be reported 41 
 
 Assist subordinate teachers 184 
 
 Books and supplies 137, 188 
 
 Dismissal of 41 
 
 Dismissal of, to be reported 41 
 
 Dismissal of, notice to be given 41 
 
 Enforce rules 183 
 
 Have charge of buildings 182 
 
 Hours of duty 186 
 
 New pupils ; 189 
 
 Not to furnish names of pupils 118 
 
 Not to supervise instruction 187 
 
 Of evening schools 106 
 
 Report absence and tardiness of teachers 185 
 
 Report Janitors 244 
 
 Salaries of, recommended by committee on schools 16 
 
 Salaries, forfeiture of 148, 194 
 
 Salaries, when paid 150 
 
 Pupils 
 
 Absence 181, 206, 223 
 
 Admission 122, 128, 189 
 
 Admission, to High School 80, 81, 82, 95 
 
 Ages 127 
 
 Change of residence 130 
 
 Conduct 214, 215 
 
 Deportment 88 
 
 94 
 
Pupils Section 
 
 Detention 209 
 
 Errands by 177 
 
 Examination and promotion 153 
 
 Examination for admission 81, 85 
 
 Holy Days 207 
 
 Insubordination 224 
 
 May purchase text-books 135 
 
 Misdemeanors 219 
 
 Mutilation of books by 171, 172, 220 
 
 Neglected lessons 217 
 
 Non-attendance at ungraded rooms 226 
 
 Non-resident 82, 122, 134, 160 
 
 Notice to parents 90 
 
 Not to be excused for dancing or other lessons . 222 
 Not to be sent where contagious diseases exist . 178 
 
 Not to loiter about school premises 218 
 
 Not to remain during the noon intermission 221 
 
 Physical exercises 203 
 
 Recording scholarship 86 
 
 Registration 109 
 
 Removal 216 
 
 Reports to parents 204 
 
 Scholarship and promotion 87 
 
 Standing 83 
 
 Suspension 89 
 
 Tardiness 205 
 
 Tardiness of, report of 181 
 
 Tests in eighth grade 84 
 
 To attend sub-district in which they live 126 
 
 Transfer to ungraded room 225 
 
 Transfer from ungraded room 227 
 
 Truancy 224 
 
 Vaccination 129 
 
 Withdrawal 180 
 
 Purchase of Books, Supplies, Etc 17, 60, 70 
 
 Purchase of Furniture, Etc 18, 60 
 
 95 
 
Section 
 Quorum 2 
 
 Records of Books and Supplies 169 
 
 Records of Meetings 30 
 
 Record of Sites and Buildings 66 
 
 Record of Text-Books Adopted 68 
 
 Repairs 
 
 Emergency 65 
 
 To school buildings 20, 21, 34, 61, 165 
 
 To school property 59 
 
 Report 
 
 Of committee on buildings 21 
 
 Of committee on finance 27 
 
 Of superintendent of schools 43 
 
 Of secretary 57 
 
 Reports 
 
 To parents of pupils in Grammar Schools 204 
 
 To parents of pupils in High School 88, 90 
 
 Requisitions for Books and Supplies .. 53, 136, 168, 188 
 Requisitions for Repairs, Furniture, Etc . . 21, 34, 165 
 
 Resignation, of Teachers 148 
 
 Salaries 
 
 Of clerical assistants 26 
 
 Of employes of the district 142 
 
 Of janitors 22, 240 
 
 Of school clerks 146 
 
 Of teachers and principal 16, 142, 143, 144, 145 
 
 Recommended by committee on schools 16 
 
 Recommended by committee on school buildings . . 22 
 
 96 
 
Salaries Section 
 
 Recommended by Committee on Finance 26 
 
 Schedule of 143 
 
 Suspension of 149 
 
 When paid 150 
 
 School Clerks 
 
 Appointment .... 146 
 
 Forfeiture of pay 194 
 
 Hours and duties 147 
 
 Salaries 146 
 
 School Hours 96, 97, 98 
 
 School Property— Care of 59, 106, 164, 174, 198, 230 
 
 School Registers, Etc 133 
 
 School Year 1 1 1 
 
 Secretary 
 
 Accounts kept by , 57 
 
 Annual report 57 
 
 Apparatus, purchased by 60 
 
 Attend to business affairs 58 
 
 Books, purchased by 60 
 
 Checks signed by 36 
 
 Contracts prepared by 58 
 
 Election 38 
 
 Furniture, account of, kept by . 60 
 
 Furniture, purchased by 60 
 
 Insurance 58 
 
 In charge of office 4 . 58 
 
 Meetings of the Board, shall attend 55 
 
 Meetings of the Board, send notices of 55 
 
 Meetings of the Board, keep records of 55 
 
 Payment of bills 58 
 
 Pay roll 36, 58 
 
 Purchasing agent 60 
 
 Repairs to and care of school property 59 
 
 Supplies, account of, kept by 60 
 
 Supplies, purchased by 60 
 
 97 
 
Secretary Secti 
 
 on 
 
 Take census 56 
 
 Term of office 39 
 
 Text -books, purchased by 60 
 
 To direct work of clerical assistants 58 
 
 Sessions 
 
 Evening Schools . : 108 
 
 Grammar Schools 97 
 
 High School 96 
 
 Primary Schools 97 
 
 Sewing 102 
 
 Sites for Schoolhouses 29 
 
 Special Meetings 7 
 
 Special Teachers 213 
 
 Stationery, Purchase of 17, 60, 70 
 
 Sub-Districts 75 
 
 Subscriptions, Pubijc Notices, Etc., in School 117 
 
 Substitute Teachers 
 
 Employment of 1 76 
 
 To be supplied by the Superintendent 48 
 
 Superintendent of Schools 
 
 Appoint substitute teachers 48 
 
 Appoint teachers, etc 41 
 
 Approve requisitions 53 
 
 Attend meetings of the Board 50 
 
 Attend meetings of the Committees 31 
 
 Devote his whole time to the schools 44 
 
 Dismissal of teachers by 41 
 
 Dismissal of teachers by, notice to be given 41 
 
 Duties 40-54 
 
 Election 38 
 
 Enforcement of truancy laws 52 
 
 Examinations and promotions 51 
 
 Examine teachers 47 
 
 98 
 
Superintendent of Schools Section 
 
 Exchange of reports 49 
 
 High School examinations 81, 85 
 
 Hold teachers' meetings 46 
 
 Office • hours 54 
 
 One session 113 
 
 Pass upon requisitions 53 
 
 Prescribe course of study 42 
 
 Removal of by Board 39 
 
 Report appointments, etc 41 
 
 Report dismissals 41 
 
 Report, monthly 43 
 
 Report, yearly 43 
 
 Supervision of Schools 40 
 
 Term of office 39 
 
 Tests in eighth grade 84 
 
 To visit schools 45 
 
 Supervising Principals 
 
 Agents not to visit schools 119 
 
 Annual entertainments 120 
 
 Appointment of 41 
 
 Appointment of, to be reported 41 
 
 Books to be replaced 171 
 
 Books to be returned 1 72 
 
 Care of school property 174 
 
 Certificates of withdrawal 180 
 
 Classify pupils 153 
 
 Contagious diseases, enforcement of rules relat- 
 ing to 167 
 
 Course of study 151 
 
 Dismissal » 41 
 
 Dismissal, notice to be given 41 
 
 Dismissal, to be reported 41 
 
 Employment of substitutes 176 
 
 Enforce rules 158 
 
 Examine pupils 153 
 
 Fire drill 1 79 
 
 99 
 
Supervisive Principals Section 
 
 Give notice of needed repairs 165 
 
 Hold teachers' meetings 152 
 
 Hours of duty 163 
 
 Infected Books 173 
 
 Make inventory 162 
 
 Make promotions of pupils 153 
 
 Make requisition for books and supplies 168 
 
 May dismiss rooms 166 
 
 Monthly reports 161 
 
 Not to furnish names of pupils 118 
 
 Not to send pupils on errands 177 
 
 Not to send pupils where contagious disease exists 178 
 
 Recommend changes 159 
 
 Record of books and supplies 169 
 
 Report absence and tardiness 181 
 
 Report absence of teachers 175 
 
 Report condition of books and supplies 170 
 
 Report condition of classes 156 
 
 Report delinquent janitors 164 
 
 Report inefficient teachers 157 
 
 Report janitors 244 
 
 Report non-resident pupils 160 
 
 Report subjects and rooms taught 156 
 
 Salaries 143 
 
 Salaries of, during absence 194 
 
 Salaries of, recommended by committee on schools 16 
 
 Salaries, when paid 150 
 
 Supervise grounds, buildings, etc. . . . .' 164 
 
 Supervise teachers 151 
 
 Time tables of teachers 202 
 
 To teach 155 
 
 Visit schools 154 
 
 Supplies 
 
 Care of 200 
 
 Distribution 60, 70, 168, 188, 201 
 
 Purchase 17, 6b, 70 
 
 Record 60, 70, 169 
 
 Requisitions for 53, 168, 188 
 
 100 
 
Section 
 
 Suspension from High School 89, 205 
 
 Suspension of Rules 245 
 
 Tardiness 
 
 Of pupils 181, 205 
 
 Of teachers 161, 185 
 
 Teachers 
 
 Absence 193 
 
 Absence, on one session days 195 
 
 Agents not to visit schools 119 
 
 Appointment 41, 138, 139 
 
 Appointment, to be reported 41 
 
 Care of books and supplies 200 
 
 Care of property 198 
 
 Care of their own rooms 197 
 
 Corporal punishment ; 208 
 
 Deportment 190, 191 
 
 Detention of pupils 209 
 
 Dismissal 41 
 
 Dismissal, to be reported 41 
 
 Dismissal, notice to be given 41 
 
 Examination 47 
 
 Forfeiture of pay 148, 194 
 
 General duties 190-213 
 
 Give notice of absence 193 
 
 Give notice of resignation 148 
 
 Heating and ventilating 196 
 
 High School, schedule of work 94 
 
 Hours of duty 192 
 
 Inefficient, to be reported 157 
 
 Keep account of text -books 201 
 
 Meetings 46, 152 
 
 Meetings, attendance at 152, 210 
 
 Not to be absent without permission 193 
 
 Notification of appointment 139, 140 
 
 Notification of dismissal 41 
 
 Not to furnish names of pupils 118 
 
 Number to be employed 15 
 
 101 . , 
 
 » » , * * » * 
 
Teachers Section 
 
 Of evening schools 107 
 
 Physical exercises 203 
 
 Probationary appointment of 139 
 
 Qualifications 138 
 
 Record absence of pupils 206 
 
 Register of pupils 199 
 
 Reports to parents 204 
 
 Resignations 148 
 
 Salaries 143, 144, 145 
 
 Salaries, recommended by committee on schools . . 16 
 
 Salaries, when paid 150 
 
 Special 213 
 
 Substitute 48 
 
 Tardiness 161, 185 
 
 Temperature below 60 degrees 166 
 
 Tests in eighth grade 84 
 
 Time tables 202 
 
 Transfer 139 
 
 Vacate school rooms 212 
 
 Visit schools 211 
 
 When suspended for contagious diseases 149 
 
 Teachers' Meetings 46, 152 
 
 Attendance at 152, 210 
 
 Text-Books 
 
 Account of 60, 72, 169, 188, 201 
 
 Delivery «- 136 
 
 Distribution 60, 72, 136 
 
 Free 134 
 
 Infected 173 
 
 Introduction 132 
 
 Mutilation 171, 200 
 
 Non-residents — not free 134 
 
 Not returned 172 
 
 Pupils may purchase 135 
 
 Purchase 17, 60, 70 
 
 Record of 169, 20; 
 
 102 
 
Text-Books Section 
 
 Record of adoption 68 
 
 Requisitions for 53, 136, 168, 188 
 
 To be labeled 137 
 
 To be prescribed by the Board 131 
 
 Time Tables 202 
 
 Truancy 52 
 
 Tuition Rates 125 
 
 Ungraded Rooms 104 
 
 Non-attendance at 226 
 
 Parents to be notified before pupils are transferred 
 
 to 224 
 
 Transfer from 227 
 
 Transfer to 224, 225 
 
 Transfer to, reported and recorded 225 
 
 Use of School Buildings 19 
 
 Vacations 1 11 
 
 Vaccination of Pupils 129 
 
 Visiting Schools 211 
 
 Visitors 115, 119 
 
 Voting 3 
 
 Woodwork 101 
 
 Year, School, Length of 1 1 1 
 
 Yeas and Nays 4 
 
 103 
 
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