dvised never to be guilty of any word or act,
that will be likely to cause you to forfeit the esteem and confidence of
the superintendent, or your teachers. A good student endeavors to aid
and cheer, but never disobeys or annoys a teacher.
=Things Forbidden.= Never permit yourself to indulge in any dispute with
your teacher in the school room, shop or field.
Don't tease, ridicule or despise others; be polite and courteous to each
other.
Don't indulge in the use of profane or obscene language, or in any acts
of deceit, falsehood or theft.
Don't use or have in your possession, any intoxicating liquors, tobacco
or snuff in any form; gamblers' or obscene cards or pictures; concealed
weapons; or soil the floors with spittle or wash water.
Don't indulge in singing, whistling, unnecessary talking or foolish
laughter while working with others; or play ball while others are
working, or choring.
All communications between boys and girls, and all association or
interference on the play grounds are strictly forbidden.
At the close of all meetings, especially those in the evening, the girls
are required to go directly and quietly to their hall.
Don't be extravagant or foppish in your dress, or borrow or lend, either
clothing or money.
Don't send home for eatables or other unnecessary things. New clothing,
especially shoes, should not be sent from home, without having the
measure taken. It is better to send the money.
Every article of clothing needing to be washed must have the owner's
name.
Don't tamper with the street lamp, or the plugs in the water trough; nor
change the pins, tubs or tube at the well; nor roughly jerk the pump
handles at the well and cisterns.
Use everything in the way and for the purpose for which it was intended,
never otherwise.
Don't leave your seat in the school room, or go out of it during school
hours, without permission from your teacher. Never sit on the tops of
the desks.
=Teachers.= Each teacher is expected to keep in an orderly form on the
teacher's desk, for use in conducting recitations, a complete set of the
Text books used by the classes; and to prepare before hand all lessons
or parts thereof that may not be familiar.
The power of suspension or exclusion is vested only in the
superintendent. This power must never be exercised by any of his helpers
without his previous knowledge and approval.
All matters relating to the repair of the buildings and their equipme
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