SCHOOL RULES 1908-1909

1.  Pupils are required to be punctual in attendance, diligent in study, courteous to teachers and schoolmates, and to be neat and clean in person and dress.

2.  In cases of tardiness and absence, pupils must report the cause to their respective teachers.

3.  No pupil shall leave the grounds during recess without the permission of his teacher or the Principal.

4.  Pupils will return their report books promptly and properly signed by their parents. Signatures of pupils or other members of the family will not be accepted.

5.  Fighting and the use of obscene or profane language will not be tolerated.

6. Pupils guilty of writing obscene words upon any part of school premises will be promptly suspended. Action of the Board will be necessary to reinstatement.

7.  Unnecessary communication between boys and girls is strictly forbidden, and the will occupy separate portions of the playground during recess.

8.  Smoking on the school grounds or anywhere about the school premises will not be allowed.

9.  The giving and receiving of invitations to social gatherings during school hours is forbidden.

10.  Loud noises and rough play will not be allowed in room, hallways or cloak rooms during recess, and pupils must abstain from intruding into other rooms than their own without permission.

11.  Pupils must spend their recesses on the playground, weather permitting, unless they have special work that must be done in their rooms; neither study nor play will be allowed in the hallways or basement.

12.  Any pupil damaging or defacing any part of the school building or other school property shall be suspended from the benefits of school and pay full damages before being readmitted to the school. Everyone is positively prohibited from entering or attempting to enter the school building when the same is locked up.

13.  Pupils are not expected to assemble on the school grounds before 8:15 a. m., and upon dismissal after school they shall go directly to their homes, and abstain from playing or quarreling on their way. No pupil will be permitted to loiter about the school building or grounds after school hours and all will be held subject to the regulations of the school until they have reported at home.

14.  No pupil afflicted with a contagious disease, or coming from a home where such is known to exist, shall be allowed to enter or remain in school. Pupils who have been debarred under this rule shall not be permitted to re-enter without a certificate from a reputable physician.

15.  No pupil shall be excused from school during the daily session, except from sickness, unless a written request be furnished by parents.

16.  Any pupil absenting himself from examinations, except on account of sickness, shall forfeit all claims to promotion.

17.  In all cases where rules of the school do not specify, the action of the Principal and Board of Trustees shall be the rules.