\ZS'\ BY-LAWS AND GEKERAl RULES AND REGULATIONS OP THE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, AMENDED DECEMBER 29, 1858. JANUARY, 1859. feb-gork: PUDNEY & RUSSELL, PRINTERS No. 79 JOHN-STREET. 1859. ^• \ Drawing. Physical Sciences. ^ Physics. r Light— Heat. ) Electricity-Magnet- S ism. V Electro-magnetism. ( Inorganic — Organic. Chemistry. < Physiological, ( Agricultural. Natural History. )> Physiology. Anatomy. Hygiene. 35 § 63. The above naned subjects shall be taught in the Free Academy by the following Academic Officers : The Principal, who shall be Professor of Moral, Intellectual, and Political Philosophy. A Professor of English Language and Litera- ture. A Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literatures. A Professor of French Language and Litera- ture. A Professor of German Language and Litera- ture. A Professor of Spanish Language and Litera- ture. A Professor of History and Belle-Lettres. A Professor of Pure Mathematics. A Professor of Mixed Mathematics. A Professor ot Chemistry and Physics. A Professor of Natural History and Physi- ology. A Professor of Drawing. An Adjunct Professor in the Department of Philosophies. An Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mathematics. And as many Tutors as may be from time to time required. § 64. The Faculty shall consist of the Profes- sors who, conformably to § 63, are at the head of the following departments : 3* 36 Philosophies. English Language. Ancient Languages. Modern Languages. History and Belles-Lettres. Pure Mathematics. Mixed Mathematics. Physical Sciences. They shall meet at the Academy during term time, semi-monthly, at such time as shall be fixed by them, and at such other times as they may be called together by the Principal, to consult and act on such matters as may be brought before them. They shall keep minutes of their pro- ceedings. The Principal shall be President of the Faculty, and they shall appoint one of their number as Secretary. Each member shall be entitled to but one vote, whatever be the number of subjects and instructors represented by him in his department ; but when matters relating to a collateral department shall be under considera- tion, its professor shall be duly notified to be present, and shall have the rights and powers of members of the Faculty at such meetings. All communications from the Academy to the Ex- ecutive Committee shall be forwarded through the Faculty and be entered on their minutes ; but any officer or instructor in the Academy may communicate direct with the Board of Education. § 65. The Professors shall have the general superintendence of everything pertaining to in- struction in their respective departments, and' 87 shall be responsible for the successful prosecution of the studies prescribed for their professor- ships, and shall do all in their power to pro- tect and advance the interests intrusted to their charge. ^ QQ' There shall be a Registrar, who shall have charge of the books, records and reports of the Institution, and the same shall be at all times open to the inspection of the members of the Faculty and of the Executive Committee. He shall also have charge of the stationery provided for the Academy, and shall issue the same on the written order of the Principal, and he shall keep accounts of the receipt and delivery thereof; he shall also be the Clerk of the Academy and As- sistant Librarian ; he shall also have charge of the library, and shall arrange and catalogue the same, and shall superintend and record the deliv- ery and return of the books, and perform such other duties as may be required by the Com- mittee. He shall be appointed by the Executive Committee. § 67. The engagement of all Professors, Teachers, and Officers, in the Free Academy, shall be terminable at the pleasure of either party, on giving notice, and the salary shall thereupon immediately cease ; and the Execu- tive Committee are authorized to give said notice on the part of the Board of Education, in case of any instructor not bearing the title of Professor. 38 § 68. On or before the third Wednesday of September, the Faculty shall make a report to the Board of Education, bearing date on the day of the annual commencement, of the state and progress of the Academy during the prece- ding year, the names of all the students admitted, and of those dismissed, and such other matters as may be required by the Board, or as may be deemed expedient by the Faculty. Admission of Students, their Classification and Studies. § 69. No student shall be admitted to the Academy unlegs at the commencement of the next term he will be fourteen years of age, and have attended the Common Schools for twelve months, and shall have passed a good examina- tion in Spelling, Heading, Writing, English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, Elementary Book-keeping, History of the United States, and Algebra, as far as quadratic equations, in- clusive. § 70. No candidate shall be examined for admission unless he shall present to the princi- pal of the Academy a certificate in the form prepared by the Executive Committee, signed by the Principal of the School or Schools of which he has been a member, and specifying the age of the candidate, the Common Schools of this city which he has attended, the length of time in each, and when. If the number quali- fied for admission shall be more than can be 39 admitted, the preference shall be given to those who have attended the Common Schools the greater period. § 71. At either of the regular examinations, members may be admitted to one or all the classes, to pursue the studies of any one or more depart- ments, provided they shall have attended the Common Schools the requisite period — shall be of the proper age — shall pass the proper exami- nation in the requisite for admission, and an examination satisfactory to the faculty, in the previous studies of the class or departments to which they are to be admitted. § 72. The examination of candidates for ad- mission shall take place immediately after the general examination in July, and at such other time or times as shall be fixed by the Executive Committee, and shall continue at the same hours until concluded. No person shall be present at the examination except the instructors in the Academy, and members of the Board of Educa- tion and other School Officers ; neither the names of the candidates, nor the schools from which they come, shall be made known to the instruc- tors conducting the examinations, but each can- didate shall be designated during examination by a number given to him on a card by the Prin- cipal. § 73. The instructors conducting the exami- nation shall make full returns of the same on a 40 scale of ten, to the Faculty, who, from such re- turns, shall certify the names of the candidates who have passed the requisite good examination, and also the result of the examination of each candidate, which shall in all cases be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose. The ex- amination papers of each student shall be pre- served and filed. § 74. The studies pursued in the Academy shall be classified in the following courses, which shall be at the option of the students, viz. : A full course with modern languages. A full course with ancient languages. A partial course — embracing any studies less than either of the full courses. The full course of modern languages shall comprise French, German and Spanish ; the order in which they shall be pursued to be at the option of the student on commencing the course. The full course of ancient languages shall com- prise Latin, Greek, and any modern language at the option of the student. The partial course of languages shall comprise any language or languages at the option of the student, either as pursued in the full course, or in a special course of one year, intended for such students as may have immediate occasion for the use of any of the above named languages. § 75. The studies of the classes shall be pur- sued under the following arrangement as to the 41 studies and text books, subject, however, to suck modifications, as in the opinion of the Faculty and the Executive Committee may be required. Whenever the Faculty shall deem any change of the studies or textbooks necessary, they shall recommend the same in writing to the Executive Committee. INTRODUCTORY CLASS. First Year— First Term. IjessonS per week^ Latin . Andrews and Stoddard''s Grammar, Andrews^ Reader, ) , or > 6 French* Vannier cf- Robertson, j English Language Principles of General Grammar, 1 Elements of Moral Philosophy. . . . Wayland^s Abridgment, 1 Constitution of the United States Hart, 1 Algebra w Docharty, 5 Introduction to Natural Science. ...... Chambers, 2 First Year— Second Term. Latin .as before, and Caesar, ~ or French. .Robertson, Roemer^s Polyglot Reader cf Roemer''s Elem. Reader,, 5 * In the full course with modern languages, the order in which they are studied may vary, but the time allotted for each succeed- ing language remains the same. See § 15. 42 Lessons ■per week. Geometry Docharty, 5 Elements of Chemistry Renwick, 2 Introduction to Natural Science Chambers, 2 Linear Drawing , . , . . 5 Oratory and Composition. FEESHMAN CLASS, Second Year— Eirst Term. { Latin as before, and Virgil, > 3 } Greek Sophocles* Grammar, and Lessons, ) 2 or V French . .Robertson, Polyglot Reader, Roemer^s 2d Reader, ) 3 ( German Glaubensklee's Grammar, and Reader, J 2 English Etymology and Philology. . . Reid^s Diet., Fowler* s > ^ Grammar, J Rhetoric Bay, 2 Universal History Weber, 2 Moral Philosophy Alexander, 1 Plane and Spherical Trigonometry, and Navigation . Davies, 5 Drawing and Descriptive Geometry 5 Oratory and Composition. Second Tear— Second Term. Latin, .as before, and Anthonys Composition and Versiji cation. ;i 2 Greek as before, and Owen's Reader, ) 3 or < French as before, ) 2 } German as before, and Flaxman, ) 3 Rhetoric Day, 2 History Weber, 2 Roman Antiquities and Mythology Anthon, 1 Analytical Geometry, Mensuration, Surveying Davies, 5 Natural Science (Lecture) 1 Drawing, Perspective, Shades and Shadows 4 Oratory and Composition. 43 SOPHOMORE CLASS. Third Year— First Term. Lessons per week. j Latin , as before, and Cicero, ) \ Greek as before, and Xenophon's Anabasis, \ or ( French as before, and Noel cf- Chapsal, instead of) ■s Robertson, > ( German as before, and Benedix and Oltrogge, j 3 English Synonyms Graham, 2 History and Sources of the English Language Fowler, 1 History Weber, 5 Political Economy (Lecture) 1 Differential Calculus Davies, 2 Free-hand Drawing, Course of Ornament and Blackboard. 4 Third Year— Second Term. C Latin as before, and Livy and Sallust ) „ < Greek as before, and Owen's Homer^s Iliad and > ( Thucydides, ) 2 or ( French .as before, and Moliere and Racine ) 2 \ German as before, J 2 English Literature Shaiv^s Outlines, 3 Logic Whately, 2 Intellectual Philosophy Mahan, 4 Integral Calculus Davies, 3 Natural Science (Lecture) 1 Drawing, Architecture, and Study of the Antique and Figure 4 Oratory and Composition. JUNIOR CLASS. Fourth Year— First Term. j Latin as before, and Horace, \ 2 ( Greek as before, ] 2 or German as before, and Schiller, 4 English Language Fowler^ 1 4 44 Lessons •per week. Critical Eeadings, English 1 Moral Philosophy , Hickok, 3 Greek and Roman Antiquities Anthon, 1 Analytical Mechanic Bartlett, 6 Four Lectures on the Fine Arts, their History and Appli- cation to Manufactures and to Decoration. Themes, Forensic Discussions, Original Declamations. Fourth Year— Second Term. { Latin as before, > 1 ( Greek , - as before, ) 1 or Spanish - Ollendorf, Morales'* Reader, 2 English Literature Cleveland's Compendium, 2 Natural and Revealed Religion Butler, Mahan's Logic, i Physics Bird's Elements, 2 Acoustics and Optics Bartlett, 3 Spherical Astronomy Bartlett, 2 Themes, Forensic Discussions, Original Declamations, SENIOR CLASS, Fifth Year—First Term. < ' ,. n^. ^ ^ Latin or Greek 1) t Ancient Course, ^ ^ ^j^^^^^ Language at option 4 ^ ^ or Spanish as before, Iriarte, Quintana, 5 Physics and Applications Bird's Elements, 4 Civil Engineering Mahan, 4 Law and Politics Kent, 2 Themes, Forensic Discussions, Original Declamations. Fifth Year-Second Term. ( Latin or Greek , 1 ) Ancient Course, < The same Modern Language as > 6 ( before 4 j or Spanish Moratin, Don Quixote, Ascargorta, 5 45 LessoTis. per week. Chemistry, Foivnes, 4 Civil Engineering as before, 4 Law and Politics as before, 2 Themes, Forensics, Original Declamations. § 76. The option of each student as to the course of studies shall be made in writing, and registered and filed at the Academy. It shall be made by the parent or guardian, or shall be by the parent or guardian submitted, in writing, to the discretion of the Faculty. Students pursuing a particular course will not be supplied with rooms for study at the Academy, but will be expected to come there for recitations and lectures. § 77. At the beginning of each term the stu- dents in each full course of the Introductory class shall be divided into sections of about twenty- five — of the Freshman class of about thirty — and of the other classes of about forty students, for the purpose of recitation. Each student shall have three recitations or lectures each day, besides drawing, and also an exercise in Decla- mation and Composition about once a month. The recitations and lectures shall be so arranged in alternation with the hours of study, that the Professors, while not occupied with giving in- struction, may visit the recitation rooms of the tutors in their respective apartments, (which it shall be their duty to do,) to observe the manner in which instruction is given, and to become acquainted with the students, their progress and attainments. The professor of Moral, Intellec- tual, and Political Philosophy, shall give at least 46 one lecture, or hear one recitation, each day ; the Professor of Chemistry, two ; and all the other members of the Faculty, whose whole time is devoted to the Institution, and the Tutors, four. The Professor of History and Belles-Lettres shall be employed in the Department of English Language, when not engaged in teaching in his own Department. The Professor of Drawing shall teach Descriptive Geometry in the Depart- ment of Pure Mathematics, when not engaged with his classes in Drawing. The studies of cognate departments shall be so distributed among the Professors and tutors therein, as to give each full employment. If any instructor shall be absent from his post, the Principal shall direct another to take his place for the time being. § 78. Rooms, Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, shall be appropriated to the instructors as recitation- rooms ; and rooms Nos. 12, 17, 19, 24, 27, 29, be occupied as study rooms by the students at their desks, under the superintendence of an instructor. § 79. The duty of superintending the students in the study rooms shall be performed by all the Instructors, except the Principal and those who are on duty only for a part of the day. They shall perform the same in regular rotation ; and it shall be the duty of such of them as are mem- bers of the Faculty, when not engaged in in- 47 struction, occasion all j to pass through the study rooms and halls each day, and to report to the Principal any irregularities or violations of good order which may come under their notice. Discipline. § 80. Every student shall conduct himself according to the rules of good manners, good morals, and manly propriety ; shall give punc- tual and constant attendance to all his duties ; shall use the property of the Institution with care and economy, and restore the same when required. § 81. The punishments inflicted in the Acad- emy shall be the demerit marks, private admo- nition, admonition by the principal in the presence of the Section and of the Instructor in the recitation-room, suspension by the direction of the Principal, public admonition by the Principal, in presence of all the students at roll- call, final admonition by the Principal in a meet- ing of the Faculty, and dismission for miscon- duct, to be directed by a vote of the Faculty ; and whenever either of the same is inflicted, it shall be recorded in the " Book of Discipline," with the number of demerit marks, to be carried into the ledger for the same. ^82. The several professors and tutors shall enforce in the various sections, while under their personal inspection, such rules of discipline as may be established, and shall be responsible for 4* 48 the maintenance of order therein, and shall keep full daily records of the merit and demerit of each student under his care, and shall report the same in writing to the Principal, who shall cause an abstract of these reports to be entered in the books of the Academy, and the reports to be filed and preserved. § 83. Each Instructor shall keep a class report, embracing a period of two weeks, in which shall be entered the merit and demerit marks of each student while under his care, and the same shall be carried into the ledger every two weeks. § 84. Each Instructor shall be provided with a Register of Conduct, in which it shall be his duty to enter all cases of violation of good order by any student in his presence, which he thinks deserving of censure, with the amount of such censure in Demerit marks. Each Instructor shall leave his Register with the Principal at the close of the Academic exercises of each day, and re- ceive the same from him again each morning ; and it shall be the duty of the Principal to examine such entries, and enter his approval of such marks, or, on consultation with the Instructor, make such change in said demerit marks as in his opinion shall be just, and then the same shall be added, to the demerit marks in the bi-weekly class reports, and carried into the ledger. No student shall be demerited without notice to him of the fact and the cause. 49 § 85. No student shall be suspended, except for misconduct ; and all students suspended shall be required to attend all the recitations and lectures of their sections ; but during their suspension they shall sit for study in the office, and on entering and leaving the recitation room shall take the rear of the section. § 86. In all cases in which a student shall be guilty of any offence, which, in the opinion of the Instructor, requires that such student should be sent to the Principal for discipline, the Instructor shall, under his hand, give the student a memo- randum of the offence, to be delivered to the Principal, and the Principal shall record the same in the Book of Discipline, and shall him- self determine the punishment, and cause the same to be recorded in the Book of Discipline. Merit, § 87. The maximum of Merit in any study cr exercise, shall be ascertained by multiplying the whole number of exercises of the class or section by ten, the scale on which merit is esti- mated. All punishments for misconduct, shall be represented by demerit marks on the ledger. § 88. The maximum of conduct shall be as- certained by multiplying the whole number of Academic Days by ten, and the rate of conduct shall be ascertained by deducting from such maximum all demerit marks. 50 § 89. There shall be made up immediately after each examination, a Merit Roll of each class, and each student shall be ranked on the roll as he may approach most nearly to the max- imum in his departments on the ledger including the examinations, and including conduct. § 90. The Merit Roll shall consist of four classes : — Highest, High, Good, and Low ; con- taining the highest, and those to ^, ^, f , below the maximum respectively. § 91. The Merit Roll shall be signed by the Principal, and after being printed by the Execu- tive Committee, shall be sent by him to the pa- rents or guardians of every student ; and it shall be the duty of the Principal, where any student shall be habitually or grossly delinquent, to give notice thereof, in writing, to the parent or guar- dian, not only with the copy of the Merit Roll, but at the time of such delinquency. § 92. No student shall be put back into an- other class, except at the request of his parent or guardian ; but if any student shall in any of his studies have made so little progress, or in his conduct shall have been so disorderly as not to have an average rate of at least half the maxi- mum on the last Merit Roll, he shall be rated as deficient, and so recorded ; and if he shall be rated as deficient on two successive Merit Rolls, he shall be dismissed from the Academy. 51 § 93. Every student admitted into tlie Acade- my shall receive a certificate thereof, in the form to be prepared by the i Executive Committee, stating that on leaving the Academy with a good character after one year, he shall receive another certificate or diploma, stating the period he has been in the Academy, and the studies there pur- sued by him ; and provided he shall have satis- factorily accounted for all the books and other property committed to him, and shall have main- tained a good character, he shall, on so leaving the Academy, receive such diploma ; but no stu- dent shall receive a certificate of dismission if he be dismissed for misconduct ; and in each certifi- cate, it shall be stated that he is furnished with a statement of his standing in the Academy, as it shall appear on the records during his whole connection with the Academy. § 94. When vacancies occur in the corps of tutors, preference shall always be given to the highest two on the Merit Eoll of the graduates of the Academy, provided they have sufficient qualifications for such appointment. Text-Books, or Boohs of Reference. § 95. No books shall be delivered to the stu- dents or Instructors except by the Registrar on the written order of the principal, and the Re- gistrar shall keep full accounts of the same. § 96. Whenever any student shall have finish- ed the use of any text -book or book of reference. 52 or shall have completed the studies to which it relates, he shall return the same to the Registrar, or satisfactorily account for the same ; and at the end of each term all books and slates shall be returned to the Registrar, or accounted for by the officers and students respectively, and he shall report all violations of this rule to the Executive Committee. Examinations, § 97. There shall be two several examinations in each year of all the students in all the studies pursued by them since the last examination. The first shall commence on the first Monday of Feb- ruary, and shall continue eight days, from 9 a. M., to 12 M., and from 1 to 4 p. m., each day. The second shall commence on the fourth Monday before Commencement, and shall continue eight days, from 8|- a. m., to 12 m., and from 2 to 6\ p. M. each day. The Introductory Class to be then examined for advancement to the Freshman Class ; but no one shall be admitted to the Fresh- man Class who will not be fourteen years of age at the commencement of the then next term, and is not in other respects qualified according to the By-Laws. The examinations shall be public ; and the Executive Committee shall, by adver- tisement and invitation, give notice of the same, and the Principal of the Academy shall furnish to the Executive Committee, at least ten days before such examination, a statement of the or- der of examination. 53 All the members of each class shall be exam- ined at the same time in the same study, by oral and written questions. It shall be the duty of all the Instructors to attend the examinations from day to day. Terms and Vacations. § 98. The hours of study and instruction in the Academy are from 9 a. m., to 12 m. , and from 121 to 3 p. m. The doors will be closed for roll call at precisely 15 minutes before 9, when the Instructors must be present. There shall be three vacations in each academic year — ■ the summer vacation from Commencement, six weeks ; the winter vacation, from the 25 th day of December to the 1st day of January, inclu- sive ; the spring vacation, from the last day of April, inclusive, one week. There shall be no academic exercises on Saturday, on the day celebrated as the Anniversary of American Independence, and on Thanksgiving Day ; and there shall be a recess from 12 to 121 o'clock each day. The first academic term shall com- mence at the end of the Summer vacation, and the second at the end of the first examina- tion. Commencement, § 99. The academic year shall end on the Tuesday before the third Wednesday of July in each year, on which day the Commencement of the Institution shall be held, at a place to be 54 provided by the Executive Committee. The Board of Education shall meet statedly, at the time and place of the annual Commencement. The President of the Board of Education shall preside. Degrees. § 100. Two Degrees shall be conferred on the students graduating from the Free Academy — that of Bachelor of Arts on those who have pursued a full course with Ancient Languages, and that of Bachelor of Sciences on those who have pursued a full course with Modern Languages. Library, § 101. The Principal shall at all times have access to the Library, and shall, on application to the Librarian or Assistant-Librarian, be enti- tled to the free use thereof. § 102. The Professors and Tutors shall, at all times, on application to the Librarian or Assis- tant Librarian, have access to the Library, and enjoy the right of taking books therefrom, provided no Professor have more than six, and no Tutor have more than three volumes belong- ing to the Library, at any one time in his pos- session. § 103. The Students of the Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes, shall be enti- 55 tied to the use of the Library, under the condi- tions hereinafter mentioned. § 104. The Library shall be opened to students every alternate Friday throughout the Academic Terms, from 8^ to 9 A. m., for the return of books, and from 3 to 3^, p. m., for the delivery of books and it shall be the duty of the Libra- rian or Assistant Librarian to be in the Library at those times. § 105. Students shall make application for books in the foUowins; manner : a. The Assistant-Librarian will furnish blank Certificates, in form as follows : [_Space for date.'] \_Space for name, Class, ^c. Section ], hav- ing, during the past two weeks, obtained the Library Average (75) for Scholarship in my Department, aed having received no mark of de- merit for misconduct, and having been punctual in attendance, is declared to be entitled to the use of, the Library, provided no objections exist on other grounds. [Space for signature. Space for signature. Space for signature.] h. The above certificate, dated the previous afternoon, and signed by at least three of the Professors or Tutors, whose recitations the Stu- dent may have attended during the preceding two 5 56 weeks, must be handed to the Librarian or Assist- ant-Librarian at the stated time on Friday morn- ing, together with any book belonging to the Li- brary, which the applicant may have drawn therefrom. c. On the back of this certificate, thus dated and signed, the applicant will inscribe, in the order of his preference, the titles of any books which he may desire. He shall be entitled to the first in order not in use, unless its removal from the Library be forbidden, but in no case shall any student have more than one volume be- longing to the Library at one time in his pos- session. d. The books thus applied for having been se- lected, and recorded by the Assistant-Librarian during the day, will be delivered to the appli- cants the same afternoon at three o'clock. § 106. No book shall be taken from the Li- brary, UNDER ANY PRETENCE, BY ANY PERSON, without the authority of the Librarian or Assis- tant Librarian, and every book taken shall be duly recorded in a Register provided for that purpose. § 107. No book shall be retained by any Li- structor or student for a longer period than two weeks, without renewal, except books of refer- ence used by an instructor in his recitation room. All books shall be returned one week before the end of the Term. 67 § 108. Should any student wish the renewal of a book already in his possession, he must ful- fill every requirement of the 46th section, exactly as if he desired another book, and should any application have been made for it in the mean- time, his right thereto shall cease. § 109. The penalties for defacing, mutilating, or losing books belonging to the Library, shall, in the case of students, be as follows : a. For defacing a book, suspension from the use of the Library for not less than one month or more than three months, at the discretion of the Librarian, or till the injury be repaired, to be entered in the Library account. h. For mutilating or losing a book, complete restriction from the use of the Library until the book be replaced, rebound, or repaired, as the Librarian may require. § 110. Any book delivered to any student or Instructor, whether text-book, book of reference, or library book, shall constitute a charge against him of the cost of the book, to be paid by him unless it be returned in good condition, or its loss or injury be satisfactorily accounted for to the Librarian ; and in case of a student, unless the same be paid for or replaced without delay, he shall be dismissed from the Academy. In cases of gross carelessness, or wanton injury of the books, punishment shall be inflicted in addition to reparation. 68 § 111. The Librarian shall report to the Ex- ecutive Committee at the end of each Term, the condition of the Library, the books injured or lost, and the persons by whom they were lost or inj ured. Societies. g 112. No literary societies shall exist in the Academy exce])t by the permission of the Ex- ecutive Committee, and their approval of the constitution thereof ; and of all such societies all the members of the faculty shall be ex-officio members. No student shall be a member of more than one society. Students whose stand- ing on the merit roll shall be good, shall be ad- missible by a majority vote by ballot of all the members present, a quorum being present. § 113. There shall be but two such societies, and the Executive Committee may dissolve any society in the Academy. § 114. The meetings of the societies shall be held at such time and place as they may desig- nate, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee ; and one of the small rooms in the northeastern and southeastern corners of the Hall shall be appropriated to each society for its archives. § 115. On the evening of the last Friday of the examination in February, shall be held in the large Hall the exhibition of the Junior Class, at 69 which time there shall be public speaking of ori- ginal compositions, by members of that class ; they shall be appointed by a resolution of the Faculty, in November in each year, from among those whose standing in the last preceding Merit Roll be not lower than " good." Catalogue. § 116. In the month of September, annually, the Executive Committee shall cause to be pre- pared and published, a catalogue of the officers and students of the Academy, which shall con- tain the Board of Education, the Executive Committee, the instructors and students, the course of studies as distributed through the year, and the text-books. Article 17. — Normal Schools. .§ 117. There shall be a Normal School for the instruction of the Female Teachers employed in the several schools under the direction of this Board, which Normal School shall hold its ses- sions on every Saturday in the year, from 9 o'clock A. M., till 2 o'clock p. ivi., with the ex- ception of the Saturdays in the month of August, and those falling on the holidays prescribed by this Board. § 118. There shall also be a Normal School for the instruction of Male Teachers in the several before-mentioned Schools, which shall hold its sessions as follows, viz. : From the 1st of No- 5* 60 vember to the 1st of May in each year, on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 o'clock p. m. ; and on Saturdays from 4 to 8 o'clock p. m. ; and from the 1st of May to the 1st of November in each year, on "Wednesdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 o'clock p. M. § 119. The Male and Female Normal Schools shall hold their sessions in the Hall of the Board of Education. § 120. They shall be under the care and in- struction of a Principal and such other teachers as may be necessary, who shall be appointed by the Board of Education, and subject to the rules and regulations of the said Board. The Schools shall be under the supervision of the Executive Committee on Normal Schools. § 121. All teachers below the grade of Prin- cipal, except such as shall possess a full certifi- cate of qualification as teacher of Common Schools, shall be required to attend punctually and regularly the sessions of the Normal Schools, unless excused by the Normal School Committee and the School Officers of the Ward in v/hich they may be employed. § 122. If any teacher not excused as aforesaid, shall neglect to attend regularly and punctually the sessions of the Normal Schools for teachers, and faithfully pursue the studies appointed for them, it shall be the duty of the Normal School 61 Committee to report such delinquent to the Board of Education, which shall proceed to de- clare the situation of such teacher forfeited ; and after register upon the minutes of that body of such forfeiture, no payment of salary shall be made to such delinquent except for services per- formed prior to such declaration. § 123. The Executive Committee on Normal Schools shall keep written minutes of their pro- ceedings, which shall be read at the stated meet- ings of the Board of Education, immediately after the reading of the minutes of the Execu- tive Committee on the Free Academy. § 124. The Normal Schools shall each consist of five classes, to be designated by the first five letters of the alphabet, the highest class to be de- nominated A, and the lowest E. The Execu- tive Committee shall be empowered to subdivide any class whenever the number of pupils in such class shall exceed forty. § 125. It shall be the duty of the Principal of each School to attend to the general order of the Institution, to open each session by the proper exercise, to receive visitors and introduce them, if necessary, to the several class-rooms ; to examine and admit pupils, assigning them to the class for which they may be qualified ; by the authority of the Committee, to make all pro- motions at the times hereinafter provided ; to keep the records of the Institution, and to attend 62 to the reception and distribution all books and other supplies. § 126. The Teachers shall be responsible for the due improvement of the several classes in their respective branches of instruction, and it shall be their duty to attend such meetings as shall be called by the Principal for the purpose of consultation respecting the management of the Institution. It shall be the duty of the Teachers to keep records of the several classes under their instruction. § 127. There shall be semi-annual examina- tions of the Normal Schools, under the direction of the Executive Committee, to commence on or about the 15th day of May and the 15th day of Novemberj in each year, at which examination the Committee, or their delegates, shall mark the performances of each pupil upon lists to be furnished by the Principal and Teachers, after which promotions shall be made at the discre- tion of the Committee, upon consultation with the Teachers. The Teachers shall attend at such times, and conduct the examination in such manner as shall be required by the Committee ; the City Superintendent shall be present and take part in the examination. The School Officers of the various wards shall also be invited to be pres- ent. 8 128. At the termination of the examina- 63 tions, such members of the highest class as shall have acquitted themselves to the satisfactiun of the Committee, shall, by the Committee, be pre- sented with a diploma, signed by the Principal of the School and the members of the Com- mittee, and having the seal of the Board of Education, attested by the President and Clerk, attached thereto. § 129. At the close of every quarter, reports of the several classes shall be made to the Ex- ecutive Committee specifying the number of times each pupil may have been present, absent, or late, or may have left before the hour of dis- mission, as well as his or her grade in each study, during the quarter. The grade shall be indicated by the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 ; 1 indi- cating the highest degree of proficiency, and 5 the lowest. These reports, after being revised by the Committee, shall be transmitted to the Board of Education and to the School Officers of the several wards. The pupils in each class shall be graded according to the marks received, on a scale of 5. All absentees excused by the Committee, shall receive marks equal to their average marks of the quarter for the exercises not attended. I 130. The extent to which the various branches of instruction shall be carried in each class, shall be defined by the Committee, and no teacher shall deviate from such course of study unless authorized by a vote of the Com- 64 mittee. No new study or new books shall be introduced into any of the Normal Schools, ex- cept by authority of the Executive Committee having the charge of the same. § 131. All cases of disorderly conduct, or in- attention to duty, upon the part of the pupils iu the Normal Schools, shall, at the discretion of the Principal, be reported to the Executive Com- mittee, who shall, at their discretion, communi- cate the facts of the case in writing to the School Officers of the Ward in which the per- sons so reported may be employed. All insub- ordination and gross delinquencies shall be pun- ished by the suspension of the offender — such suspension, with the duration thereof, to be de- clared by a majority of the Committee, who shall forthwith communicate the facts of the case to the Board of School Officers employing the person so suspended. Article 18. Of the Grammar and Primary Schools, § 132. Grades of Schools. The Ward Schools shall consist of Primary and Grammar Schools and Primary Depart- ments : the present Upper Department shall be designated as Grammar Schools for boys, and Grammar Schools for girls, respectively. Each School shall be divided into five classes, with as 65 many Rub-divisions as may be necessary— the highest or the most advanced class to be desig- nated as No. 1, and the lowest as No. 5. The sub-divisions of classes shall be called Sections A, B, C, &c. GrRADES OF STUDIES. The course of instruction in the several Schools shall be as follows : Primary Schools. Class 5. — The alphabet and its combinations into words and syllables ; lessons on objects and common things. Class 4. — Spelling, reading, punctuation, de- finitions, Eoman numbers, and tables in addi- tion. Class 3. — The simple rules of arithmetic, including the multiplication table ; spelling, reading, and definition, continued ; and slate writing. Class 2. — Spelling, reading, and definition, continued ; arithmetic, through simple subtrac- tion ; geography commenced ; writing and draw- ing on slates and the black board. Class 1. — Spelling, reading, and definition, continued; tables of weights, measures, time, 66 &c. ; arithmetic reviewed, and completed through simple division ; elementary geography ; drawing and writing on slates ; elementary instruction in the names and qualities of objects and common things, with the elementary principles of natural science : mental arithmetic. Vocal music to be taught and practiced. In Primary Schools, in buildings containing no Grammar Schools, if the average attendance is more than five hundred, the course of instruc- tion may be continued, so as to embrace the studies prescribed for classes four and five of the Grammar Schools. Grammar Schools. Class 5. — Review of tlie several studies pursued in tbe Primary Schools : geography ; arithmetic, so far as compound multiplication, including a knowledge of Federal and Sterling money ; spell- ing, reading, and definition; mental arithmetic and lessons on natural objects. Class 4. — Spelling, reading, and definition, continued ; arithmetic through compound rules of reduction ; geography continued with elemen- tary principles of astronomy; grammar com- menced. Class 3. — Spelling, reading, and definition, continued; arithmetic continued, through com- mon and decimal fractions and proportion; 67 English grammar, with parsing ; geography con- tinued ; natural history and philosophy com- menced ; history of the United States ; astronomy continued. Class 2. — Arithmetic through per-centage, in- terest ; geogTaphy continued ; history of the United States ; parsing ; descriptive astronomy ; natural history and philosophy, including the elementary principles of mineralogy, geology, and chemistry ; physiology and algebra commenced. Class 1. — Arithmetic completed and thorough- ly reviewed ; geography completed and thoroughly reviewed ; algebra, geometry, natural history, parsing, philosophy, astronomy and physiology ; general history and book-keeping ; United States history ; Constitution of the United States. All the classes in the Grammar Schools to be instructed in penmanship, composition, declama- tion, and drawing. Vocal music to be taught and practiced. Gkax>es of Teachees. 1. The teachers employed in the Schools shall be ranked as Principals, Vice-Principals, and 1st, 2d, and 3d Assistants, &c. There shall be three grades, known and designated as A, B, and C, and the certificates of qualification or licenses, to be given by the City Superintendent, shall always express the grade of the teacher, and the 6 68 position for whicli he is qualified, and shall be in the following form : /, A. B., City Superintendent of Schools in the City of New- York, do hereby certify that (7. D. has been duly examined, and found quali- fied in respect to learning, ability, and moral character, to teach a Common School in said city as ; and is hereby licensed as a teacher of grade . 2. Without a certificate in such form, signed by the City Superintendent, no person shall be entitled to receive salary as a teacher of a Com- mon School in said city. 3. No teacher, except those of Grades A and B, for Grammar Schools, shall hereafter be appointed in any such schools ; and no teacher, except of Grade A, shall be appointed Principal or Vice-Principal therein. No teacher hereafter appointed to any position, nor any teacher now holding a Grade B certificate, for Grammar Schools, shall be required to attend the Normal School. 4. All teachers now employed in the "Ward Schools, who have a full certificate or license to teach, whether from the State Superintendent, the City Superintendent, or the Inspectors of Common Schools, and all present or future graduates of the State Normal School, of the 69 Normal Schools of the Board of Education, and of the Free Academy, shall be entitled to receive certificates of Grade A, but no other persons shall receive certificates of Grade A, except, on examination, they shall be found qualified for that grade ; and no pupil of any of the Normal Schools shall receive a certificate of Grade A, unless the Executive Committee on Normal Schools shall concur in granting the same ; and no teacher shall be hereafter appointed or pro- moted, or receive an increase of salary in any Ward School without possessing a license in the form aforesaid, expressing the grade for which such license is given. On or before the twenty- fifth day of December in each year, the City Superintendent shall report to the Board a com- plete list of all the teachers in the Schools, with their grades and salaries. Article 1 9 . — Libraries. § 133. School Libraries shall be established in all the Grammar Schools, for boys and girls, un- der the jurisdiction of the Board of Education, including such Primary Schools, as have an ad- vanced department. They shall be under the im- mediate direction and control of the School Offi- cers of the several Wards, and subject to such general rules and regulations as the Board of Education may from time to time adopt. § 134. As soon as a catalogue can be adopted by the Board of Education, and the necessary arrangementsventered into for procuring the books, 70 every Grammar School, and every Primary School organized with an advanced department, so far as that department is concerned, whose average an- nual attendance amounts, on the 31st of Decem- ber, 1854, to 150 pupils and under, shall be en- titled to a library of a maximum number of 500 volumes ; and those schools whose averaore attend- ance amounts to 250 and under, and over 150, shall be entitled to a library of a maximum num- ber of 1,000 volumes ; and those schools whose average attendance amounts to 250 and over, to a library of a maximum number of 1,500 vol- umes. The funds for the establishment of which shall be wholly derived from the proportion due to this city of the annual State appropriation for school library purposes, and any donation for the purpose. Aeticle 20. For the Government of the Evening Schools. § 135. Evening Schools shall be established in such of the Ward School-Houses or other build- ings now used for public school purposes, and in such other places as the Board of Education shaU, from time to time, deem expedient, and the following rules and regulations are hereby established for the government of the same : § 136. Tliere shall be two terms of the Eve- ning Schools ; the first shall commence on the second day of January, or as soon thereafter as may be, and continue nine weeks ; the second shall commence on the first Monday in October, and continue twelve weeks. 71 Duties and Powers of the Executive Commiiiee on Evening Schools. § 137. The Executive Committee on Evening Schools of the Board of Education shall have power, and they are hereby authorized, to fit up the school-rooms, provide the necessary means for lighting the same, and procure and furnish the necessary books and stationery for the use of the teachers and scholars, subject to the by- laws, rules and regulations of the Board in rela- tion to repairs, supplies, and books. §jl38. The Committee shall prescribe a uniform course of studies to be pursued, and uniform books to be used in all the Evening Schools. They shall contract with and employ all teach- ers in said schools. They shall audit all bills for teachers' salaries and other expenses, and the said bills when certified to be connect by a ma- jority of the Committee shall be paid by the President and Clerk of the Board of Education, by checks countersigned by the Chairman of the Finance Committee of said Board. § 139. The said Committee shall report at the end of the term, or oftener, if required, to the Board of Education, the amount of money paid on account of each school, and the purposes for which the same has been expended ; the number of teachers that have been employed, and the number of pupils in each school. 6* 72 § 140. The visitation of the said schools shall be divided among- the several members of the CD Committee, each school being assigned to a mem- ber residing in the Ward in which such school is located, and when no member of the Committee resides within the Ward in which any school shall be located, such schools shall be specially visited by one of the Commissioners of that Ward, to be appointed by the President of the Board of Education. § 141. Whenever the'Committee shall deem it advisable to discontinue any of the said schools, they shall report the same forthwith to the Board of Education, with their reasons for the same. Teachers. § 142. In each school shall be employed one principal teacher, who shall be held responsible to the Board of Education, through the Com- mittee on Evening Schools, and to the Ward Officers for the good government and manage- ment of the said school. The assistant teachers employed shall be held responsible to the Prin- cipal for the faithful performance of the duties committed to their charge. § 143. The principal teacher shall keep all the books required under these rules, or by the Committee on Evening Schools, and in addition the following, to wit : a roll book, a weekly re- port book, and a visitors' book. 73 § 144. The principal teacher of each school shall report monthly to the Committee on Even- ing Schools a statement of the number of schol- ars in attendance, the studies pursued, and all other information which may be required by the said Committee, or the rules established by the Board of Education. § 145. No teacher shall be employed who does not at the time of his or her appointment hold a certificate of qualification from the City Superin- tendent in regard to moral character, learning and ability. Sessions, § 146. The Schools for males shall be opened at 7 o'clock, and closed at 9|- o'clock every evening during the week, except Saturday and Sunday. § 147. The door shall be opened at 6 o'clock and 40 minutes, at which time at least two teachers shall be required to be present to main- tain order, and to make all necessary prepara- tions for the commencement of school exercises. § 148. Punctuality in attendance being indis- pensable, the outside gate or door shall be closed at fifteen minutes before eight o'clock, after which time no scholar shall be allowed to enter, nor shall any be allowed to leave the school for any cause except sickness, and then with per- mission of the Principal. 74 § 149. The schools for females shall be opened and closed half an hour before the time for open- ing and clo.^ing the schools for males, and the doors for admission of the pupils to the school buildings, shall be opened a half hour before the time of opening the doors for males, and at the same time at least two teachers shall be present for the same purposes, as stated in § 145. § 150. No assemblage of scholars in the vicin- ity of the school buildings, before the hour of opening the schools, will be allowed, and all are required to leave schools when closed, without noise, and immediately retire to their respective homes. Admission of Scholars, § 151. No scholar shall be received in the schools w^hose daily avocations admit of an attendance npon the Ward Schools provided by law. § 152. Application for admission to the Schools shall be made to the Principal at the school- rooms, by the pupils, accompanied by their pa- rents, guardians, or other person to whom they may be personally known. § 153. The Principal shall enter in a Book, to be kept for that purpose, the name, residence, age, and occupation of the pupil, together with the name of the parent or guardian of said pupil. 75 § 154. A seat shall be assigned to each pupil, and a register kept of the same, and the seat thus assigned, and no other, shall be exclusively occupied by said pupil, who shall be responsible for all damage accruing to said seat or desk while occupying the same. § 155. The Principal shall furnish each pupil with the necessary books and stationery, and keep an account of the same, and said pupil shall be held accomitable for their proper use and re- turn. § 156. No pupil attending one school shall be allowed to enter another without a written trans- fer from the Principal. Dismissal from School. § 157. A wilful or wanton violation of any of the rules of the school, or a disobedience of the lawful commands of the teachers, shall subject the pupil to a suspension by the Principal, and with the advice of the Committee on Evening Schools, to expulsion from the school. § 158. When a pupil is expelled, for any of the causes above enumerated, notice shall be given to the parent or guardian of such pupil, the Principals of the other Evening Schools in the city, the Chairman of the Board of School Officers of the Ward in which the school is lo- cated, and to the chakman of the Committee on Evenino; Schools. 76 § 159. A scholar expelled, after evidence of reformation shall have been given to the Com- mittee, may be permitted by the said Committee to attend any of the Evening Schools. § 160. The Principal of each school shall keep a record of all expulsions from his ow^n school, and of notices received by him of expulsions from other schools. § 161. No corporal punishment shall be al- low^ed in any of the Evening Schools. Article 21. — Supplies. ' § 162. The Clerk of the Board of Education shall prepare annually, under the direction of the Committee on Supplies, a list of all the arti- cles of books, stationery, and fuel, required by the schools under the jurisdiction of this Board, for the ensuing year, and cause the same to be printed. And the Committee on Supplies shall thereupon advertise for two weeks three times a week in four daily papers, for proposals to furnish any one or more of such articles, at such times, and in such quantities of each article as the same may be required for the several schools. Payments to be made by the drafts of the Board of Education on the City Treasury, on the first day of each month, not less than one week after the bills shall be delivered at the Clerk's office, and properly vouched by the Committee. The advertisement to state that blank proposals and list of articles can be obtained at the office of the 77 Clerk of this Board ; also tlie time to which pro- posals will be received, and that the Committee will thereupon proceed to open the same. The proposals to be accompanied by the names and signatures of the proposed securities, and to state the lowest price for each article proposed for, of the quality specified in the advertisement ; and no person shall be allowed to put in more than one bid. At the time appointed in such adver- tisement, the Committee shall proceed to com- pare the said proposals, and shall in all cases, award the contract for any article to any respon- sible party proposing the lowest price for the same, who will give security satisfactory to the Board of Education. The article shall cor- respond with samples in the office of the Clerk, and all the articles awarded to one party may be embraced in one contract. § 163. All needful supplies of fuel for the seve- ral schools shall be furnished under the direction of the Committee on Supplies, upon the requisi- tion of the Trustees of the several wards, who shall make in writing such requisitions accord- ing to the actual annual wants of the Schools, and file the same with the Clerk of this Board on or before the first day of July, in each year. § 164. There shall be an Inspector of Fuel elected by the Board, whose salary shall be eight hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly, to hold his office for one year,' or until another is elected in his place. He shall be subject to the immediate supervision and direction of the Com- mittee on Supplies, which, committee shall have power to suspend him from office for any malfea- sance or improper conduct or neglect of duty, in his office as such Inspector, and to appoint another in his place during such suspension ; but the said Committee shall report thereon to the Board for its consideration the facts, with their conclusions therefrom, as soon after such suspen- sion as possible, § 165. Before entering upon the duties of his offixe, such Inspector shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties of his office. § 166. It shall be the duty of said Inspector to inspect all wood and coal, and to measure and weigh the same, and to supervise the delivery thereof to the schools, which shall or may be furnished under contracts made with the Board of Education, and to see that the same is in all respects in strict conformity to the requirements of such contracts ; to be at all times subject to the direction of the Committee on Supplies, who alone are authorized, and whose duty it shall be to procure all the necessary fuel for the schools by contract under the first section of this article ; said Inspector shall, during the months of April and May, in each year, visit each school prem- ises under the jurisdiction of this Board, ascer- tain the kind and quantities of fuel required to be used for the succeeding season, the quantity there on hand on such premises, as near as may be, and the conveniences and arrangements for 79 storing and receiving the same, and where such conveniences are wanting, to cause the same, in each case where practicable, to be supplied, re- ceiving for that purpose the directions of the School Officers, and to report the facts to the Committee on Supplies, who shall thereupon have the work done under the direction of the Super- intendent of School Buildino;s. § 167. It shall also be the duty of said Inspec- tor to keep records of all the fuel inspected, re- ceived, and delivered, under his inspection, with a separate account of the quantities delivered to each school, and take vouchers therefor at the time of said deliveries. § 168. The Inspector shall also perform such duties appertaining to his office which are not hereinbefore specified, as may be assigned to him by the Committee on Supplies. Article 22. — Depository. § 169. There shall be one G-eneral Depository for the city, in which shall be received and stored, in such quantities as the demand may from time to time warrant, all the various ar- ticles, except fuel and sand, purchased under contracts made according to law, and known under the general name of supplies, the same required by the several schools of the city, under the juris- diction of the Board of Education, for the use of teachers, pupils, &c. 7 80 § 170. The Depository shall be situated in the Hall of the Board of Education, and shall occupy the two front basement rooms, and such portions of the adjoining rooms as may be necessary for it, or that may be spared for the purpose. § 171. The Depository shall be under the con- trol of the aforesaid Committee in general re- spects, and in the immediate charge of the Clerk of the Board, aided by competent assistants. § 172. The Clerk of the Board shall cause all books and other articles to be procured in suit- able and sufficient quantities to meet aU prob- able demands, under written orders of the Com- mittee on Supplies, and see that they are re- ceived, examined, and properly disposed of on the shelves of the Depository. He shall also see that all supplies ordered are delivered at the proper time at the various schools, and in good order. § 173- A suitable conveyance for the trans- mission of supplies to the schools, shall be pro- vided under the direction of the Committee aforesaid. § 174. A complete system of accounts for the Depository shall be adopted by the aforesaid Committee, such as shall, in the fullest manner, exhibit its operations, the amount of supplies furnished to it by the several contractors and 81 dealers, as well as the amount of supplies fur- nished to the several wards and schools, both as to kind and value, and its books shall be kept open at all times to the inspection of the mem- bers of the Board of Education and Ward Offi- cers. § 175. The Committee shall makeup annually a statement of the number of each book, chart, or card, supplied to each of the Schools during the year, on the first of August, which shall be reported to the Board on the first meeting in September, and shall be immediately referred to the Committee on Course of Studies and School Books, which Committee shall, during the month of October then next, report to the Board whether in their opinion any, and what books, charts, or cards, should be stricken off, or added to the list of supplies, and whether any and what changes should be made in the Course of Studies. § 176. The Committee shall make a detailed statement to the Board annually, in the month of January, of their transactions for the year, giving the amount of purchases, the value of the stock on hand, per inventory, the amount of supplies furnished to each department or school and ward, and the cost per scholar of the same, together with a statement of the aggregate cost of supplies as compared with the previous year. ^ 177. The Committee shall provide a suitable and properly labelled pass-book for the entry of the dealings of every school with the Depository, 82 in which all orders for the supplies shall be writ- ten, as hereinafter provided. § 178. The regular days for issuing supplies from the Depository in every month shall be eight in number, viz. : the first, second, third, and fourth Wednesday, and the first, second, third, and fourth Friday of each month ; every school by this means receiving its supplies once in every month. § 179. The following shall be the arrange- ments by districts and wards for the stated monthly deliveries of supplies to the schools : DIST. WARDS. 1st 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6. 2d 8, 9, 14. 3th 7, 10, 13. 4th 11, 17. 5th 16, 20, 15. 6th 18, 21. 7th 19, 22. 8th 12. § 180. A Tariff of Supplies shall be prepared, based upon the average annual attendance of the several schools, which shaU be the standard for the ensuing year, and which shall embrace the whole quantity of any and every article which any school or department may draw from the Depository, the same not to be exceeded ex- cept in certain contingencies hereinafter provided for. 83 § 181. An supplies ordered for any school or department shall be carefully put up for delivery, and charged to its account. Should there not be in the Depository at the time a sup- ply of all the articles ordered, a due-bill for what may be deficient shall be delivered with the items sent, an entry of the same being regularly made in a book kept for the purpose, in which shall be subsequently [noted the fact of its re- demption. All due-bills shall be redeemable on demand. § 182. No supplies shall be delivered at any school, except in payment of the due-bills afore- said, oftener than once in every month, unless so ordered by the Committee on SuppKes in a contingency hereinafter referred to, or by the Board of Education on the recommendation or report of the same Committee, as hereinafter provided. § 183. When a demand for supplies shall be made by any school or department beyond the limit decided in the tariif provided for in section eleven, the Clerk of the Board shall at once notify the "Ward Officers of the fact that the account of that particular school is full. § 184. All biUs of goods purchased for the Depository, and approved by the Committee on Supplies, shall be paid on the regular pay-days of the Board. •7* 84 Regulations for the Schools, * § 185. An accurate Inventory shall be made under the direction of the Ward Officers during the last week in each year, of the books, slates, maps, and all other articles usually embraced under the name of supplies, in every school and department, within the jurisdiction of the Board of Education, — blank forms of Inventory being furnished by the Clerk for the purpose,— the same when completed to be forwarded to and filed in the Clerk's office. This Inventory shall designate the three conditions of the supplies on hand, in separate columns, viz. : Good, Half- worn, and Old. In estimating the stock on hand, the whole of the class " Good" shall be entered on the list — ^one half the class " Half- worn," and one fourth of the class " Old," the total being the quantity on hand of each item. § 186. When supplies of any kind are wanted for any school or department, they shall be plain- ly entered in the Pass-Book provided by the Committee, and the list shall be dated, and at- tested by the signatm^e of the Principal, and counters-igned by the proper officer or Committee of the Ward Board, authorized for the pm-pose ; the Pass-Book shall then be sent to the Deposi- tory, but no order shall be sufficient to obtain supplies, unless it bear this evidence of its genu- ineness. § 187. Every school or department shall draw the supplies needed but once in each month, 85 and on the day assigned to it, and not oftener, except in special cases hereinafter provided for. A memorandum of the proper days of draft shall be printed in the Pass-Book of every school. § 188. On the receipt of the articles drawn from the Depository, the Principal of each school or department shall at once, in the pres- ence of the person delivering the same, compare each item with their order in the Pass-Book, and finding all correct, shall give a receipt therefor in a book provided for the purpose. § 189. Li case a due-biU is given for any defi- cient item or items or any order, owing to a lack of supply temporarily in the Depository, the Principal shall be at liberty to send such due- bill one or more times through the proper chan- nel, until it is redeemed, and before the regular monthly day for drawing supplies comes round. § 190. The Pass-Book ' containing orders for supplies shall be sent to the Depository in all cases two da}^s before the regular day of delivery, that is to say, if the regular monthly day of any school or department be Wednesday, the Pass- Book shall be sent on the preceding Monday; and if it be Friday, then on the preceding Wed- nesday, careful reference being had before making out the order to the stated time of sendino^ it in, to avoid nifraction of this rule, and save disap- pointment in the receipt of supplies. 86 § 191. The number and quality of articles "which each school shall draw, shall not exceed in any year the ratio stated in the general scale of supplies to be prepared as aforesaid, and based upon the yearly average attendance of pupils. § 192. Whenever a school shall have drawn the whole quantity of any article or articles deemed necessary under these regulations, and a loss of supplies in any school or department occurs, either from a partial burning of the premises, or from robbery, rendering an addi- tional allowance necessary, or when an extra quantity becomes indispensable by a sudden and unusual increase in the attendance of pupils, or from the use of supplies by the pupils of the Evening Schools, the Board of Ward Officers shall refer the subject to the Committee on Supplies, with a list of the articles wanted, and a statement of the facts, and the Committee shall have discretionary power to furnish the supplies needed forthvv^ith. § 193. Wlienever a demand is made for sup- plies beyond the quantity assigned as aforesaid, and none of the reasons referred to in the last article exist, or when by reason of the introduc- tion by the Board of Education of a new study into the schools, a first supply of any book or books or other article may become necessary, or when said demand is made in consequence of the opening or commencement of any new 87 school or department, organized by authority of the Board of Education, the Committee on Supplies shall consider the subject, and inform itself as fully as circumstances will admit, of the merits of the case, a,nd report favorably or ad- versely upon the application to the next meeting of the Board of Education ; and should the action of the Board be favorable, the supplies shall issue from the Depository forthwith ; but if otherwise, the Clerk shall notify the officers of the Ward of the fact. § 194. The teachers of the several Grammr and Primary Schools under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education shall be . required to make the proper entries in, and correctly keep the School Record Book, entitled, " List of Pu- pils, with the number of months which they have been taught," so as to show both the number of months and the number of days which each pupil has been taught, and the totals of months and days for every pupil for each and every year ; a supply of said books to be kept at all times on hand in the Deposi- tory, subject to the order of the several schools. The Free Academy, Normal Schools, and Evening Schools. § 195. The Depository shall keep distinct ac- counts with the Free Academy, Normal Schools, and Evening Schools, in which shall be entered •and charged all supplies drawn by those insti- tutions. 88 ■ § 196. Any requisition for supplies made by the Principal of the Free Academy, which shall have been approved by the Executive Commit- tee of the same, shall be forwarded to the De- pository, and furnished with as little delay as possible. § 197. A list of aU supplies needed from time to time in the Normal Schools shall be submit- ted to the Committee -in charge, and if approved by them, shall be sent to the Depository for de- livery, with all convenient promptness. § 198. The Principal of each department of the Evening Schools needing supplies, shall make a requisition upon the Committee on Evening Schools, who, approving the same, shall in turn forward it to the Depository, and the supplies shall be issued and delivered as soon as practicable thereafter. RULES OF ORDER. First. In case the President shall not attend at the time appointed for a meeting of the Board, the Clerk, on the appearance of a quorum, shall call the Board to order, when a President pro tern, shall be appointed by the Board for that meeting, or until the appearance of the Presi^ dent. Second. Tlie President may substitute any other member to preside in his place, but such substitution shall not continue beyond the meet- ing at which it shall be made. The President shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Board. Thied. "Wlien the Clerk is not present, the assistant shall perform his duties at the meeting. Fourth. The Clerk shall make a list of the resolutions or reports on the table, which shall be considered the general orders of the day. 90 Fifth. The order of business at every meeting shall be (except when otherwise specially ordered) as follows : 1. Reading the minutes ; immediately after the minutes of the Board shall be read and ap- proved, at the stated meetings, the minutes of the Executive Committee shall be read in the Board for the information of the members. 2. Communications or reports from Ward Officers. 3. Communications or reports from the City Superintendent ; Miscellaneous Communications ; Resolutions to be referred or passed without ob- jection. 4. Reports of Standing Committees. 5. Reports of Select Committees. 6. Motions and Resolutions. 7. Unfinished business. 8. Special orders of the day. 9. General orders of the day. After the third order of business, the Board shall commence its business where it left off at the adjournment of the previous meeting. But the regular order of business may at any time be suspended by a vote of two thirds of the mem« bers present. « Sixth. All resolutions shall be presented in writing, with the name of the mover ; when so presented, they shall be read, but shall not be considered until seconded ; and papers presented sliall he endorsed with s& brief statement of ik^ subject Bftatter. SETSifns. Motions to refer^ to lay on the ta-^ hie, to adjourn, and for the previous ejtiestioii^ shall always be i>n order, and except the mo^- tion to refer, shall be taken without debate. A vote of the Board, ordering the previous^ question, shall be taken by ayes and noes^ and shall preclude further debate,, but sliall not cut off pending amendments, but each pending amendment shall be decided m order,, and -by ayes and noes, if required, Eighth. No member shall withdraiv from tlie' Meeting without permission from th« l^resident,^ Ninth. Every snember, previous to his speak -^ ing, shall rise and address himself to the i*resi^ dent* Teistth. When two or more members rise a^ one time, the President shaU designate which i# entitled to the floors Eletenth. Na member shall speak more thar? twice on the same question, without leave of the Board ; nor more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken, Nor shalS airy member be allowed to speak more than ten minutes at any one time, upon any subject under consideration, unless by consent of a majority ©f ihe members present. 92 Twelfth. Every member who shall be pres- ent when a question is put, shall vote for or against the same, unless excused by the Board. Thirteenth, The ayes and noes upon all questions of appropriations of money, shall be called and entered upon the minutes, and, on all other occasions^ at the request of any member. FotrRTEENTH. The Board may refer any mat- ter to a Committee of the Whole, and may go into a Committee of the Whole at the pleasure of the Board. Fifteenth. A motion to reconsider a vote may be made by any member at the same meet- ing, and shall at such meeting be finally disposed of; but no vote of reconsideration shall be taken more than once on the same question. Sixteenth. These rules, except the seventh, eleventh, and thirteenth, shall be applicable to the Board w^hen in Committee of the Whole. INDEX Article I. — ^Meetings. Section. Page. 1. Where held, - ^ - 2. Stated, when held, ------ Special, how called, , - _ _ . 9 3. Hour of, - . 10 4. Number necessary to form a quorum, at - - 10 5. Service upon members, of notice of, - - 10 Article II. — Officers. 6. List of, 10 7. Term of, 11 8. Except President, to continue in ofHce till suc- cessors are chosen, - - - - - 11 Article III. — Elections. 9. Of Officers, how conducted, - - - - II Must be made at stated meetings, > - - 11 Majority necessary to elect, - - - - 11 10. School Officers, Clerk to notify of election, - 12 11. Clerk to furnish list of School Officers to be chosen at each election, - - - - 12 12. Nominations to fill vacancies shall be in writ- ing, --------ISJ 94 Section. {3. Nominations to lie over one meeting, - • - 13 14. JSTominations to be referred to Committee on Elections, - - . - - - - 13 Article IV. — Resignations and Removals. 15. Resignations, manner of, - - - - 13 16. Removals, how effected, - - - - 13 17. Neglect to take Oath of Office within fifteen days, forfeiture of seat, • - - - - 13 i8. Absence at three successive meetings, forfeiture of seat, - _ - _ _ a _ 14 Article V. — Committees. 19. Standing Committees, list of, - - - - 14 20. Number of members to each, - - - - 15 21. How elected and appointed, - ■> - - 15 22. To be appointed annually, - - - - 15 23. Neglect to attend meetings of Committee, for- feiture of membership, - - - - 16 24. Reports of, how made, - - > - . 16 25. Proof required in certain cases before, - - 16 36. Standing committees shall keep minutes, - 16 Article VI. — Clerk's Office. 27. Expenditures, clerk shall keep account of, - 16 28. Shall furnish.quarterly exhibit of expenditures, 17 29. Shall debit each school with books and supplies from Depository, ----- 17 30. Shall show aggregate expenditure of each "Ward, 17 3L Shall audit and certify all pay-rolls and other bills, «---»-»-. 17 Article VII. — Payments. B2. Pay-Eolls, monthly, for teachers and janitors, - IT 33. Payments of other salaries, - - - - 18 34. Bills, semi-monthly, payment of, - - - 19* 35. Appropriation necessary to payment, - - 1& 36. Demands, course of, before payment, - -19 87. Pay-Roils of Evening School teachers, - - IS Article VIII. — Teachers. 38. Teachers and janitors, how engaged, - - 20 Qualifications required, - - - - - 20 Salaries of, - - - - - -.-21 Leave of absence of, - - - - - 21 Register of attendance of, - - - - 21 Report of absence of, ----- 21 Gifts by or to prohibited, except in certain cases, 22 Principal shall report all violations of rules and regulations, ------ 2^ Article IX. — Supeeintendents- 39. Office of, where located, - - - « - 22 40. Assistant Superintendents, duties of, - - 22 41. City Superintendent shall grant certificates of qualification to teachers, - - - - 2S Article X- — Dijties of Committee^. 42. Finance Committee,- - - - - - 23 43. Auditing Committee, - - - - - 23 44. Committee on Sites and School-Houses, - - 24 45. Committee on "Warming and Ventilation, - - 24 46. Committee to prepare Annual Report, - - 24 47. Committee on Annual Estimate, - - - 25 48. Printing Committee, ----- 25 m Section. Page. 49. Number of documents to be presented, - - 25 50. No Committee shall incur liability, - - - 25 61. Other Committees, duties of, - - - - 25 Article XI. — Applications. 52. Applications for Alterations or Repairs, how made, -.------26 Article XII. — Appointment. 53. School Moneys, preliminaries to payment of - 26 School Money, deficiency in, how supplied, - 27 Article XIII. — Vacations. 154. Holidays and vacations, - - - - - 27 Schools closed on special occasions,— - - 28 Kandali's Island School an exception, - - 28 Article XIV. — Annual Report. §5. Detailed form of, - - - - - - 30 Article XV.— Miscellaneous. 56. Residence in New- York, required of pupils, - 31 57. Majority vote required in appropriations, - - 31 58. Clerk must notify each Commissioner of all meetings, -------31 59. Changes may be recommended in Rules and Regulations, ------ 31 60. By-Laws not to be altered without report of Committee thereon, ----- 33 97 Article XVI. — Free Academy. Section. Page. 61. Executive Committee for Management of, duties of, 33 62. Principal of, duties of, - - - - - 32 Organization of, - - - - • - 34 63. Academic affairs, ...... 35 64. Faculty of, duties of, ----- 35 65. Professors of, duties of, - - . - - 36 66. Registrar of, duties of, - - - - - 37 67. Professors, teachers, &c., of, engagement of, terminable at pleasure of either party, - - 37 68. Annual Report of Faculty of, - - - - 38 69. Admission of Students, 38 70. Preliminaries to examination for admission, - 38 71. Requisites to admission, - - - - - 39 72. Manner and time of examination, - - - 39 73. Returns of examination to be made to Faculty, 39 74. Studies pursued at the Academy, - - - 40 75. Arrangement of Studies and Text-Books, - 40 Studies of Introductory Class, - - - 41 Studies of Freshman Class, - - - 42 Studies of Sophomore Class, - - - 43 Studies of Junior Class, - - - - 43 Studies of Senior Class, - - - - 44 76. Choice of Studies by Students to be made in writing, _»_-._. 45 77. Classification of Students, - - - - 45 Recitations and Lectures, in alternation with hours of study, - - - . 4^ 78. Appropriation of Rooms, - - - - 46 79. Superintendence of Students in Study Rooms, 46 80. Conduct of Students, - - - - - 47 98 Section. Wage, 8L Punishments inflicted, - - - - - 47 S3. Rules of Discipline shall be established, - 47 83. Class Reports to be kept, - - - - 48 84. Register of Conduct, - - - - - 48 85. Suspension of Students, - - - -46 86. Offending Students to be reported to Principal, 49 87. Maximum of Merit, how ascertained, - - 49 88. Maximum of Conduct, how ascertained, - - 49 89. Merit Rolls, ------- 50 90. Merit Rolls, how classified, - - - - 50 91. Merit Rolls to be sent to Parents or Guardian of each Student, - - - - - - 60 92. Penalty for Disorderly Conduct, - - - 50 93. Diploma promised on leaving Academy with good character, - - - - - -51 94. Vacancies in corps of Tutors to be filled from graduates of Academy, - - - - 51 95. Text Books, how obtained, - - - - 51 96. Books returned to Register when done with, 51 97. Examinations, ------ 5^ 98. Terms and Vacations, ----- 53 99. Consmencement, - - - ■ - - 53 100. Degrees, ------- 54 101. Library, Principal to have free access to, - 54 102. Professors and Tutors to have access to Li- brary, --------54 103. Students to have access to Library on certain conditions, .._--- 54 104. Library when open to Students, - - 55 105. Application for Books, how made, - - - 55 106. No Books to be taken from Library without authority of Librarian, - - - - 56 107. Return of Books to Library, » . •* - 56 Section. , Pag«. 108. Renewal of Books, ----- 57 109. Penalties for defacing or losing Books, - - 57 110. Dismission from Academy, Penalty for not Re- turning or paying for lost or damaged Books, 5? 111. Condition of Library to be reported by Libra- rian, --------58 112. Literary Societies, - - - - - 58 113. Executive Committee may dissolve any Society 58 114. Meetings and Rooms appropriated to Societies, 68 115. Exhibition of Junior Class, - - - - 58 116. Catalogue, ------- 59 Artici-e XVII.—Noemal Schools. 117. For Female Teachers, ----- 59 118. For Male Teachers, ----- 59 119. Sessions of, where held, ----- 60 120. Principal and Teachers of, - - - - 60 121- Teachers required to attend, - - - - 60 122- Penalty for not attending, - - - - 60 123. Executive Committee on, to keep minutes, - 61 124. Classification of, - - - - - - 61 125- Duties of Principal of, - - - - - 61 126. Duties of Teachers of, - - - - - 62 127. Semi- Annual Examinations of, - - - 62 128. Diploma, when given, ----- 62 129. Quarterly Reports by Executive Committee, - 63 130. Extent of studies as defined by Executive Com- mittee, -------63 131. Penalty for disorderly conduct, - - - 64 Article XVIII. — Grammar and Primary Schools. 132. Grades of Schools, - 64 Grades of Studies, » - » ^ » 65 Ltf4 100 Section. Primary Schools, ------ 65 Grammar Schools, ----- 66 Grades of Teachers, ----- 67 Article XIX. — ^Libsakies. 133. School Libraries to be established, - - - 69 134. Maximum number of volumes in, - - - 70 Article XX. — Evening Schools. 135. To be established in such places as the Board of Education shall deem expedient, - - 70 136. Terms of, 70 137. Duties and Powers of Executive Committee on 71 138. Shall prescribe a uniform course of Studies, - 71 139. Shall Report, at end of each term, on - - 71 140. Visitation of ------ 72 141. Recommend discontinuance of, - - - 72 142. Teachers in -72 143. Principal Teacher, duties of - - - - 72 144. Principal Teacher to report monthly, - - 73 145. Prerequisite to appointment as Teacher in - 73 146. Sessions of, for Males, - - - - - 73 147. Hour of opening of doors of - - - 73 148. Hour of closing of doors of - - - - 73 149. Time of opening and closing Schools for Fe- males, -------74 150. "No assemblages of Scholars allowed in vicin- ity before or after school hours, - - - 74 151. Admission of Scholars, - - - - 74 152. Application for admission, - - - - 74 153. Principal to record, name, age, &c., of pupil, 74 101 Sectiou> Page. 154. Seat assigned to pupil, - - - - - 75 155. ]S"ecessary books and stationery to be fur- nished, ----.-> 75 156. Pupil cannot enter another School without written transfer from Principal, - - - 75 157. Disobedience of Teachers, penalty for, - - 75 158. Notice of dismissal of pupil to be given parents and others, - - - - - 75 159. Expelled pupil, on reforming, may attend again, .---_._ 76 160. P^ecord of expulsions to be kept by Principal, 76 161. K"o corporal punishment allowed in, - - 76 Article XXI. — Supplies. 162. To be advertised for, and contracts for, award- ed to lowest bidders, 76 163. Fuel to Schools, furnished under direction of Committee on Supplies, - - - - 77 164. Inspector of Fuel to be appointed, - - 77 165. Inspector of Fuel shall take Oath of Office, - 78 166. Duties of Inspector of Fuel, - - - 78 167. Inspector of Fuel shall keep a Record, - - 79 168. Inspector of Fuel shall perform other necessary duties, -------79 Article X.XII. — Depository. 169. Design of, - - - - - - - 79 170. Location of, 80 171. Under control of Committee on Supplies and Clerk, - 80 173. Clerk's Duties regarding, - - - - 80 173. Conveyance for the Transmission of Scpplies, to be provided, - - - - _ _^ 174. System of Accounts for, to be adopted, - 175. Committee to laake Statement annually, &€. - 176. Committee to make Annual Report on, - 177. Pass-Book to be provided for each Schoolv " 8^ 178. Days for issuing Supplies, - - - - @^ 179. Arrangement by Districts and Wards, - •* S2- 180. Tariff of Supplies to be provided, - - - 82 181. Supplies to be carefully puis &p^ - -- - 8c 182. Supplies delivered but onee a i»on*b, - - 8' IS*" Demand fer extra Sapplie's, course of Clerk on, 6 184. Goods purehased for. when paid for, - - V 185. Inventory of Supplies on hand to be made an- Biaaily in each School, - - " - 84 WG. Supplies how to be obt^iined, - - - - 84 X87. Supplies to be Furnished Monthly^ - -84 188. Receipt to be given by Prinsipa^l for SupplieSjr 85 189. Duebil! for Suppliea, not in Depository, - " 8^ 190. Pass-Book for Supplied to bs sent to Depository two days in advance, - - - - 8f ISl. Kumber and qjuality of article- not to exceed latio, --..-■- ^ -- (.. 19^, Extra Supplies, how to- obtain them,. - - 8 29S. Other calSs for extra Supplies, - - - 8^ 194. " Li&t of Pupils,," Teachers' duties respecting, 8 195. Distinct accounts- to be kept with Free Academy, Normal Schools, and Evening Schools - 8'^ 196. Keq^uisjtions for Supplies by Principal of Free Acsdemy^ . » . _ ^ - gS 197. Su^pplies for Normal Schools, -- - - 88 198. Supplies for Evening Schools-, - - '88 Rules of Osdkr, - - - «- „ - 89 V LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 020 320 335 4