mi S3S HEGULATIONS FOR THE ^SUPERINTENDENCE, GOVERNMENT, AND INgJ-RHeXlON t) OF \^ THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF SALEM.^i««,^a,to.. Hi' ADOPTED, 1847. SALEM: PRINTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE. 1847. GENERAL REGULATIONS. CHAPTER I. Organization of the Board. Section i. The Board being constituted, under the provisions of the City Charter, of so many members as the City Council shall see fit annually to elect, in addition to the Mayor and President of the Common Council, who are ex offi- cio members, it is deemed necessary, for the organization of the Board in con- formity to the Regulations hereby established, that the number of members to be elected by the City Council shall be eighteen, so that the Board, when full, shall consist of twenty members. A copy of the regulations, with a special re- ference to this article, shall be furnished by the Clerk to the Mayor at the com- menceinent of the municipal year, in order that the same may be communicated to both Boards of the City Council, before they shall proceed to an election. Sec. 2. The Mayor shall be Chairman, the President of the Common Coun- cil shall be Vice Chairman, the City Clerk shall be Clerk, and the City Messen- ger shall be Messenger of the Board. Sec. 3. In the absence of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the Board shall elect a Chairman pro tempore. Sec. 4. In addition to the above named officers, there shall be an Executive Committee, and three Visiting Committees. CHAPTER 11. Duties of Officers. Sec, 1. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board, shall re- ceive all communications, and shall sign all documents in their behalf. He shall be authorized to call special meetings of the Board, and shall be required to do so upon the request of any three members. He shall always call a special meeting as soon as may be after the election of the members, for the purpose of organization. It shall be the duty of the Chairman to bring before the Board, from time to time, whatever business may require their attention, as arising under these reg- ulations or otherwise. In the absence of the Chairman, his powers and duties shall devolve upon the Vice-Chairman ; and in the absence of both, upon the Chairman pro tempore to be elected by the Board. The genera] powers and duties of the Chairman shall be the same as those of the President of the Common Council, as defined by the rules of that Board. Sec. 2. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall attend the annual exami- nations, and shall make occasional visitations, to the end that, as the representa- tives of the two Boards of the City Council, they may be well informed of the state of the Schools. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a faithful record of all the votes and doings of the Board and of the several Committees, to preserve files of all communications addressed to the Board, and of all Reports of Committees ; to copy into the Record all such documents as the Board may direct ; to notify all meetings of the Board, and of the Executive and Visiting Committees, by causing a printed notification to be left by the Messenger at the place of resi- dence of each member ; to keep a separate record of all accounts passed by the Board ; and generally to perform the services appropriate to his office, so far as ihe same shall be required by the Board, or the several Committees. Skc. 4. It shall be the duty of the Messenger to take charge of the room assigned to the Board in the City Hall, to cause the same to be always in readi- ness, and to be suitably lighted and heated for the meetings of the Board and of the several Committees, to deliver all notifications, documents and messages; to distribute and collect the Quarterly Returns of the Teachers, and the Quar- terly Reports of the Visiting Committees ; and generally to perform all services appropriate to his office, accordingly as he may be directed by the Chairman, Clerk, or any member of the several Committees. CHAPTER m. Executive Committee. Sec. 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Chairman and Vice- Chairman of the Board, and the Chairmen of the several Visiting Committees. Sec 2. The duties of the Executive Committee shall be as follows, viz : 1. To prepare, and cause to be printed and distributed, blank forms for the quarterly Returns of the Principals, and the quarterly and annual Reports of the Visiting Committees, and to prepare the Annual Report and the Annual Return required by lav/ to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 2. To consider and report upon the expediency of building new school-houses, and of altering or repairing those already built, and to superintend the erection of school-houses, and all special alterations and repairs which may be authorized by the Board. 3. To provide for all slight repairs which may require immediate attention, for the appointment of suitable persons to take charge of the school-houses at such rates of compensation as shall be authorized by the Board, for the supply of fuel and ink, and of the necessary articles of school furniture and stationary. 4. To procure all such Books for the use of scholars as it becomes necessary to furnish at the expense of the city. 5. To receive and audit all accounts against the Board, and to cause a roll of such accounts as may have been examined and approved by them to be laid be- fore the Board at each regular meeting. 6. To prepare and report estimates of all appropriations which may be requir- ed for the use of the School Committee, and to present the same, when approved by the Board, for the consideration of the City Council. 7. To investigate, whenever presented by any member of a Visiting Commit- tee, the complaints of parents, masters or guardians against teachers for undue severity or neglect in the treatment of scholars ; and in all such cases, if, upon investigation and a hearing of both parties, the complaint should prove to be well founded, and the complainant desires further action, to report thereon to the Board. 8. To decide upon the application of teachers and scholars to be relieved from the enforcement of the Regulations in extraordinary cases, in which the appli- cation is accompanied by the recommendation of a member of a Visiting Com- mittee. 9. To consider and report npon any proposition for a change in the Regula- tions which may have been previously submitted at a meeting of the Board. 10. To devise and recommend, in their annual or special reports, all such measures as they shall deem adapted to promote the economy, efficiency, and advancement of the system of public instruction. Sec. 3. The Annual Report shall include all copies or abstracts of the annu- al Reports of the Visiting Committees, with such omissions, and such additional statements or remarks as the Executive Committee may deem necessary, and shall be presented to the Board in sufficient season to be laid before the City Council, and duly transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Sec. 4. The Executive Committee shall regularly meet once in each month, at such times as they may appoint ; and shall hold special meetings whenever the Chairman, at his own instance, or, upon the request of any member, shall direct the Clerk to notify the same ; and at all meetings the presence of three members shall be required to constitute a quorum. CHAPTER IV. Visiting Committees. Sec. 1. As soon as may be after the annual organization, the Board shall be divided into three Visiting Committees in such manner that each elective mem- ber of the Board shall be a member of one of the Visiting Committees. The First Visiling Commiliee shall consist of three members, who shall have the care of the Fisk, Bowditch, and Saltonstall Schools. The Second Visiting Committee shall consist of seven members, who shall have the care of the Epes, Browne, Pickering, Hacker, Higginson, Phil- lips, and BENTiiEY Schools. The Third Visiting Committee shall consist of eight members who shall have the care of the Primary Schools, which shall be arranged, in such manner as the Visiting Committee may deem expedient, into eight divisions. Sec. 2. The several Visiting Committees, as soon as may be after their appointment, shall elect Chairmen by ballot, and the Chairmen thus elected, shall be duly recognized as members of the Executive Committee. Sec. 3. The several Visiting Committees shall make such a distribution of the schools or divisions respectively assigned to them that each member shall have the special charge of a single school or division. It shall be the duty of each member to maintain a constant oversight of the school or division of schools placed under his charge ; and for this purpose, he shall visit the school or schools " c? least once in each month, without giinng previous notice to the teacher,'''' in conformity to the lav/ of the Commonwealth. The object of such visits shall be to obtain a full knowledge of the organization of the schools, the state of discipline, the method of instruction, the condition of the school-houses, out-houses and fences, and generally of all causes in operation affecting the welfare of the schools, which deserve to be especially noticed, either by way of praise or censure. He shall examine the schools or divisions of schools under his care, during the last week of the terms ending in May, August and November. At the close of each term he shall examine and ap- prove the Quarterly Return prepared by the Principal, and shall prepare the Quarterly Report to be annexed thereto, in the form prescribed by the Executive Committee. He shall also append to the Report such statements and sugges- tions as he may deem entitled to the consideration of the Visiting Committee ; and especially he shall always express an opinion in regard to the manner in which the several teachers have performed their duties daring the term. He shall deliver the Quarterly Report together with the Quarterly Return to the Messenger, to be carried to the Chairman of the Visiting Committees. It shall also be the duty of each member, in reference to the school or division of schools under his charge, to give his advice to the teachers in any emergency, to make careful inquiry into every case of misconduct formally reported by a Principal, to confer with the parent, master or guardian of the offending scholar, in relation thereto, and to adjudge the penalty to which, in every such case, the offending scholar shall be subjected. In every case thus formally reported, his decision shall be given in writing, and shall be subject to the revision of the Board, upon the application either of the parent, master or guardian of the of- fending scholar, or of the teacher. It shall also be the duty of each member, in reference to the school or division of schools under his charge, to receive the complamts of parents, masters or guardians against teachers for undue severity or neglect in the treatment of scholars, and to present such complaint to the Executive Committee, whenever he shall deem the same of sufficient importance to require investigation. It shall also be the duty of each member to attend the annual examinations appointed by the Chairman ; to accompany the Chairman in his visitation of the school or division of schools under tlie charge of such member, and to confer and co-operate with the Chairman in relation to all measures affecting the wel- fare of the schools. Sec. 4. The Chairmen of the several Visiting Committees shall be required to attend annual examinations and visitations of all the schools under their charge, in the month of February, and to prepare reports thereon. The Chairman of the First Visiting Committee, in connexion with the other members, and such persons, not members of the Board, as by the authority of the Visiting Committee he may invite for the purpose, shall make a full and thorough examination of each class in the Fisk, Bowditch, and Saltonstall Schools, the results of which shall be stated, as much in detail as may be deem- ed useful, in his annual Report. The Chairman of the Second Visiting Committee shall cause the Principals of the Epes, Browne, Pickering, Hacker, Phillips, Higginson, and Bentley Schools to bring together in the month aforesaid, on such days and at such place as he may appoint, all the scholars belonging to the first class in each school, and, in conformity to such directions as may have been previously adopted by the Board, he shall make a full, thorough and uniform examination of the class- es in attendance in all the studies of the preceding year. In conducting such examinations, the Chairman shall avail himself of the assistance of the other members of the Visiting Committee, and shall also be authorized to require the assistance of the Principals of the Bowditch and Saltonstall schools, so far as he may desire the same. The Chairman of the Third Visiting Committee shall cause the Principals of the Primary Schools to bring together in the month aforesaid, on such days and at such place and in such divisions as he may appoint, all the scholars belonging to the first class in each school, and in conformity to such directions as may have been previously adopted by the Board, he shall make a full, thoiough and uniform examination of the classes in attendance in all the studies of the preced- ing year. In conducting such examinations, the Chairman shall avail himself of the assistance of the other members of the Visiting Committee, and shall also be authorized to require the assistance of any of the Principals of the schools under the care of the Second Visiting Committee, so far as he may desire the same. As soon as may be after each annual examination, the Chairmen of the Vis- iting Committees shall visit the several schools with which ihey are respectively connected, for the purpose of making such personal inspection and inquiry in all respects as will enable them faitJifully to prepare their annual report. The Chairman of each Visiting Committee shall notify the several members thereof of the time appointed for tlie visitation of their respective schools, and, so far as he may have opportunity, shall confer with the members thus associated with him, and seek their co-operation in the performance of his duties. At the close of the annual examination in February, the Chairman of the Second Visiting Committee, in connection with the member having special charge of each school, and the Principal of the School, shall furnish certificates to as many of the scholars belonging to the First Class as they shall in concur- rence adjudge to have sustained a good moral character, and to have completed in a satisfactory manner all the studies required in the school ; and such certifi- cates shall also express the relative rank, in respect alike to scholarship and de- portment, as adjudged by them in concurrence, of the several scholars belonging tuthe First Class. The certificate thus furnished shall be in the form annexed, (marked A.) The Chairman of the Third Visiting Committee, in connection ■with the member having special charge of each Primary School, and the Princi- pal of the school, shall at the same time furnish a general certificate to as many scholars belonging to the First Class as they shall in concurrence adjudge to be qualified foi admission into the higher schools. The certificate shall be in the form annexed, (marked B.) The Chairmen of the several Visiting Committees shall direct the clerk to send a printed notice of the day and place appointed for each annual examina- tion, to each member of the Board, to the Principal of every school, and to every member of the City Council : and shall further cause a copy of the notice to be published in the newspapers, for the information of parents of scholars, and the citizens at large. Sec. 5. The annual Reports, required to be prepared by the respective Chairmen of the Visiting Committees, shall be laid before the Visiting Com- mittees, at meetings to be held as soon as may be after the examinations and visitations in the several Divisions have been completed. Each report shall em- brace in a succinct form all the information which may have been collected, and all suggestions which are deemed important in relation to each school, under the following heads, viz : 1. Number of scholars — increase or diminution since the preceding report — with a statement of the ascertained or supposed causes of such increase or dimi- nution. 2. Number of absences during the year, as obtained from the Quarterly Re- turns with the results of a careful inquiry mto the causes of such absences, and the practicability of diminishing the same by a change in the Special Rules, if it shall appear that the existing rules have been properly enforced, but have failed to produce the intended effect. Under this head the views of the mem- bers, so far as they may have been ascertained from their Quarterly Reports, or from personal communication, as well also as the explanations and suggestions of Teachers, shall always be presented. 3. Whole number of tardinesses during the last year, as obtained from the Quarterly Returns — with the results of an inquiry similar to that prescribed in regard to absences. 4. Whole number of cases submitted by the Teachers for the decision of members of Visiting Committees, with a reference to all particulars in such cases which may be deemed of special interest. 5. State of discipline— particularly referring to the extent to which corporal punishment is still inflicted, with a statenneut of the results in cases in which it has been wholly or for the most part discontinued — specifying also such other modes of punishment as appear deserving of commendation or censure. Under this head may be further included a comparative statement of the good order, quiet and decorum of manners in the several schools — showing how far whisper- ing, studying aloud, bad attitudes or bad habits of any kind are still prevalent, or have been evidently restrained by the vigilance, good judgment and energy of Teachers. There may be appended a comparative statement of the average number of merits obtained respectively in the corresponding classes in the sever- al schools. 6. State of morals — showing how many, if any, scholars have been detected in stealing, lying, using profane or obscene language, committing disturbances or causing injury to property in the school or in the streets, or in any way fur- nishing cause of special complaint to the teachers or to citizens. 7. Course of studies — showing in detail the particular proficiency of the sev- eral classes, with a reference to striking proofs of thoroughness or neglect in teaching, and the need, if such should appear, of particular suggestions to any of the teachers in regard to the manner of discharging this part of their duty. Under this head should also be included a full statement of any supposed defects in the arrangement of exercises, and of any alleged inconvenience or disadvan- tage in the use of text-books, as prescribed by the Special Rules. B. School Registers and Class Books — showing whether the same have been uniformly kept in the form prescribed by the Visiting Committee. 9. Number and condition of books furnished at the expense of the city — stat- ing the amount expended in the several schools — showing how far in the case of those whose parents, masters or guardians are unable to pay for the same, the books thus furnished are retained in the hands of teachers for the use of other scholars — and in what respects, and by what means, a greater economy in this expenditure may be effected. 10. Library and Apparatus — showing the number of books and the descrip- tion of articles furnished by the city, and also what has been effected for either object by voluntary contribution — describing the manner in which the library is used, its existing deficiencies, and suggesting such expedients as, upon careful examination, and after conferring with the teachers, are deemed important and practicable, with a view to an extension of the benefits derived from these sources. 11. Condition of school-houses, out-houses, and fences, with a suggestimi of whatever is necessary to cause the same to be put and kept at all times in good condition, including under this head the results of inquiries in regpect to the mode of heating the school-room, the consumption of fuel, and the arrangement for ventilation. 12. Relation of Principal and Assistant — expressing an opinion how far the system in operation provides for a suitable distribution of duties, and in what respects it is important that it should be modified. 2 10 13. Vaccination — showing whether, and to what extent, there is reason to suppose that the regulation requiring every scholar to have been vaccinated, has not been complied with. The annual Reports, thus prepared by the Chairmen, shall, as soon as they are presented, be read and carefully considered by the Visiting Committees. — All such portions as they may deem it important to communicate to the teachers generally, shall be communicated at a joint meeting of the Visiting Committee and teachers called for the purpose ; and in relation to such portions of the Re- ports, the teachers shall be invited to make such oral or written suggestions as they may deem expedient, and all such suggestions shall afterwards be specially considered by the Visiting Committee. All such portions of the Reports as may be deemed to require special action in regard to individual teachers, shall be communicated in written copies to the individuals concerned, and the action of the Visiting Committee shall be suspended until such teachers shall have the opportunity of preparing written replies, which replies shall be filed with the Reportsf, and shall be duly considered whenever the subject is acted upon, alike in the first instance by the Visiting Committees, and finally by the Board. Af- ter the annual Reports have been thus considered and referred to the teachers generally or individually, they shall together with the communications of the teachers, be laid before the Board, and shall be accompanied by such recommen- dations, in the shape of Resolutions or otherwise, as the Visiting Committees may have concurred in. Sec. 6. In addition to the duties specially enjoined upon the individual mem- bors of the Visiting Committees and their Chairmen, the general duties for each Visiting Committee shall be as follows, viz : 1. 'To prepare and submit to the Board such Special Rules as they may deem necessary to secure the uniform and most effective instruction and discipline of the schools under their care, especially in reference to the relative duties of Prin- cipals and Assistants, the arrangement of classes, the course of studies, the pre- servation of good order and decorum and the securing of constant and punctual attendance, and to consider and report upon any proposition relating to these subjects which may have been submitted at a meeting of the Board. 2. To recommend such Text-Books, Writing-Books, Maps and Apparatus as they deem it expedient to introduce into the schools under their care, in the place of and in addition to those which are already in use ; and to consider and report upon every proposition in relation to these subjects which may have been submitted at a meeting of the Board. 3. To prescribe the form of Records and Class Books to be kept in the sev- eral schools under their care. 4. To inquire into and report upon the qualification of candidates whenever any vacancy shall occur in the ofRce of Principal, and to exercise the authority conferred in the Seventh Chapter in relation to the appointment of sub-principals and assistants. 5. At the meetings of the several Visiting Committees previous to the last 11 meeting of the Board, a vote shall be talven by ballot upon a question separately proposed in reference to each of the Principals, Sub-Principals, and Assistants in the several schools under the care of each Visiting Commitlee, in the follow- ing form, viz : " Have the duties of the office during the year been performed in a manner so satisfactory, that the Visiting Committee are prepared to recommend to their successors, the continuance of the appointment? " The result of each ballot to be communicated to the Board, to be recorded by the Clerk. CHAPTER V. Meetings of the Board. ■* Sec. 1. The Board shall meet regularly every alternate month, beginning in March, on such day in each month, as the Board shall from time to time de- signate, and at such hour as the Chairman shall appoint. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- ness. Sec. 2. At eaeh meeting, the Board shall come to order precisely at the time appointed, when, after reading the record of the preceding meeting, the list of members shall be called by the Clerk, who shall record the names both of the absentees and members present. Sec. 3. The yeas and nays shall be ordered upon, any question, whenever called for by three members. Sec. 4. All questions of order which may arise, shall be decided in con- formity to the rules and usages of the Common Council. Sec. 5. All propositions involving a change in the General Regulations shall be referred to the Executive Committee, and all propositions involving a change in the Special Rules shall be referred to the appropriate Visiting Committee, to consider and report thereon. Sec 6. The rolls of accounts which have been approved and examined by the Executive Committee shall be submitted to the Board ; and, if passed, shall be signed by the Chairman, and delivered to the Clerk, to be by him recorded and presented to the Joint Standing Committee of the City Council, in the mode prescribed by the City Ordinance. CHAPTER VI. Organization of Schools. Sec. 1. The Fisk School shall be devoted to the preparation of boys for College, and shall be under the care of a male Principal. The school shall be open for the admission of boys belonging to the city, who are at least nine years of age, and shall pass a satisfactory examination by the Principal, under the direction of the member of the First Visiting Committee having special charge of the school, in spelling, reading, writing, and the rudi- ments of arithmetic and geography, and who shall also bring certificates from their last instrnctor of good moral character and presumed qualifications. The examination of candidates for admission shall take place on the second 12 Monday after the Commencement at Harvard University ; and no scholar shall be admitted at any other time, unless by the permission, under extraordinary circumstances, of the member of the First Visiting Committee having special charge of the school. The course of studies shall include all the branches required for admission into Harvard University, and also reading, writing, English grammar, English com- position, and declamation. Sec. 2. The Bovs^ditch and Saltonstall Schools shall be regarded as Schools of the First Grade, and shall be devoted to the instruction of boys and girllin the higher studies (with the exception of the ancient langnages) which can be conveniently pursued during a term of three years after completing the studies required in the schools of the Second Grade. The Bowditch School shall be appropriated to boys, and the Saltonstall School to girls. Each of these schools shall be under the care of a Male Principal, with two Female Assistants. Any scholar belonging to the first class in either of the Schools of the Second Grade, who shall produce a certificate in the form prescribed by the Regulations, [Chap, IV, Sec. 4,] may be a candidate for admission into these schools. Any boy or girl belonging to the city, who has been previously educated in a private school and shall bring from his or her last instructor a certificate of good moral character and of presumed qualifications, and who, after a thorough examination by the Principal in the studies pursued in the Schools of the Second Grade, shall be deemed fully qualified, may also be a candidate. If the whole number of candidates shall not exceed the number of vacancies in the school, they shall all be admitted; but if all cannot be admitted, the Principal shall report to the Executive Committee the number of vacancies, and shall furnish a list of the candidates, annexing thereto their respective certificates, and also a statement showing the relative rank of the scholars belonging to the public schools, as as- certained from their certificates, and the relative rank of scholars belonging to private schools, as ascertained by his examination. The Executive Committee shall thereupon proceed to apportion the number to be admitted among the seve- ral public and private schools, (the private schools to be taken collectively) hav- ing regard, as nearly as may be, to the proportion of the number of candidates from each public school, or from the several private schools taken collectively, to the whole number of candidates from all the schools, both public and private ; and giving the preference in the selection of candidates to such as have attained the highest relative rank. The regular time for the admission of scholars into these schools, shall be on the first Monday in Match. Applications for admission at any other time during the year, must be addressed to the Executive Committee, who shall have authority to grant the same in any case in which it is made to appear that the applicant on account of extraordinary circumstances could not attend at the reg- ular time for admission, that the applicant is fully qualified to join one of the classes, and that there is a vacancy in the school. 13 Each school shall be divided into three classes, to be denominated respectively the Junior Class, the Middle Class, and the Senior Class. I'lie Junior Class shall consist of such scholars as have been recently admitted, in conformity to tlie requirements of this section. The Middle Class shall consist of such schol- ars as have regularly completed the studies of the Junior Class. The Senior riass shall consist of such scholars as have regularly completed the studies of the Junior and Middle Classes. The course of studies for each class shall con- tinue during one year ending with the annual examination in February. If it shall appear, at the annual examination in February, that anv members of the Junior or Middle Class have so far neglected their studies, that in the judgment of the Principal they are disqualified for advancement, and if, from the result of the annual examination, as reported by the Chairman of the Visitino' Committee, the Executive Committee shall concur in this judgment, all such members of either of the aforesaid classes shall be dismissed from the school as unworthy of its privileges. The course of studies shall include Reading and Grammar, Rheto-ic and Com- position, Geography and History, Natural History, Chemistry and Geology, Political and Moral Science, Arithmetic and Book-Keeping, Algebra and Ge- ometry, Practical Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, together with Writing, Drawing and Vocal Music. Sec. 3. The Phillips, Hackkr, Higginson, Bentley, Pickering, Browne and Epes Schools shall be regarded as Schools of the Second Grade, and shall be devoted to the instruction of boys and girls in Spelling, Readino-, AVriting, Drawing, Vocal Music, EngMsh Grammar, Composition, Geography, History, Book-Keeping, Arithmetic, and the elements of Geometry and Al- gebra. Any boy or girl belonging to the city, may be admitted into one or the other of these schools (under such restrictions of sex and residence as are hereinafter specilied) whose name shall be borne upon the certificate required to be furnish- ed to such scholars as have passed a satisfactory examination in the studies pursued in the Primary Schools, or who, if previously educated at a private school, shall, upon examination by the Principal, be deemed qualified for admis- sion. The regular time for the admission of scholars shall be on the first Monday of March. Applications for admission at any other time during the year, must be addressed to the member ot the Visiting Committee having special charge of the school into which the applicant seeks admission, and who shall have autho- rity to grant such application in any case in which it is made to appear that the applicant, on account of extraordinary circumstances, could not attend at the regular time for admission, and is fully qualified to join one of the classes. The Phillips School shall be under the charge of a Male Principal, with two Female Sub-Principals, and six Female Assistants, and shall receive all hoys qualified for admission who reside casiward of a line drawn throuph the ■centre of North and Summer streets, 14 The Hacker School shall be under the charge of a Male Principal, with three Fennale Assistants, and shall receive all boTjs qualified for admission who reside westward of a line drawn through the centre of North and Snnimer streets, and below the " Hollow" [so called] in Boston street, at the termination of Goodhue street, and also such as reside in the settlenient in "Carltonville" and in Grove street. The HiGGiNSON School shall be under the charge of a Female Principal, ■with three Female Assistants, and shall receive all girls qualified for admission who reside ivesiwurd of a line drawn through the centre of St. Peter's, Essex, and Central streets, and below the " Hollow" in Boston street, and also such as reside in the settlement in " Carltonville" and in Grove street. The Bentley School shall be under the charge of a Female Principal, with three Female Assistants, and shall receive all girls qualified for admission who reside eastivard of a line drawn through the centre of St. Peter's, Essex and Central street. The Pickering School shall be under the charge of a Male Principal, with two Female Assistants, and shall receive all hoys and ^irls qualified for admis- sion who reside in North Salem, with the exception of such as reside in the set- tlement in " Carltonville" and in Grove street. The Browne School shall be under the charge of a Male Principal, with three Female Assistants, and shall receive all boys and girls qualified for admis- sion who reside in South Salem. The Epks School shall be under the charge of a Male Principal, with one Female Assistant, and shall receive all boys and girls who reside above the " Hollow" in Boston street. Sec. 5. The Primary Schools shall be open for the admission of all chil- dren belonging to the city, who shall be not less than four years of age. Children shall in all cases be sent to such school as is nearest to their place of residence, and shall not be admitted into any other school except under the direction of the Chairman of the Third Visiting- Committee, who, whenever it appears that more scholars have been sent to any school than can be properly accommodated, shall assign a portion of the scholars to other contiguous schools, in which they can be accommodated. In every such distribution, the children shall be placed at the school which they can attend vvith the least in- convenience in respect to distance. So far as may be practicable, the Primary Schools shall be organized upon the principle of making each school consist of about one hundred scholars — either boys or girls exclusively, or both together, as shall in every case be deemed expedient by the Third Visiting Committee — under the charge of a Female Principal and Assistant. In cases in which it is not practicable to pro- vide for so large a number of scholars, a school shall be under the charge of a Female Principal alone, and shall consist as nearly as may be of fifty scholars. The object of the Primary Schools shall be to secure the simplest and most thorough elementary instruction in Spelling, Reading, Writing, Drawing, Yo- 15 ca] Music, Arithmetic and Geogiaphy ; and lor tins purpose (o make constant use of black-boards and visible illustrations as well as text-books; to cultivate the morals of the children by inculcating good rules and maxims for the regula- tion of their daily conduct ; and to promote their health and happiness by reg- ular, frequent, and suitable exercise and recreation. CHAPTER VII. Mode of Appointment, Duties and Salaries of Teachers. Sec. 1. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of Principal of any other than a primary school, it shall be the duty of the Clerk, under the direc- tion of the Chairman of the Visiting Committee having the care of the school, to cause an advertisement to be inserted in cne or more newspapers printed in Salem (and elsewheie if deemed expedient) stating the studies prescribed for the school and the salary attached to the office, and specifying the time at which persons desirous of being candidates may present apDlications in wiiting, togeth- er with written testimonials of their education and success in teaching, and may also be in attendance for the put pose of being examined in conformity to the law of the Commonwealth. The Chairman of the Visiting Committee, in connec- tion with the member having special charge of the school, shall conduct the ex- amination, and shall make all such inquiries as may be deemed necessary, with a view to ascertain the relative merits of the different candidates, and the results- of the examination and of such inquiries shall he reported to the Board tocrether with the applications and testimonials. Upon receiving such Report, the Board shall proceed by ballot to make an appointment, of which due notice shall be given by the Clerk to the person appointed. Sec. 2. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of a Sub-principal or Assistant in any school, it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Visiting Committee having the care of the school, in concurrence with the member hav- ing special charge of the school, and the Principal, to nominate to the said Vis- iting Committee such candidate or candidates, as after proper inquiry and a regular examination, they shall in concurrence adjudge to be suitably qualified for the appointment. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of Princi- pal of a Piimary School, it shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Third Vis- iting Committee, in concurrence with the member having special charge of tl.e school, to nominate to the said Visiting Committee such candidate or candidates, as after a proper inquiry and a regular examination, they shall in concurrence adjudge to be suitably qualified for appointment. In every case in which but one candidate is nominated, the said Visiting Committee shall proceed to vote upon confirming the nomination. If the nomination shall be confirmed, the ap- pointment shall be considered as made ; but if the nomination be not confirmed, another nomination shall be made and acted upon in like manner. If more than one candidate shall be nominated, the Visiting Committee shall proceed to make a selection by ballot, and the candidate receiving a majority of votes shall be 16 appointed. The Chairman of the Visitiiiij Committee shall give notice of the appointment to the Cleric, who shall enter the same upon the Hecords, and no- tify the person appointed. Sec. 3. The several Teachers, whether Prin<;ipals or Assistants, shall hold their oliices during the pleasure of the Board ; it being understood that no resig- nation shall take effect without one month's notice to the Chairman, unless by the special permission of the Board. Sec. 4. In all the schools in which Assistants are associated with the Prin- cipal, the Principal shall be recognized as the Head of the School ; and all di- rections of the Principal, which do not conflict with the regulations, shall be obeyed by the Assistants. Sec. 5. The several teachers shall be required to be in attendance at least ten minutes before the hour appointed for opening the schools ; and one or more of the Teachejs shall remain half an hour after closing the school, whenever it shall become necessary for any purposes of discipline. Sec. 6. In every school the Register prescribed by the law of the Common- wealth shall be faithfully kept, together with all such Class-Books and other Records as may be prescribed by the Visiting Committee. Sec. 7. At the close of each term the Principal of each school shall care- fully till up each Quarterly Return, of which a blank form shall have been fur- nished by the Executive Committee, and shall personally deliver the same to the member of the Visiting Committee having special charge of the school on or before the day immediately succeeding the close of each term. Sec. 8. No teacher shall be absent during school hours or employ any sub- stitute, except in the case of sickness and with the approbation of the V^isiting Committee ; and no substitute shall remain in school beyond a regular meeting of the Board without the approbation of the Board. Sec. 9. No teacher shall keep a private school, or give lessons to private pupils until after the usual hour of closing the schools for the day. Sec. 10. Teachers shall give constant attention to the care of the school- houses, out-buildings, and fences, and shall give immediate notice to the Chair- man of the Visiting Committee, whenever any injuries have been committed, or repairs are needed. They shall also give special attention to the heating and ventilation, of the school-rooms, and shall adopt all necessary arrangerae/its for promoting the health and comfort of the scholars. Sec. U. It shall be the duty of all the teachers, in conformity to the law of the Commonwealth, to exert their best endeavors, to impress on the minds of children and youth, committed to their care and instruction, the principles of piety, justice, and a sacred regard to truth, love to their country, humanity and universal benevolence, sobriety, industry, and frugality, chastity, moderation, and temperance, and those other virtues, which are the ornament of human so- ciety, and the basis upon which a republican constitution is founded ; and it shall be the duty of such instructors to endeavor to lead their pupils, as their ages and capacities will admit, into a clear understanding of the tendency of the 17 above mentioned virtues to preserve and perfect a republican constitution, and secure the blessings of liberty, as well as to promote their future happiness, and also to point out to them the evil tendency of the opposite vices. Sec. 12. No teacher shall bs relieved from the enforcement of the regula- tions contained in this chapter, unless, in extraordinary cases, the Chairman of the Board shall see fit to grant a special exemption. Sec. 13. The annual salaries of the Teachers shall be as follows : ill receive twelve hundred dollars. ' " one thousand " ' " three hundred " ' " eight hundred " ' " three hundred " ' " eight hundred " ' " two hundred " ' " eight hundred " ' " two hundred " ' " three hundred and fifty " ' " two hundred " ' " three hundred and fifty " ' " two hundred " • " eight hundred " " two hundred " " eight hundred " ■ " two hundred " ' " eight hundred " " two hundred " In the Primary Schools, each Principal shall receive two hundred dollars ; and each Assistant shall receive one hundred dollars. In the Fisk School , the Principal Bowditch " ii a (( u each Assistant Saltonstall " the Principal a a each Assistant Phillips " Principals a (C each Assistant Hacker " the Principal (( li each Assistant Higginson" the Principal u