RULES AND REGULATIONS OF MUR ifniitfil wm ■1 BOHOOIif HIL.LSBORO. N. C, -@^1874.5^=: RALEIGH : EDWARDS, BROUGHTON & CO., PRINTERS & BINDERS, 1874. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF /Wfl«WllllI JPpHH pf ^# ^# o <Sr ohoo"^ o HILLSBORO, N. C, ^^1874.5=5: Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/rulesregulationsOOhorn REGULATIONS 1 .. The students of this school are not only required to ab- stain from all vicious, immoral or irregular conduct, but they are enjoined to conduct themselves on every occasion with the propriety and decorum of gentlemen, and any student who shall be guilty of any conduct unbecoming a gentleman shall be dismissed or otherwise less severely punished. 2. Any student who shall drink or have in his possession any wine, porter, ale, or any other spirituous or intoxicating liquors^ or shall go to any inn, public house or place where any of these liquors are sold, without the permission of the Principals, <>r shall play at cards or any other game of chance, or have cards or materials used in any game of chance in his possession, or insult a sentinel by words or gesture, or answer for another at roll call, or engage another to answer for him, or shall prompt another during recitations, or be guilty of any other deception whatever, or behave indecently or irreverently while attending divine service, or profane the Sabbath, or use any profane oath or execration, insult, traduce or defame, or strike, or in any manner offer violence to another student, or in r ! shall enter into any combination or agreement to hold no friendly or social intercourse with another student, or shall be guilty of disrespect or disobedience towards the Instructors or other constituted authorities of the Institution, shall incur penalties according to the nature and degree of the fO offence. Pq 3. No student shall at any time go to any Hotel, Tavern or Sj Eating House to take any meal or lunch, except in company - with his parent or guardian, or some near relative of discreet age 4 Rules and Regulations of or by permission of one of the Principals or officers in com- mand. 4. Any student who shall wantonly damage any building, quarters or other appurtenance, or lose, damage or destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of the arms, accoutrements, instru- ments or other property placed in his possession, shall, besides paying for the same, be otherwise punished according to the nature of the offence. 5. All immoralities, disorders, misbehavior or neglect, of which any student may be guilty to the prejudice of good order and discipline, though not especially herein mentioned,, are to be punished according; to the nature and degree of the offence. 6. All combinations, under any pretext whatever, are pro- hibited. Any student, who in concert with others shall adopt any measure under pretence of procuring a redress of griev- ances, or enter into any agreement with a view to violate or evade any regulation of the school, or shall endeavor to per- suade others to enter into such concert or agreement, shall be regarded as guilty of a very serious offence. 7. The Principals shall prescribe such limits around the In- stitution as they may deem proper, beyond which no student shall go without their permission. 8. The students are required to attend divine service Sun- day forenoon when practicable, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Principals, and in the afternoon those boarding at the Institution will be assigned Bible recitations. 9. The use of tobacco in any form is prohibited, and smoking on or about the streets of Hillsboro will be regarded as a serious offence. 1Q. The students shall be organized into a company, the officers of which shall be appointed by the Commandant, from those students who have been most active and soldier-like in the performance of their duty, and most exemplary in their conduct. Homer and Graves's School. 5 11. There shall be an infantry drill every day, when the weather is favorable (Saturdays and Sundays excepted) at such regular hour of the day as the Principals may appoint, to con- tinue ordinarily one half hour. 12. There shall be a dress parade at Retreat, according to the form prescribed in the Army Regulations. 13. There shall be an inspection of the company underarms (when the weather permits) at 9 o'clock every Saturday, ac- cording to the form of the Army Regulations. 14. Hours for study will be arranged by special order. 15. There will be five general roll calls daily, and invaria- My: The First, at Revelle ; Second, at Breakfast ; Third, at Din- ner ; Fourth, at Supper, and Fifth, at Tattoo ; at which all students not on duty or excused are required to attend. 16. No student shall lend or exchange his arms or accoutre- ments, nor use those of another student, nor shall the arms be taken from quarters except for duty, without permission. 17. No student shall alter his musket by filing or scraping or varnishing the stock, or remove the Jock, without permis- sion of the Commandant. 18. Students are prohibited from having in their possession gun-powder or any description of fire-arms or any other wea- pons not issued by the proper authority. 19. No student shall change the room assigned him without permission of the Principals. 20. Every student on rising in the morning shall arrange his room after the prescribed form. 21. Every student shall attend to the good order and ar- rangement of his own arms, accoutrements, clothing and other effects ; the Orderly shall attend to the general police of the room, and shall require each occupant to discharge his proper duties. 22. Students must prepare their clothes for the laundress before 7 o'clock on Monday morning of each week. 23. No student shall throw stones, water or any other ar- ticles from the windows, or in or about the quarters. 6 Rules and Regulations of 24. No student shall keep any unauthorized article of furni- tifre, and no student shall keep a light after Taps, except when on duty or authorized so to do. 25. Students shall pass up and down stairs with as little noise as possible, and shall at all times carefully abstain from running, scuffling, boisterous talking, romping, dancing, or any other species of noise on the galleries, or in the building, cal- culated to disturb their fellow students or others. 26. No loitering or idling around the building or any other place can be allowed during study hours, nor shall students at any time loiter about the passage way or main entrance. 27. No student shall post up any placard or notice upon the buildings without permission, nor shall he mark, cut, deface, or injure any of the property or furniture whatever. 28. No student shall introduce a citizen into the building without permission from the Principals. 29. Every student having permission to be absent must leave his name with the Sergeant, or officer of the guard, on going out and returning to quarters, who shall report the same, with the time absent, on his daily reports. 30. Thee shall be an Orderly detailed for each room occu- pied by the students, who shall perform the duties for one week. 31. The Orderly of each room shall see that the name of his room-mate is on the Orderly board with his own at the head, and the board is hung in its appropriate place. 32. The Orderly shall be held responsible for the cleanliness of the room and for the strict observance of all regulations and orders therein ; every violation of which he shall promptly report. He shall be responsible for all property and furniture therein, shall police and sweep out the rooms daily, thirty minutes after Reveille, shall attend to the fires, and see that there are lights in his room within ten minutes after the even- ing call to quarters. 33. Every night at or before Taps, he shall see that the lights are extinguished, and fires secure, if there be any. 34. Every Saturday morning the Orderly of each room shall, Horner and Graves's School. 7 with the assistance of his room mate, put his room in order preparatory to the weekly inspection by the Commandant. 35. He shall answer prom tly and fully every question put to him by any officer or student on duty. 36. The first two Officers among the students shall be super- intendents of rooms, and are charged with and responsible for their police and the preservation of good order therein. 37. They shall suppress all noise and scuffling or other im- proper conduct, in the rooms under their charge, and forth- with report the same to the Principals or Officer in command. 38. They shall communicate to the occupants of the rooms all orders given them relative to the police, and shall cause them to be observed. 39. They shall see that the beds are duly arranged in the manner prescribed, thirty minutes after Reveille, and see that all the occupants are in bed at Taps and fires secure. 40. The quarters will be inspected at least once a week, and oftener, where there should appear a necessity for so do- ing ; at which time the students will produce all the property which they may have received, or account for the same. This inspection will take place every Saturday morning immedi- ately after that of the company, unless otherwise ordered. 41. At evening parade the Orderly Sergeant shall warn the students who are detailed to mount guard the ensuing day, always taking those who have been longest off. 42. The ceremonies of mounting guard shall be performed as prescribed in the general regulations of the Army of the United States. 43. Every member of the guard shall appear at guard mounting in perfect order. 44. Students during their tour shall not leave the building for a longer period than ten minutes, except on duty or for meals. 45. Every Sentinel shall obey the orders of the Principals, Commandant, or officers of the guard. 46. No Sentinel shall allow a violation of the regulations to take place within the limits of his post without taking proper 8 Rules and Regulations of measures to prevent it ; nor shall he fail in any case to report to the officer of the guard every such violation which comes within his knowledge or observation, while on post. 47. The officers of the guard shall post the Sentinels at the proper times, visit them frequently during their tour, and instruct them upon all points of duty. 48. It shall be his duty to preserve good order in the build- ing during his tour, and he shall cause all academic calls to be sounded. 49. He shall attend all roll calls ; seek absentees, not prop- erly excused, and cause them to repair where their attendance is required. 50. During the season in which fires are permitted in the building, he will frequently visit the rooms during recitation hours. 51. He shall station himself in or near the Guard Room, between guard mounting and retreat constantly, except when absent on duty or at meals. 52. He shall be held responsible for all property deposited in the Guard Eoom. 53. He shall take prompt and effectual measures for sup- pressing irregularities or disturbances that may occur in or near the building. 54. He shall visit the Sentinels, and assure himself that they are well instructed in their duty. 55. On the back of his guard report he shall note all viola- tions of the regulations which may have come to his know- ledge during his tour ; he shall also state particularly the time at which each absentee returns to his quarters, and the length of time which he may have overstaid his leave ; and he will subjoin to his report the word, " Certified," with his signature. 56. In all cases not provided for in the foregoing para- graphs, the service of the guard shall be performed as pre- scribed in the general regulations of the Army of the U. S. 57. The Principals alone, or the Commandant, shall have power to arrest a student (except in case of mutiny, direct disobedience of orders, or gross disrespect to superior officers > Homer fy Graves's Sehool. 9 and in case of fighting or committing a breach of the peace, in which case they may be arrested by any Instructor or officer, and in the last case, they may be arrested by any per- son) ; and on being arrested he must retire to his quarters ; the case being reported to the Principals for their approbation. 58. Every student under arrest shall confine himself to his room until released, unless otherwise ordered, except when re- quired to be absent therefrom for the performance ot some of his academic or military duties ; to all of which (except those of guard) he shall attend, and except also for a necessary occa- sion, and to march to meals. 59. No student shall be released from arrest except by authority of the Principals or Commandant; and every stu- dent found guilty of a breach of arrest will be liable to sus- pension or dismission. 60. Students requiring medical attendance will report the fact or have it reported to the Principals, who will, according to their judgment, either send for the Surgeon, or send the student tj the Surgeon under the charge of some attendant, if necessary. 61. Sick students will, at the discretion of the Principals, be removed to the Hospital. 62. The sick students who are not sent to the Hospital shall not leave their rooms, except for the purpose of perform- ing some duty, or taking such exercise as the Surgeon may have prescribed, with the approbation of the Principals. 63. But no student shall, for any purpose whatever, be absent from his room during any drill, parade or roll call, from which he may have been excused. 64. In case of sickness, requiring medical aid, the Princi- pals, unless otherwise instructed, will summon the Surgeon in charge. 65. No person is allowed to visit the Hospital unless by permission of the Principals or officer in command. 66. The senior officer of students present shall be command- ant of the Mess Hall / he shall preserve order in the hall, and a due observance of the mess regulations ; and shall see that 10 Rules and Regulations of the mess squads are eon ducted to and from the Mess Hall in a military and soldier-like manner. 67 The students shall be divided into as many squads as there are tables, with a first and second Carver to each, who shall cause the regulations of the Hall to be observed by all in their squad, and shall report all delinquencies to the Prin- cipals or Commandant. * 68. At the respective signals for meals the squads will be formed on the company parade ground, by the first Carvers of each squad, as squad marchers, under the superintendence of the Commandant of the hall, who shall march them to and from the hall. The squad shall be formed and marched by the second Carver in the absence of the first ; but in other cases he shall march at the head of his squad. He is also respon- sible for any violation of the regulations in his squad, and shall report all such to the Commandant of the hall. 69. All students shall march to and from their meals, unless sick or otherwise excused, and they shall leave the hall at the signal given by the Commandant of the hall. 7(y. Each student shall have a particular place assigned to him at the table, by a number corresponding with his position in the squad, and shall not change it except by permission of the Commandant. 71. All loud talking, frivolity or other improper conduct, in the hall, is prohibited, and the Carvers alone shall call on the waiter. 72. Wasting provisions or taking them from the mess hall, or injuring, or abstracting mess furniture of any kind, is pro- hibited. 73. The Commandant of mess shall see that no student takes his seat in the hall before the command " Seats /" and, also, that every student leaves the hall after the command " Rise ;" but for the better preservation of order each table will be made to rise in turn, and form in squads in front of the hall, and march back in the same order as marched to the hall. 74. No student shall go into the Mess Hall (except on duty) at any other time, or in any other manner than is herein pre- Homer fy Graves's School. 11 scribed, nor into the kitchen, without permission from the Principals or Officer in Command. 75. All deficiencies or complaints of the Mess Hall will be reported immediately through the Commandant of mess to the Commandant. 76. The recreation grounds will be limited to the inclosure, except when extended by special instruction, and with certain restrictions. 77. No student will be allowed to walk on recreation grounds during study hours. 78. Climbing or jumping the fence around the ground is prohibited. 79. No student shall go into town at any time, except with permission of the Principals or officer in command. 80. Every student shall pay to his superior officer the com- pliments prescribed by the general regulations of the army of the United States. 81. No society shall be organized among the students with- out special licenge from the Principals, nor shall any assembly of the students be held for this, or any other purpose, with- out their express permission promulgated in orders. 82. No student will be allowed to visit the room of another during study hours. 83. On Sunday the students are enjoined to relinquish their sports ; to devote their spare hours to reading, or studies ap- propriate to the day, and to conduct themselves in a quiet and peaceable manner. 84. The strictest attention to study and all other duties is required. Every student, therefore, who shall absent himself from duty of any kind, ami fail to render a satisfactory excuse in writing for such absence, shall be reprimanded, put on ex- tra duty, or confined, according to the circumstances of the case; and demerit marks in numbers proportioned to his of- fence will be recorded against him. 85. All delinquencies, for which students have been reported for one week, will be read out on Friday afternoon parade. 86. Any student having a satisfactory excus e 12 Rules and Regulations of quencies shall express it in writing after the form prescribed, and submit it to the commandant, within his first orderly hour, after the publication of the report on parade. No excuse shall be made by any student in any other manner, nor at any other time, unless unavoidably prevented from complying with the above directions, in which case the cause of delay shall be annexed to the excuse. 87- No student shall address an officer or student who has reported him for delinquencies, on the subject of such report, unless specially permitted by the Principals ; and no officer or student, having made such a report against a student, shall hold any conversation with him relating to it, unless referred to with the proper permission. 88. The different classes shall report without delay to their respective recitation rooms at the given signals. 89. The Commandant will transact business with the stu dents at 8 o'clock A. M. daily. 90. No student shall interfere with or interrupt any of the guard in any way whatever ; and no student must speak to or interrupt a sentinel on post. 91. Students a^e. particularly enjoined to conduct themselves when in the streets of Hillsboro, and upon the trains in trav- elling to and from the school, in a quiet and gentlemanly man- ner. 92. Any student misbehaving himself while in the town will be punished according to the nature of his offence. 93. Generally in all their intercourse with their officers, with each other, and with all others, it is expected of students to preserve the high-toned feeling and courtesy which ever dis- tinguish the soldier and the gentleman. 94. The school duties of each day will be opened by the students marching at the appointed hour to the Chapel for religious service.