The Teacher's Contract: These are the conditions that a teacher
had to agree to before they could become a teacher!
1. Not to get
married. The contract became null and void imediately if the teacher married.
2. Not to keep
company with men.
3. To be at home
between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless she is in attendance of a school function.
4. Not to loiter
downtown in ice cream
parlours.
5. Not to leave
town at any time without the permission of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
6. Not to smoke
cigarettes. This contract becomes null and void immediately if the teacher is found
smoking.
7. Not to drink
beer, wine or whiskey. This contract becomes null and void immediately if the teacher is
found drinking beer, wine or whiskey.
8. Not to ride in
a carriage or automobile with any man except her brother or father
9. Not to dress
in bright colours.
10. Not to dye
her hair.
11. To wear
atleast two petticoats.
12. Not to wear
dresses more than two inches above the ankle.
13. To keep the
classroom clean: to sweep the classroom floor atleast once daily: to scrub the
classroom floor once a week with hot water and soap: to clean the
blackboards atleast once daily: to start the fire at 7 a.m. so that the room will be warm
at 8 a.m. when the children arrive: to carry out the ashes once
daily.
14. Not to use
face powder, mascara or paint the lips.
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