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.