_ URGE JOINING G.O. AND BEGIN COLLECTING MONEY
_ APPOINT ROOM DECORATIONS MONITOR AND BEGIN DECORATING ROOM
_ SALUTE FLAG (ONLY FOR NON-ASSEMBLY OR Y2 SECTIONS)
_ POINT OUT THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF HOMEROOM: LITERALLY, A ROOM THAT IS A HOME, WHERE STUDENTS WILL FIND A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND GUIDANCE TEACHERS WITH EXTRA TIME ARE TO REPORT TO THE OFFICE TO ASSIST WITH ACTIVITIES WHICH DEMAND ATTENTION.
CIRCULAR # 1A
TOPIC: ORGANIZATION
PLEASE KEEP ALL CIRCULARS ON FILE, IN THEIR ORDER DILIGENCE, ACCURACY AND PROMPTNESS ARE ESSENTIAL IN CARRYING OUT ALL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO PROCEDURES.
PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
LONG HOMEROOM PERIOD (SEE CIRCULAR #H16) SHORT SUBJECT CLASS PERIODS (SEE CIRCULAR #7C, SECTION 4) ASSEMBLY BELL SCHEDULE (SEE ASSEMBLY CIRCULAR #3D, PAR. 5 & 6) PUPILS ARE TO REPORT BACK TO THEIR HOMEROOMS TO BE CHECKED OFF AT 2:56. DISMISSAL BELL WILL RING AT 3:05 SHARP. THIS, HOWEVER, IS UNCERTAIN.
TO: ALL ENGLISH TEACHERS
PLEASE SEND TO THE ENGLISH OFFICE BEFORE 3 TODAY YOUR REGISTERS IN ALL SUBJECT CLASSES IN ORDER TO ENABLE US TO EQUALIZE THE TEACHER-LOAD AND ACHIEVE A. GOAL OF 33 STUDENTS PER CLASS.
SAMUEL BESTER
CHAIRMAN, LANGUAGE ARTS DEPT.
FROM: JAMES J. MCHABE, ADM. ASST.
TO: ALL TEACHERS
RE: REQUISITION OF SUPPLIES
PLEASE ANTICIPATE YOUR NEEDS AND REQUEST SUPPLIES BEFORE THEY ARE NEEDED. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE EXCESSIVE DEMANDS.
TO PREVENT NON-AUTHENTICITY OF SIGNATURES, PLEASE SIGN YOUR FULL NAME IN INK ON YOUR REQUISITION SLIP.
IF YOU WISH TO DECORATE YOUR ROOM WITH POSTERS, WE HAVE A FEW LEFT:
BLOCK LETTERS, BLUE ON WHITE:
"KNOWLEDGE IS POWER"
YELLOW, ON GREEN BACKGROUND:
"TRUTH IS BEAUTY"
ALSO SOME TRAVEL POSTERS IN BROWN AND TAN OF SWISS ALPS, SLIGHTLY TORN BUT STILL USABLE.
JJ McH
TO: ALL TEACHERS
LATENT MALADJUSTMENTS MAY EXHIBIT THEMSELVES IN SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS IS A CRUCIAL PERIOD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADOLESCENT IN THE SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE WHICH CONSUMES A LARGE SEGMENT OF HIS TIME. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER ORIENTATION TO ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES IN A DEMOCRACY, PLEASE SEND ALL NEW PUPILS TO ME ON ALTERNATE TUESDAYS FOR DEPTH-COVERAGE ON PERSONAL INTERVIEW SHEETS. THEY WILL BE EXCUSED FROM CLASSES ON THOSE DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, TEACHERS ARE TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVS WITH THE PPP OF EACH STUDENT AND SEND THE DISRUPTIVE ELEMENTS TO MR. McHABE.
ELLA FRIEDENBERG
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
TO: ALL TEACHERS
THERE HAS BEEN AN EPIDEMIC OF THEFTS FROM LOCKERS AND WARDROBES. IMPRESS UPON YOUR STUDENTS THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING THEM LOCKED UP AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHEN IN DIRECT USE.
JJ MCHABE
ADM. ASST.
FROM: JAMES J. MCHABE, ADM. ASST.
TO: ALL TEACHERS
THE FIRST FACULTY CONFERENCE OF THE TERM IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY, PROMPTLY AT 3:05.
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. NO TEACHER IS TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE CONFERENCE EXCEPT ON WRITTEN REQUEST SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT AND COUNTERSIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE SCHEDULED.
THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WILL BE "EDUCATION AS GROWTH IN A DEMOCRACY." BE PREPARED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON: SHOULD MARKS BE ENTERED ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE BLUE LINE ON THE PRC?
JJ McH
TO: ALL TEACHERS
STUDENTS DELINQUENT IN OBTAINING GYM SUITS ARE TO BE ALPHABETIZED AND SENT TO ME.
GIRLS WHO WISH TO BE EXCUSED FROM GYM ON "CERTAIN DAYS" ARE TO BE SENT TO ME WITH ALL THE PERTINENT DATA.
PLEASE DISCOURAGE EXCESSIVE DIETING IN YOUR HOMEROOM.
FRANCES EGAN
SCHOOL NURSE
CIRCULAR # 5B
TOPIC: TEACHERS' WELFARE
PLEASE KEEP ALL CIRCULARS ON FILE, IN THEIR ORDER
TEACHERS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PERSONNEL AND TO THE LAW SECRETARY ALL CASES OF ASSAULT SUFFERED BY TEACHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
TO: ALL TEACHERS
CALVIN COOLIDGE IS WAGING AN ALL-OUT CAMPAIGN AGAINST LATENESS AND SMOKING IN LAVATORIES. SEND LEGITIMATE LATENESSES TO LATENESS COORDINATOR, ROOM 201. IF EXCUSE IS INVALID OR SUSPECT, SEND OFFENDERS TO ME, ROOM 211. PLEASE READ TO YOUR STUDENTS THE ENCLOSED LIST OF INFRACTIONS AND PENALTIES TO INSTILL IN THEM A SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND PUNCTUALITY.
POST IN PROMINENT PLACE IN HOMEROOM:
A STUDENT WHO IS LATE
MAY FAIL TO GRAD-U-ATE
JAMES J. MCHABE
ADM. ASST.
TO: ALL TEACHERS
STUDENTS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER WHILE TEACHERS ARE USING IT FOR THEIR RECORDS.
NO BOOKS ARE TO BE REMOVED FROM LIBRARY SHELVES BY STUDENTS OR TEACHERS UNTIL CARD CATALOGUE IS BROUGHT UP TO DATE.
CHARLOTTE WOLF
LIBRARIAN
TO: ALL ENGLISH TEACHERS
PLEASE SEND TO THE BOOK ROOM FOR THE FOLLOWING BOOKS SELECTED FOR YOUR CLASSES BY THE COMMITTEE ON CURRICULUM INTEGRATION:
ENGLISH 3ESSAYS OLD AND NEW or MYTHS AND THEIR MEANING
ENGLISH 5THE MILL ON THE FLOSS or A TALE OF TWO CITIES
DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO PURCHASE PAPERBACK EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER AUTHORS: BECAUSE OF OUTSIDE PRESSURES, WE SHOULD NOT EXPOSE THEM TO INSUFFICIENTLY EDITED OR UNEXPURGATED TEXTS.
SAMUEL BESTER
CHAIRMAN, LANGUAGE ARTS DEPT.
FROM: JAMES J. MCHABE, ADM. ASST.
TO: ALL TEACHERS
RE: DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS
BOOKS ARE THE MAGIC DOORS TO ADVENTURE AND KNOWLEDGE; THEY SHOULD BE TREASURED. KEEP ON FILE A BOOK RECEIPT FOR EVERY BOOK DISTRIBUTED. ALL BOOKS SHOULD BE COVERED AND STUDENTS SHOULD BE WARNED NOT TO DEFACE OR MUTILATE BOOKS. SIGN THE BOOK LABEL, INDICATING THAT YOU AGREE THAT THE LABEL HAS BEEN PROPERLY FILLED OUT, AND MAKE SURE THAT EACH BOOK HAS A NUMBER WHICH APPEARS ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER AND AGAIN ON PAGE 43, IF THE BOOK HAS THAT MANY PAGES.
DISREGARD THE NUMBER ON THE FLY-LEAF.
LOVE OF READING LASTS A LIFETIME.
DEAR COLLEAGUE:
LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR?
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