I have a friend who is a retired school teacher who just turned 100
years old.  I want to give her a gift that would bring back memories
of how restrictive her lifestyle was because she became a school
teacher.  The more restrictive the codes were, the funnier they will
be for her to read.

I'm specifically looking for a brief list of 10-20 rules such as: 
teachers must never sit down while class is in session, or women
teachers must never wear dresses that expose their ankles, etc.

Spotted this floating around - not sure how authentic
Teachers' Conduct


Teachers today think they have it rough.  Take, for example, this
entry in a 1915 magazine listing rules of conduct for teachers.


1. You will not marry during the term of your contract.

2. You are not to keep company with men. (Assuming that you're
presuming correctly that there were no male teachers.)

3. You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless
attending a school function.

4. You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.  (Now that's cruel.)

5. You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the
permission of the chairman of the board.

6. You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he
is your father or brother.

7. You may not smoke cigarettes.

8. You may not dress in bright colors.

9. You may under no circumstances dye your hair.

10. You must wear at least two petticoats.

11. Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle.

12. To keep the schoolroom neat and clean, you must sweep the floor at
least once daily; scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy
water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire
at 7 am so the room will be warm by 8 am.

fount this too

Rules For Teachers - 1872

1. Teachers each day will fill lamps, trim the wicks and 
clean chimneys.

2. Each morning teacher will bring a bucket of water and a 
scuttle of coal for the day's session.

3. Make your pens carefully. You may whittle nibs to the 
individual taste of the pupils.

4. Men teachers may take one evening each week for courting 
purposes, or two evenings a week if they attend church 
regularly.

5. After ten hours in school, the teachers may spend the 
remaining time reading the Bible or any other good books.

6. Woman teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct 
will be dismissed.

7. Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum 
of his earnings for his benefit during his declining years so 
that he will not became a burden on society.

8. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents 
pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will 
give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity 
and honesty.

9. The teacher who performs his labour faithfully and without 
fault for five years will be given an increase of twenty-five 
pence per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education 
approves.

Dear Bob the Dispatcher,

I can't thank you enough for finding the information you provided.  I
have tried to find this for months but wasn't qualified to edit the
search enough to get even close to what you found.

Your information thoroughly met my expectations.  I don't know how to
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Thanks again,
Becky

P.S. Merry Christmas to you and your Family!