Rules of Behavior for Teacher Conduct in 1915
I You will not marry during the term of your contract.
II You will not keep company with men.
III You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
unless attending a school function.
IV You may not loiter downtown in any of the ice cream stores.
V You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have
permission from the chairman of the board.
VI You may not ride in a carriage or an automobile with any man
unless he is your father or your brother.
VII You must not smoke cigarettes.
VIII You must not dress in bright colors.
IX You must not under any circumstances dye your hair.
X You must wear two petticoats.
XI Your dress must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle.
XII To keep the room clean you must: scrub the floors; clean the blackboards;
start a fire at 7 a.m.
Originally appeared in The Paintsville Herald in Jane
Bailey's column, "As I Was Saying".
Permission given by Jane Bailey to reprint on the Johnson County
Historical Society website.
Copyright Jane Bailey anf The Paintsville Herald
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