pupils, to pomote their highest physicial, intellectual and moral improvement.

II. That all the time of every officer whose duties are hereafter defined, belongs to the Asylum, so far as it may be employed for the benefit of the pupils.

III. That the Superintendent is directly, and solely responsible to the Trustees for the correct and efficient management of the Institution in all its departments.

THE SUPERINTENDENT.

I. The Superintendent shall be the executive head of the Institution, and the organ of communication with the subordinate departments.

II. He shall reside in the Institution, and devote all his time, so far as its interests require, to the discharge of the duties herein assigned him, and such as may, from time to time, be designated by the Board of Trustees.

III. He shall implicitly obey all orders and instructions of the Board; and carry out in good faith any system of operations which they may direct.

IV. Into the hands of the Superintendent is committed the management of the Institution in all its departments; and the subordinate officers are to regard themselves as his assistants, and are carefully to adhere to the plans of operation which he may mark out, and promptly and cheerfully comply with all his directions, not only in the performance of the duties herein specified, but also in such others as he may deem it just and proper to assign them.

V. He shall hire, assign the duties, direct so far as he may deem proper, and dismiss when he may consider it necessary, all persons, not officers, whom it may be requisite to employ.

VI. No subordinate officer shall contravene, or interfere, in the slightest degree, with directions given at any time by the Superintendent to the pupils, or to the persons by him employed; but, on the contrary, they are to give their efficient countenance and support to all such directions, and report to him any neglect or act of disobedience.

VII. The Superintendent shall teach the pupils, and require the persons employed to respect and obey the other officers, in the proper discharge of their appropriate duties.

VIII. His government of the pupils, though firm and unwavering, shall still be mild and parental.

IX. He shall teach the pupils to act from principle, and not from fear; he shall inculcate self respect, and govern them, as much as possible, by the influence of moral suasion.

X. He shall superintend and direct the intellectual, moral, and religious instruction of the pupils.

X1. He shall pay especial attention to the health and comfort of the pupils. And when the boys are engaged in labor, he shall superintend them personally, or entrust them to some responsible person connected with the Institution.

XII. He shall register all orders of the Board on the Treasurer. He shall also keep clear and methodical accounts of all expenses incurred for the Institution, in books which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Trustees; and he shall make a careful abstract of the same, and present it at their regular meetings. XIII. In his management of the finances, he shall practice the most rigid economy, consistent with the comfort of the pupils, and the prosperity of the Institution.

XIV. He is authorized to employ a clerk to assist him in keeping the accounts of the Asylum, making purchases, etc.; and also, when found necessary, a competent person to assist the Matron in her duties.

XV. He shall, from time to time, communicate to the Trustees such information as he may think necessary, in regard to the operarions of the Institution, and the manner in which the various officers perform their duties.

XVI. He shall frequently inspect all parts of the establishment, and take the most efficient, or even stringent measures for enforcing neatness, order, and regularity in all departments. And it shall be his duty immediately to discharge any person employed who shall appear inefficient, neglect allotted duties, or manifest a spirit of insubordination.

XVII. After the pupils have retired to rest, he shall himself pass over all parts of the establishment, except appartments occupied by females, or shall cause some responsible person to do the same; and see that the buildings are safe from fire.

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THE ASSISTANT TEACHERS

Assistant Teachers are to regard their duty to the Institution as of high and paramount importance, and are not to allow other engagements, duties, or business to interfere, in the slightest degree, with the punctual and efficient discharge of the same.

I. They shall carefully and diligently attend to the instruction of the classes assigned them by the Superintendent, and strive to secure their rapid improvement in all those branches to which their attention may be directed.

III. One of their number shall constantly remain with the boys, from the time the pupils rise in the morning, until they retire at

night, except at times when all the boys may be engaged in labor.

IV. During the time allotted to study out of school, they shall see that the boys learn the lessons assigned them, and preserve the same order as in the school rooms.

V. During the time allotted to recreation, they shall encourage the boys to take active exercise under their supervision, away from the immediate vicinity of the Institution, while the same may remain in the city.

VI. They shall take such part in the religious instruction of the pupils as may be assigned them by the Superintendent.

VII. They shall at all times give their efficient support to the other officers of the Institution, by inculcating in the minds of the pupils of their respective classes proper principles of good order and obedience; and they shall never intimate to them matters to the discredit of any officer of the Asylum.

VIII. They shall carefully abstain from all interference with the duties of other officers, and, at no time, use any but courteous and respectful language in their intercourse with them.

IX. Their treatment of the pupils shall be uniformly gentle and kind. They shall, in no case, inflict corporal punishment, but shall report extreme cases of disobedience to the Superintendent.

X. They are to regard these Rules as stating only a few among the numerous duties which they are expected to perform; and are always to manifest their devotion to the interests of the Institution by cheerfully performing any other duties which circumstances, or the directions of the Superintendent, may require.

THE MATRON.

I. The Matron shall have charge of the girls, when not in school, and also of such parts of the domestic arrangements as may be assigned her by the Superintendent, and under his direction she will perform the following duties:

II. She will see that when out of school the girls are as much as possible secluded from the society of the male pupils; and that during study hours they learn the lessons assigned them by their Teachers. She will see that the girls are industriously employed during the hours appropriated to labor, that they make, so far as practicable, the clothes for pupils clothed by the Asylum, repair their own clothes and those of the male pupils, and do the ironing for the inmates.

III. She will, at all times, see that the girls take a sufficient amount of healthy exercise and recreation.

IV. She will pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the persons, and the neat appearance of the girls.

V. She will teach them those rational principles of refinement peculiar to the female character, and instruct them as to their proper deportment on all occasions.

VI. She will see that all parts of the establishment are kept in the neatest order.

VII. She will enter, or cause to be entered, in a book kept for that purpose, a list of the articles of clothing belonging to each pupil, and see that the same be carefully preserved.

VIII She will see that the washing and ironing be done in a neat and careful manner, that no article be lost, and that the clothing, after ironing, be assorted by some careful person.

IX. She will see that provisions be carefully preserved, economically used.

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X. The Superintendent may, at his discretion, release the Matron from the supervision of such portions of the domestic affairs as he may deem proper, acting upon the principle that her services in the care of the young ladies are most valuable to the Asylum.

XI. The Matron shall have such control over the persons employed as the Superintendent may deem necessary, for the performance of the labors assigned her supervision.

XII. After the pupils have retired to rest at night, the Matron will pass through the appartments occupied by the females, and see that the building is safe from fire.