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That children be admitted at any time, how young so ever they may be on there being a vacancy but that preference be given to Orphans.
That none be admitted, who is upwards of twelve years of age.
That Parents or Guardians shall certify in writing their willingness to leave the Children in the School, so long as may be considered fit by His Excellency the Governor and the King's Visitor.
That the day for the admission of Children be subject to the urgency of the case and not be fixed to any particular day.
That a weekly list of all newly entered Children be sent to His Excellency the Governor and the King's Visitor.
That no Child be admitted without a certificate from the Attendant Surgeon, testifying that the Child has no infectious Disorder.
Visitation.
1. Parents and Guardians are not to visit on any other day than the last Friday in every month, without a written order from the King's Visitor.
2. That. in all Visitations of Parents or Guardians, the Master or Mistress must be present.
3. That all ladies and gentlemen, visiting the female Orphan House, be requested to enter their names in a register Book.
4. That a Register be forthwith procured for this purpose.
5. That no child shall be permitted to visit their Parents or Guardians without obtaining a written permission from His Excellency the Governor or the King's Visitor which permission shall be entered into the Journal of the Institution.
6. That the Attendant Surgeon shall keep a register of the state of the health of' the Children.
School
That the plan of Education be conducted as nearly as possible on the Madras or National System.
That a General Monitor be appointed to superintend the duties of the Children, to awake the children by half past 5 in the Summer, and by half past 6 in the Winter;
To see that the rooms and children are all clean, and the children ready for morning prayer by half past seven;
That the children preserve order in the School, and that the Teacher observe all the Rules for their conduct;
That the Children are in school by 9 o'clock in the morning and by 2 in the afternoon;
That they keep a Register of all lessons and work performed in the House.
That the Teachers observe:
To rise in the morning before their children; to superintend the cleanliness of their beds, sleeping rooms, and the children of their respective classes;
On no account to punish a Child any further than being turned down in the Class, set in the middle of it or reported to the Master;
to stay at the head of their classes during meals, to preserve the utmost decency and propriety, and to report to the general monitor all Children that misbehave themselves;
that for all work, which the Children perform out of school hours, they shall be remunerated according to the rate of charges made to Individuals by the Institution, except on the representation of the King's Visitor to His Excellency the Governor.
That no Child shall be allowed to go out of the School that can not read the Bible, write tolerably well and correctly, and work the simple rules of Arithmetic, as well as be competent to make Gowns, Shirts, etc. and perform other domestic duties.
In order to prepare Children for service, as by the preceding rules, those Children, who are able, shall take their regular turn in all the duties of the House.
That a library shall be formed forthwith for the use of the senior classes of such books as the
King's Visitor may approve.
That when a child leaves the female Orphan House for other service, she shall be presented with a Bible, Prayer Book, dictionary, Grammar, and Arithmetic, and. if particularly deserving with such other books as the King's Visitor may approve.
That Masters and Mistresses shall be required to treat the Children with kindness and under no pretence to direct their services to objects, that are not purely domestic, and to attend Divine Service on the Sunday.
That the Master of the House see those Rules punctually attended to, and enter into
the Journal of the School, and report to His Excellency the Governor and the King's Visitor every infraction thereof.
That Corporal Punishment be very rarely resorted to, and, when positively expedient, the name of the child, crime and measure of punishment shall be fully entered in the Genera! Monitor's Registry's, and reported to the King's Visitor weekly.
That no degree of corporal punishment be inflicted by any individuals, the Master of the House excepted.
That the morning be appropriated to reading. writing, etc., under the superintendence of the Master of the House, and the afternoon be set apart for sewing, etc.. under the Management of the Mistress.
That no child shall be punished with the loss of food.
That punishment shall generally consist of tasks to be performed after school hours.
Source: HRA 1825
Typed by L Uebel
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