Poor School Education

Men cannot excel in more things than one; and, if they can, they had better be quiet about it. The best that could be done with a good many of our schools would be to send them to school.

Regulations (School)

NOT many miles from town, a young lady is teaching school. She sends us the following regulations provided her by the trustees, for the government of the school: -

No Swearin
“ fitin
“ quarrelin
“ nicknamin
“ reslin and jumpin
“ goin into any persons orchards, without the consent of the oner
No pinchin
“ stickin of pins into each other
“ pullin of hair durin skule
“ Courtin in skule
“ crackin of walnuts, unless dride
“ whisperin

Those rules must be observed, for a violation of those rules, wil be punished with the lash, accordin to the virdic of the trusties.

And now for a modern translation of how they should read, had the spelling and grammar been correct:-

REGULATIONS.

NOT many miles from town, a young lady is teaching school. She sends us the following regulations provided to her by the trustees, for the government of the school: -

No Swearing
“ fighting
“ quarrelling
“ nicknaming
“ wrestling and jumping
“ going into any persons orchards, without the consent of the owner
" No pinching
“ sticking of pins into each other
“ pulling of hair during school
“ Courting in school
“ cracking of walnuts, unless dried
“ whispering

These rules must be observed, for a violation of these rules, will be punished with the lash, according to the verdict of the trustees.