Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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20 Piedmont High School if a pupil leaves school before the expiration of the first month no part of the advance board or of the contingency fee will be refunded. This is done in justice to the school, from the fact that there are boys and girls who enroll and stay only a few days, or a week, and leave because of a lack of purpose, thus keeping away others who would stay throughout the session. Those wishing to pay board and tuition for the term in advance may do so, and they will receive interest on the amount deposited. A contingency fee of $1.00 is required to be deposited by each boarding student on matriculation. If no damage is done to the school property, and if the student remains in school not less than three months, this fee will be re¬ turned at the close of the session. If damage is done to school property, each must pay for the damage he does. If the perpetrator of the injury is not discovered the damage is to be repaired out of the general contingency fund, and each pupil will have his proportional part of his contingency fee returned. No deduction in payment of tuition is made except in cases of protracted sickness, and then only when a certificate of a physician is presented. All students are earnestly urged to begin on the first day of the session. Otherwise, they work at a disadvan¬ tage. Permission to visit will not be given to the girls. Parents are asked not to make request that their daugh¬ ters be granted special privileges, for it will not be granted. All damages to school property must be paid for by the one doing the damage. No student will be allowed to carry a pistol, or to indulge in profanity, gambling, or the use of intoxicants. Pupils who persistently break the rules will be expelled. Ministers of the gospel and those preparing themselves

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Lawndale, North Carolina 19 a few teachers well qualified for their work can accom¬ plish more than a large number of cheap, inexperienced ones. Board We feel sure that our boarding arrangement cannot be improved. We have all the benefits of the club plan, together with home comforts. No profit is made on board. Each student bears his proportional part of the expense, and saves whatever profit is usually made on board, thus materially lessening expense. Our method, too, prevents class distinction, which is sometimes made in schools where some students board in boarding-houses and others at the mess-hall. Here no such rivalry can exist, for all students and teachers board on the same plan, and all eat in the same dining-hall. The only aristocracy which counts here is the aristocracy of brains, good conduct in school, and Christian living. During the last session board averaged for the full month, $6.?o. Those who went home on Friday evening and returned Monday morning paid on an average $3.84 per month. Terms for tuition are cash at the end of the month, except by special agreement. Payment for board is expected to be made promptly. No profit is made on board, and no calculation is made for loss or delay in payments. Each boarder must deposit $7.00 on entrance. At the end of each school month he is required to pay his pro¬ portional part of board, and the seven dollars deposited at the beginning of the term is used in payment of his board for the last month, and any part remaining is refunded to the pupil. This is done simply to guard against loss to the boarding pupils. Board will be charged for no less time than for one month. In other words,

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