Yakima Valley Academy - Pitcanook Yearbook (Granger, WA)

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sary labor. Attendance at the regular services of the Academy is required, such as Sabbath school, Sabbath preaching services, Friday evening vespers and Y. P. M. V. Those excused from any Sabbath service because of illness or any other cause are required to remain quietly in their homes during such times of service. 11. Students are requested 110K to use kodaks or cameras on the Sabbath. 12. The kitchen, dining room, laundry, bakery, boiler room and all departments should not be made a place for loitering or visiting, as such a course militates against dis- cipline and efliciency. 13. The use and possession of master keys and pass keys is prohibited. 14. Students should have their mail sent in care of the Academy. The management reserves the right to question any mail suspected of being detrimental to the best interests of the students and of the school. 15. The dormitories are private homes, which should be treated as any well regulated household would expect their homes to be treated. Those desiring to call upon members of the Home family will kindly observe the customary civilities. 16. Students having automobiles or motorcycles are requested to leave them at home. If they are brought to school, they are expected to be left in a garage and taken out only when permission is secured from the Principal. 17. The school will not hold itself responsible for the personal property of any student in case of damage or loss. 18. Any regulation adopted by the Board or Faculty and announced to the students shall have the same force as if in print. Laundry Specifications Students living in the school home are entitled to fourteen pieces of plain laundry each Week. An extra charge of five cents will be made for each piece above that number. All garments should be marked with the full name-never initials only. Indelible ink must be used. This should be done before the student comes to school. Students wishing to press their own clothes must furnish their own pressing cloth for the purpose. Regulations Governing All Students It is assumed that in all matters involving moral principles students know what is right, and they are held responsible for doing it. The moral character of our school must be carefully guarded, and those who feel themselves unable to comply with the regula- tions as here published should not enter. Experience has shown that long forbearance with students who are indisposed to cooperate fully with the school, is not, as a rule, beneficial to themselves, while the influence is positively dangerous to others. 1. Students must abstain from indecent and disorderly conduct, from profane or unbecoming language, from the use of tobacco and alcoholic drinks of all kinds, from card playing or having cards in their possession, from having or reading pernicious literature, and from improper associations. Firearms are not permitted on the school premises. 2. Students are expected to maintain a proper degree of reserve in their association with those of the opposite sex. Private correspondence, strolling together, surreptitious meetings, or young gentlemen escorting young ladies on the grounds to and from gather- ing cannot be permitted, because they militate against success in school work. Proper association is a blessing to both men and young women. Experience has shown that such associations during school life are most beneficial when restricted to groups. The

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anyone whose account is paid at any time after the beginning of the second semester previous to the school year the reservation is made for. All reservation are subject to change by those in charge of the school homes. Key Deposit Each room in the dormitory has a lock on the door. The school is willing to furnish a key to the occupants on the deposit of 51.00, which will be refunded if the key is not returned to the business ofhce within two weeks after the close of school and is accompanied with a notice from the one in charge of the dormitory saying that the room has been left in good order. The School Home and Its Regulations Experience has shown that the purposes for which the Academy was founded are most successfully attained when the students whose parents do not reside in the neighbor- hood of the Academy, live in the Academy Home. Students who are altogether unable to meet the expenses of the Home, however, may be permitted on application to the Principal of the school, to secure approved places to work for their board. All applica- tions for such permission, stating the reasons for the request, must be presented and approved before any such arrangements are made. Failure to comply with these require- ments will justify the Faculty in declining to receive such students for classification. It is the aim of the Faculty to provide a home where kindness and courtesy reign. These graces, together with regularity and punctuality in the home duties, are important factors in the student's education. 1. Frequent departures prevent the student's receiving the benefit which the school was established to impart. For this reason permission to be absent from school will be given no oftener than once a month, unless in case of sickness or other emergency. Requests to leave over week-ends must be submitted in writing to the Principal twenty- four hours before leave is desired. Under ordinary circumstances, a written statement from parents or guardians is required. Mixed groups traveling to and from school by auto must be accompanied by a competent chaperon. 2. Students wishing to leave the school grounds should Hrst obtain permission from the proper authority. 3. Students residing in the dormitories will not be permitted, except in rare and exceptional cases, to stay over night with students' friends in the villageg nor will students or friends in the village be expected to visit with dormitory students. 4. Students are expected to conduct themselves in keeping with the order and quiet of a refined home. 5. Tidiness and cleanliness of person and room must be observed. 6. Noiseless slippers must be provided and worn during the evening study hour. 7. Visiting during study hours is allowed only by permission of the person in charge of the home. 8. No heating, cooking or lighting apparatus is allowed in the room, other than that provided by the management. 9. Since irregularities in eating are decidedly injurious to the health, and since regular meals are served in the dining room, it is much better that no food be taken to students' rooms except fresh fruit. 10. Students will deport themselves upon the seventh day of the week, the Sabbath, in a manner in keeping with the spirit of the institution, avoiding all play and unneces-

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group plan is the one adopted by this school. Each group must be under the supervision of a member of the faculty. 3. The committee on Social Activities will provide for frequent educational pro- grams and lectures, and occasional social gatherings or outings for all students. Attend- ance at social gatherings, other than such as shall be provided, will be permitted only upon approval of the Faculty. Those arranging for any such gatherings must submit a request, with a list of those to be invited, to the Faculty before the regular Faculty meeting preceding, and secure a member of the Faculty as a chaperon. 4. Those wishing to leave the school grounds during recitation hours should first obtain permission from the proper authority. S. Regular attendance at all exercises is required. Attendance at all exercises is required. Attendance at worship, chapel, library periods, etc., is required on the same basis as class attendance. All excuses for absences shall be signed by the preceptor, the preceptress, parent or guardian, and approved by the Principal. Only cases of sickness and emergencies will be accepted as valid excuses for absences. Tardiness must be excused the same as absences. Three unexcused tardinesses will be the equivalent of one absence. 6. The number of absences, excused or unexcused, must not exceed fifteen per cent of the whole number of exercises in the class. Should this limit be passed, the student thereby forfeits his class credits and must make application to the Faculty in order to receive the grades to which he may otherwise be entitled. 7. No student is expected to take up or to drop any class except by written permission of the Principal. 8. Each student is expected to pay for damages done by him to the property of the Academy. 9. Four studies and the necessary drill are considered full work. No student will be expected to take more than five subjects and then by permission of the Faculty. 10. Students taking full work in school are permitted to add one lesson a week in music or musical subjects may be taken only by permission. Students are not permitted to give or take private lessons except by permission of the Faculty. Dress God is the author of all beauty, and only as we conform to His ideal shall we approach the standard of true beautyf'-M. H. 292:3. It four dressj should have the grace, the beauty, the appropriateness of natural simplicity. Christ has warned us against the pride of life, but not against its grace and natural beauty. -M. H. 288:4. The following recommendations have been presented and adopted as rules to follow in regard to modest Christian dress. 1. Young women are required to dress in modest, simple, and healthful attire. V-shaped necks should not be cut lower than two inches below the clavicle. Sleeves should be at least half way between the shoulder and the elbow, and slits in the sleeves should not come above this point. The length of the skirt must be at least four inches below the knee, the exact length depending upon the style of the skirt. If the skirt is narrow, this is too short. 2. Common sense shoes are recommended. Sport shoes or oxfords, are the best type for school wear. Spike heels must not be worn. 3. Modesty requires hose to be inconspicuous. Service weight hose is recommended for school. The hose must cover the knee.