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Lifestyle of teachers has changed a bit

Posted 4 months ago at 11:39 am.

Dear Editor:

Truly, the lifestyle of a schoolteacher has changed radically in the last 50 or 60 years. For example, a 1915 teachers’ magazine listed the following rules of conduct for teachers of that day:

• You will not marry during the term of your contract.

• You are not to keep company with men.

• You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless attending a school function.

• You may not loiter downtown in any of the ice cream stores.

• You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board.

• You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any many unless he is your father or brother.

• You may not smoke cigarettes.

• You may not dress in bright colors.

• You may under no circumstances dye your hair.

• You must wear at least two petticoats.

• Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above your ankle.

• To keep the schoolroom near and clean, you must: scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will be warm by 8 a.m.

WyVonne Johnson
Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma

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2 Replies

1. jenapickle Nov 11th 2009
   

   Sounds similar to the current rules of Islam in the middle east. Almost identical, actually! Except that, instead of petticoats they must wear full-body veils.
2. Username75 Nov 19th 2009
   

   Male teachers must have been embarrased having to wear
   at least 2 petticoats.

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