1922 Teacher's Contract for $75. per month

The teacher is required as a condition of employment:

1.Not to get married. This contract becomes null and void immediately if the teacher marries.
2.Not to have company with men.
3.To be at home between the hours of 8:00 p.m. & 6:00 a.m., unless in attendance at a school function.
4.Not to loiter downtown in ice-cream stores.
5.Not to leave town any time without the permission of the Chairman of the Trustees.
6.Not to smoke cigarettes. Contract becomes null & void immediately if teacher is found smoking.
7.Not to drink beer, wine or whiskey. This contract becomes null and void immediately if found doing so.
8.Not to ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except her brother or father.
9.Not to dye her hair.
10.Not to dress in bright colors.
11.To wear at least two petticoats. Not to wear dresses more than two inches above the ankles.
12.Not to wear face powder, mascara or to paint lips.
13.To keep the schoolroom clean (a) to sweep the classroom floor at least once daily.,

(b) to scrub the classroom floor at least once weekly with soap and hot water,

& to start the fire at 7: a.m. so that the room will be warm at 8: a.m. when the children arrive.