ADMIN RULES AND REGULATIONS 1930s-1940s Handbook "Guide for Old and New"

Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 04: ADMINISTRATION GENERAL & FINANCIAL
Rules and Regulations Handbook
1930s-1940s
“Guide for Old and New”

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ADMIN RULES AND REGULATIONS 1930s-1940s Handbook “Guide for Old and New”

The administrative hand-book for old and new workers at the Pine Mountain Settlement School, describes the administrative guidelines for all staff workers at the school during the Boarding School years. While no author is given, the rules and regulations were most likely requested and guided by Director Glyn Morris in consultation with the staff at Pine Mountain Settlement School from 1932 until 1941. The exact date of publication and printing by the school’s print shop is not given on the booklet suggesting it was in circulation for many years.

TRANSCRIPTION: Introduction, page 3

My Dear Associates:

Our little community, while small in number is very complex in structure. Away as we are from town and village, we must rely upon ourselves for much that most people find already provided for them. We have to provide for the digging of our own coal and worry about our water supply when drought threatens. Most of the labor incident to maintaining the school is done by children and young people under our care and supervision. Our physical welfare is left a great deal to our own resources. On top of this, we must not only provide for the spiritual and cultural welfare of our students but also of ourselves. We live under pressure and in close contact with one another.

A boarding school such as ours is not a normal situation. The life and work here provide joyful recompense in numerous ways, but such happiness requires a full understanding of all the factors involved in a life such as this, plus the discipline of ourselves and of our students necessary to preserve and add to our well-being.

“Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.” . . . .

In this connection, it is well to keep in mind that we are under constant scrutiny by our community and are often subject to misunderstandings. Therefore, in everything we do, both personally and collectively, it is well to think of any interpretation to which our action may be subjected by our neighbors, near and far.

Through past years, many things have been learned, sometimes through bitter experience. In order to achieve our objectives as a school, and to make our life together as pleasant and easy as possible, the information in this book is given to you. Please refer to this book often. It will save you trouble and unpleasantness.