Regulations for the establishment and government of the Royal Military AsylumDuke of York's Royal Military School
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Regulations for the establishment and government of the Royal Military Asylum
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School; Royal Military Asylum
He is to keep, hung up in some convenient place, the Table of the
Employment of the Boys for the several hours of the Day; and see that the
same be strictly attended to.
DUTY OF THE SERJEANT-ASSISTANTS.
The Serjeant-Assistants are to be subordinate to, and follow the
Instructions of, the Serjeant-Major; and to assist him in every
Department of his Office, to the utmost of their abilities.
They are to watch over the Boys, when at their Recreation; to prevent
them from doing mischief, or acting improperly in any respect.
They are constantly to attend Divine Service with the Children.
They are to abstain from the use of Profane or Indecent Language; and in
all respects to behave themselves Religiously and Soberly; so as, by
their example, to excite in the Children an emulation to Virtue.
They are to be present with the Boys at Meal-times; and to assist the
Serjeant-Major in keeping Silence, and maintaining a decency of
Behaviour, during Meals; and in seeing that the Candles and Fires be
extinguished in proper time in the Boys Dormitories.
DUTY OF THE DRUMMER.
The Drummer is to beat the Drum at the hours appointed for the Children’s
Meals; for their rising in the Morning, and going to Bed in the Evening;
and at any other times, or for any other purpose, that may be directed by
the Commandant.
He is to Teach such Boys to beat the Drum, as may be appointed by the
Commandant.
He is also to inflict such Corporal Punishment on the Boys, as may be
ordered by the Commandant.
DUTY OF THE MATRON.
The Matron shall be Resident in the House. She is to have the direction
of the Female Servants, subject to the Control of the Commandant; and the
entire management of the Girls, with whom she shall be present during
their Meals.
The Rules which are above detailed for the Boys, in regard to the times
of rising and going to Bed, the hours of Instruction, the Reading of
Prayers in the Morning, and the Saying of Grace before and after each
Meal, are to be equally and uniformly maintained among the Girls, under
the immediate direction of the Matron, who shall be responsible for the
due observance of the same.
She is to superintend the Education of the Girls in Reading, Writing,
Sewing, Knitting, Marking, Washing, and getting up Linen; in Kitchen and
House-work; and in such other Female Employments as may qualify them for
useful Servants.
She is to take care, that, during their continuance under the Protection
of this Institution, they be properly employed in the School, and in the
domestic requisites of the Establishment, as far as their Ages and
Abilities will permit.
She is to take care that one of the Female Teachers, or Attendants, be
always present with the Girls at their Hours of Recreation, to prevent
them from behaving improperly in any respect.
She is to take under her charge from the Steward (giving him a Receipt
for the same) the House Linen, Children’s Linen, and Bedding.
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