If you just agree to the following stipulations and sign this contract (which dates from the 1920's, when only women needed to apply), we may be able to use you.

Miss _____________________________   agrees:

  1.  Not to get married.  This contract becomes null & void immediately if the teacher marries.
  2.  Not to keep company with men.
  3.  To be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless in attendance at a school function.
  4.  Not to loiter downtown in ice cream parlors.
  5.  Not to leave town at any time without the permission of the Chairman of Trustees.
  6.  Not to smoke cigarettes. This contract becomes null & void immediately if the teacher is found smoking.
  7.  Not to drink beer, wine, or whiskey.  This contract becomes null & void if the teacher is found drinking.
  8.  Not to ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except her brother or father.
  9.  Not to dress in bright colors.
10. Not to dye her hair.
11. Not to wear less than two petticoats.
12. Not to wear dresses shorter than two inches above the ankles.
13. To keep the schoolroom clean:
      a.  To sweep the classroom floor at least once daily.
      b.  To scrub the classroom floor at least weekly with soap and hot water.
      c.  To clean the blackboard at least once daily.
      d.  To start the fire at 7 a.m. so that the room will be warm by 8 a.m. when the children arrive.
14. Not to wear face powder, mascara, or to paint the lips.