DUTY OF THE SERJEANT-MAJOR OF INSTRUCTION.
The Serjeant-Major of Instruction shall cause the Boys to rise, by beat of Drum, at Six in the Morning from the 25th of March to the 29th of September; and at Seven o’Clock in the Morning from the 29th September, to the 25th of March.
He is to allow the Boys one hour to clean their Shoes, wash their Hands and Faces, and to have their Heads combed;
He is then to read, or cause one of the Senior Boys to read, such Prayers as may be directed by the Chaplain; after which he shall cause them to proceed to the School-business of Reading, Writing, and the four first Rules in Arithmetic, or to such other employments as may be assigned, to qualify them either for the Duties of a Soldier, or for other subordinate situations in Life.
He is previously to examine each Boy, to see that he be washed clean, and dressed in a proper manner; and if this should have been neglected to be done, he is to deliver the Boy, so improperly dressed, to the Serjeant or Nurse of the Ward to which such Boy belongs, to be put in order; and he will report any repetition of neglect in the same person to the Commandant.
He, and his Assistants, are to attend the Boys at all meals, and to cause one of them to say Grace, before and after each meal.
He and his Assistants are also to attend the Boys at their hours of recreation, to prevent them from behaving improperly in any respect.
He, and his Assistants, are to see that the Boys are all in Bed at the hours appointed; and that no Fire, or Candle, is left in their Dormitories.
He, and his Assistants, are to see that the Boys are decently and properly dressed on Sundays, previously to their attending Divine Service; where they are all required to be present with the Children.
He will promote, to the utmost of his power, Good-will, Friendship, and Cordiality, among the Children; endeavouring to impress them with those sentiments of Virtue and Religion, which may best enable them to regulate their future conduct.
He will be especially careful that no profane or indecent expressions be on any occasion made use of to them, or in their hearing, by his Assistants, or the Servants; And whenever he may discover any species of Vice or Immorality, or tendency thereto, in the Boys, or any improper Conduct towards them on the part of the Assistants or Servants, he is immediately to Report the same to the Adjutant, or (through him) to the Commandant; according to the nature and degree of the offence.
He is to make a Weekly Return of what Stationary may be wanted; in order that it may be delivered to him by the Secretary, who will take his Receipts for the same.
He shall, every Three Months, deliver to the Adjutant, for the purpose of its being laid by the Commandant before the Board, an exact List of the Boys, divided into proper Classes of Reading, Writing, and other Employments; specifying each Boy’s Age, the time he has been in the Asylum, the Trade to which He is applying, and the progress he has made since his Admission.
He is to have especial care that the Assistants do their Duty diligently in the Instruction of the Boys; and, at convenient times, he is to hear and examine the respective Classes under their care.
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.