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Moravia, 16th Century In everything the children, whether sick or well, shall form a unit, and fellowship shall be exercised with open heart, without vanity or selfishness.

The sisters shall be in the proper attitude and love towards each other and shall faithfully assist one another in combing and brushing, in bathing and washing, as is necessary.

Neither brethren nor sisters shall of themselves undertake or order something new without the counsel, knowledge or will of the elders. Even though someone knows a better method, it shall

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not be followed without good counsel.

When the sisters go out into the garden with the children, they shall be careful, as many of them as find it possible, to stay with the children so that they do not get into trouble.

The larger boys and girls should not by any means be allowed to bump or pull or hit the children.

The sisters shall take special care that the small children shall be kept clean. They shall not bathe the children in too hot water, for that is harmful. They shall not let them sit too long on the toilet lest they take cold or do themselves harm.

If a child will not keep quiet during classes it shall be taken out so that the other children may not become restless, for sometimes one child is itchy, another one thirsty, a third has some other need which one does not know. For this reason it is not possible to bring everything to order by using the rod.

No sister shall show disfavour to a child under her care or another child, nor show partiality against one that would prefer not to stay with her. Neither brothers nor sisters shall show favouritism to particular boys or girls or send them to special places, for they are soon overcome by the flattery and become proud.

The teachers shall not for any reason of their own or on account of business, without the consent of the elders, seek occasion to be absent from or leave the school. They shall not engage in trifling things and thus neglect their work in the school. They shall not merely concern themselves with writing and reading and let others deal wrongly with the students, but they shall themselves take oversight of the students personally.

The sisters likewise shall not look after their own interest whether in sewing and mending or such work and shall not depend too much upon the girls, and shall not go about too much outside the building and then when they do come into the school accept a complaint from a boy or girl and then deal with the matter without proper consideration. ...