In answer to your request for information about our home credits contest, I am sending some of the circulars which I used at the beginning, and also some vouchers made by the pupils which I use to give out weekly credits. I am also sending some sample slips of credits brought in by some of the pupils. These slips show credits for an entire week, which has proved to be the most satisfactory way to have the slips kept. A notebook kept by me of the weekly and monthly totals, as well as the holidays granted and forfeitures assessed, is all of the record that our system has required.

Two progressive business men of Chehalis are furnishing inexpensive prizes in the form of books to go to the seven leaders in the contest at its close. Four of the prizes will probably go to boys, but by the rules at least three are to go to girls. I find in this community that the boys have much more opportunity to earn credits than the girls. Hence the rule.

The contest has run for four months and is closing this week. It has been very well received in the community, a number of suggestions having come in from parents in the way of additional credits. One was a request that credits be given for daily reading of the Bible, and the change was made. In my room, which is the highest in our two-room school, practically all of the scholars started, and of the thirty-four at that time in the contest about twenty-five are still enrolled, and the percentage would be larger if some of the beginners had not moved away.

The contest was tried for a while in the lower grades but was not successful there. We limited the points that might be added to the general average to six in any one month, and most of the live contestants got their six every month.

I got my ideas of the contest directly from Mr. Alderman's article, which I found in some paper. It has been on the whole very successful, and worth while. When I try this sort of work again, it will be on the plan of regular credits, not in contest form. I believe the Spokane County plan as used this spring is one that would prove very satisfactory.

The Eveline "voucher" plan gives the pupil something to watch for. The first paragraph of Mr. Heath's letter explains the use of these vouchers. Below are sample vouchers, and copies of slips made out by the pupils. The pupils rule the columns, and write out their own records, according to a published list which shows the value in minutes of each task. This work is good practice for the pupil in ruling lines and making neat cards, and it saves the cost of printing cards.

The vouchers, which are taken home, enable each pupil to have at home, as well as at school, a record of the total amount of his work.

Home Credits
Alberta Lemon March 30-April 4.

Mon.Tues.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.
Slept with window open555555
Cleaned teeth101010101010
Swept floors15...105525
Wiped dishes55............
Washed separator...1515.........
Made beds105101055
Dusted rooms10...105...25
Got supper30...............
Wiped milk pails55............
Peeled apples30......30......
Made lunches......20.........
Washed milk pails......10.........
Washed dishes......5.........
Retired at 9...5555...
Mended garments...20............
Studied1030...10...20
Ironed garments......50...21575
Helped with meal...101010......
Went errands5...510...5
Scrubbed...............40
Took bath...............80
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Mrs. A. C. Lemon.