How to Keep the Credits in the Home
For every duty the child has done put down | after the name of the duty the child has performed. Example:
Cutting wood ||||| ||||| ||||| |
Taking bath ||||| ||||| || This is to indicate the number of times.
| ALL THAT ARE 5 CREDITS | ALL THAT ARE 10 CREDITS |
| Canning jar of fruit........... | Music practice (30 min.).......... |
| Making and baking cake......... | Milking cow....................... |
| Making and baking pie.......... | Crocheting (hour)................. |
| Sweeping room.................. | Cleaning basement................. |
| Making bed..................... | Making apron...................... |
| Setting table.................. | Keeping front yard clean.......... |
| Dusting furniture.............. | Keeping back yard clean........... |
| Making handkerchief............ | Keeping sidewalk clean............ |
| Making any other thing......... | Keeping alley clean............... |
| Keeping room ventilated........ | Keeping steps and porch clean..... |
| Splitting kindling............. | Politeness to seniors............. |
| Cutting wood................... | Table etiquette................... |
| Bringing in fuel............... | |
| Blacking stove................. | ALL THAT ARE 15 CREDITS |
| Scrubbing room................. | |
| Running errands................ | Up first and building fire........ |
| Taking care of birds........... | Sprinkling lawn (1 h.)............ |
| Washing teeth.................. | Clerking in store (1 h.).......... |
| Taking bath.................... | Driving team (1 h.)............... |
| In bed by nine................. | Helping with freight (1 h.)....... |
| Up by seven.................... | Making and baking bread........... |
| Helping others dress........... | Attending Sunday school........... |
| Brushing clothes (self)........ | Attending Church service.......... |
| Polishing shoes (self)......... | |
| Feeding cow or other animal.... | ALL THAT ARE 30 CREDITS |
| Gathering eggs................. | |
| At school with clean | Washing clothes (2 h.)............ |
| Hands | Ironing clothes (2 h.)............ |
| Face | Taking care of baby (2 h.)........ |
| Teeth | Preparing meal (family)........... |
| Nails | Cleaning barn..................... |
| Hair combed | Cleaning henhouse................. |
| Carrying papers | |
| ALL THAT ARE 40 CREDITS | |
| Making dress (self)............... | |
| Cutting half rick of wood......... | |
| Spading up 400 sq. ft. garden..... | |
| Total........................ |
Send in report on or before the 10th of each month.
Mr. Elliott sent out a mimeographed sheet explaining the rules to be observed in the contest, giving a list of the credits, and also a list of the articles to be exhibited at the fair. The rules, and the list of articles are given here.
Rules