The Idaho plan as sent out by the State Superintendent, Miss Grace M. Shepherd, in a bulletin to teachers is as follows: Miss Shepherd issued two mimeographed sheets, one of rules, and one a list of credits. The blank has a place for a daily record and a report for several weeks.
1. No pupil is obliged to enter the contest.
2. Parent must sign statement of work done by pupil.
3. Contest closes when school term closes.
4. Unexcused absence forfeits all credits. Unexcused tardiness forfeits 25 per cent of credits per month. Less than 90 per cent deportment, 20 per cent of all credits forfeited.
Names of the six highest at the close of school will be published in a county paper.
Three highest at the close of school to be offered prize by the School Board or some citizen.
Five per cent credit to be added to final examination results of all pupils who enter and continue in the contest.
_Urge the hearty coöperation of the parents_.
_Month beginning_ ........................ _Ending_................ ..................... _School_ ...................... _County_
Pupils or parents will fill in the following blanks each day and return to the teacher each month signed by the parent_.
------------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- |M.|T.|W.|T.|F.|M.|T.|W.|T.|F.|M.|T.|W.|T.|F. ------------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- Rising morning without | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | being called 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Building fire in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | morning 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Milking 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cleaning barn 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cleaning each horse 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Feeding pigs 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Feeding horses 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Feeding chickens 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Feeding cows 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bringing fuel for | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | the day 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Getting breakfast 30m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Washing and wiping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | dishes 15m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sweeping floor 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Scrubbing floor 15m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Making beds 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Making and baking | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bread 45m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dusting a room 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Caring for younger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | children full time | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Washing and ironing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | school clothes 60m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bathing 20m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cleaning teeth and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | finger nails 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bed at 9:00 p.m. 5m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sleeping with | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | window open 10m. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-----+--+--