It would be impossible to enumerate the many things this work has done for this community, but the following facts may prove interesting to the reader. During the year of 1911-12, without home credit work, this school had a record of 95 per cent in attendance and 59 tardies. For the year 1912-13 just closed, the record is 98 per cent in attendance and 8 tardies. Part of the home credits given have been for proper care of body, sleeping with windows open, care of teeth, hair, etc., and the result of these requirements has been the showing of a healthier appearance on the part of nearly all the pupils. The parents of the district claim that the children are doing more work at home than they ever did before, and the people feel that their children are getting an education that will be of value to them and that the money is being well spent in this kind of work.
The card issued by County Superintendent Seymour is here reproduced filled out by a pupil. It shows daily records for two weeks on each side of the card. The five school days only are counted.
_North Dallas School, Polk County, Oregon._
_Blanks to be filled in each day. Parents sign before returning it to teacher. Blanks to be returned each month and a new one secured._
_Edwin B----._ _February, 1, 1914._ _Pupil's name._ _Month._
M. T. W. T. F. Total M. T. W. T. F. Total Building fire 5 Milking each cow daily 5 Cleaning barn, each animal 5 25 25 25 25 25 125 25 45 45 45 45 205 Carrying wood 10 20 20 20 20 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 100 Splitting wood 10 Turning separator 10 Cleaning separator 5 Churning butter 50 30 30 60 Working butter 10 Cleaning horse 15 Feeding chickens 5 10 10 10 10 10 50 10 10 10 10 10 50 Feeding pigs 10 20 20 20 20 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 100 Feeding horse 5 15 15 15 45 15 15 20 15 15 80 Feeding cows 5 25 25 25 75 25 25 15 15 15 95 Blacking stove 15 Making bread 10 Getting breakfast 50 Getting supper 45 Washing dishes 20 Sweeping floor, each room 5 15 Cleaning house, each room 20 Scrubbing floor, each room 50 Making beds, each 5 Washing clothes 60 Ironing clothes 60 Bathing 30 Arrive at school clean 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25 Music lesson Bed at 9 p.m. 10 10 10 10 10 50 10 10 10 10 10 50 Gathering eggs 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25 Cleaning teeth 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25 Cleaning finger nails 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25 Sleeping with window open 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25 Making pies 10 Cleaning and filling lamps 5 Errands 5 10 10 5 5 Reading book home 5 Distance school, over half-mile 5 5 5 5 5 5 25 5 5 5 5 5 25