Algona uses a book system of keeping the pupils' weekly home credit grades. The principal records the final grades for each week, after collecting the cards from his three assistants. He expects to substitute the card system for the book another year, using the same plan of record. Below is given the plan for keeping the records, together with the work of one boy for a month:--
-------------+---------------+---------------+--------------- Week ending | Minutes | Personal care | Leon Noel -------------+---------------+---------------+--------------- February 2 | 210 | 100 | | | | 9 | 210 | 100 | | | | 16 | 210 | 97 | | | | 23 | 210 | 97 | -------------+---------------+---------------+---------------
------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- |Sun. |Mon. |Tues.|Wed. |Thur.|Fri. |Sat. |Total ------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+Min. |Min. |Min. |Min. |Min. |Min. |Min. |Min. | ------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- 1. Working in garden.. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 2. Splitting kindlings | 15 | ... | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 65 3. Bringing in fuel... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 4. Milking cow........ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 5. Care of horse...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 6. Preparing meals.... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 7. Washing dishes..... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 8. Sweeping........... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 9. Dusting............ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 10. Bedroom work....... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 11. Washing............ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 12. Ironing............ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 13. Care of baby....... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... 14. Care of | | | | | | | | chickens........... | 15 | ... | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 95 15. Running | | | | | | | | errands............ | ... | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 120 | 180 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A. Bathing............ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | x | ... B. Brushing teeth..... | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ... C. Sleeping with | | | | | | | | open windows....... | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ... D. Going to bed before | | | | | | | | 9 o'clock.......... | x | x | x | x | ... | x | x | ... E. Attending | | | | | | | | Church or | | | | | | | | Sunday | | | | | | | | School............. | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- Total........... | 65 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 150 | 405 ------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----