All holidays are at the discretion of the teacher; _provided_, that the pupil may not have more than one quarter holiday in any 20 days, and _provided_, that the teacher thinks that it will not interfere with school work.
In case deportment is below 90 per cent, the holiday will be refused.
(_a_) Dropping out of contest without cause forfeits all credits due.
(_b_) Unexcused absence forfeits all credits due.
(_c_) Tardiness forfeits 25 per cent of all credits due.
(_d_) Less than 90 per cent in deportment in one month forfeits 10 per cent of all credits due.
(_f_) Bad table manners forfeit 5 credits.
(_g_) Impoliteness to elders forfeits 5 credits.
(_h_) Bad language at home forfeits 5 credits.
(_i_) Discourtesy to parents forfeits 10 credits.
(_j_) Unnecessarily soiling clothes forfeits 5 credits.
(_k_) Unnecessarily tearing clothes forfeits 5 credits.
(_l_) Report cards kept home 3 days forfeits 5 per cent credits and an additional 5 credits for each succeeding day.
(_m_) Forgetting books forfeits 5 credits per book.
13. Once each month the names of the six pupils who are in the lead will be published in the Holton papers.
14. A pupil who receives compensation for work done, whether he is paid in money or in any other way, shall receive no school credit for such work.
_Credit Slip for Primary to Third Grades, inclusive_
2. Carrying in night wood for kitchen stove 10
11. Properly preparing for school (washing face, ears, neck, hands; cleaning teeth and finger nails) 20
12. Dressing without help, buttoning shoes, etc 5
14. Sleeping with window open each night 5
15. Dressing younger child and washing its face 5
16. Caring for younger children half-hour 15
19. Practicing music lesson 30 minutes 15
21. Cleaning snow from walks inside yard, each walk 5
25. Returning report card on first day 10
26. Returning report card on second day 5
28. Getting home before 4.30 and remaining home 30 minutes 15
Other work not listed, reasonable credit.
_Credit Slip for Fourth to Eighth Grades, inclusive_
4. Splitting and carrying in wood, 12 hours' supply 15
18. Washing and wiping dishes, one meal 15
29. Washing, starching and ironing own school clothes each week 60
33. Properly preparing for school (washing face, ears, neck, hands; cleaning teeth and finger nails) 20