Descending on the left was a long list of chores and behavior covering everything from housework and homework to obedience,
honesty,
timeliness,
neatness,
politeness,
proper language,
quietness,
roughhousing indoors,
behavior after lights out, grades,
school behavior (as reported by our teachers),
and a miscellaneous category.
Along the top margin ran the days of the week.
Aunty Sheila’s Slipper Punishment11
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