METHODS IN TEACHING 



color or pen and ink work. The paper is put up in pads 6x9 



inches in size for use in the grades up to and including the 



fifth ; in the higher grades, pads 9x12 inches are used. 



Every school building has shelves for drawing models. 



These are well proportioned vase forms and type solids. 



To give variety and to add to the interest, the children bring 



natural forms and interesting objects used in every day life. 

 The lighting of the schoolroom has been little considered 



in connection with the drawing. It is an essential. Poor 

 lighting is a great drawback to the work in 

 regular class rooms; while proper lighting, 



as it is provided for in modern buildings of the better kind, 



greatly facilitates all work in drawing. 



PHYSICAL CULTURE 1 



There is no longer a question as to whether physical cul- 

 ture shall be taught in the schools. Nature has not provided 



for an unaided development of the mind, 

 Development and we cannot assume that of itself the body 

 and Body wil1 ac Q uire ri g nt habits of performing all 



its functions, especially under the artificial 

 conditions in which the growing child is placed. The de- 

 velopment of the mind and body must go hand in hand, for 

 a healthy body is the basis of intellectual, moral, and spiritual 

 growth. Complexities of modern life make constantly in- 

 creasing demands upon mental and nervous forces, and 

 children must be trained physically if they are to have sound, 

 sturdy bodies, capable of withstanding the wear and tear of 

 the struggle before them. Nature demands the cultivation 



*The section on physical culture is compiled from the course of 

 study for the city schools as arranged by Miss Emily Dodge, super- 

 visor of that branch. 



