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article. The children's table contained a goodly number 

 of articles, and we felt that many a cheerlul hour was spent 

 by the little ones, in accomplishing so much. — Yet one 

 sighs, with a great longing, for the day when Industrial 

 Arts may be numbered among the studies in the public 

 schools, that the ciiildren may be trained to use their hands 

 in some useful handicraft, whereby an honest livelihood 

 miglit be made, or recreation furnished for tlie spare hours, 

 with some satisfactory and useful results. 



Were the minds trained to work with the hands, no 

 longer would a table full of useless work greet one's eyes 

 at any public exhibition. The ^ood specimens of work 

 show the nimble fingers only needing and waiting for 

 suggestions and helps to produce better results. Many a 

 boy might produce a good piece of wood carving, who may 

 be the despair of his teacher in mathematics, or a girl fur- 

 nish a good design for wall paper or carpet, and be none 

 the less ready with her history or latin. Philadelphia is 

 doing this in her schools, and with very satisfactory results. 

 Why need Massachusetts be behind in helping her rising 

 generation ? It is needless to say, that beginning with the 

 children is the surest way of procuring a higher standard 

 among the work of the older people, and in the years to 

 come, a decided improvement might be expected in all 

 branches of fancy work, should such effort be made. 



Some specimens of Embroidery show artistic feeling and 

 fine execution. The China Painting was very good — in 

 most instances, the fitness of the design to the article being 

 considered. Among the pictures were name landscapes, 

 and many flower pieces, with greater or less degrees of 

 merit; some sliowing untiring industry, which, whatever 

 the result, put to shame the attempt of others, who, with a 

 few hours' work, expect to produce a showy article, with 

 which to ornament (?) their lialls. In each department 

 one sees the lack of early training, and the need of patient, 

 practice and labor. Decorative work cannot be done with- 



