ciples, and must also show how students may be led to see, think, and work independently.
The books “Free-Hand Drawing,” “mechanical Drawing,” and “Color Study” form a necessary part of the National Drawing Course, as they contain the lessons in these different subjects which are to be given according to the order specified in the teacher’s “Outlines of Lessons.” “Light and Shade” contains no lessons or other work called for in the plan of study of the present system, for it is not considered wise to attempt light and shade in the public schools until pupils have gained more ability in free-hand drawing than they now generally acquire below the high school. In presenting, in the “Outlines of Lessons,”