The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-22
BY FANNY SCllWEDL;R.
MAT l:itIAI..

Blackboard, slate, or common
wrapping paper, and chalk or pencils.
The geomctrical planes, found in the
box Of forms for ohect.teaching, to
be used as aids in tracing. II is
preferable to have small hole in
the center as rest for the finger,
thus preventing the form from slip
ping.
First Stcp-EXpcricncc, Suggest
to the children to trace Il hand and q
foot, spool Of cotton, Il pair
of scissors, -buttoncr. buttons,
leaves, animal.crackcrs, and outline
pictures, Copy or draw on the black
board an animal or n flower, emitting
some essential part, and ask the
children what is missing.
Second Stcp--Classilication. Class.
iry the children's knowledge Of cir
cular objects, as: buttons are round;
there arc two round holes at the
scissors; there are round sides at the
spool of cotton; some flowers and
leaves arc round. Children may
suggest angular forms common to
other objects they have drawn.
Admit these suggestions, but con-
:tinuc the attention to circular forms
for the present.
Third Slcp.-.Crcation. Lead the
'childron to create from the circle.
Let each child trace Il circle, using
4 disk Of wood, Il spool, or large but
ton.mould Qarge forms are preferable,
nothing smaller than two inches in
diameter should be uscdl. Ask what
could be made Of the circle. a few
smaller circles drawn within the
larger one will change il to Il target.
A loop makes it a watch. Two
handles transform it to Il sugar-bo~l.
a beak and eye change it to 4 birds
head. Flowers and leaves can he
drawn from the circle.
Four,h Step ---Composition. Suy-
gest that head. tail, and four legs
added to a circle will produce tur.
tie, and in little while one child
will show tue turtle in q tank O!
water; another has drawn Il wee child
with hairs erect and uplirtcl arms,
who is afraid Of the monstrouS turtle :;
still another has added four or tiv.
bahy-turtlcs taking walk with their
mamma
Fifth Step--Designing. From spcci-
mons Of embroidery, the carpet on
the floor, or pieces Of wallpaper,
suggestions for designing with the
circle can be obtained. Elements
for designing may be cut Of card.
board, and the children be shown how
to arrange them SO as to form quite
elaborate designs.
Sixth Step-Analysis. Children
often desire to draw picture or an
object, but do not know how to be-
gin. Draw tue object on the black
board, explaining difficult points rs
you 60 along. Simplify ny pointing
out the gcomctrical figure at its roun
dation. An owls head may be an.
alyzcd thus: A circle, with two little
circles for eyes, line for Il hcak,
lines for ears. a circle attached to
the head, slightly extended for the
tail wings to either side, two legs
and cl ,ws to hold itself ON branch
Or walk on the ground, and the AMI
NAL is complctc' A lamp is resolved
into q circle for the globe, an oblong
below that; under the oblong square.
and above the circle small ohlOng
Tor the cylinder.
Objects based .pon the other
forms, triangles squares, ETC., may be
treated in the same way.
Lead the children to trace the
geometric forms in objects. and make
suggestions. One soon learns to see
in n clovcr-lcaf three circles put to.
gcthcr, another may see in it Il tri-
Angle with little pieces nippcd out at
tho sides.
One day the children had gone
through The prescribed lesson, and
were allowed to raw whatever they
pleased, They were drawing In
dians, BICYCLES. and engines. Only
\ Johnny could not get started. lie
AooLcd all around the room for Il
Miss Laura" he said,
| come to you? | don't know
to do Miss Laura nodded
~ and Johnny came, brushing
plants on his way. Miss
Qotced that an ivy leaf was
l1sAApn, and asked him to bring
"Would you not like to
3sfSsI|Easivy leaf p she asked.
and corners" Find
! ssd five points, he de-
len piece with five
IS ss| 81 from. When
ned, Miss Laura
gould be con-
Acach side.
and drew