Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-05-25
NEW COURSES FOR
SUMMER SESSION.
University of Wisconsin Plans Good
Drawing instruction for Va
cation Students

MADISON, Wis, May Especial.
An important addition is to be made to
the courses for teachers at the University
of Wisconsin summer session in the
form of courses in art and design. The
demand for teachers in drawing, and the
success of the special course in manual
training established last year have re-
suited in the development of this new de-
partment.
The work in art and design will be in
charge of Prof. E. j. Lake of the depart
ment of art and design of the University
of Illinois. Prof. Lakes long experience
in conducting teachers Institutes in art
and design work adapted for public
schools makes him we'll qualified to take
charge of the new department. 1t is the
intention to coordinate the instruction
in manual training for teachers and the
new work in drawing as closely as pos
sible.
Drawing for Public Schools.
Lectures and practice work in drawing
for public schools will include the theory
and practice of the principles involved in
art education for elementary and high
schools. There will also be a course i'll
free-hand drawing, consisting of study
of type forms in nature and art, with
blackboard drawing and outdoor sketch
ing. \ complete elementary course In
descriptive geometry for manual training
teachers and others, forms another i'm
portant branch of the work.
For more advanced students instruc-
ton will be given in photographic and
isometric projections, shades and shad-
ows, perspective and timing. The me-
chanical drawing includes the use of in
struments, free-hand lettering, geometrlc
construction, simple working drawings,
tracings and blue printing.
Manual Training for Teachers.
The courses in manual training for
teachers and supervisors of this branch
in public schools, which were given for
the first time last year, proved very
successful, and will be continued dur
work will be under the direction of Prof.
i. II. Burch of the western Illinois
State Normal school, and Prof. j. d.
Phillips of the department of mechani-
cal drawing of the University of WIS
consin.
One part of the work in manual train
ing is adapted to the needs of teachers
and supervisors in the elementary
schools, and consists OF a study of the
history. organization, and installation of
manual training, with laboratory prac-
tice in the working of paper, clay, wood
and iron.
Equipment for Small Schools.
Methods of accomplishing effective
work with small, inexpensive equipment
will receive special consideration in the
summer school work. Particular atten-
ton will be given to the equipment nee
essary for small schools, and to the
methods of organizing class work in
such schools. A seminary will be held
under the direction of Profs. Phillips,
Burch and Lake, open to all students in
mammal Amino and a rt nd dos fnl,
the discussion of methods of instruction
and correlation of these lines of work
with the other studies in the school cur
riculum.
The courses in manual training and in
art and design will be open to students
of the summer session of the college of
letters and science, and of the summer
school for artisans of the college of en-
cheering, so that those registered in
either of these schools may have the
benefit of instruction in these branches
without extra expense.