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Show UOURSE OF STUDY. to cut, fit, and make their own clothes, to sew on the machine, and to do some ornamental needlework. Fourth year.-The class-room teacher this year will be a valuable assintent to the teacher cif sewing, for she will tewh pupils-to draft and cut by messurement, and the number work involved will beexcallentrlrill in the practical work in nnmb?rs. P- nnila most he i m d wi th the irnnortanw of care and emd taste in sewmn. -r--. .. ~ -~~~ ~~~ ~ Hemstitching must be taught in class toom, and this may L% practioed on pillo* cases for the school. Endeavor to teach pup~ltso make the best use of the mate tarial at hand and to beresoorcaful. ;hi work. C&eful workin buttonholes aid in darnifg ia expectea fmm the claas room this year, and pupils should be encouraged to make handkerchiefs for their own uso. By the end of this year ever girl will be expwted to draft, cut, fit, and make for herself a dress complete. <h this result to be attained, the teacher will see just what lessons WIU be necessary togive to accomplish~t. In the shoe shop it in designed to teach the boys to mend and make shoes, that they may heable to do this for themselves after they leave school, and, if any desire to follow the trade, to give them insight into the work and a good founda-tion upon which to build when they are promoted to a school where the trade can be learned thoroughly. The shoemaker, with theassistance of a detail of boys, will be expected to keep the pupils of the school supplied with necemary footwear. The shoemaker should sit in a conspicuous place in the shoe shop, that his every movement may he seen by the bays, that they mayacquirea workmanlikemanner of handlingtools, takin stitches, etc. Instroctions muat bevery tForough in mending and patching, half soling (both pegged and sewed), and heeling well-worn shoes. It is impomnt that this trade betanght without the useof complicated machin-ery, since the boy will have to s e r t a shop on a very llttle capltal, while on the ranch or range he will havea lim~tedn omber of toola mth which to work. Careful work should be exacted in sewing leather, and the details of the trade shonld be thoroughly taught, step by step, unhl the boy is able tomend andmake a pair of shoes unaided. First gear.-The work must be given pro&~esaivelvf,i rat teaching to make w e d throads, thm the proper position for ~titclringt,h o uae of rhe awl, the proper m-.e thod of drawinz throueh the wilri~Ie nds. much uractlre in stltchinn eveulv ~~ .- and making a strarght sea& also making the differeni stitches, a4 plain, cvercasf whip, etc.; teach the use of the sewing machine in stitching leather and generai repair work. Seaond yew.-Pupils will make a shoe complete this ear fitting the uppers, sew-ing welt toup ers and sole to welt. Talks most be Lqhentiy pveu on leather (learnm-z the gent pa* of a s!dn,, thread, and other ahoe matenals. Third gear.-Boys who have had two y m insh-n&on in the shoe ah0 will be snl3iciontly advanoed to assist the sh-akor in instroeting new puplrs in the atirrhes~. e,tr .. and much i~n-d~e oendent wc,rk will ho eroecterl the third vear. and tests of their abilitv mven by h8viug them make lined >hms for men a6d women complete f rou m&;remen& they ~hemselvdsh ave taken. K..vlew talks on materials and tools must be given. IInve popile prepan, com-nositionq from time to time whilo Iearninz shoemaking, dvinz the work step arc,,, in making and mending shoes. Tilks must begken 6n the p r o c r ~ i s t l~rot~gwhh ich hjdes p s s ~be fore they become leather, thr Indlnn ways of tanmng, "'r~ese~nt ~mo~thw le. materials nned. how obtained. the different wades and nscs of ~ ~ leather. relatirebatore, the best for wear, and the styles of hoes in relation to dnrirbllity and comfort: makinl; shoes from measurements, selecting stack, devel-oping patterns, and on estimates. Spelling is best taught by having the pupils master the words they daily meet with in their other studies and m their everyday life. When a new word is used in the roading lesson, tho pupils obtain a correct idea of its meaning, its relation |