Excerpt from Fine and Industrial Arts, in Elementary Schools During the past few years the amount of new subject matter relating to the fine and industrial arts in elementary schools has rapidly increased. The organization of this material into a form involving definite progression and reasonable standards of attainment at various stages has not wholly kept pace with its introduction. The considerations here presented regarding a scheme for such organization have taken shape in the course of numerous conferences with those interested in the subject, and as a result of investigations which were suggested by these discussions. I wish to make acknowledgment of my immediate indebtedness in this endeavor to Professor Charles Hubbard Judd of The University of Chicago, who urged the importance of some attempt to present a survey of the subject. I am under obligation also to Professor Frank M. Leavitt of The University of Chicago, Mr. James Hall, formerly of the Ethical Culture School of New York City, Mr. Charles F. Whitney of the Normal School of Salem, Massachusetts, Mr. Fred H. Dauiels of Newton, Massachusetts, and Mr. John C. Brodhead of Boston, for valuable suggestions; and to Miss Helen E. Cleaves, Miss Lucy D. Taylor, and Miss Amy Rachel Whittier for their help in carrying on observations for two years in the public schools of Boston. I also take this occasion to recognize a debt of long standing to Mr. Henry Turner Bailey, editor of the School Arts Book, who first directed my attention to the educational importance of the arts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.