MADE SINCE 1876 ARE NOTED FOR THEIR FIRM, SMOOTH TEXTURE AND STRONG, RICH COLORS. FRANKLIN CRAYONS blend and overwork nicely, and are superior in many respects to chalk or water colors. FRANKLIN CRAYONS are made in 28 colors and a dozen sizes and shapes. Catalogue and samples free to teachers mentioning this publication. THE FRANKLIN CRAYON CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Summer School of the Rhode Island School of Design, under Mr. Augustus F. Rose, has issued a most attractive circular printed and bound in green. The Commonwealth Colony at Boothbay Harbor on the coast of Maine advertises itself attractively as a place for work and play. The new home of the Trenton School of Industrial Arts is one of the handsomest art educational buildings in the United States. The faculty of this flourishing institution, under the direction of Mr. Frank Forest Frederick, now numbers twenty members. ✦The Applied Arts Summer School for the Middle West is to be located at Lincoln Center, Chicago. Among recent additions to the faculty are Miss Marguerite Calkins of the Chicago School of Applied and Normal Art, and Mr. Webb of the Lewis Institute, Chicago. The eastern branch of the school will be held at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, as a part of the Commonwealth Art Colony. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is rapidly acquiring distinction for the beauty of its ever-increasing collection of Greek originals. One of the most charming recent additions is the head of a goddess from Chios, Greek work of the fourth century, B. C., greatly admired by Rodin. ✦When in need of drawing tables and filing cases, an illustrated catalog of the Economy Drawing Table Company, Toledo, Ohio, would be worth looking over. Handicraft and Art Supplies. 169 WABASH AVE. We carry a full line of Construction Work and Art Supplies for schools, and our prices will interest you. Raffia, Reeds, Leathers, Weaving Materials, Papers, Metal Work Material and Tools, Supplies for Drawing and Color Work, and School Supplies generally. CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION. GARDEN CITY EDUCATIONAL CO. Please mention The School Arts Book when writing to advertisers. Σχίν MIDLAND SPECIALISTS BUREAU WARRENSBURG, MO. Specialists for every department are in demand. We charge no enrollment fees. Write us. No trouble to answer questions. Thoroughly reliable. The Year Books of the Council of Supervisors Are published in limited editions. The 1901, 1902 books are now out of print. The 1903-4-5-6 numbers can still be supplied. Those who would secure the remaining numbers should order without delay. Once a subscriber, always a subscriber, as the live teacher cannot do without them. Every volume is full of interest for the teacher of Drawing, Construction and Design. 1907 volume ready in Jan. 1908. Price, $3.00 each. Send for circular. EDWARD D. GRISWOLD, Secy., Hastings-upon-Hudson, N. Y. 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PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER: Until July 1st, orders will be entered for this THE MANUAL ARTS PRESS ILLINOIS Please mention The School Arts Book when writing to advertisers. CONTENTS OF CATALOGUE "E" Keramic Studio Magazine The Fruit Book Color Studies and Designs The Second Rose Book The Class Room No. 1: The Art of Teaching China Painting, A Color Palette and Its Uses, Ground Laying, Lustres Flower Painting on Porcelain (The Class Room No. 2) Grand Feu Ceramics Old China List of Miscellaneous Books for Art Students and Collectors Catalogue E sent Free on application (postage 4 cents). The sixteen numbers of PALETTE & BENCH published by us from October 1908 to January 1910, inclusive, for $3.50 postpaid. Write for complete index of the sixteen numbers. KERAMIC STUDIO PUBLISHING CO. GREAT ARTIST SERIES, STORIES OF THE GREAT ARTISTS IN FIVE VOLUMES, WITH 264 FULL PAGE HALF-TONE REPRODUCTIONS OF MASTERPIECES. By JENNIE ELLIS KEYSOR, Author of "Sketches of American Authors." 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HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO. 4th Ave. and 13th St. HARDWARE, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES NEW YORK, SINCE 1848 The Chicago School of Applied and Normal Art offers a three-weeks summer course, August 1 to 19, work in which is credited toward any of the regular twoyear courses. The Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis will offer an unusually rich program to its students during the coming season, under the directorship of Mr. Maurice I. Flagg, of the Swain Free School of Design, New Bedford, Mass. Mr. Flagg will be assisted by a faculty of eight specialists. Le ABC of LETTERING for Public Schools An elementary statement of the principles and problems involved in freehand lettering. The styles are simple.plain and practical and are very pupil above the sixth grade should have a copy. are adapted to all kinds of school work. Send 16 in stamps for single copy to Schuyler Bull, 564 Averill Avenue. Rochester, N.Y. 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