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in Boston, and in Massachusetts generally. 1 In most of the 
schools, “ The Drawing-Book of Standard Reproductions and 
Original Designs for Public Schools,” by Walter Smith, has been 
introduced. 2 The work recommends itself, especially in its first 
parts for elementary instruction, advancing from a geometrical 
basis to simple Ornaments ; in the second part, a continuation of the 
Ornament, there is a want of freshness in the treatment, and of defi 
nite style in the forms. This is followed up by heads, animals, 
flowers, and even whole human figures, arranged rather arbitrarily, 
and the whole executed in dry, cold outlines in pen-manner. 
Drawing in all the Public Schools is practiced according to this 
System, and the first exercises are generally executed upon slates. 
Further on studies are also made from plastic models, and the 
specimens exhibited showed very good results. Stereometrie 
bodies, as well as vessels, vases, &c., are used for this purpose. 8 
“ Picture-making ” is again cultivated only in the Girls’ 
Schools, in which the drawing-copies of Julien and of Hermes are 
exclusively in use. 
Of the “ Drawing Classes ” there were drawings (from Smith’s 
copies), which showed but moderate results; the work of the 
“Free Industrial Drawing Classes” of the State of Massachu 
setts, on the contrary, deserve full praise ; there were to be found 
among them neatly executed heads (from casts, in two crayons) 
and good Ornaments. 
1 The drawings sent from the Boston schools to Vienna exhibited but the 
first elementary fruits of Prof. "Walter Smith’s instruction to the Boston teach- 
ers. His text-books, containing examples for the use of pupils in the public 
schools, had not then heen prepared, and consequently the instruction had to 
he given by the regulär teachers entirely from the blackboard. Since the 
introduction of Prof. Smith’s text-books into the schools, a great advance has 
taken place in all grades. — Transl. 
2 The author is in error in supposing that Prof. Smith’s “Drawing Book of 
Standard Beproductions and Original Designs ” had been extensively intro 
duced, or was intended for public schools generally. This work was only 
designed to fumish examples for first practice in High Schools, Evening 
Classes, &c.; and in the absence of all suitable copies with which to hegin 
drawing in such schools and classes, Prof. Smith reproduced several of the 
Standard English examples of outline copies, in Connection with some designs 
of his own, to meet the emergency. — Transl. 
8 The models were also exhibited.