. Francis W. Parker School studies in education. Application of the stencil on a table runner used in the room. The application was made in brown oil paint, which makes the fabric washable. IN DRAWING AND PAINTING 111. Valance and curtain made by children of fourth srade. From originaldrawings made into stencils. Four curtains were made, and all children inthe group helped apply the stencil. The curtains are used in the grouproom. The valance was made by two girls. The curtain was made byt^vo boys. effort to make what the child really desires to make. Colonel Par-ker more than thirty years ago
. Francis W. Parker School studies in education. Application of the stencil on a table runner used in the room. The application was made in brown oil paint, which makes the fabric washable. IN DRAWING AND PAINTING 111. Valance and curtain made by children of fourth srade. From originaldrawings made into stencils. Four curtains were made, and all children inthe group helped apply the stencil. The curtains are used in the grouproom. The valance was made by two girls. The curtain was made byt^vo boys. effort to make what the child really desires to make. Colonel Par-ker more than thirty years ago said: The difficulties of techniqueor skill are very much over-estimated. The reason for this over-rating is that attempts are commonly made to make forms of ex-jjression without adequate motive and unimpelled by thought, formsthat have no thought correspondence.* This is the true reason for the need of correlation. An illus-tration was seen last year when a group of fourth graders designedstencils for curtains for their group room. The children werestudying Greek history, and naturally their thoughts were filled withactivities of the Greeks—with warriors, Greek boats in action,chariots drawn by prancing hor
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