upper surface 8 adjacent frame flange 38 permits the user to grasp the paper to draw it from paper roll 28 as required the outer edge 46 of frame flange 40 provides a transverse cutting edge for severing sections of paper which have been drawn from the drawing surface 10 as can be seen in fig1 case 4 is additionally provided on its upper surface 8 with an eraser 48 and a sharpener 50 for pencils or the like seated in corresponding depressions in upper surface 8 also a pen and pencil crayon compartment 52 is provided beneath the upper surface 8 with an appropriate cover or lid 54 for opening and closing the compartment 52 so that the paper roll 28 in cavity 24 may be replaced from time to time as required a portion of upper surface 8 is removable to provide access to cavity 24 as can be seen in fig4 this removable portion 8a of upper surface 8 is held in position for example by engagement of any appropriate lock means 56 secured to the peripheral undersides of the removable portion 8a and cooperating lock means 57 secured to support walls 58 which support peripheral edges of the removable portion 8a of upper surface 8 as well the peripheral edges of this removable portion 8a frictionally engage circumscribing cooperating edges of the rest of surface 8 as illustrated a peripheral seat 64 in support wall 58 further provides support below the peripheral edges of removable portion 8a as illustrated turning to fig5 and 6 the construction of support roll 26 for paper roll 28 whereby only a predetermined amount of paper may be.