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  STORIES
  PICTURES TELL

  BOOK TWO

  _By_

  FLORA L. CARPENTER
  _Instructor in drawing in Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio
  Formerly supervisor of drawing, Bloomington, Illinois_

  _Illustrated with Half Tones from
  Original Photographs_

  RAND McNALLY & COMPANY
  CHICAGO       NEW YORK




  _Copyright, 1918, by_
  RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY

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  Made in U. S. A.




THE CONTENTS


  SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER                                  PAGE

    "Shoeing the Bay Mare"        _Landseer_                1

    "Angels' Heads"               _Reynolds_               13


  NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND JANUARY

    "The First Step"              _Millet_                 21

    "A Fascinating Tale"        _Mme Ronner_               29

  FEBRUARY AND MARCH

    "A Helping Hand"              _Renouf_                 37

    "The Strawberry Girl"         _Reynolds_               43

  APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE

    "The Return to the Farm"      _Troyon_                 51

    Review of Pictures and Artists Studied

  _The Suggestions to Teachers_                            56




THE PREFACE


Art supervisors in the public schools assign picture-study work in
each grade, recommending the study of certain pictures by well-known
masters. As Supervisor of Drawing I found that the children enjoyed
this work but that the teachers felt incompetent to conduct the
lessons as they lacked time