New stitches may be demonstrated on large pieces of scrim, with long darning-needles and coarse red or black yarn. The scrim should be pinned to the black-board with thumb tacks, and the stitches made large enough for all to see without difficulty. A variety of completed articles should be kept on hand, in order to show additional application of points brought out in the lesson. Each class may be given the privilege of preparing one article to add to this collection, and a spirit of class pride and valuable team work may be thereby developed. During the lesson, posture, neatness, and order should be emphasized. Application can be secured by making the problems of interest. Care must be taken that none of the work demands unnecessary eye strain. Each lesson should be closed in time to have one of the members of the class give a brief summary of the steps that have been covered. Since the class period for sewing in the rural school will necessarily be brief, the pupils should be encouraged to continue their work at some other period. However, no work outside of the class period should be permitted until the pupil has mastered the stitch and can be trusted to do the work in the right way. The privilege of sewing may be made the reward for lessons quickly learned, home practice may be assigned, or the class may meet out of school hours. All outside practice must be carefully supervised, the pupil bringing her work to the teacher for frequent inspection. If it is possible to keep on hand a permanent equipment for sewing, the following should be provided for a class of twelve: Approximate cost Scissors, 1 dozen $3.00 Thimbles, 1 dozen .50 Tape-measures, 1 dozen .60 Emery, 1 dozen .50 Boxes for work, 1 dozen 1.00 ------ $5.60 _Note._--Shoe or candy boxes may be used, but an effort should be made to have them uniform. The teacher who is to give lessons in sewing should secure a helpful elementary text-book or some bulletin that deals with the teaching of sewing. REFERENCE BOOKS. _School Sewing, Based on Home Problems._ Burton, I. R. and M. G. Vocational Supply Co., Indianapolis $1.00 _Handbook of Elementary Sewing._ Flagg, E. P. Little, Brown & Co., Boston. (McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart, Toronto) .50 _Constructive Sewing, Book I._ (paper) Industrial Book & Equipment Co., Indianapolis .60 _School Needlework._ Hapgood, O. C. Ginn & Co., Boston .50 _Clothing and Health._ Kinne, H., and Cooley, A. M. Macmillan's, Toronto .65 _Handicraft for Girls._ McGlauflin, I. Manual Arts Press, Peoria. Ill. 1.00