In a few schools the home-economics department has cooperated with the trade and industrial department in planning small houses, which were then built by the boys in their carpentry classes. The girls have then selected and arranged the furnishings for such houses as a class project. When there is no opportunity within the school for such class or group projects, there are other available possibilities to which a teacher of related art should be alert. Better Homes Week is observed in many towns and cities and those in charge are usually glad to turn over the furnishing of one or more rooms for the occasion to the local home-economics department. A center to which so many visitors come affords an excellent opportunity for exemplifying to the community good taste in furnishings at a cost consistent with the income of the average family. In one school the related art class took over the project of refinishing one of the rooms in the girls' dormitory. It was necessary to use the furniture already provided, which meant the expenditure of a minimum amount of money. There was, therefore, the problem of refinishing some of the furniture to bring it into harmony with the newly planned room. The old dresser was one of the pieces to be remodeled and painted. Figures 9 and 10 show the dresser before and after the class had worked on it. [Illustration: Figure 9.--The dresser as found in the dormitory room] [Illustration: Figure 10.--The same dresser after the class in related art had remodeled and painted it] In a few instances, homemakers have entrusted the furnishing of rooms in their homes to the related art class. Thus it is seen that a variety of opportunities do exist. They should be located and such use made of them as will mean the enrichment and vitalization of the work in related art. NOTEBOOKS In the limited time usually allotted for the teaching of art related to the home the teacher is confronted with the problem of how to make the best utilization of that time. One of the first questions which must be decided is whether a portion of it shall be devoted to the making of notebooks. In analyzing the situation she will need to determine the purposes which they serve. The notebooks may be justified on the ground that they-- 1. Provide a collection of illustrative and written materials which pupils may have for future use. 2. Provide a classroom activity through which pupils learn. 3. Measure pupil ability to recognize art applications through the selection of pertinent illustrations. 4. May supplement or be used in place of a class text. 5. Provide material for the school exhibit. 6. Insure material for competitive purposes at county and State fairs. 7. Maintain interest. Answering the following questions may serve to determine whether notebooks are of value to the pupil: 1. Does the notebook provide for worthwhile individual experience?