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PREFACE
New Bedford, I am indebted for the privilege of putting methods and theories to a practical test in the schoolroom.
I have had three aims in preparing the following chapters: first, to answer some theoretical questions concerning the hows, whys, and whatabouts of pictures: second, to offer practical suggestions to mothers and teachers about showing pictures to children; third, to supply information about the most desirable picture material for children. The repertory of the art dealers is constantly increasing, and the time will no doubt soon come when all the important pictures of public collections will be available in popular reproductions.
Watertown, Mass.,
May, 1, 1914.
