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(2.) Manchester School Board: Syllabus of Work, etc. — continued.

Note.—Exercises or models marked * are optional, all others must be taken in numerical order. .. . (3.) Birmingham School Board : Syllabus of Work in Manual Instruction. In the drawing, care must be taken to follow the usual methods adopted ; also in getting the boys to see the object as represented from the different views they draw. Models for this purpose should be shown to the class when possible. Occasional lessons, giving hints on the best way of doing any of the exercises, will be given by the director if he is desired to do so. The chief points of weakness in the past have been : First, not sufficient exercise with the black scales ; second, wrong methods of construction, and carelessness in making tangent circles and lines; third, wrong projection. Properly projected, accurately drawn to scale, and carefully dimensioned drawings are what is wanted; but correct methods, and skilful handling of the tools in obtaining them, are as essential as accurate and neat work. Standard V. (Wood-work). First Quarter. , Practical Work. —Truing-up a strip of wood 10 in. long to a rectangular section of given dimensions : First, face to be planed to the straight-edge, and winding-strips; second, face to be planed to the straight-edge and square; third, face to be planed to the marking-gauge and square; fourth, face to be planed to the rule-marking gauge and straight-edge. The right order in which these faces are planed, and proper face-marks put on the first two faces, is to be strictly observed. Knowledge of Tools. —Straight-edge, winding-strips, square, and marking-gauge. Woods. —Oak, beech, sycamore. Second Quarter. Practical Work. —Truing-up a strip of wood having a transverse section of an octagon, circle, hexagon, and triangle, &c. Tools. —Bevel-, jack-, and smoothing-planes, hammer, compasses, and marking-point. Woods. —Ash, mahogany, walnut, teak. Third Quarter. Practical Work. —Marking out to rule and sawing off with tenon-, crosscut-, and rip-saws; also use of chalk-line. • Tools. —Tenon-, crosscut-, and rip-saws, bench-hook, and chalk-line. Woods. —Pitch-pine, willow, and cedar.

OOD-WORK, 'HAWING-, ETC. COU, \inue, Work Period. No. Model or Exercise. Finished Dimensions. Material. No. Drawing. Theory of Tools and Materials. Second-; year Scholar •s. 1 Mortise-joint 4J"xlJ"xlt" .. Yellow-pine 1 Orthographio and isometric projections Working drawing .. Orthographic and isometric projections Plan, elevation, and section Orthographic and isometric projections Working drawing .. Advanced tool positions, boring-bit, spokesbave, gouge, hammer, and bowsaw. First Quarter's Work 2 3 Desk-tra,y Halved and dovetailed cross Oblique sawing and inlay Dovetail-joint at 60° Pen-tray and inkstand Bridle- and mor-tise-joint Teapot-stand .. 10" x I" x 2J" .. 5" x J" x 1J" Satin-walnut Scotch fir .. 2 3 4 10" x J" x If .. Spruce and satin-walnut Yellow-pine 4 Second Quarter's Work 5 6* 4J" x 14" x 1|" .. 10" x 2J" x 5" x J" Satin-walnut 5 6 Nails and screws; hard woods, va- >- rieties and uses; sharpening of saws and other tools. 7 4J"xlJ"xl|" .. 7 Orthographic and isometric projections Working drawing .. Third Quarter's Work 8 9 Housing and grooving "Home pets" feeding-trough Simple end dovetail Fern-basket 6" x 6" xj" 5" x 2£'< x f" Basswoodand walnut Yellow-pine 8 9 Orthographic and isometric projections Working drawing .. Glue. The beech, oak, ash, mahogany, and sycamore. 10 12" x 2£" x J" x 4" Scotch fir .. 10 Previous to Govt. Examination 11 12 4J" x 1" x If" .. 8" x 8" x 4" x i" sq. Satin-walnut Basswood .. 11 12 Orthographic and isometric projections Working drawing .. I \ Recapitulation prel vious co GovernJ ment examination. 1 Simple 3- pin dovetail Knife-box Tenoned and rabbeted frame Bow-saw exercise Wall-bracket .. Stop-dovetailing Third-i /ear Scholar Yellow-pine "S. Isometric, joint apart 1 4J" x 2|" x f" .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 12" x 8" x 2J" x J" 8" x 6" x J" x 14" 12" x 3" x f" 12" x 6" x f" 4£" x 2f" x f" .. Scotch fir .. Yellow-pine Yellow-p i n e and walnut Any white wood and satin-waln't Ditto Scotch fir .. Satin-walnut Satin-walnut and sycamore 2 3 4 5 6 Working drawing .. Isometric, joint apart Working drawing .. Isometric drawing Isometric, joint apart Preservation of hard I and soft woods, f chief methods in use. I Chief natural timberdestroyers. 7 Edge-jointing .. 12" x J" x J" 7 I Working drawings Isometric, with lid off Isometric and join t de Working drawing .. 8 9* 10* 11* Table-mat Dovetailed box.. Shallow tray Inlaid card-tray 12" x 7" x J" 12" x 7" x 4" x J" 11" x 6" x f" x J" 6" x 6" x J" x J" 8 9 10 11 tails