AN INCIDENT IN SCHOOL

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 23, 28 January 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)

AN INCIDENT IN SCHOOL

(By Erica McNamara, 179, No. 3 Line, Wanganui.) 0, for the girls of the days gone bv," Says our teacher sadly, and heaves" a sigh, "And <), for the work they used to bring, To class when the morning bell would ring. For never a word was there out of place, In the homework of Mary, or Dorothy Grace." And the children twinkle as blue eyes meet. They smile with indidgence at teacher sweet, f For they have heard legends of Dorothy Grace, With the mischievous ways and the laughing face! And "Teacher, you know, is really a dear— Why she'll hold us up as models—next year!"

You will need two pieces of cardboard, Sin x llin; cloth for cover, 13in x ISoin; cloth for binge, l.Tin x 2Ain; two pieces of tape. Sin long; water colours or ink; brush, pencil, ruler and paste. Almwt any kind of elotli will do. The nearer it i* like book linen, the Itctter. Flour and water may be used for the pasting, but it is not so good as that made with starch. The cardboard tdiould be rather thick and strong. The cloth and lining paper should be the best colour yihi can pet, not too blight, and should look well together. Do not use very dark cloth or the printing will not show well. Join the two pieces of cardboard like a book, using the narrow piece of elotli for a hinge. Keep

the cards at least one-half an t inch apart so that the portfolio will hold a good deal. Lay the cloth down, smoothing it out perfectly. Tut paste on the outside of tlio cardboards, and lay them down on the cloth, pressing it carefully. Be sure you lay it perfectly straight. Do not use too much paste or it will soak through. You might practice with a scrap of the goods to see how much paste is needed.

The cloth should extend an inch on each side and end of the cardboard. This is to be turned back over the cardboard. Cut off the corners so that when turned back they will meet. If you will round the corners of your cardboard, you will find it easier to fix the corners

without any frayed edge showing. Pat paste on the inside edge of the cardboard and turn back the edge of the cloth, pressing it down firmly. Make slits and put in tapes half an inch from the edge, pasting them down on the other side. The next step la to see rtiat the lining paper just fits, put paste on it and lay it on, rubbing it smooth. Use your ruler carefully, for all the measurements, or your portfolio will not be a success. .You will now want to learn something about lettering before printing o* your cover. First make guide lines with your ruler one inch apart, for the top and bottom of your letters. Make a number of vertical lines to help you keep the letter* straight. Take your portfolio, which is all finished but the letter, and measuring a half inch from the edge, rule the double border line in pencil. Also rule the guide lines from the" top and bottom of the letters. Draw your letters very lightly first in pencil, then make them carefully and definitely. Colour the border lines and letters with some deep colour which looks well with the colour of the cloth. This is a good folio to keep your sketches-in, if you are at all artistic.