The authors of Paper and Cardboard Construction have been pleased with the comments and extended use the book has been given in its first edition, and have carefully gone over the text and made an effort to have the second edition still more usable and attractive. Many half-tone illustrations have been provided for the present volume with the thought that the directions may be more easily interpreted and the pages be made more attractive.

The publication has been turned over to The Manual Arts Press and at their suggestion the book has been largely remade. The pages have been increased in size, the style of type changed, a different paper used, and larger line cuts made, all of which, the authors believe, will make the book more valuable to the class of teachers and school officers who will use it.

Errors in the previous edition have been corrected and every effort made to have all details and explanations adequate in the revision. Drawings have been remade and the text changed wherever these changes would make the meaning clearer.

While planned especially for teachers of handwork in primary grades, the book has found a use with several classes of pupils in the upper grades. It has been given an unlooked-for reception in normal schools, and has been used by many special lecturers and teachers doing teachers' institute work. Its general circulation in libraries has been gratifying along with its adoption by boards of education as a standard text or reference book. A considerable proportion of the demand for the first edition has been from supervisors of drawing and manual training who are usually responsible for the primary handwork.

February, 1913.