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studied; if not, both designing work of which the student desires to make a specialty* T o illustrate the method of applying the above course of study to those not taking t h e regular course, the special course for students of architecture is as follows: T h e work of the first two terms is like that of the regular course, except that special attention i s given to the drawing from cast of architectural ornament and interiors. The third term of the first year is devoted to architectural rendering in wash. Professor Fredericks' "Rendering in Sepia," recently published by W. T. Comstock, of New York, is used by the students, and the class of work produced can be seen by reference to this fc, as several of the plates were rendered by students. T h e first term of the second year

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the same as that of the regular course. T h e second term is devoted to the study of color as a means of interior and exterior decoration; and water-color work occupies the third term. Pen rendering is also studied; of this there are weekly criticisms throughout the course. T h e r e are in all f six special courses arranged to meet the requirements of all students w h a t e v e r their line of work may be. T h e s e v e n t h course aims to dev e l o p t h e literary side of art. A series of fifteen lectures on the history of art is given, illustrated by several hundred lantern slides. These open all students of th< department. Six of the lectures being offered b; the University in its University Extension \* rk T h e library is much used by the students. It contains over twenty thou tnd volum and is particularly rich in art works. In the reading room the leading English and Ameru a art

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