A special room should be provided for the teaching of high school mechanical drawing.
A north light is best and the tables should be so placed that the light may come upon the board from in front and the left. If artificial light must be used, employ the inverted system.
Fig. 12. TABLE FOR MECHANICAL DRAWING.
Tables have much to commend them over the pedestal. They are easily swept around and keep a room looking orderly. [Fig. 12] shows a type of table that is commendable. On the left are drawers for keeping the students’ instruments. On the right is a drawer for keeping general equipment that is used by the boys in common. Below this drawer is the cabinet for holding the drawing-boards. These boards are so locked that only the board belonging to the boy with the key can be released. Such a table with a top 24″ by 48″ and 41″ high will cost $30, list price. Estimate for individual equipment will be as follows:
| TABLE EQUIPMENT . | ||
| 1 | Table | $30.00 |
| 1 | Stool | 3.50 |
| 5 | Boards, of size to fit cabinet, @ $1.50 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Sets Instruments, German Silver, @ $5.00 | 25.00 |
| 1 | Scale, @ 38c | .38 |
| 1 | T-square, 24″, celluloid lined | 1.50 |
| 1 | 45° Triangle, 8″, celluloid | .48 |
| 1 | 30°-60° Triangle, 10″, celluloid | .48 |
| 1 | French Curve, | .20 |
| 1 | Bottle Ink | .25 |
| Total | $69.29 | |
| PERSONAL EQUIPMENT. | ||
| Sheets Paper. | ||
| Heavy Manilla Envelope for holding drawings. | ||
| Thumbtacks. | ||
| Eraser. | ||
| Pencil, hard, 4H. | ||
| Pencil, soft, H. | ||
| GENERAL EQUIPMENT. | ||
| 1 | Roll Blueprint Paper, (not to be purchased until ready to be used). | |
| 1 | Blueprinting Frame, 18″ by 24″. | |
| 1 | Roll Tracing Cloth. | |
| Blackboard Triangles, Straight-edge, Compass. | ||
There will also need to be cases in which to file the envelopes in which the students keep their completed drawings. If much blueprinting is to be done, there should be a suitable room with sink and running water. Where models are used, there should be a case for storing them when not in use.
Practice varies greatly as to the amount of material provided by the school. Some schools require the pupils to furnish their own instruments, as well as paper and other supplies. The advisability of requiring much or little will have to be determined by the social conditions of the community it is intended to serve.