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and note any changes that take place. Observe the covering of the pupa 

 closely. Is it made of other material besides silk? Out of which end of 

 the cocoon do you think the moth will come? 



Boys and girls often ask us what they shall feed moths and butterflies. 

 Many of them do not eat at all. Some, however, sip the nectar of 

 flowers or sap of trees. Oftentimes they will drink sweetened water or 

 the juice of fruit. If you have an opportunity, watch one while it feeds. 

 Notice the long " tongue " through which it takes its food. This is 

 made of two pieces grooved on the inner side, and when held together 

 they form a tube. When the insect is not feeding these mouth-parts are 

 coiled out of sight on the underside of the head. 



ANOTHER CORN DAY THIS YEAR 

 Arthur W. Gilbert 



Did you celebrate Com Day in your school last year? If you did 

 you know what pleasure and profit it afforded your school and com- 

 munity. This great American crop was paid this honor by very many 

 schools in the state last year with much success. We want a celebration 

 again this year on the last Friday of January, the twenty-eighth. 



Boys and girls can get no better training than to come into real touch 

 with nature and nature's products. Everybody grows corn and is interested 

 in it. Think how much each farmer depends upon it. to furnish food for 

 his family and his live stock. The study and improvement of the com 

 crop becomes a personal matter with every farm community. Here is a 

 chance for the Boys and Girls' Clubs to take hold and help. We are glad 

 you did it last year. We know that you profited by it. Now that the 

 beginning has been made and you have had one year's experience, you 

 should have another celebration this year that will far exceed last year's 

 attempts. 



Com Day comes on Friday again this year. Let us make it a Friday 

 never to be forgotten. This is a time of the year when farmers are least 

 busy and an effort should be made to have the fathers, mothers, brothers, 

 and sisters of the pupils present. Make it a community affair. 



Under the guidance of some competent person, have a program ar- 

 ranged with com as the main topic. Look up literature upon the history 

 of com, — its many uses, the different kinds, its cultivation, breeding, 

 and the like. Have the children write essays on these different phases 

 of com, then as a real climax to Com Day have another Corn Show 

 much better than last year. 



Let every boy and girl bring ten samples of the finest ears of com that 

 they can find Each ten ears piled neatly in the form of a pyramid will 



