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subjects, and a little more music. The evenings would not be at 

 all replete without several selections of music. 



The more home people I can get interested in assisting with the 

 music, the larger will be the audience, and the better people are 

 pleased. It is a good practice to occasionally ask the audience to 

 join the choir in singing some familiar patriotic song. 



If the room is crowded and filled with vitiated air, it is well to 

 rise and sing while the room is being somewhat ventilated by open- 

 ing doors and windows. 



Music has its valued uses at Farmers' Institutes, and should be 

 used and not abused. By its inspiring effects it cheers the speakers 

 and prepares an audience to enjoy and appreciate the solid exercises 

 of the session. 



WHO SHOULD HAVE CHARGE OF ARRANGING THE PRO- 

 GRAM AT THE DIFFERENT COUNTY INSTITUTES? 



By Geo. a. Woodside, Sugargrov(, Pa. 



I have discovered that the manner of conducting these county in- 

 stitutes, and of arranging for them, is different in our county from 

 what it is in most other counties. The manner in which I work was 

 inaugurated by my predecessor, Mr. R. J. Weld, and we have found 

 it to be the best for our county. 



The Institute Manager for the county attends to the making up 

 of the program largely. After the place has been arranged for, 

 and the speakers assigned to us by Mr. Martin, about six weeks 

 before the institute is to be held, I visit each plaee at which an 

 institute is to be held, usually going there at the time of the Grange 

 meeting. We work very largely there in connection with the 

 Grange, and hold our meetings in their hall, and I go there at the 

 time of their meeting and meet with them, and appoint a local com- 

 mittee at that time. I don't always choose on this local committee 

 men prominent in the Grange; I choose prominent farmers and their 

 wives, outside of the Grange; they like to get on this local com- 

 mittee. After appointing this local committee, J explain to them 

 what I want them to do, and leave with them the bulletin which Mr. 

 Martin sends, giving them a list of the speakers, and ask them to 

 choose such subjects as they may like to hear discussed by the dif- 

 ferent speakers, and report to me as early as possible these subjects. 

 Then I arrange for the different speakers on the different subjects, 

 making such changes in the program as I see fit, believing I am 

 much better acquainted with the speakers than they are, and that 

 I know better what should go on the program than this local com- 

 mittee. I get my program printed as early as possible, giving a 

 list of the subjects and speakers at the other institutes, and I send 

 these programs broadcast through the country to farmers, getting 

 a list from the assessor and postmaster, and in that way try to 



