APPENDIX 



TO OBSERVE CORN DAY* 



Equipment: Enthusiasm and the cooperation of the 

 pupils and their parents. 



Method : To make this day a success, not only the chil- 

 dren, but the parents, must be enlisted. The social element 

 in it is very important. Every parent must be so interested 

 that he will feel he must be present. Plan for an entire day 

 given to the special occasion. If there is anyone in the 

 vicinity who is an authority on agriculture, secure him as a 

 speaker. If this is done, have two programs, one in the 

 forenoon for the speaker and one in the afternoon, when 

 the children shall take a prominent part. 



For the children's program, plan to show the results of 

 the work done in the study of corn. Let it include the best 

 compositions written on the more interesting phases of the 

 work. The History of Corn, The Indian Corn Dance, The 

 Importance of Com in America, The Development of Break- 

 fast Foods, The Possibilities in a Com Stalk, How Six Ears 

 went to Market, The Story of a Stalk of Corn, Number of 

 Days of Work Needed for One Man and a Team to Raise and 



* Adapted from Fanners' Bui. 617. 

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