L2 BULLETIN 653, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF A.GRICULTT7EE. 



The history and work of the farmers' institute should be reported 

 by one of the older pupils. Another should give an account of what 

 the agricultural college is doing for the State. 



It' sufficient interest has been aroused, a corn-judging contest 

 might be held. For judging the corn exhibits prepared by the pupils 

 secure some man who has studied corn judging. Be sure to make 

 t his a feature of the day. making the announcing of the results a part 

 of the program. 



Music should not be omitted from the program. Some patriotic 

 music should be included, as should the State song. 



The following program may be suggestive: 



Quotat ion on Corn. 



The Gift of Mondamin. 



Hiawatha Blessing the Cornfields. 



The Feasl of the Mondamin. 



The Corn Son?. 



The Place Corn Has in Our History. 



From :i Tiny Grain to a Mighty Ear. 



The Huskers. 



The Husking Bee. 



Maize. Our National Emblem. 



What T Think is a Good Ear of Corn. 



< Columbia's Emblem. 



Why I Think Corn and Boys are Similar. 



The Uses of Corn. 



" When the Frost is On the Pumpkin." 



Why Corn Should Be Our" Emblem. 



Plan to have dinner at the school, and use every device possible 

 to make it a corn dinner. There are many ways in which corn can 

 be prepared which will add to the effectiveness of the plan. If the 

 Dumber of people is not too large a splendid lesson in art would be 

 the making of place cards and decorating them with some corn 

 design. If these are not made, souvenirs of the day should be made 

 by the pupils, carrying out the corn idea. This is one real way to 

 teach decoral ive art. 



For a language lesson prepare written invitations to the patrons 

 of the s.-hool. Perhaps the form side of notes of invitation will be 

 more vividly taught then. Be sure to include the local editor in 

 the lis! of invitations. Have a report of Corn Day written by some 

 of the pupils for the local papers. 



I he decoration of the school room should not be neglected. Some 

 rtions as to using blackboard drawings, booklets, corn products, 

 and other work of the pupils have been given. Use some fine speci- 

 mens of com in completing the decorations. Grains of yellow, white, 

 and red com are full of possibilities, as are the stalks. The rooms 

 should be decorated so as to give joy and impress the thought that the 

 man w ho raises a good crop of corn is engaged in an exalted work. 



