12 BULLETIN 653, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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. 
If omcient interest has been aroused, a corn- pide contest 
might be held. For judging the corn blocs prepared by the pupils 
secure some man who has studied corn judging. Be sure to make 
this 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 
Quotation on Corn. 
The Gift of Mondamin. 
Hiawatha Blessing the Cornfields. 
The Feast of the Mondamin. 
The Corn Song. 
The Place Corn Has in Our History. 
From a Tiny Grain to a Mighty Ear. 
The Huskers. 
The Husking Bee. 
Maize, Our National Emblem. 
What I 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 
number 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 decorative art. 
For a language lesson prepare written invitations to the patrons 
of the school. Perhaps the form side of notes of invitation will be 
more vividly taught then. Be sure to include the local editor in 
the list of invitations. Have a report of Corn Day written by some 
of the pupils for the local papers. 
The decoration of the school room should not be neglected. Some 
suggestions as to using blackboard drawings, booklets, corn products, 
and other work of the pupils have been given. Use some fine speci- 
mens of cornin completing the decorations. Grains of yellow, white, 
and red corn are full of possibilities, as are the stalks. The rooms 
should be decorated so as to give joy and impress the thought that the | 
inan who raises a good crop of corn is engaged in an exalted work. 
