6 BULLETIN 281, 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 sufficient interest has been aroused, contests in judging corn, 
In-eadmaking, rope tying, and seed-corn stringing might be held. For 
judging the exhibits prepared by the pupils secure some one who has 
studied corn judging, poultry judging, etc. Be sure to make this a 
feature of the day, making the announcement 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. 
Plan to have dinner at the school and use every device possible to 
utilize products grown by the children. 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 some particular club-project 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 School Exhibit Day written by 
some of the pupils for the local papers. 
The decoration of the schoolroom should not be neglected. Black- 
board drawings, booklets, corn products, and other work of the 
pupils should be utilized. Use some fine specimens of corn in com- 
pleting the decorations. The room should be decorated so as to 
give joy and impress the thought that the man who tills the soil is 
engaged in an exalted work. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Practical and field exercises. — Select seed corn in the field and have 
a schoolroom demonstration of methods of ciiring. (See Correlation 
Supplements II and III on pp. 26, 27.) Cooperate in the canning of 
surplus tomatoes. Arrange that each pupil shall report on the local 
or county fair visited, and it is well for the teacher to attend with 
the pupils. Take a field trip to collect seeds, weeds, insects, and 
other illustrative material. (See Farmers' Buls. 5S6 and 606.) 
Observe the condition of fields; recognize and destroy weeds. Visit 
the project fields of pupils when possible on these excursions. (See 
score card on corn in Supplement XIV.) Prepare to hold a school 
exhibit or fair. (Refer to Supplement I.) Have pupils exhibit some 
of their produce at the county fair. (Fig. 1.) 
Languagt lessons, — Have all pupils use notebooks when doing field 
work. Utilize the club-work material for both oral and written 
