. The corn lady; the story of a country teacher's work. SELECTING PRIZE-WINNERS you quite well. Miss Corn Lady. You areinterested in the things we are interestedin. You are one of us. 52 THE CORN LADY And Daddy, maybe it seems strange toyou, but this girl of yours, because she likesthe land and the people who raise the com,likes to be called The Corn TESTING CORN THE CORN LADY 53 Ames, Iowa, January 6, 1911 Dear Daddy:—Here I am at the StateCollege of Agriculture for the short wish I might have stayed at home longer,but it was so good to be there for Christmas,anyway; and you a
. The corn lady; the story of a country teacher's work. SELECTING PRIZE-WINNERS you quite well. Miss Corn Lady. You areinterested in the things we are interestedin. You are one of us. 52 THE CORN LADY And Daddy, maybe it seems strange toyou, but this girl of yours, because she likesthe land and the people who raise the com,likes to be called The Corn TESTING CORN THE CORN LADY 53 Ames, Iowa, January 6, 1911 Dear Daddy:—Here I am at the StateCollege of Agriculture for the short wish I might have stayed at home longer,but it was so good to be there for Christmas,anyway; and you and mother were so splen-did to urge me to secure this work. It is a wonderful place up here, wdth itsgreat buildings, fine equipment and intelli-gent teachers, to train students in the scienceof agriculture. Just now it is vacation timefor the regular college students, and thereare six hvmdred farmers with their wives,boys and girls taking the two weeks shortcourse. The men and boys have classes incorn and stock judging; lectures on soil andfarm machinery; and many other girls and women have lessons in cook-ing, sewing and home making. I am playing boy—like I used to—andtaking the work in corn and stock had to live up to my name, you see. I amgoing to try for a corn judges certificate atthe end of the two weeks. Do you s
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