The sun., 1884-02-17
SOCIALISM IN PRACTICE

SOCIALISM IN PRACTICE.
tt. Festival or ChiidhceA .. . mig Freaeh
Cooperative Houschcie.
FROM ne conunenL
Tho iato annual Fute de rEnfdnce at the
Fami,isterc wns ono of the most tnterechns IN
the history Of that insiitotion. which now
counts twenty years Of success
This community. MS the name fnirlios 70
homo for fhmNfes II WAS founded by NJ Gedfn.
the millionaire industrial chief at Curse. IN
Frnn CO. for the benefit OF the employees In his
iron works. At 8rst and for many yenrs. uicy
rented npartn,onts On 1t; enjoyed tho schools.
tho flno nursery. tho swimming baths. warmed
by the exhaust steam OF the tonndry: the iaen-
dry. tho lovely gardens and grounds tile stores.
supplying everything needed In fathtiies,
and accessible without going out d Doors
tho library. reading rooms billiard room.
musical and other soclet!es-a'l these thoy on
joyed. ply becauee they lived In tho FaniAlis
tero--but all these years tho founder has been
occupied with the task oi teaching those pee'
ironworkors. many Of whom we're vory iGnor.
ant how to cooperate together. and with him,
TO tho end that they might own THAR own
pnlacial home and preserve 1t for thoir chtldren
whom they themselves should be In thcii
graves. by the constitution OF the association
tho whole property. amounting to severa
millions. will be owned BY tho members Of tho
association who furnish labor to the enterprise
instead Of capital This will DO accomplished.
at tho present rate. in about ton yenrs. Mean
WHILE the young generation OF the Fam.
nistere schools. now numbering about
three hundred. are coming upon the
stage OF action well instructed In tbs
principles upon which their happy and pros.
porous homo is founded. The inhabitants oil
the Familstere number about twelve hundred.
or about three hundred families. each living
in n suite OF apartments and enjoying all the
independence and privacy which families SO
much desire. Two suites can be opened into
each other. or the communications sonaed ur
as families grow larger or smaller. All the
rooms are high-studded and effectively vcnti.
lated by means OF Ereut underground gallo.
ries. passing all round the Quadranglee on the
outside and around the three great courts ON
the inside. Opening into these there are pas.
saecs passing from every room down the in.
terror of the walls. Tho mir Is always fresh and
tempered. 30 that II is mover extremely hot OIL
extremely cold in the Familistare.
There are two great annual festivals in the
| Famistere. In both OF which tho children are
greatly interested. but especially in their own.
! the Fsle de T EnJance. which occurs in October.
after the school examinations .nre over. II is
Of the schools. The head Of every little girl.
on the day preceding It, bristles with curl pa:
tIo chiidren fresh and rosy as y youth R and ioS ioy
baths. and the pretticst toilets can make tham
al tie she e
| on the second. third. and fourth stories. and
wh as
festival: only the wind xas hish; and very
sSS1rstsa r.ss early oke II SG blast Gs snS
. tie heaa se@pss fs
trs the personnel Of the N: the eiai:
dren Of the scho9s-the white. blue. rose and
HSFs %t6 Of thu the a s.T
nude by the costumes Of the boys. Tho arch
cry company n? any; closed !. ed the h PROCESSION;
nation. the principal lnembers of tic associa-
ton take their 81 nlasos on the stnse behind
ME- srsa. tasts Enina npsisa, fassssss iassasie.
Tho o|nl children ,hsn sns fhs . IarssilIa,se
sity q having " hs better seh9oT in the ely
had not been Seconded by the mSncipS MnG aa,
tho.es and he shoTed n we b. BY the records now
Of the officers Of the National Bureau OF Public
he SsidrSn Of The
Of the Canton of Guise took only sixty-iour
that Is: for popniation Of 900 against tho
children can study better than others for they
have not Saa only My, ti2 mos. perfect school rooms
instance adapted to tho size OF the child tia
light SO arranged that all portions Of the black
can be Seary a u al but
After the address dress; Of I'M n. Godin; tho chilaron
masReSle ior its and befars ehan, to
distribution OF the ordinary prizes and rewards
Of ne merit Mr. Godin in rose rose and gnyo notice that
association. he would give to ali the pupil.
,Ss Who Ind won the Tst Grade IN their studie.
ts,o board. Fifteen crimson cases were the,
p%%ssd ON the 1a6s Mr. G9hn ope9od
Then. addressing the pupils. he said: Con
sder these certificates. my dear children. a:
ha ssG ro His II tS S,T
you are stockholding members. Never ioso tht
memory OF this happy day. and MAJ it be uit
sssncnE,dn nont OF your tuture prosperity in thu
N. Godin then called for tho roll OF honor
wcIbeloyed founder Of tho Institution ~ sevo1 wI
boys boys and eight girls steprel forward and 70
established q custom in the Familistere to aware
tho children themselves; and that cxperienc,
has shown that the system is good. the votes il
o osa ssnf Il the tho wS
thssmsolyes sn would have designated. ''''
Two tSo i,,a extra prizes were given this year-on,
othsr By tho SraPn Of fTgssey sa sa.
society. These were beautiful books: ono tc
be awarded to tho boy tho .othor to tho kiri
Ts9 I'm md fSn most distinguished DIR
TO study; RESPONDING to the wishes OF III,
doners. the four girls and tho four boys OBJ
ton were asked to decide by ballot wiitci
Of them hna shown tho e.reat"st devotion I,
Inyrn BeccInet and Gnston Prudhommc wer,
called. 1'he audience appnuded warmly a.
these students received prizes.
The song OF The Mosses" by the children
enasa enac inc tf cfsremoplos in the theatre. III,
the court OF tho right quadrangle Of the paiaco
% Wnore , iarse audience awaited thcn. There
music entitled I'm Sorie pres iu I.ac' Ar
hi tiIa L ,lr.A f.ll