The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-07

extin4u&shecs and an automatic Spr1n-
king app&EHtns. These establish
ments shou1dsbe pndersthe supervision
Of boerd of'women directors, and the
actual woxlksof caring Cor the children,
waslnng. dressing and feeding them,
playing with them and teaching them
should be done by trained nurses and
kindergarten teachers who live In the
colony as the friends and social equals
Of its members. In other words, it Is
my IDEA that the caring for children
should be recognized as q profession
and that servants should have nothing
to do with St. It Is my idea that it
should be done In place built for the
purpose, with floors for babies to crawl
where there is no dirt for them to eat,
with play grounds for children where
there are no stoves and no boiling wa
ter, no staircases and wells, no cats
and dogs, no workbaskets, lamps, pr
amos, sewing machines, jam closets.
inkstands and authors writing tables.
Instead there should be sleeping rooms
and bedrooms and sun parlors for
nursing mothers, separate building
for the sick, kindergarten ROOMS and
indoor Fairgrounds for bad weather,
and q big all outdoors romping ground,
with sunny places and shady places,
swings, rocking horses, sand piles and
all other accessories Of chfldren's
heaven
Every member Of the community /
propose would have his own home,
to which he would invite his personal
friends as he chose, and the other mem
bers of the community he would meet
in the same way that he meets &C.
quaintances in business and politics,
In theaters, restaurants and clubs. In
a colony Of hundred families there
ought to be persons Of every kind Of
Inclination, and it would not be in the
least necessary for any one to ascot
ate with. those who are not congenial.
This spirit, if wisely and earnestly cul.
tivated, would solve the servant prob
lem" fer the colony and solve the
health problem for its members as:weE.
In this community every member
would be credited for the time he
worked, and 1t ought to become the
custom for the men to help with the
harFests and the women with the pre-
serving Of fruit and the children with
the berry picking and the wedding Of
the gardens. I have no doubt that
there are thousands of, young men and
womenain New York city, students Of
art and : music aud. the professions.
who wound be glad Of a. chance to earn
their way ins a. community where class
feeNnesdi not make hboradegrading.
I appreciate the dhnculties4in the way
ofeslfch project, the chances at: pres.
ent against-a coal beaver being a so
ciaIE possible person, and I am not
insisting that the day laborers should
shaN in the privileges Of the commu-
nifty. But do think that this should
certs4suly 2be the case with those whom
we select to caresfor and teach our chill.
dren. and also, if possible, with those
whom we permit to prepare and servo
our food. II am not willing to shake
+1naNS sband or sit next to him in a
Ieadlng,reom i DO uotssee why should
be whiting to- eat what he has cooked.
Bedding. For Social Purposes.
There woukasbe laundryin the colo
ny, boat livery, and bath houses,
drug ssore, a general store, a refresh.
mellt room. There would, Of course,
be ,csmplete telephone service, cleo
trio HDlstss and, hot waiter or electric
heating fnt0ugh6nt the buildings.
There woulds be q resident physician,
and perhGps fbeeore long teachers Of
music and languages hight find it
wortNs v1f1sTtD 1oin he colony. There
woui6 SefAs6rse. Be. a buiidfhg for so
cial at6eS, With large Piazzas for
suunt1er' anSssun parldfs for winter.
There would be a hall for lectures,
concesfs, theatricals and dancing.
There would, be a reading room and a
circulating libxafy Of periodicals and
recent books. Il y your custom to
spend: sagaS5ep or $iDo year for these,
aud you could achieve your purpose
comparatively for a fifth Of the ex-
pense. There would be a gymnasium
and swra,1aiag pool and, Of course,
tennis and cr0duet and baseball
grounds. There would be stages to
meet all trains and closed conveyances
to convey people to and from the din
Ing hallifnsbads weather. There would
be livery stable, at which yeu could
hire or keep a rig for about one-fourth
whatait would cost you elsewhere.
/ think that such a community should
be planned for the accommodation of
certain number of members and the
necessary working force and should be
limited to these. Not all of the mem
bers need be stockholders, of course
Others might be admitted to the bene-
Ats Of the association, but in that case
the steck shoEid pay dividends, and In
any case the management Of the cor.
poration would have to be vested ex.
clusive3y h e the stockholders. For the
administrator Of the various indus
tries there would have to be q superin.
tendent, a man Of first class executive
ability, responsible to the board of dl.
rectors, and there would be corps of
managers Of departments, each a thor.
oughly experienced man; manager Of
the farm and stables, Of the truck and