New-York tribune., 1907-01-13

give the children home. but II will give them
a vocation. There is money In wholesale gar
dening for those who prepare for the work SCI
entihcaly.
81 myself have had experience. for
wanted to find out just how much did not
know. My success was limited but 1t was val
liable from the standpoint OF experience. 1
built greenhouse once; l sawed every board
and drove every nail myself. 1t 90 feet
by feet, and at first II not great sue
cess. This was because had made no arrange
ment for heating IT To obviate this difficulty
built freplaces OF brick. and after that had bet
ter luck. 1 tried my hand at mushroom rails
Ing and discovered that II is necessary TO keep
the temperature higher than the books of In
struction claim. All this preparatory work
helped me greatly in determining just exactly
what I needed most to know In starting my
farm.
There eili be- first of all. an attractive home
life Boys and girls will be equally divided in
numbers. They may enter the home anywhere
from twelve TO fifteeC years old A regular
schedule will be carried out. There will be
studies IN the morning and afternoon relating
to the agricultural course. with practical dem
onstrations. They will make their gardens
and take care OF the dairy. and there will be in
struction IN animal husbandry on the side
There will also be the household duties. each
child doing his or her own share. in order 10
iife.
Music will be an important part of the course
for feel that there is refining influence about
music that is not always understood. and there
will be plenty OF athletiCS-baSketball baseball,
tennis etc. While the plan is philanthropic. 1t
(. not In any charity. for every child will
feel that In doing MS snare or tne WOTh ne IL
giving his services as an equivalent After the
first year the pupils will be paid something. so
that they will feel they have risen 10 the dig
nifty of real work. While Christian principles
in the broadest sense will underlie the work.
particular creed will be taught
I'm the matter of dress for girls. shall advo-
cate the wearing Of loose comfortable garments
such az are worn for basketball. boomers or di-
vided skirts for out OF doors. and pretty gowns,
made on simple lines. for the house.
Then I hope that eventually-but. OF course,
this is very far in the future-when my chill
dren shall have graduated from the farm home.
they will In turn start similar farm homes so
that there will be a sort OF endless chain of
them all over the country I'm the vicinity of
every big city. 1t is not all theory by any
means the idea ia immensely practical. for
there is money In IT for boys and girls who are
suited 10 the work. Take New York City. sor
instance; look at the price of farm produce: IL
isn't like luXuries that can be dispensed with II
the family eXcheQuer runs low; II is a
necessary Of life. and must be had. so there
will always be the demand. an ever increasing
one, the city grows and increases in size
Miss Alden is not going into her scheme with
out due preparation. She Will not only be quail
by course in architecture. She has learned
how to dig cellars and lay masonry foundations
She can build house without other than man
ual assistance II she chooses. and she can de-
sign her own buildings All Of the buildings on
the farm home school will be erected by her
self and her flock: this will be valuable part
of the training. and the sanitation will be
point TO be very carefully considered Miss
Alden is also professional musician. She Is
member OF the women's string orchestra, and
has earned the money TO start her school by the
practice OF her profession. She has the promise
of some small contributions. however. after the
work is started and one prominent woman Is so
much interested that she is thinking seriously
of Joining the colony.
1t is expected that the school will begin work
In the spring somewhere on Long Island. proba-
bly,, and plans are being made for the accom-
modation of twenty-five children. But II any OF
these are found wanting In real taste for the
work. they will he dropped and others substI-
tuted