Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-08-25
good. we should worry" about
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Saturday, Aug. 20.-This was a
day Of much business, and the office
looked like whirl pool this a. m. for
time. Our neighbors are just begin
ming to awaken to the fact that this is
a good country to live in. Most Of
them have been so thoroughly robbed
all their lives and just allowed to bare
ly exist by half-farming and selling
their labor power to the big saw mill
companies that they had no time or
opportunity to learn that this was a
fine country to live in. Since we came
down here and work hard and steadily
under all conditions, they see what can
be accomplished and, instead of think
ing this is sorry" land, they now
know it is good land; and if they can
market the things that they can raise
best, no place can equal it for making
an easy living. Since we are putting
our farm produce into a finished ar
tlcEe, we are opening up market for
our neighbors, and now they want to
buy land of us and get start. Sever
al OF them want to join the COLONY
now. others later, when they see us
reach out large enough to handle them.
Land buyers infested by sanctum sane
forum and was rushed for some time
= but this is my day with the children
and the picnic; so about eleven o'clock
| jumped my job at the office and with
Comrade Presswood and the Martin
family, we went out to the dairy ranch
where the swimming pool is located.
and there spent several hours bathing.
eating, and talking. This gave our
new school teachers. Martin and Mar
TIN, chance to get long slant of the
kind of young humans they are to take
charge of, and the children chance
to realize that in their new teacher
they have two real friends, who want
to really assist in building up strong,
healthy bodies and good, clean-thinE-
ing minds for all children. You see,
our school is different. Our children
are being taught to do useful things
and produce living, not to get it by
the parasite method. We believe a
girl should have the right to have the
same education that a boy has. We
have one girl here who had rather learn
woodworking than anything else. And
why not? She might turn out as a
genius at cabinet making, or even a
builder. We think nothing of men
cooking food; why not let women learn
to produce food. Now, comrades.
want you to understand this - if Won
don't want your boys and girls to learn
to work, don't bring them here; 70,
everybody works in this place (evep
tather), and our system of teachina
brings the children into touch with ali
kinds of it. No child can learn to
drive a team or plow by reading a
book = it is impossible to learn to run
any kind of machine by reading
about 1t - so we teach our youngsters
to get on the job and do it, or. as we
call 1t, by object lessons; and the more
things one can really successfully do,
the better the education thew have,
AT the Colony we don't talk about
what we used to do, but what we do
to-day places us in our proper place.
And, when we don't do, we also attain
our proper level, and, as this is nc
place for parasites, you can guess thai
we are bringing our children up to be
real workers who refuse to help SUP.
port parasites. After the days picnic,
the school boys helped Myrtle to freeze
the ice cream for the dance and Com.
rade Martin tuned the piano. A gooc
big class was at the dancing schoo
and dance, and a good time was hac
by all who attended. Lots of visitor,
were present and some expressed theiI
appreciation of the way our children
are able to dance and keep time to the
music. The Martins, Trix EwelI and
were the musicians for the evening.
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Sunday, Aug. 2I.-This was a rea
day for me again; for | had promised
some of our distant neighbors to SHOW
them some of our land that was fo
sale. Ole and |, with three girls, tool
my Lizzie and started out for ou
destination Via the short route; but
as the Anacoco bridge below the Da
WIS school Is being repaired, we wer,
forced to make long detour to reacE
our destination, which we did and 10
Gated two neighbors on so acres eacE
of land. | used to enjoy these Ions