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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-06
LLANO'S SCHOOL SYSTEM
BY GEO. T. PICKETT

We are sometimes asked to explain
just what the school system Is at the
Llano Cooperative Colony, and
have been tempted to write about our
schools many times. But when we
compare our ideals concerning colony
education with the small part Of them
which we have SO far been able to ac-
complish. we feel hesitancy in saying
anything about the system at all.
In the present stage Of develop
ment Of the Colony, our school is not
anything like what we have planned.
But, nevertheless, we have well-defin-
ed plans, and we work as close to
them as it is possible to do.
In the first place We are not a coun-
ty or state school-that is,tsSe Are not
supported by either. Our teachers are
not provided by the regular authori-
ties, nor is cur curriculum regular.
The Colony idea of education is to
throw around the child the correct en-
vironment so as to draw out Of him
the best that is in him, rather than to
try to cram something into him which
he may not desire and may not even
understand, and may never have oc-
casion to use, We try to teach them
to express themselves, through action.
and if they do express themselves. that
expression will be natural. will be true,
and will be complete.
To accomplish this end, we use
many ways and means which people
outside do not understand. For IN
stance. the ''Self-goyemment League
is a class for the children in parlia-
mentary procedure In this class. mo
lions are made and seconded. amend
ed and subshtutions are made to the
motions, etc. all of which must be
simple so that the youngest child pre-
sent may have an opinion on the ques-
ton before the house. and can express
its ideas. The motions oftimes are
made Ridiculous on purpose that the
children may see the point. But we
find that some Of eur readers on the
outside do not understand this. and
presume that these children
are running the Colony in these meet
ings. AS a matter of fact, the Self
government League IS a school insti-
tuition, and not Colony business.
We do not use the regular school
books which tend to enslaye the mind
of the child with false ideals and
greedy ambition; but we do aim to
fill the arms of our children with
books of truth and constructive thot.
The children study and recite their
lessons for four hours each day, and
learn by doing in the open heIds, gar
dens. or in the industries, or they play
for another four hours.
We find that, as rule, we must
edneate our expert workmen, and so
we develop our children with this in
view. We give them the education
which will best fit them fer the COM
munity's best interests, as,well as their
own. 1t is wonderful how easy it is
to find out what child likes to do
when they have free access to the In
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-06

dustries. A boy who likes to see ma
chinery can always be found around
the steam engines. Leave him there
week. and he knows more about a
steam engine than if he had studied
book for a year. The same applies
to other natural inclinations.
Sur children have much personal
liberty. but seldom trespass on the
rights of Others. They are allowed to
express themselves freely at all times.
yet they are free from viciousness and
none of them use tobacco. They learn
to play together and work together.
: and will make co-oPerators when they
grow up. They will understand the
worth of each other, and will never
have greed. envy, Or suspicion among
them.
.0Hf-education does not give them
that false aim of dress: Few of oue-
children could be induced to wear
French heels or peek-a-boo waists.
They are just natural children. and do
not seek artificial beauty and pomp.
Yet they are as wholesome and heal
thy a bunch of youngsters as were
ever in one school. There Is wide
chasm between the attitude of our
children and those on the outside. 1t
takes the new children some little
time to adapt themselves to eur sys-
TEN of schooling, but they soon adjust
themselves to their new environment.
and. IN the case of the younger ones,
they largely forget the false ideals
they were crammed with
p0ur children lean to be oonstTuc-
tive Everything on the place is theirs
as much as it is ours; 50 we have very
little destructive playing It IS IN.
'teresting to note how our children
guard the properly Of the Colony
against the outside children. and how
soon the new children take their place
among the guards.
Their school work Is organized. and
50 is their play. They seldom so off
in groups to play without some one to
guide them. Their energy Is not al
lowed to go to waste. They play at
something useful to the community.
We try to teach them to i've: to
live to the best advantage to them
selves and to their community. We
are first interested in building a strong
physical body. Their food is simple,
but nourishing. Then their character
is builded upon a strong physical
foundation.
Give a child strong body. an ac-
tive mind land an incentive; then give
him an opportunity to learn; and he
will imbibe an education that will
stand the test of practical life.
We believe that teachers with high
ideals will become interested in our
schools and in our community, and
will come here and build up a great
educational institution. Our whole in
stitution is a school and we are all
both pupils and teachers. We cannot
escape being both.
We live like brothers and sisters.
All the children are our children.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-06

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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-01-06
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The of the cooperative enterprises all the coun
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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
EXCLUSIVE FIFTH
 AVENUE SECTION
 OF N. '. INVADED
Wealthy Residents Taking Flight Before Advances
 Of Tradesmen.

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Stealtby, but steady, advances by tradesmen, covering a period of more than 20 years, have virtually broken the residential exclusiveness of Fifth Avenue, known the world over as the home precinct of the Wander bilts, Carnegies, Harrimans, Plants, Tricks and other wealthy families.
 One by one mansions which housed international personages and gave to Fifth Avenue much of it's glitter and fame, are surrenderinS to commercial enterprise and the rich are seeking homes in new "eX- elusive" parts of the city. Real estate men, who have watched with interest this aggression of trade say that another decade will have wiped out the last bit of residen- tial exclusiveness in the avenue.
 The change in Fifth Avenue was reflected in the recent purchase ol property bordering the East River at Fifty-Eight Street by Mrs. Will
 jam K Vanderbilt, ST. where sht intends to build a home in section known as Sutton Square. This bit Of property is directly across from
 Blackwell's Island where city prison is located and is almost und, erneath tie Manhattan approach tc the Queenboro Bridge. Real estate men expect that Mrs. Vanderbilt's
 migration to the East River will mean a new exclusive district in a part of the city where near-slums existed before.
 Mrs Vanderbilt, who few years back, helped to make Fifth Avenue history with her brilliant social ac- tivities, said when she purchased the East River property that Fifth Avenue had "lost it's residential at mosphere, Nhich was its most yalu- able charm Traffic and crowds. resulting from the trade invasion, she said. had taken away it's ex- clusiveneSs.
 The fight 10 save" Fifth Avenue has been waged since the late 90's
 when real estate men began to get options on property near the mag
 nifcent mansions. Members of the
 Vanderbilt family and others own ing homes there expended millions l of dollars in buying up property ir
 an effort to stem thetide.
 Much of this property was pur- chased at exorbitant figures and | after a lapse of years has fallen back for business use. Hotels, bank.
 ing houses, jewelry stores, millin-
 cry end fine tailoring establish
 ments have gradually crept north
 ward along the thoroughfare. The home which Mrs. Vanderbilt is forsaking, at Fifth Avenue anC l Ffty-Second Street will become tho 1 site of trust company. It's sal'
 was made possible as the result o
 the death of Mir Vanderbilt in Pari' l when the house, owned by hi!
 estate, was sold to the highest bid
 der. The first actual break in th( | Vanderbilt holdings came wher General Cornelius Vanderbilt leased
 bis home at Fifth Avenue and Fifty l Fourth street to a'shot firm.
 The residence of the late Henry
 c. Prick. steel magnate, will even | tually go to the city for use as { museum
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
B. M. Behrends Co.,, Inc.
TOTEM POLE CARVER OF
 DOUGLAS PASSEg .,x '

David Jackson, a well known cary or of totem poles, died yesterday q the Government native hospital frori gangrcne in one of his feet. Jack soa who had lived for many years at Douglas. was taken to the hospital six days ago. but medical attention had been delayed too long to benefit him. He was about 55 years of age. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the c. W. Young Company chapel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
MONTANA LIVESTOCK
 WEATHERlNG WINTER

MlSSOULA Mont, Feb. 17.--Ac- cordinS 10 reports received by the Federal Forest Service officials here never before in the annals of Montapa has livestock weathcrcd on the ranges so we'll as this winter and there is declared to be every prospect that they will escape serious losses during the remainder of the season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
MOUNTAINEERS SEE
 MOVIES FIRST TIME

FOREST HILL, Cal, Feb. IT, Motion pictures were displayed for the first time several days ago in Forest Hill when the County Farm Agent arrived with a portable mo- tion picture outfit and gave q show" In the audience were sev- eral who never before had witnessed the movies. Forest Hill is a Placer County foothill town
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
WHEAT uNSHiPPED

LEWISTON. Mont.-Great North ern railway officials here estimated that 2.500,000 bushels of wheat re- main unshipped in towns on their line in the state of Montana.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-18
CONFERENCE l: ||' [: \ OF
 PREMlERS WILL
 OPEN NEXT WEEK
Problems of World Import ance Will Be Taken Up
 At London Meeting.
(Continued From Page One )

(Continued From Page One.) treaty of Sevres provides that the Turkish government can contract no loan, internal or external, without the consent of permanent Eng fish French Italian commission, whose duties include the supervision of all Ottoman financial laws and the reformation of the country's s monetary system. This commission is also to determine the amount Of the annual sums to be p:id by Turkey for the cost of occupation of her territory by Allied troops.
 Defensive Army" Up.
 Turkeys desire to maintain a
 defensive army will also be con- sidered by the delegates. The mill- ! tary clauses of the treaty forbade Turkey to have fleet Or military airplanes and provided that all the 1 notifications along the Dardanelles were to be destroyed. The work oi demolition is reported nearly com plcte. France, England and Italy were obliged to maintain an army of occupation. Turkey was allowed for police purposes a force of 35,- GOO men, with 15,000 special gend- armes to reinforce them in case o' trouble, and a bodyguard of 7oo i for the Sultan.
 Premier Lloyd George is expected | to preside at the conference and 1 A. J. Balfour, who was to have at tended the League of Nations Coun- cil meeting in Geneva, Switzcrland which opens on the same day, will participate In addition to repre- sentatives of England, France and Italy. Belgium also may send an of- fcial delegation.
 Disputes Complicated. Plans for holding the conference were complicated by disputes which Fr0ee both in Turkey and Greece as to the delegations to represent those countries. The Rhallis ministry in Greece fell and a new Premier NJ. Kalogeropoulous, was chosen. He is expected to head the Greek com mission.
 Eleutherios Venizelos, former Premier Of Greece, now in London, :, is expected to be an unofficial en- yoy to the conference as it was while be was Premier that Thraee and smyrna were given to the | Greeks. He is on friendly rela- tiors with the Allies while the at titude of the Allies toward the new Greek Premier has not been Cehned
 Verizelos has dccl"red that the i possibility of restoring in any de gree whatever the blasting rule oi the Turk by revision of the treaty is incredible"
 Sultan Stripped. TurIey's representation at th' 1 conference was complicated by the fact that the Ottoman government 1 hcaGed by the Sultan controls oni! a small territory in the vicinity ci Constontinople. the Bosphorus ant tie Sea of MarrNora, while Anatolia the greater part of Turkey in Asia is controlled by MustaphG kem2 Pasha, the leader of the Nationalis revolt which followed the Treaty of Sevrcs.
 Tewtik Pasha. the Turkish Grand Nizier, heads the delegation tha 1 Nilf represent the Ottoman govern neat of Constantinople. kema ' Pasha who at first declared h' would not do so unless the Allie' withdrew from Turkey and waiVec their indemnity claims. also con sented later to send representative to the meeting.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Mile. Lenglen Explains
Mystery of Her Defeat
Out of Practice and in Poor Health, Went on Court
as Not to Disappoint Public-French Woman
Gives Full Credit to Mrs. Mallory.
BY A. WALLIS MYERS,
Tennis Editor OF the London Field.


first
watched perform
umphs witnessed S ne genus mn IN @ fer aGp t t aaszsa & @ & very close
Mallory
smingy She
which
She Norwe
prghtlns exdae essentially
which
Bombed Of her home Lille when the Germans INVADED
temper New York suzanne has been me
spoiled;
Against
suzannes father did not He
physically strong enough this year for an exaotns
hear thai st has fallen to Mrs Mallory IN
come to
this view and the more pleased 70 unaete axe m
that he would not be in form at once HOW
rted itself under the strain OF Yesterdays
As sat by realized
that she was genuinely hos @
public would be distressed did not
out ~ had promised 5 G to % psS s % a eod % ssare 1
France my parents you'd @ @ mot @ @ b a
appearance
frankly
ent holder anticipated had nothing but gratitude
For, % she ss no Intention s a OF ns w @
n & at s6s Ss @ nf o week ssr @ tour hp hrausS
the country the kind Of girl let ANYBODY down
really T Sel that entitled Mrs Mailer the credit
Of two % s vstary h % DO not snoW
Mrs Mallory easily though she suzanne) had
Sisred feet 49,. an,n~ os misunderstood : have
% n hn n sng ] respect champion
tnacy and her activity s Closer than the
@ leave @ America shah again and then it will be after
left her quite heart Is high and her strong
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Darnelle Victor in Real
Comedy Boxing Encounter

Henry Darnielle, a Washington po-
llceman with pugilistic inclinations,
scored q knockout victory over Fred
Schroeder, an alleged battling engineer
OF Yorkvlle. after one Of the most
laughable exhibitions yet witnessed IN
a New York boxing arena at the tonrna-
ment Of the Greensboro a. 9. in Long
Island Cisy. Tho end came after one
minute and thirty seconds IN the sixth
round. when the referee. Johnny Hau-
kop. waved Schroeder TO his corner and
proclaimed the copper the victor.
IL was not a popular decision. The
crowd was made up OF many good
Judges OF humor and they wanted more
OF the sort that Schroeder and Darnielle
provided It was real good fun for tho
spectators and they did not like II a lit
tic bit when the referee stopped the
comedy. AS q burlesque on boxing II
was one Of the best ever staged. AS
boxing bout 1t was ito laugh And
tho crowd laughed from start to finish.
Weber and Fields in their palmy days
az their old music hall never drew more
hearty laughs than did Schroeder and
Darnielle.
The climax or technical X. O. credited
TO the washington poliieHlhh WAS III
keeping with their exhibition. Both men
were very tired. Schroeder D BIT more so
than Darnielle. who was In much better
physical condition than his opponent
Because Schroeder was the weaker and
showed facial expressions Of deep seated
pain after receiving a jolt over the heart
the referee refused 10 allow the York
willie engineer 10 continue.
Heraldod as prospective opponent
for Dempsey, the Washington policeman
proved to be unworthy of fistic consid-
erution. Schroeder had nothing on him
In that respect,
Neither showed enough knowledge OF
the rudiments of the game to strike a
zeal boxing attitude. Both took plenty
in the way Of hard jolts Nobody can
deny that they etaged the best boxing
comedy OF recent years. The several
housand spectators who had enjoyed
their side Splitt.n antics for more than
fifteen minutes almost wcpt when they
left the ring,
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Golf Medallist Loses
Match at ShennecOssett
J. A. Cammons Defeated in
First Round of Meet.

SpociaI Despatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New LONDON, Conn.,, Aug. 16.-John
4. Gammons of Wannamoissett, who
won the medal here in the qualifying
round OF the Shennecossett golf tourney.
lost his first match to-day to T. q. Pa
,ience Of Hartford by two holes. Gam
mons owes his defeat to q poor putting
strea lie would have won the last
hole had he not putted badly. and this
would have squared the match.
r. ID. Armour OF Scotland is a favor
ite to meet Dewitt Balch in the semi
finals. as they appear to be the strong
est players in the tournament.
Two New Workers are left in the
championship fight. They are B. F.
coudert Of Piping Rock and Harold
Rowe of Cherry Valley. Coudert won
from l.. Lloyd OF Greenwich. while Rowe
beat Robinson Cook Of Hartford on the
nineteenth.
t.. L. Beard. Jr.. Of Flushing met de-
feat at the hands oil Balch after having
a chance to carry off the match. He
finished down.
Armour played steady golf and dis
posed of r. II. Deming of Hartford by 4
and ,. The summary:
Irirss si~tecr,--F. q. Patience. Hartford,
defeated John a. Gammons, wannamoissett;;
r. n. Holland. Hartford. up: II. A. Dewing.
Hartford. defeated r.. NJ. Could. st. Louis.
. and .; Il. +. Coudert. Piping Rock. de-
Yalch. Cincinnati defeated L.. l.. Beard. Jr
Flushing. 2 up. George N. Collett. Rhode
Island defeated Ellis Adams. Essex County,
Il and 81 r. u. Armour. Lothianburn. Scot
land, defeated II. ii. Deming. Hartford.
4 and 3. Harold Rowe, Cherry Valley. de-
feated Robinson Cook. Hartford. ! up ue
The New York herald., 1921-08-17
Mitchell and Duncan
Triumph by 3 and z
Defeat Fotheringham and
Minor at Bethlehem.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YoRR HrnALp.
BETHLEHEM. N. H.. Aug. 16.--,Abe
Mitchell and George Duncan continued
their successful invasion OF the country
this afternoon, defeating George Fother-
ingham, professional of the Breton
Woods Golf Club. and u. L. Minor, pro-
fessional of the Marlewood Club. on the
Bethlehem course by up and 2 to play.
The feature OF the match was the long
driving OF Mitchell who was near enough
20 all the greens TO use an iron for his
second shots. The team work OF the
British pair was little too strong for
the local professionals. who had never
played together before this afternoon.
Neither Duncan nor Mitchell took kindly
TO the mountain greens. which were some
what less smooth than the courses re-
Gently played consequently they missed
puts that normally would be possible.
The first nine holes finished ali SQUARE.
Mitchell won the second with a birdie
three and Fotheringham evencd the
score with an equally good birdie three
on the fourth where he sank a long putt.
The tenth went to Mitchell and Duncan n
the former getting a three. From then
on they led the way and everything was
halved until the fifteenth when a four
by Mitchell was good for hole. Dun
can clinched the match with birdie
three on the sixteenth.
Mitchell scored 3D. 81, "A, a stroke
worse than Duncan who had IS, 80, 7s
Minor required 80. 3S. az. while Fother-
angham was 81, 3s, rs.
The New York herald., 1921-08-17

ana and MISS -'&a. Marjorie Knox. G-1. 60, Mrs
G. L. Chapman and Mrs Marsnad,' ma Nirs
NJ l.. hurt, 6-i, 6-3; Miss Mary Il Browne
and Mrs. L. Williams defeated Misses J, and ana
T,ayeli Ed Ee;v Vel Mrs aefeated H Mrs. Stuart
Greene and Mrs. s +. Weaver, o-I: u,son ogon
Miss Edith sigourney and Mrs Mrs. "A haWnoa Men
Wood defeated Misc 9; Deia iTrrf q Eaton stS and
Miss EGttp Handy defeated Mrs. Walter
ElNs ana Mrs. w. r.. Pritchard, - 2',,,, .o
aeau defeated Miss Mary Case and Miss ~
Hopper e. CT; Mrs. y. y Cole ana ~ ;nrs 7.
+. r. Godfrey defeated Mrs. bargsr- MI "
sber~aod and Miss T. W. Wonham won
from Mrs. Percy wllbourne and Mrs. y. ".
Niles by deiauit; Miss fea,sd patshiN M,rs ~ Seal
and Miss NJ Willard 6--i. Go; Ms. =. y.
Brush and Mrs. Theodora Son won from rom
bv default; Miss Martha Bayard and Miss
Leslie Bancroft defeated Mrs, ~ =. .ulI n.l
snd Mrs. p. +. STEM. Gui, ~, .,,i,. "iss acs
feated Mrs y. Bailey and AiFs Beutha
Sexton, Co. 6-i.
The point score in the Mr.. Cole-M'ss
Bancroft match follows:
FIRST SET.
Miss Miss Bancroft. IS 5 5 4 51la4 t-4e-7
SECOND SET.
a. s4144o5 o514144 4-0o-o
Miss Bancroft :.
80 10 o 4 1 . l-o4-'
THIRD SET.
Mrs. Cole. g 0 q : > s. 6i4427 4-0i-s
nroft ft344635 8 o . 4 4 5 e-i7--6
Girls Championship Slngles-Miss Virginia
Carpenter defeated Miss Adelaide HOOKER.
8-2 e.; Miss Jane Brooks defeated .alss
Anna II. Brooks, 6-2, 3-6, 6-i; Miss Helen
wills defeated Miss Ceres Baker, G-l, g.
The point score of the one set in the
feature match follows: