New-York tribune., 1921-06-12

founded in New York City after Ferrer was
put to death for the alleged melting of riots
n Barcelona in 1909, bought land across the
road from the Socialists and founded the
Ferrer Modern School Colony.
Stelton, the scene of this unusual influx
is heavily shaded little town about mile
and a half on the New York side of New
Brunswick. It's roofs peer invitngly through
the trees, and it is enveloped in the same
atmosphere of peace, prosperity and beauty
that envelops score of other little towns
along the Lincoln Highway in New Jersey
Probably six hundred trains a day thunder
past, according to the testimony of the gate
man, who is kept busy raising and lowering
the gates on the Stelton road which crosses
the main line of the Pennsylvania For the
rest, the picture is rural.
There is bus which meets all the trains
stopping at Stelton and carries passengers to
the Fellowship and Ferrer colonies. The trip
is perhaps two miles, through lovely coun-
tryside, but to get the best effect of it all one
should start out ahead of the bus on the re-
turn trip and walk to Stelton. The white
dust Of the road is f1anked with the rich, red
soil Of New Jersey-soil which the Revolu-
tionary soldiers did good deal of fighting
for, just hereabouts. Some Of the farm
houses which stand to-day must have come
not far in the wake Of that determined Amer
lean soldiery. Other places are more modern.
Once in while there is one with a California
touch. Bungalow hints appear in the archi-
lecture Of houses that are just being built
Some Of the fields are plowed and others are
rotating in pasture 1t is a "homey" country,
worth fiphtIoO for and worth HUirr for if
necessary. One cannot blame those Revolu-
tionary soldiers!
There are couple Of general stores at the
end of the bus route. One Of them was un-
successfully run by the Fellowship colony
Tor awhile, so one of the coonsts said. There
is hall over it, and meetings are held there.
on the day these notes were taken notices
were tackled to the trees---a Forest of Arden
touch h!-announcing a coming lecture by V.
Morris Feigenbaum, on "Problems Of the
Day." admission being 25 cents. Why should
any one pay 25 cents to hear Mr.. Feigenbaum,
or any one else, talk on "Problems of the Day"
on delightful night in May in rural New
Jersey when the frefies are about?
The Fellowship colonists have built their
Individual places on scattered tracts of one
acre each, surrounding main building
evidently q landmark-whch sets back in q
heayy growth of trees along densely shaded
driveway
retainer on the Fellowship estates, who
was evidently not one with his employers,
spoke enthusiastically about the Ferrer col
ohy, on the other side of the road
That's the place you want to see" he said
mat school is the noisiest place in the world
nho they are smart people in that colony over
mere Over here they believe in pie in the sky
"nen you die, and all that sort of thing, but
over In the Ferrer colony you find the real
brains!"
The Fellowship colonists are by no means
we nrst to turn to New Jersey for working
Out OF theories. Persons now living in Metu-
saen remember the excitement that was
eaused when it was announced that Professor
Seorge D. Heron, who, with Eugene " Debs,
s0ok leading part in forming a colony, was
eoihg to bring Miss Carrie Rand to live with
=. a.n according to the new and simple form
u marriage ceremony" So much or protest
was evoked from the countryside that Heron
ana 'sd his wife left for Florence, Italy, where
saey lived until her death in 1914.
Now, according to Harry Kelly, who is the
'ecognized spokesman of the Ferrer colony.