The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-09
THE COLONY DIARY
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and we are keeping several thousand
Icrates. ahead IN reserve. The local
weekly paper went into the mail to-day
and the Colonist will no doubt come eff
1.-THE press,
Friday, Sept. |. We could paint
most Of our days red and call them red
letter days, but we would soon have
TO change the color, or we might get
tired Of it. But to-day the roof was
finished on the roof garden and part
lof the hardwood floor laid. Some
thine ago we were scoffed at for even
thinking we would ever have that roof
garden, but it is here and we shall no
doubt hold our Labor Day dance in it.
This building is to be used for our So
cial functions and for a gymnasium.
1.-The saw mill is still getting out mater
Hal for crates and running the flooring
for the roof garden. Out on the farm
lthey are cutting corn for making en-
Isilage for winter feed for our cattle
land work stock. Comrade Martin is
now lining up the school for the years
work and it might be well to tell you
THAT we are to have high school
course here this year. Just how much
Twill depend upon the number Of pupils
Ito take up the studies. Our greatest
IIaim is to give children practical edu-
Ication. 1t seems to me that in the flu
Iture the head Of the agricultural de-
Ipartment would also be the teacher of
agriculture; the head Of the mechani-
Ical department would be the teacher in
,Ithis part Of the school, and so en- with
lall departments. In this way we would
Eventually be carrying out our ideas as
an educational, cooperative, industrial
land agricultural group. Our whole
project is an educational proposition
and it looks to me as if logical per-
sons to head departments are the ones
who can teach and train Others in the
work as we'll as manage the work and
make it a producing success. The Col
ony may not be just what you visual
lied it to be, but it can be made to be
just what we want it to be if we work
to that end. Now we must be sure oul
vision is right and that we are using
correct methods to get what we want
; We do know capitalism has failed t
deliver the goods to the workers anc
we want system that will give to al
who toll right to live out their ma
tural lives to their best advantage. w,
believe service to others is necessar,
ito our own happiness and we Feel tina
we have workable plan of living &C
cording to the Golden Rule. We wan
you to come and help us to carry on
the plans, learn to live rightly, do moth
! ling unless it is constructive and w
! feel that nothing that we wish is to-
: much to expect if it is in our power t
conceive and work for. A conrad
: has just asked us to take few childreI
to keep for him at the Colony. He
willing to pay for their keep until h
can sell his place and join us. H
! wants his children to get started on on
system Of education. To others VIII
= :, wish this service we want you to kno,
= we are able to do this at the rate o
: $40 per month each. If we were Ne
: ceiying the backing from the out-sid
that is badly needed during the pro
! motion period, it would not be nece,
! sary to make any charge for the kid
docs food. clothing and shelter; bu
we, too. are of the working class am
are forced to recognize to some ex
= tent the necessity of financing. Tn
physical culture class at the clul
\ house and the agricultural class at tn
:. school house closed the days actiyi
ties.