European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In for mud War orphans taking part in a unique Experiment in living shown at play outside buildings which for the Village in a unique Little Village in Pestalozzi Kinder european War orphans Are taking part in a living Experiment to prove that nationalism and internationalism can exist Side by named in Honor of the Swiss educator and Community was created to be the Home of War stricken Young sters Between the Ages of 6 and 13 from Italy and with other groups soon to come from and other today in the Brown Timber houses of this unusual childrens boys and girls of erstwhile enemy nations Are experiencing the truth that human beings can live happily together though they Are born in different speak differ ent follow different and believe in the Kinder Dorf is divided into separate National sixteen children of each nationality live in one House a House Mother and House father from their Here the family Mem Bers speak their Mother Tongue and observe native their food often includes typical National prepared by the in the the House father teaches the literature of their 200 War orphans conduct an Experiment in living j by Betty reef but in the daily communal activities of the the youngsters of Allna tonalities come for hikes and nature in the and woodworking and in gardening and caring for the Village sheep and in Community singing and dancing the youngsters learn to know and respect each others differences As equal members of the human in their daily they soon come to regard the respect of language and custom other than their own As perfectly thu where european nations know Only too Well the separating elements Between the childrens Village nurtures the principle of Fellowship while preserving Only genuine traits of in effect the Kinder Dorf is a miniature proving ground for a United states of with Many of the same problems which such an association might one such problem is the East West Ideo logical which has managed to in Trude itself even on these peaceful sur the 16 children of the Hun Garian who had become an integral part of Chekin Dierdorf were recently recalled by the hungarian gov supposedly to prevent their further exposure to capitalist shocked and disappointed Village authorities could do nothing but the language another obstacle to has been More easily before the children could work or play they needed a common Swiss which they picked up became first common in the and wholesome atmosphere of the its juvenile inhabitants have been unlearning the lessons of and inversion which their bitter pasts have every Kinder Dorf child has lost both parents As casualties of world War either in bombing concentration or through such wars Tim plated diseases As before they came to Many Young sters were shunted from one roof to an other among relatives and seme lived As Street urchins under morally and physically deplorable yet today All Are gradually assuming the characteristics of Carefree the villages facilities were especially to accomplish the comparatively Small number j each family permits of individual Side ration and the encouragement of eat child according to his gifts and a genuine Bond of affection tween House parents and Treme according to who looks after the medic and psychological welfare of is the feeling that this is a permanent an important fact in bringing serenity to these children the fact they have their own House j gives them a feeling of domesticity they have their Small con Unity of the the Unity of and of teacher and the knowledge that they can stay in childrens Village and will no longer pushed from pillar to How did this constructive expert in and who supports it the originated with writer Coria who publicized it the Swiss mag Zisis response was fund came largely from the Swiss themselves with contributions also from engl Andith an people in other Whei volunteers were invited to help construe the citizens from 17 nations to lend a an Oxford student helped fit j Art students took Over some of the interial medical students from i Pic ence acted As carpenters a German Dent from Frankfurt dug foundation and italians All worked Side of Side to give Cortes Ideal Concrete Fig each year Swiss schools wage a pain to raise Selling figures toy animals made in the Kinderd woj Craft and organizing Benefit coi certs and the staff of one Swu Hospital eats Only soup for lunch once the Money being saved As a Kyo Dierdorf help Tal from in and out of Many of the villages Conti Niji Stream of visitors have been so moved by what they saw that they late presented gifts of furnish and even so ambitious a project needs a great a of support the Village undertakes fit maintain 200 children in a environment they reach mat unto according to each will have re Well rounded education Aii will Learned a Trade or Crafe with which Fie can contribute constructively to his own country when he and above it is Hope that each will of a reasoned human who Bear the spirit of an inter National idea across Borders and into i native gardening is a creative of recreation which the children Hurt two work beneath the win Dows of their Maria a kit Lurdorf has the help of two of her Foster daughters lower left in hanging out the children in the austrian family above say Grace before each according to his own music follows an austrian a French girl artful two italian boys have made a pet of this Young Lamb part of the Stock i the stars and strip