Editor:

Earlier this month, the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education celebrated its Centennial Reunion Weekend. Former students from all parts of the country and all walks of life converged on Fairhope to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Organic School by visionary and progressive education champion, Marietta Johnson.

From the earliest days of the Organic School in 1907, its history has been closely tied to the Fairhope Single Tax Corp. as well as to the city of Fairhope. Together the school, FSTC and the city have fostered an atmosphere of cooperation and respect for the individuality of each member of this community. The ideals espoused by Mrs. Johnson and shared by Fairhope’s Founding Fathers of intellectual honesty, initiative, open-mindedness, freedom of thought, fearlessness along with physical and moral courage have sustained our citizens through a century of life in a world often fraught with conflict, mediocrity and economic uncertainty. Those fortunate enough to have called Fairhope “home” are doubly blessed to have been touched by Marietta Johnson’s nurturing educational philosophy — a ph ilosophy that today continues to underpin the school’s on-going efforts to perpetuate the growth and development of the minds, bodies and spirits of its students.

On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education along with the Marietta Johnson Museum wishes to publicly thank both the Fairhope Single Tax Corp. and the city of Fairhope for the untiring support and cooperation each has given to the school and to the museum. With gratitude, we look forward to their continued support. The Organic School and the Marietta Johnson Museum are proud to play an integral part in the efforts that contribute toward making our community one of unique and special character — an organic, living community in which we can all be proud.