ABSTRACT
The Llano Co-operative Colony was founded in 1914 by Job Harriman, a prominent criminal lawyer of Los Angeles. Literature on the subject consists largely of partisan argument and impressionistic observations by participants. The discrepancy between principles and practice seems to have pervaded all their activities. Classes were held eight hours daily except Sunday, with special emphasis on vocational training, which was taught through practice rather than theory. The experiment ended as one of the worst financial failures in the history of local enterprises. At all times the colonists were in financial difficulty. The lesson of New Llano is of almost negative value. In virtually all noble enterprises New Llano failed. The educational programme of New Llano, though considered the most useful and efficient of the local enterprises. The educational programme was designed to prepare children for life and endow them with the co-operative spirit.
