Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 12 May 1922, Hildesheim

Letter from Edith Maryon

Edith Maryon to Rudolf Steiner

Sculptor's studio, Goetheanum
May 12, 1922

Dear and honored teacher,

By the time you read this, you will probably have arrived in Berlin, where I hope everything goes well, especially today's lecture, and that it will be very well received.

Mrs. Mackenzie writes to me that Miss v. Heydebrand is invited to Oxford and, if they have enough money, a second teacher from the Waldorf School. I sent you a copy of the “Manchester Guardian” with an “interview” (to Munich) - it seems particularly good to me. Perhaps it could be reprinted in Stuttgart? I will send you a second copy.

Yesterday I was at the meeting with Miss Ruhlaß regarding the sewer system, etc. The situation is as follows for the time being: the municipality is drawing up a plan, and Mr. v. Mutach, for his part, is now working [on one] for us, on the basis that 15 members participate (including him, so that he has a personal interest in the matter), who join together to form a small company and lend the community a contribution with low interest, perhaps 4 percent for a number of years, perhaps 5, and that the community then takes over the sewerage itself. The nine people present have agreed, provided the contribution is not too high; we will have to wait until the municipality announces the cost estimate to see how much it will be. I have said that I believe you will also agree under the same conditions. Mr. v. Mutach will now ask the others if they will join in, and then approach the nine outsiders with the same question.

The municipality has already started work on the path along the railway line, and the question is whether to continue to the three houses. However, v. Mutach goes to Beatenberg until the 20th and can only start working on the plans after his return. Baronesse Rosenkrantz is enthusiastic about the idea of an illustrated double issue of the “Anthroposophy” journal for Oxford - and she is particularly pleased that you have written something special for the journal. Dr. Wegman has agreed to write an illustrated article about clinics and laboratories. May I have a picture taken of clay eurythmy for children in the greenhouse? I think it would be very useful to reproduce this in connection with the school. Please answer me this so that I can prepare everything. Your English essay in the “Goetheanum” will be translated for the next issue of “Anthroposophy” in preparation for Oxford. Hopefully the lectures went well on the 12th, 13th, 14th? And you will take great care in Munich – not just going out, etc. How are you in terms of health? I am very keen to know everything.

With very best wishes,

Edith Maryon