▁that ▁Robert ▁M . ▁H utch ins ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Me ik lej ohn , ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁Am her st ▁College ▁and ▁another ▁" gre at ▁books " ▁lum inary , ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁college . ▁The ▁H anna ▁estate ▁was ▁purchased ▁and ▁de eded ▁to ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁H anna ▁farm ▁property ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁Hans ▁Ma eder ▁, ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Stock bridge ▁School ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁school , ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁for ▁ad oles c ents , ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁completely ▁ra cially ▁integrated ▁from ▁its ▁in ception .. ▁The ▁Stock bridge ▁School ▁included ▁Jack ie ▁Robinson ' s ▁son ▁among ▁its ▁at ten de es . ▁ ▁Ab andon ment ▁and ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁formally ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁Conf lic ting ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁circumstances ▁subsequently ▁ ▁trans p ired . ▁ ▁The ▁stated ▁reason ▁was ▁" in ability ▁to ▁secure ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁extensive ▁building ▁program ▁needed ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁physical ▁plant ." ▁In ▁more ▁detail , ▁the ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁Foundation — M ell on ' s ▁fund ▁" f elt ▁it ▁was ▁un wise ▁to ▁author ize ▁invasion ▁of ▁principal ▁for ▁fear ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁end ow