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APPENDIX aa. SCIENCE en SEEN ' Om September 11, 1957, a confidential source advised that MAX WEISS had stated the Communist Party (CP) in New York State wwuld set up a Marxist institute which will teach a "US" version of Marxism. This institute would be intended primarily for young people and will also be available to "People who can't come into the Party and the fringe groups." The informant stated that WEISS had advised that he (WEISS) would be in charge of this institute aul in v.. opeanization of it, The informant stated that WEISS nad si:ted that the progra* of this institute would be "important and well thought out," - On August 14, 1958, another confidential source advised that the classes began in October, 1957, at Academy Hall, 853 Broadway, New York City. With the beginning of the second series of classes in January, 1958, the classes were held at Adelohi Ball, 74 Sth Avera:e, New York City. These classes havc also included the Swiday Cvening Forums, all cf which have been acministrated by HARO WD COLLINS, The classes have aiways been referred to by tie various instructors as "the School" or as "classes on Marxist theory” and no formal name has ever been applied to the school. Tne schedule of classes for the 1958 Fall Term listed the school as Faculty of Social Science, 80 East lith Street, New York City, with HERBERT APTHEKER as its Director, a etaete HERBERT APTHEXER testified on July 14, 1954, in the case US versus KUZMA, ET AL (smith Act), United States | District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He testified that he was, at that time, a member of the cP and that he had been a member of the CP since 1939. He also testified that he had never been an officer in the CP, however, he had offered his services as a CP teacher. He testified further that he had taught classes in American History and theory of Marxism-Leninism under CP auspices, and that all his writings since 1939 or 1940 had been consciously guided by what he thought was "light of Marxism-Leninism," - 23 - twice MrT