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i i | \ o “ Vo. - mn . ad «hp my nen and civic groups discuss various espects of community and lcbor problems. These discussions with many of the south’s lending progressive figures is in itself a liberal edura- tion. <A complete list of the visiting lecturers during the Summer Tarm of 1939 wos published in the Fall numbor of the Highiander Fling. B. Community Program- (c) Purposs- To preservo and enrich the ind{genous cul- turel treditions of the southern mountrins; through de- mocratic and co-operative procedure to seek actively the solution of breic community probleme. (b\ The program-is of an informe] nature fellowing the procedures of settloment houses rd of the Danish Folk Schools. The setivities arc suggested by the community, limited only by the intcrests of th: group ond the skills of the st:ff. These activities for the most part consist of evltural and recrcation.] groups, %.g., piino lessons, voice culture, group singing, dramatics, merionette and puppet meking, library scrvie, hikes and uthlectics, commu- nity nowspuper, folk duncing, discussion groups, co-opcrao- tive projects, nursery school, Not all of these interost groups are miintained simultancously, but vary according to the resources of the strff. The co-operative idocl is stressed as the best instrument through which to devclop community constiousness, self- reliance, troining in democratic methods, and through which the resources of the community my be made to yleld the best returns. The nursery sthool, for excmple, is a co- operctive community project. Eighteen childron cre enrolled: Perents have gontributed through their own initictive and solicitation smell sums for the fucl supplies, slthough all ere on relicf; young men mde the benches -nid equipment; young girls helped with supervision until NYA cid wes secured, A community discussion group hes beer. meeting continususly for over r yecr. The problems grow cut of the experience of the groun. In discussing their own situation they grnd- a uslly get some understanding rnd insights inte the lerger gee eee problems of the nation. After an extend d study of the Be * philosophy and methods of the co-onerrtive movement, the group is row attempting to reise some working capital for i & co-opsretive. Pumege scales of eld clothes ure held onco c month. The Jest seule wes attended by 59 ferilies from the volley, the surrounding coves end the mountnin, In this way clothes are distributed to the needy ct slight cost, and greduclly the basis for a co-operative is being established, ;