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Highlander Folk School — Part 1

132 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 132 pages OCR'd
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This discussion group is exper iment ing with book-makinc. Simple pamphlets have been mde from materials furnished by the gp: oup, newspaver clippings, certoons, etc., which ee , ure mounted in pamphlet form end cirruleted among the hemonkeas membership. The subjects cover Surnlus Commodities, Socic] Security Laws, “age and Hour Act, the Poll Tax,ete. ~ — . - C, Fxtension Progrem ee €. (a) Purpose-To essist 14’or grouns within the erea served a = by the school to develop culture] ond educetional programs (>) Progrium-The services to unions ore of a veried nature, 7 4 consisting of occusion.l lectures, to « six weoks' insti- : tute. Library services are extend:d to neighboring indi- vidu.ls und groups. Folp is given with recre:tional pro- grams; m.terials ure furnished for dramatic programs and discussion groups. ~. ; The School plant is used by loci] and internutional unions os ae for week-end institutes, especinlly during the summor menths. An effort is mode to maintain « permanent relationship with our sjlumni and to assist them to develop within their groups educational and cultural programs. At the Homecoming at Highlander ct Thanksgiving weck-end reports were mude of the activities of ths alumni present. (These reports ure in the process of being mimeographed and may be hed from the offi- cers of the Alumni Association, Mr. “-thow Lynch, 4174 Church ] bos Street, Feshville, and Mrs. Christine Benson, Cilbertsville, Ky., c’o T. Ve A.) “art V. lec. tion-Highlander is loc:ted in the community of Summer- Orgrnization ficld, two miles from Monteagle on the Trecy City Fighway. end Tersonnel It 4s 5% miles from Chatt: noore, 90 from Mushville, in Grundy - ; Tounty on the Cumberland Pictecu. Lo \ Property-The origin.l grint of property on which Highl.nder a on w.s loceted w.s mde by Dr. Lillicn $8. Johnson, of Memphis, —— “ ms Tenn. Dr Johnson built the 1.rge house in 1919 and caorriod on « progr:m of comaunity cduccticn until 1932 when she mde 4 it av. dlable to Highlendcr. ~ < Staff-The stuff consists of sevon full time rcsidcnts: wos William 5uttrick, Duke University, toocher of economics, Secretary; . oe F James Dombrowski, B.Fh,, Emory University, B.D., Union Thoo- ee logie:.1 Semin.ry, Ph.D., Columbi. University, teacher of ‘ history, Chuirmin; Myles Horton, B.A., Cumborland Univorsity, University of Chicugo, Intern:tion:.] Feoples Collcge, to.zchor of union preblems, Education:.1 Director. /0 See a eg pe ET rm oem ee mm ae tt ee —_——s +
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