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Highlander Folk School — Part 1
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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.
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