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ve aa? 3 au menber of UAV; pancarc\sanor, writer; WALTiR \surexstRauga, Professfr of Industrinl “ingineering, Columbia Univereity; and AVRONCL, southern representative of Labor's Non-Pertiean td SUMMER TERM The eix-weeks summer session, August 16 to September 22, 1941, wee attended by 16 students from seven states and one foreign country. Louisiana had 5 students, Tennessee 4, District of Columbia ©, 1 each from Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, and New York. Five week-end conferences were attended by a total of 156 repre- sentatives, Confereyte leaders were BICHARD{ DEVERALL,» educational director, UAW; NY i icNE couthern director, Mine, Mill and Smelter Workere Uni SSERLIA Page, regional director of the CIO, New Orleans ; oa\ Doak, chairmen of the organizing committee, Chattanooge Central Labor Union; YELVERTONACOWSERD, regional CIO director, Birminghem; ALTON LAWRENCZ, southern representative, Labor‘e Non-Partisen League; and BE ‘FUDD, of the United Auto- mobile Workers. Special conierences were conducted for the recently organized Ford locel at Memphis, textile workers, and an Axe Hendle Vorkers Industriel Union in the neighboring county, Diecussion groups were led by Dr. FILIONGAIAMLS, Dean of Theologicel Seminery, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee; GLORGs STONEY, Farm Security Administration; WILLIAM LAVES, Wage end Hour director; PAUL CERISTOPHDR, Tennecsee Industrial Union Council; ang FRANK COFTLE, Social Security Bosrd. Cther speakers were MIKERSMITH, Tennegsee director of the fmalramated Clothing Workers of AmeYice; M. c, PaDETsOnty IUGl and SW representative; HUGH angy, UMWA dietrict repreeentative; 0. S,ABAXTER, sub-recional director of SWOC; MATT LYNCH, Americen Federation of Hosiery Workers; Ez). 4 Cut, United Textile Workere of America; ROSAINE AVALKGR, Retail and Vholesele Clerks, Philadelphia; JON PEUCHE,{ CIO representative, New Orlecns; FRAT ‘LLG TU & SW, Bessemer; EDWARD\VOODS, Inter- nationcl fAmcricen/ievspeper Guild representative, Birminghem; VIRGINIA FOSTOLAOURK,: vice-chairman of the National Committee to ebolish the Poll Tax, Alexandrie, Virginia. . WRITERS! WORKSHOP The third ennunal workshop for writers was held July 25 to Auguet 9, 1941 and brought together 12 studerite from eix southern etatee and from Illinois, New York, and the District of Columbia. Thie workshop war under the direction of the High- ender Folk School etaff with LhHOn \wttsoN as director. Fiction was taught by MARY LAPSLEY, former teacher of creative writing at Hood Collere, Mary and. The majority of the ,etudente wrote and finiehed ct least two etories erch. cuarazs(FoRcUSON, astociate an ee ee naericennimanchdhnadiliemedie-mn-adanathiineds desk aetna een i ae