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Highlander Folk School — Part 4

66 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 25, 1961 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 66 pages OCR'd
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x i, C: C work on her degree et Srreah Lewrence College, conferred in absentia. Thie school wee attended by 20 children representing 17 families in the community and was conducted in the nature of a kindergarten. GIRLS CLUB . Fourteen girls of the community met once a week at the Nursery School cabin under the leadership of Miss PAYNE. The purpose of this group was to bring together the young giris of the community, helping them to learn to work and play together and bringing them into a closer relationship to the commmity end . the Folk School, SUMMERFIELD COOPERATIVE The Summerfield Cooperative held meetings every week throughout the year in the homes of the seven members. Educetionel prormrems were ea part of all meetings. Rurmere sales were held and sewing was done. CRAFTS Under the direction of Miss MARIANSTENZEL the pro- Uren. of cretts has been expended, Classes were held in wood carving pottery, drawing, dresem-king, children's classes, cley modeling, enc shedowcreph. At a Christmas party 62 children attended and receivea gifte from MYLES HORTON, TRAVELING LIBRARY A treveling librery in the county was started in the beginning of the year by MARY LAWRANCE., A mimeogrephed news bulletin containing an original cartoon and lebor serial, "Johnnie Forkmen", and diecuecions of issues of special interest to miners were on this program, A total of 728 books were circulated, of which 343 were for children, 148 for adoleecents, 212 for adults, and 25 of which were labor books. The school also conducted clacses in instruction in Sacred Harp songs, equare dancing, and fiddling. During the cummer HARRY LASKER orgenized a study reoon at Larcer, Tennessee, which met on Thursday nights for two months et the homes of DOLPH fase Y and GLORGE/SOKE,* Discucsions were conducted on social endlegisiative problems which included poll tex, Wacner Act, focinl security, ¥rge end Hour Lew, and the preposed tax bill. EXTENSION PROGRAM At New Orleans One of the most eucceacful organizing drives in rR A ee A ES NRE pg ART RT TIN mS ere vr Re moh SE TE
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