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Highlander Folk School — Part 5
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&A daily schedule of classes and discussions wus led by the
staff, visiting officinls, end the students. Labor history, union
probloms, parliementery low, and public speaking groups wore en-
thusiasticully attcndod. Dramatics, union publicity, and the singe
ing of lebor and folk sengs, offcred ex. opporturity for students
to express themsclves creativiy. Under the direction of Zilphia
Horton the drematics class wrote and produced a pluy, "We Got
Work to Do," based on the Hurray Defense Plan. The students
Wrote and published their life Btorics under the title, "We
Know the Score."
Denocratic living end couper:ntion were stressed and prace
ticel experiunee wes civen throush studcnt conmittcecs for housa
manocsement, reereotion, aud class works. Each student had an
opportunity to serve on &1]1 comnitivcs,.
Discussion grouvs were lid by: Dr. Fleming James, Deon of
Theolo vice] Somintry, Urivrsity of th. Scuth,. Suwanco; Gcorge
Stoncy, Farm Sccurity adminuistraoiivis william Haves, rcgionsl
wWeou ond Hour Dircetor; Poul Christopher, Seervtery-Treosurcr,
Tonnesscc Industrial Unicn Cournecilj ond Frank Coffuc, Social
Sceurity Board.
Students ond stcff mado two ficid trips: one to Whitwell,
Tonncsscce, where they were guests of the Retail Clerks ct their
regular local moctinz.e Rosanne Wolier, formr iizhlendcr staff
Mmmber, now orgerizing for that urion in Philedelpnic, uddresscd
the meeting. At Scqgutchic, Tennussecy studounts wore guests of
the axe Handle Workers! Industriel Union in their resulcsr moctinge
Onc of the students, John Gereis, was sunt to Highlander by
the iinister of Idbor-of Colunbic, Scuth america, on & scholarship
furnished b oy the PonséAmericino Union. The Hur O86 of the scholar-
shin is to foster frivadly reli.tions betwen lcbor in tho Americas.
Brother Gereiu, president of his union of postcl elurks and tclere
reehers, W.s8 2 most successful icabissedor of ood will cnd helped
us to c bettiur understy ding of South amrican probloms, This is
the stcond scholirship of this cherecter. Lest year we hed ir.
Froi Salezcr, of the Elcvetriccs] Utilitics Voriurs, of licxicao City.
Thert wos On Liters. tigasl «toosshurs ta the session this
foam Paw te nh AM ti nn 2 OG. mnie ne A ettiwn fle Been Ae
Suncor, 20PF 27: Daur wio ld LG iT e Wold Vhedy We Cae | visitors aroun. vonaaan
endo Thoi onde, Hong Li, ror.] Yd. workcr from China, was ct the
schoul for ‘pn. werk t.tany port in elosseus iui discussions. Studunts
were crettiy istercstud in.er story of the Chinese industri:.] co-on~
crutives 2.40 tieir worl to build « new Chic.
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