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Highlander Folk School — Part 5
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Gucst spcci.crs during tho sessiun wre Huenry Zon, iishington
burceu manrnser of the Federated Press, spe:king on icbor journcl-
femz Ue C. Nixon of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, discussing
the scuth as a new ground for writers to plews ond lillian R.
ifeDa:icl, rugioncl tochnical consult:nt of the Pa \iriters Programe
kr. MeDenivl described tie work boli, deitc by the writers Progrom
and pointed cut the woelth of untcricl thet his boen collucted for
writcrs' usc, ond the inportc.ecc of the-Prozrem in ucking « record
of our meticnac] culturc.
Iknry Thompson, o Grundy Counticn, gave the group 2 mmorablo
evening of "42.11 Tslcs". Other cvnings thure wos as much volloy
bell, singing, ond squarc durcing as th. students would pernmit---
most of the students complrincd thet « deyvestretcher was neodcd
and begrudzed cny time awry from thuir typovritors.
The following people kindly served cs sponsors: Willicm S.
Krickerboekcr, editor of the Suverce Roview; Julia Collicr Herris,
of Chattan-oza, Paul Green, iTlcr Brend, Brbitto Deutsch, end
Gencviove Tagstrce
4.0ORX C.aiP
The fourth surmer Vork Croup thet took over the Hishlander
plant during the wonth of July wos spcasored jointly by tho Intor-
national Student Scrvico rnd dighisnndcer. Ths stcff consisted of
Mr. snd lirs. asa Steorliwesther, of the Ficlisto:u Schovl, Harry
Lestcor, Dillerd Xing, Emil Willimetz end J..ucs a. Dombrowski. Part
tim: staff membors were Zgilphis Horton, iccria Steunzcl, cond Leon
Vilson.
Scventecn colluge students spent the month of July in hora
mama:.l lsbor cnc intensive study <f the socicl and ceonomic problems
of the south. The motor work wie © rvforcstetion project, with sce-
ondzry projects the rupsiring of the nursery échool cobin, mrRing &
pottcry whcol, end completing « water systom. Four heurs in tho
norning wes spent in m.nucl work. -
Aftcrnoons were devotol te the study programe Our om mountain
community provided the .«.toric] for © csroful study of tho major
prvblems of the south, addition.) frctucl f:formtion wis obteinod
from cxtunsive ficld trips includin; « visit te . TW. dom, © Nation+
al Forest, a textile center in «leben, co Federal Homestesd project
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