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é 6 -7= st furnace in middle Tennessee. Evenings were given olk dancing and singing. A number of spealers representing labor and government agen- cies contributed to an understanding of the southern region. The administration of the camp was almost entirely in the hands of the camvers as an experiment in the techniques of dem- ocratic and cooperative living. An illustrated book describing the camp, "Cumberland Campers," was Written and published by the canvers. A movie scenario was written and the colored movies made with new equipment presented to the school by Largaret Lamont. Records of favorite folk songs and dances were recorded, What the Campers Thought about It «ll "I'll try to summrize what I feel have been the main values ef this cap: "), The expsorience of doing mnual labor for four hours or more every day. It got pretty hot and tiresome at times, but it nao lots of fun, and we got an idea of what it might be like to earn a livint clearing lend for j2 or 93 per acre, "2, I've hada lot of fun- folk dancing is one of my favor- ate things, and the rest of the recreational program has been equally good. "3. Our methods of studying Grundy County, Termmessec, and the South can be applied to many situations. Aside from what wo ’ learned about this region, we have o better idoa of how to evel- uate & community and whet facts are essential to have if its prob- lems are to be solved. This brings up th. whole educations] sys- tem. Until this is on established thing, work cém)s will probably be a very important agency in supplementing theoreticcl studies with practicél expericnec. "4, Sceing conditions here for oursclves, and hearing from tic labor leaders and community people, was a vivid expericnee. Fven for those of us who had read and imowm about these fects, ‘+ was pretty impressivo; ind for at leest one of us, who nevor eealized such _pondi tions existcd,, it wos down right world-shek- ing. This sounds 45 if I'm sanctioning emotional eppecls; it's only with the assumption thot this cmotional rcuction will stimlatc