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Vol 3, 4 FIELD PROGRAM BROADENS With the exception of the eight weeks she spent teaching at High- lander. Mary Lawrance has been in New Orleans since April first. Her program of workers’ educa- tion. sponsored by the New Or- leans Industrial Unien Council, will continue until the end of the year. Scecial classes have been held for three umons: the Furniture Workers. the Iniand Hoatmen, the Transport Workers. In ad- dition there nave been classes for officers, stewards. and commit- teemen of five large locals. This rere program has resulted in “the. starting of Cenartmental meetings in the unions, sn increased attendance at general meetings, increase in membership and dues collection, publication of a mimeographed peper by one of the unions. Be- Tween sevents-Tive and a hun- dres rteend tlpss each VeeER, A number of Highlander alumni ‘yo the -rogram an rieavhersc Pe oo a to £ . c i oe aaeecfbe! beige That dent, fs devoting Tull time to jt. see yep tetas ose Baon cate ~ ot posters, news vecisiative bul- t of a reading 2 . office, and Do.. Das nn parade, Toe toot wold New Or- Jeans in ipary years (Roo eet severe TE BUILD 5 eee oo on the hn crert program, has Well Dp? ried and 18 available from the C I © office. Comnmionting Freq Pieper, re gional C. i. ©. directer, savs, “We ses Tracticg’ recite sf phe pro- beet ee wee AR ait Ge tereened to seo that Jt is con- ‘ued " yO ais Palierve es gus neel. of the voor a. wub erence. wee erneL 7g wiall Bezais on ¢.ucctonal pro- Frum under the auspices of the Perrys tera oe uTcd. ee an los soa €&. 720, eqie yo oth caiv. There are ton . 7 Fe: aeniners there, and oiepar vation is continuing Tejdly Food workers, wood- workers, chen ical workers, steel worrers, ruaritime ‘workers. and Dome or ug ou Gk Grievances, Fantini aon Pe, Col zt 9 eae ‘jeaders were William Eaves, Published by the Highlander Folk School MONTEAGLE, TENNESSEE United Auto Workers At Highlander Members of Ford tocal 803, Richard Deverall, U. A. W. educational director; Memphis, took part in classes, singing, square dancing, September 5, 6, 7, and made plans for |the Memphis conference described on this page. In the group are Bethel Judd, International Representative; Ben McCullough, local president: T. G, Vanlandingham, financial the summer term on the scholarship given by Mra. Rooseveti. secretary. The latter attended Summer Term Features Labor Conferences One hundred and fifty-six representatives of A. F. of L. and C. I. O. unions attended the five week-end conferences held at the school during the regular six week's summer term, August 18 to September 27. The conference dealt with prob- lems of organizing, education for union members, political action for unions, and labor's part in the National Defense Program. Reg- vlar students and visitors alike tock part in the discussions. Lead- ers of the conferences were Rich- ard Deverall, International Edu- cational Director of the United: Auto Workers; Yelverton Cow- herd, regional C. 1. ©. director, Birmingham; Alton Lawrence | southern representative Labor's | Non-Partisan League: Fred Pie- per, regional C. I. ©. director, New Orleans; Allen McNeil, south- em reprseentative Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers. Speakers Paul Christopher, Tennessee State C. I. O. Secretary; Flem- ing James, Dean of the Theolog- ical Seminary, University of the South, Sewanee; George Stoney, Farm Security Administration; Frank Coffee, Social Security Board; Joe Dobbs, Chairman Or- ganizing Committee Chattanooga Central Labor Union; 0. A. Bax- ter, sub-regional director Steel Workers Organizing Committee, Chattanooga; Rosanne Walker | Retail and Wholesale Clerks rep- resentative, Philadelphia; M. C. Anderson and Frank Allen, Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers repre- sentatives; Edward Woods, Amer- ican Newspaper Guild represent- | ative; Mike Smith, Tennessee di- Other speakers and discussion re- | gional Wage and Hour director; rector Amalgamated Clothing Workers; Bethel Judd, United (Continued on P2, Col. 3) Ly. 7914-73 tHE HIGHLANDER FLING NOVEMBER, 1941 AUTO WORKERS | |'CONFER ON ‘EDUCATION ! Carrying out plans formulated ‘at Highlander by Richard Dever- | {all, U. A. W. Educational Director, ‘Bethel Judd, International Rep- resentative, and members of Mem- phis Ford Local 903, The UNITED AUTO WORKERS, C. I. G., held a three day educational confer- ence at the Hotel Chisca, Mem- phis, the 24th, 25th and 26th of ' October. A large number of dele- fates were present from Detroit. Baltimore, . Louisville, Atlanta, Dallas, Memphis, “The union,” said Deverall, “is more than simply a slot machine for wages and hours. We can make it the cultural, democratic means of life for the American worker.” Special study was given the Ford grievance procedure, setting up of local union educa- tional and recreational progranis, publicity and journalism, and housing, rents, and prices. Principal speakers were T. J. Starling, U. A. W. southern board member; Richard Deverall; Prank Marquart, educational director of Ford Local 600, Detroit; John 1) Edelman, Office of Price Admin- istration, Washington. Right To Strike “When management waives the tight to profit,’ Deverall said, “unions will waive the right to strike.” Brother Marquart spoke forcefully for adoption of the Murray Industrial Council Plan as the one means in sight for put- ting the National Defense Pro- gram on & sound basis. HFS Staff Members Myles Horton, Harry Lasker. Maria Stenzel, Leon Wilson were delegates from Highlander and took active parts in the program. The Highlander film “PEOPLE OF THE CUMBERLAND” was shown with U. A. W. movies and drew a fine response. Plans were announced for a week’s school at Highlander for southern Auto Workers, to be held early in 1942. A number of Highlander Alum- ni attended the conference, in- cluding T. G. Vanlandingham, fi- nancial secretary of Ford Local 903, who was awarded the second scholarship provided by Eleanor Roosevelt. The conference concluded with & mass meeting for Memphis C. I. ©. workers, held in Edgewood Park.