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"STATE CIO CONVENTION URGES ALL TENNESSEE UNIONS SEND STUDENTS TO HIGHLANDER HIGHLANDER STUDENTS ARE CONVENTION LEADERS School's Help Requested in Publicity Work and Education in the Field The labor movenent can derive gzcat advantage from a school of its om. This was amply shown at the Tennessee State CIO Convention by the participation of Highlander students and by demands upon the school for help. Locals were urged to make full use of the school. Theo Van \Landinghan, UAW #903 (summer 'h1) presided over the opening session of the convention in his capacity as President of ‘hs Eucigiis Industrial Union Council and had the rare privilege of intro~ ducing the Mayor of Memphis, a city which has lorig resisted the coming of the CIO. Matt Lynch, AFH Director of the Tri~State area, (summer '35 and President of the HFS Alumni Association) responded to the mayor's address. Matt and Van were also on the arrangenents committee. HEnil| Willinetz, CIO Representative and Chairman of the Knoxville IUC (Fall 'hO)land Ea\Blair, aCWi organizer (Fall 'h0) were Chairmen of committees. Ed and Matt\were ciected Vice Presidents of the State Council for the coming year. Members of the school's Executive Council were very much in evidence = Ffed\Pieper, Regional Director fron Louisiana, representing allan\ Heywood, AltoN Lawrence, Hollie\Resa, Miss Tucy acon, Ed\ Callaghan, tatt Dynch, and Paul\Christopher whe was elected the nkw President of the State Ccuncil. The gram of the school was discussed with James Carey, Sccretary, C1d. - ; The following excerpt from the report of the Education Committee illustrates the growing realization of the use which the labor novencnit in Tennessee can make of the resident workers school right in the heart of the state: '"In addition to giving organized labor its rightful place in public education, unions should promote their own educational programs. Such educational programs are becoming increasingly important to hold our gains ond to organize during a war situation. The labor movement in Tennessee shevid make full use of the resident workers school in Tennessee, the High- Toneer Po: School, and Southern School for Workcrs, sending members to attend the two and six weeks terms for intensive training, using the schools for institutes and conferences, and calling on the staff for extension programs in various cities," The report of the publicity caomittee also called on locals to use Highlander's help in getting out circulars and pamphlets, and labor plays.