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Origin The Righlander Folk Bchool which is located on the highway between Vonteagle, Tennessee, and Tracy City, Tennesses, was founded on a plot of land donated by Lillian Johnson, Ph.D. in 1932. Dr. Johnson came to MNonteagies in the early 1920's at which time she showed a great deal of interest in the community af Suma rhioeld Parnnasene which fa Iareted vases nase Enntasota = senert ss lw the school system end the public health of the community. She was very much inttrested an and attempted to help the underprivileged clesa of people who reside in sb Grundy County. To this end she donated the tract of land which is now used by the | Highlander Folk School. The two people she chose tc establish this school were t Myles Horton end Don West. Horton had been tho State Chairman of the Socialist Committee in Tennessee for tte campaign of 1932, while Don Kest was reported te | openly state that he Was a (camunist. fm Tita 214 rin he th shlenden Pell fahant dan nud o nhentau a? incorporation under the Code of Tennessee of 1532. This charter states that the Roget particular purpose for which this charter is sought is the support of the High- ab lander Folk School adult education, the training of rural end industrial leaders, win _ and general academic education. The incorporators were Kyles Horton, Elizabeth Hawes, Jaxes Docbrowsxi, Rupert Hampton, and Malcolm Chishola. Early Sponsors fhe school at ita inception was supported by members of the Socialist Party of national prominence, including Norman Thomas. Ains ard Purposes ef the School . In @ pacphlet published by the Eighlander Folk School it is stated that the school was founded "to provide an educational center in the South for the training of rural and Industrial leaders and for the concervation and encouragement of the indigenous | cultural values of the mountaina.® Activities {oF he school have been primarily in tbe education of Labor organisers. This wviwvi has conducted six wacks courses known as the spring end fall terms. At these sesaions workers who have been ealected by their verious unions ara civen courses in History, econozics, union publicity, parliamentary law, public apcaking, dranatica, aud are taucht how to orzanize a union, conduct union meetings, present grievances, how to call and organize strikes and to effectively bargain with exployers. fhe Highlander Polk School alec conducts an extension "ir. Tein, program by sending varicus members of its faculty to any union who asks for 5: ite ""=thedy services to help then put on a drive for new mexbership or to more —ma¥fectively bargain for wage increases and better working conditions. eee CONTAINED SREREN IS UNCLASSIFIGD C1 75H -~/3a.