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eee a i 3 att ye sa : ve * . i 2 ' we ; dt e ae f) t j , +, , | i = + PSchool:. Head. Says Capitalism Is Failure; ¥ s + hae a i ae ”. ’ ‘ J. daar - : . _ ‘ ‘ | es Co | . S ] eo. ~* , Arges Study of Communism | As_ Solution ®: ) to. : ; ‘ . 2 oes - t ae a i ro an '. ae ‘ rs | - Thie is thesecond jn'a series of articles written by John Me (mile from Monteagle, he directed me the remaining mile RF’ } Dougal~ Burna of The Tennessean etait o0 the pgbander Felt to the school, He brightened our walk with his observa- School, oe av eriratoe the institution, athe ana tt ism, Grundy County politics, the faculty { B died the school tions on Communism, Grundy aty p tl cerning the MGrcady County, and sought the true story as a casuat|at Highlander, ete., so that I felt like an old friend when visitog, On his findings he bas based. this series of articles, we finally reached Highlander. Poy te ars ' ge SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE FARM HOUSE, - fs eo, OUGAL BURNS : . , a covpane 13 mt he Nashville Tennrsseng The school itself is back sbout a mile from the Mont- ‘' “Byeryone realizes that capitalism is a failure and) escie-Tracy City Road. It gives the impressions of being nya S| |that we should examine Communism. That is the best a large, rambling farm house when first viewed.. Later I ‘ rie) 4! | solution for our problem that has been offered so far. was told that it was used as a farm home at one time, |! “ie | ey . 7, 7 a a! 4 ‘4 a os = +6 ~ a 4 = , * / 3 M | Folk School and profeasor of “labor methods,” was ex. quarters. _ er : ws bl pressing his views to me in the reading room of the school. I entered the gate about 50 yards from the front - ae ‘. The quick, sharp-featured, nervously energeti¢! door, walked up and knocked. After I had: knocked sev- 4. leader of the institution spoke swiftly and smiled. eral times, William Buttrick, profeasor of economica, MAJORITY INDORSE OPINION ~— _ came to the door.. " Coe ~The opinion he expressed I. was fo find was the) “7 want to see Myles Horton or whoever is in opinion held by al] those at the school and apparently| gyioe” ] said. _ _ ‘g |by a majority of the people of Grundy County, Tenn} can attend to what you want," he replied. — s °. *@ |where it is located. ; Itod Buttrick that I was a visitor, that J wanted to r 4 |. My talk with Horton came dyring the second day me "> -hool and id like to. work for my room and Loe of my visit at Highlander. I had arrived late one Sunday bea hove was such an oppertunity. y | .. _ . 4 Junder the guidance of Dillard King, a former organizer’ oy ams. that th o work, but that I could |. ot : for the Workers Alliance in Grundy County, sponaored by|_. f ‘e speci Ml guest-atudent at $2'a day if so de- ’ ~- e@ scnool. . ‘ { , cal Meeting by chance with the mountain farmer abauta (Continued, ea Page 9, Golumn 2) |