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October 1, 1957 - September 30, 1958 A Sit le nell 26th ANNUAL REPORT Highlander Folk School — Monteagle, Tennessee 22 “A Young Man Came to Our Mountain..." May Justus, Trustee of Highlander Folk School, author of 38 children’s books of life and legends in the ™- +9 rch» Mountains, the latest of which is LETS PLAY AND SING, published by Broadway Press, Nash- ville, is also a teacher and honored civic leader. Miss Justus lives in the community of Summerfeld in which the Highlander Folk School is located. Last Spring, the children and teachers of Summerfield School dedicated their annual to May Justus, “who is loved and cherished by al) who know her,” In introducing Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt to people who had gathered at Highlander from many southern states to hear the former first lady in June, 1958, Miss Justus saul: “Wie welcome to our mountain top today a person who comes to us mot as a stranger but as a friend... This friendship goes back to the time of the great de- pression when Mrs. Roosevelt and her husband were in ibe White House and when the New Deal was help and hope te us... We happened to be one of the poorest counties in Tennessee in a materiai way, and we, who are older, remember those days and the blessings that came to us through Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal... I aim jut sure how Many years ago or just at what point in, the history of Highlander that Mrs. Roosevelt met Moles Horton, but ] know that it was in the early days nf its struggle. It was while Mr, Roosevelt was getting L.. Sta Deal underway that a young man came to our mountain who had dedicated his life to the proposition that all men should be free and equal in opportunity rczardless of race or color or creed. He dedicated this schoal to this purpose . . .” TENNESSEE'S OWN MAY JUSTUS - Myles Horton, Highiaader’s founder and director, photographed during Workshop Session, ety