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[sgems to me that all we're dol is! spending $5,000 to prove we" patriotic Americans.” ep. Harry Lee Senter of Er' “How long are we going to let the ‘eft-wingers, the Commu- i nists, the de-gooders, and the one-wortders take over?” Tha | director of the schoo! has of- fered to open .the doors of his | dreamiand to us. * “He has challenged us to put up er shut up. I’m not with- drawing from anything, Sut we will investigate his echool in our ; own good time and at our con- venience, Our central purpose ia | to root out that which is evil.” Voting against the resolution yO lwere Aderhold, Bailey, Rep. Gene f Meliwain Hartsville and Rep. | Fohert aylor of Nashville. “Wa, | \dedicated to the free institutions of democracy,” the educators’ let- iter to Ellington said, “and we be- jeve that Myles Horton, founder jof the school, and his director of feducation are devoted to American | ideals.” - he -letter to Hilingtan as ned by these teachers at Uni- sity of Use South: r. C, F. Allison, professor” of theology; Dr. Scott Batea, assist- ( to author of the tesolution, de- clared: lis joe ave found the spirit. of/ \Highlander to be wholeheartedly) ‘character _ vestigation appears | fegation by some that Highlander _ and other states. ‘ viction that thie charge is un- * of Highlander to be i el A A AS & ant professor of French; Dr. Strat-|, tol} Buck, professor of modern oan ges; Dr. Ben F. Cameron afl diiector of admissions; the Rap. ford O. Cross, professor of t ology; Dr. Robert A. Degen, as! clate professor of economics; Mar- vin E. Goodstein. associate profes- sor of economics, ' : Dr. James M. Grimes, head of the history department; Dr. Wil, liam B, Guenther, assistant profes- sor of the department of chem- istry; D. Charles Harrison, retired dean and head of the English de, partment; Eugene M. Kayden, re- tired professor of economics, for- merly head of that department; Dr. Malcolm partment of biology; David E derdown, professor in department of history and the Rev, Vesper O. Ward, professor in the school of theology. ° . The Rev. e member of the St. Andrews Donald E. Chapman, acho! faculty who eigned the bijt- ter. 7 : . j Tox of Letter ta Governor ¢ letter to Ellington follows “Over a period of years We Te denis of Sewanee have on humer- ous occasions visited tbe High- Jander Folk school. Our visita have included seminars as well as ad- dresses and informal chats. As A result we believe that we know the of the school and the people who run it. We should like to share our impressions and opin- ions with you, in view af the Im- pending legislative investigation / of Highiander. “The heart of the proposed in- to be an al- “subversive activi- engages in . ties,” specifically that it propa- gates the Communist ideology and puts that ideclogy into prac- tical application in Tennasseo It fs ovr con- Justified and unfair, On the con- trary, we have found the 6 irit wholeheart- edly dedicated to the free insti- tutions of democracy, and we be- eve that Myles Horton and his: rector of education are devot , Amorican ideals. The stro zre of the echool is ralax d open with compitte fraedo opinion and with ne “pa _ dine’ either overt or subtie. Owen, head of the de-|, ,; gele ‘That is where the real “We trust that no official or of- ficial bedy of the state of Ten-| nessea would countenance e itive and pernicious notion tat, | song who do uot accept ra al aepregation as.an ideal are thete- e Communists. In the wold for the minds of men in| .Un-l' any nations around the world. communism is using racial segre ‘gation in the United States as =: powerful weapon against us. What: ~ a tragic irony if our own efforts | to combat communism should sup press freedom and democracy at; home while simultaneously strengthening communism abroad! struggle is goingon =~. ~- : | We realize that some who have no first hand acquaintance with Highlander may question what we have said about it, This ts espe- | cially likely during thls time of | arcertainty in ‘world affairs when _social pressure toward conformity is great. It adds to our belief that: it is our Tesponsibility to share our observations with others in this tter. - HAN the chief executive of T- gseq you must surely welcqme Im statements from ali r m- la citizens. Since this is a phd| matter we feel free to address you with an open letter.” oh