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Te wel Sem Y “ta * : pee ee were” —_ N py om at on ” n sic . “ pee? ne a eS ibe sy Wilford Oyecrosh, professor ¢ of Alfred Duncan of Summerfield, a Chr Several other Be , af tw “a! yo _ Ambegen, H. Malcotieowe! eT er eonstruction foreman; Clarence EH. Kilgore, a postmaster at Mont eagle; Roy Lane of Summerfield, & former mine worker; Grundy: County Sheriff Elston Clay; U-; dolph Brown of Coalmont, an in- spector for’ the state highway de-‘ partment; Henry Dyer of Summer-! field, a laborer; Ford Cox, also 2; Summerfield laborer. and W. T.! Barnes 'of Monteagle, a former lieutenant of the Washington, D.C., police force 2 The seselon began af 10 am. in the auditorium of the Grundy County high schocl and continued until 5:30 -p:m. with an hour's break for lunch. McCarit did most of the questioning but all the com- mittee members. ~ About 100 persons were prasent during the morning session and about 200 for most of the after-/ noon seasion. The audience inchid- ed a substantial number of stu- dents and faculty members from) | the Untversity. of the South asf. well ag Interested Grundy county | realdents and officials, . ~ -_ wanee professors submitted state- mente to the committee with the understanding they would be ¢all- ed to testify under oath later, if the committee requires it, Among them were ene af. ayden, reitred professor © "eco- noffités at -Bewanee who is a trustee of the Highlander. Folk achool. In his statement he sald that“as a professional economist, asa citizen, 7] have benefitted from meeting men of both races from various Walks of life, including college teachers, college deans and presidents of the Negro race, _. "I have benefited from meeting ‘educators and government officials from countries of Western Europe, Asia. and Africa directed to High- lander by the U.S. Department of Biate,” he said. “I can testify to thelr serious ness, their good will, thelr sense of fair play and toleration, goon humor, their readinesa and ability to take a broad view of subjects, including the problem of school in- tegration.” ; . Attends Workshops : ‘ Kayden sald he had attended nearly 30 workshops at Highlander and it js In these groups that “men learn the difficult art of calm de- jiberation in an atmosphere favor- able to conference work, under- standing. which leads to friendship and reconciliation.” Highlander has “no especial ereed, no program of whelessle reform” and “no political affill- | ation, right or left,” he said. “it is simply a macting place fer adults of both races on such sub- jects, as education, citizenship, salth, social services, commu- nity welfare” and the school's procedures are “democratic and constitutional.” . s Other Sewanee professors who aybmitted statements were ne . ity er Tae Sear, PREPESSCR S AT FO ee me etn oes r UN VERS kaa VEE, TE aad toy : uck and Seo 96 rn * er witnesses Meard yesterday . were L. C, Goodman of Pelham, Tenn., @ public accountant; Robert