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EE EN EA DE, Th, Ele 2 Troup Defents- <5) Jae sen Folk School ; Mission was created by the Censplied From Press Dispatches Georgia Legislation in 1953 for MONTEAGLE, Tenn., Dec. 74 ; , the purpose of uncovering“! ff --A statement : pb master plan, Soviet inspired, signed by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt! - hind the racial incidents so and others, descpthi Widespread today.” the controversial Hi ‘The statement quoted the com- Folk School as a “ mission as saying, ‘‘During|—f ~spired and Ted” institution, has Tic Ata Labor Day weekend, 1957, there been made public by School Di- ir assembled at Highlander the rector Myles Horton. G leaders. of every major race in- The statement, dated last Fri- cident in the South ..." day, bore the typewritten signa-] Attendance Increased Love of Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt: The siatement said, “The sem- d K, Garrison, former dean . fnar attacked by Gov. Griffin|[ of the University of Wisconsin|- ~ was one of a series of work-|9B Law School; Msgr. John O'- shops, each from one to six Grady, national Conference of weeks in duration, held by High-[[ll Catholic Charities, and Dr. Reinh-|:_ lander since 1953 to develop|f Dold Neibuhr, Protestant thee}. Plans and leaders for an order-/f Jogian. ~ | naa 7 ao ly peaceful transition from seg- Commission Assailed j ( / - foe Mate regated to integrated schools.’ The statement attacked a pub —— =D / , The statement said, “That this lication by the Georgia Commis- NOT RECORD ; ind of irresponsible demogogu-[— sion of Education which alleged 199 JAN 8 1958 . ery is obviously designed to in- the achool during last Labor Day tensify the difficulties confront- weekend was host to “the lead- ae decent Southerners who efs of every major race incident —_ a ight otherwise give Jeadership in the South...” a AS e in the adjustment necessary for Gov, Marvin Griffin of Geor- Avon UiLh @,7 cw the desegregation which iz in. gia was charged with “irre J S- 74 @vitable,’’ sponsible demagoguery” in. a WVEWS” SEMTM Horton said, “although a statement by Dr. Niebuhr at Un- demogogue like Gov. Griffin may jon Theological Seminary. ret comprehend the practice of ' Griffin's Commission on Edu- brotherhood as a matter of cation was severely criticized principle, even he should be able for adopting the “dangerous to understand the tremendous technique’ of charging those damage segregation is doing to who attended a seminar on ‘‘The Fe sy CU EAA: fafa “/s7 our prestige abroad and the South Thinking Ahead’ at the / _™menner in which the Commu Highlander Folk School were! . fae =. / ‘nists are forging anti-American Communist inspired and led. f ' ’ . propaganda weapons out of the Formed in 1258 ef South's undemocratic practices, — jefended the i _ Horton said that attendance at ihe governor defend . Fightatier workshops has in commission’s attack on the eressed as a result of Griffin's|} School and its criticism on the attack , interracial meeting, saying “‘the pictures of activities and thej documentation of those who par- ; - ticipated in the folk school speak]! | tort themselves,” 4 w - e statement said, “. . . Wel. . ae a aan A i i ij : “ Sag ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED — | deem it morauy indetensiie tor ¢ , HEREIN |S UNCLASSIFIED | tah stale or Hehe DATE Su]ad_ BY spe usrslo) Bae. inee: tem ue - bor Day seminar, the damage 24 sd reputation and position whj ay result from wide dis ion of this slanderous materi SEARCHED MURIALIZED PILED 5 & e fougege publication sot tg DEC 2 4 1957 ‘a v \ ef the ia Commission FBI — KNOXVILLE PO.AANS 1958 Sac Serta [Sense 1