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Highlander Folk School — Part 1
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a eget - HIGHLANDER POLY SCHOCL
\ Guest speakers were listed as saq{sm and HARRY JIARRTSON
‘-ROHL.
The cost of the session is given as thirty dollars and there are
no scholastic requirements. An invitation was given to trade union workers,
college students, "¥" members, church groups and farm organizations. Also
included in cach of the 1,630 envelopes mentioned above wus a press release
dated bay 1, 1942, amnouncing a two wecks' session commencing May 12, 191).
The courses are listed as: "Singing, dramatics, discussion of labor problems
and history, speeches, reading and recreation." Speakers and special teachers
fer this session are listed as:
JCHN o\ soxes, Director of Labor Non Partisan League;
HOLLIS v.\REID, Chairman of the Tennessee Commonwealth
Fedcration;
WILLA. M.\EAVES, Regional Wage and Hour Division;
FRANK YOFFEE, Soqial Sccurity Board;
Reverend ELSVORTH\SUITH, Southern Cooperative Conference;
ROBERT L.\CRUDEN, Publicity Director, United Rubbor ‘Workers;
PAUL RA CHRISTOPHER, Secretary~Ireasurer, Tennessee Industrial
Union Council.
Also announced was 4 "Labor's Non Partisan Jeame Institute,"
Lay 17 to 18, under ALTON LAWRENCE, Southern Representative; the Annual
Tri State Hosiery Institute, June 7 and 8, announced by ZDYARD F. CALLITHAN,
Southern Director, Amcrican Federation of Hosiery Workers.
An issue of the Highlander Fling, published by the Highlander
4 Folk School, dated April, 1941, contains the following articles of par-
fo ticular interest:
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YOR UR STUDENTS ORGANIZING
Here are the current organizing and negotiating activities of Highlander
students:
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