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Inasmuch as the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL has students, contribu- tors or friends in all part of the country, copies of this re- port are being designated for all field offices in the Continen- tal United States, however, it is not deemed advisable at this time to check on all the people with whom the school has contact. Reference report of Special Acent QM, New York City, indicates that among the contri- butors of the HIGNLANDER FOLK SCHOOL are many large and reputable New York organizations and several reputable people residing in the New Yerk vicinity, therefore, for the present, this office will concentrate the investigation of this case on the members of the staff, executive committec, students and local supporters of the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL. In case of contributors who have donated unusually large sums of money, or where outside circumstances indicate possible communistic connections, investigation will be made of theese contributors. DETAILS: mimeographed sheet prepared by the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL entitled, "Statement of Purpose Unanimously approved by the Staff of HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOCL". This mimcographed sheet, which will be retained in the files of the Knoxville Field Office, is set out as follows: "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Unanimously Approved by the Staff of HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOCL PURPOSE: The purpose of a labor school should be to assist in bringing - about economic and political democracy. Since unions are basic to the achievement of democracy, the strengthening of unions must be the primary purpose of a labor school. It should be an educational arm of organized labor, or the more progressive unions making up the labor movement at a given time. AFFILIATIONS : & labor school should not become connected in any way with politi- cel or othcr organizations, the policies of which are in conflict with +ho wolieies of the unions, The direction, teaching and control should be in the hands of iabor represcntatives committed to the idea that democracy can best be achieved through a strong, intelligent labor mcvement. PROGRAM: The program of a labor school sho.ld be determined by the needs snd policies of the unions from which the students are drawn and with -3~