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*) sae £ the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL as a scat of cooperative teaching and scys that Momphis had its formal introduction to this new social-economic form when Toyohiko Kagawa came from Japan to lecture at Memphis. KAGAWA was quoted as saying thet cooperation is the solution through Christianity to the world's ills and the article indicated that the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL was teaching this doctrine. The article related that the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL wes cstablished on a thirty-five acre plot of ground in Grundy County, Tennessee, which was donatcd by Dr. LILLIAN JOHNSON of Memphis, Tennesscs. Or. JCHNSON was said to be a Director of the School. The article continued thet the HIGHLAN DER FOLK SCHOOL was growing tomatocs and canning them cooperative- ly; thst the women have a cooperative sewing socicty and that forty families were taking part in the program. The article indicated that plans were being sede to establish a furniture factory under the guidance of an expert furniture maker who has lived in the community for years. The article furthor stated hat the personnel of the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL is Secialist, at least in out- took and purpose if not in letter and that all members of the HIGHLANDER “oT¥ SCHOOL staff were trained Christian workers. Leading the littlc group at HIGHLAN DER FOLK SCHOOL is MYLES EORTON who is the seventh generation of Hortons in Tennesseo and who graduated from Cumberland University in 1928, hos been ¥. M. C. A. sceretary, Studied at the Schocl of Religion of the University of Chicago and Union Thcological Seminary in New York and spent a year in one of the highly developed folk schocls in Denmark. Two outstand-~ ing musicians are included in the personnel of the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL, woavscog, MAS. MYLES HOaTON, former Paris, Arkansas girl and RUPERTY HAMPTON, General Director of work. RUPERT HAMPTON is described as a native of Nebraska, ane wor his father was from Gecrgia. HAMPTON spent three years at Nebraska Wis teyan and three years at the Scheol of Sacred iusic of the Union Theological FY ary. HAMPTON earned his living as a church organist while he wes in rk, Anether member cf the stiff is TR JAMES ANDERSON DOVRROWSKT nomoer RNa me ke ei le A re © a ib , DOLBRORSKI was born in Florida with a Polish father and English mcther, “1. served in the Reyal Flying Corps during the Werld War, and was cnce a stu- a nt pastor at the University of California. Directing the ccoperative work +f the schocl is Miss BERTHE DANIEL, former Osceola, Missouri girl, who has vaught English for seven years and whe was a graduate of the University of “oscurd. Extension work of the HIGHLANDER FCLK SCHOOL is under the direction cf Mrs. ZILLA HAWESZDANIEL, praduatc of Vassar and of Brockwood Labor College. — ” DAN TEL is en organizer fcr the Amalgamated Clothing Werkers of Amzrica. The artiele indicated that Mr. and Mrs. DANIEL had built their home cn the chan a fe HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL. They were jcined in this by Mr. and_ rss Jd ARTON who came to Summerfield, Tennessee from Elsincre in Dénmark “ho also built a new heme cn the campus. Lr. and Mrs. BARTON spent seven “~s in the ccoperetive movement in the Scandinavian ccuntries. The article ‘+ected that all but one cf the workers at the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL are ccutherners and all cf them have ceme from the ranks cof those who must labor tc Live; every cne cf taom carned his or her way threugai college. The article “dicated that FRANCIPGOUAN, laber leader and first vice president of the sited Textile Workers, as well aS The Southern Tenant Farmers Union, had -l4~ epee We ee