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SoS el ee a eae at ek eb eats Pe Among the representatives of the 15 AF of L, CIO, and unaffiliated naticnal crganizaticns were sugar and construction workers from , New Orleans, boatment and packing hcuse workers frem Memphis, and teachers, cffice workers and miners from eicht states. With few excepticns, the students were officials cf newly formed organizations. The regular staff was assisted by 1 Williaaffaves, regicnal Wage and Hour director; Hollis We reid, legislative representative cf the Railréad Brotherhood and the chhirman of the Tennessee Comncnvealth Federation; Paul RpXChristopher, state CIO seeretary; Lewigtgones, Amoricen Federation cf Teachers, Fisk University; Wiiliarpenton, chairmen Atlanta Industrial aie Council and member of the United Dc NS a ae Automobile Workers; Margar mont, writer; Dr. Waltem = strouch, Industrial Engineering Department, Columbia University; Bo and Riton Lawrence, Southern LNPL representative. Pecple from the , local community joined the students in evening classes, Forsig square dances, picnics anc ball games. A-farewell banquet and propram gf laber songs, puppets and plays erded the session. Williem*Davis, 2 National Meritime Union students was toastmaster. The two weeks session provided an opportunity for various southern groups to get together. Eighty-one representatives of twenty- three national unions from all branches of labor met for a week- end conference on "Labor and Politics." The officials and a number a of executive board members of the Tennessee Commonwealth Federation gar! were present. Among the officials of the Southern Conferghce for Human Welfare at the school were vice-president Virgini r; the farm representative, Gerald*pfarris of the Alabama Farmérs Union; Josep folders, secretary of the Civil Rights Committee; and Alton ~} Lawrence, acting secretary for the Conference. More than a score of ay southern crganizers were also present. The summer term of industrial, farm and office workers will begin August 16 and run for six weeks. Mrs. Roosevelt and other friends of the school have. provided a limited number of scholarships. Student applications arc being accepted. As a part of Highlander's ycar-round program, Mary Lawrence of the staff is conducting an officers' training school fqr the New Orleans Industrial Council. The opening sessioh was attended by 120 local officials. She will be assisted by four students who were selected by the Council to attend the spring session." This press release was signed by MYLES HORTON and willbe retained in the files of thc Knoxville Field Division. -28-