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Highlander Folk School — Part 3

69 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 69 pages OCR'd
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ORE at SO, Lee Ee 2 NT OEE eee Oey Se Oe eat a ty . " These workers! children, whe came from communities in Tennessec, Kentucky, Gecrgia and Arkansas, returned to their homes with a rich experience in cooperative living. They understand some of the fundamentals cf unionism, know hew to produce short, simple skits, and have learned to sing the labor songs familiar to union people." "WORK CaP IS IN SESSION Werks Camps for America, now a division cf the International Student Service, is spenscring a work camp at Highlander again this Summer. The general purpese cf Work Camps for America is; "To provide young men and women with an opportunity to do useful work and to study social issues from persenal experience, to encourage a deeper individual concern for the general welfare to the nation, to emlist their wholehcarted support fcr a democracy responsive to the needs of its citizens, to promote mutual understanding among diverse economic, religious, and sccial groups, and to aid youth in the disccvery cf a porsonsi philosophy and a sccial idealism which will help tc carry them through the stcrmy pericc ahead." The campers, age 18 to 24, are drawn from all religions, economic and social groups, the majority coming from the ranks of college students." "NEWS NOTES Zilphis Hortcn is teaching music afain this year at the YWOA industrial cirls' summer sessien, held et Camp Merrie Weod, Sapphire, N. C. JipeDombrewski made a speaking trip thrvcugh New Englani during April. “He appeared before the Greenficld, Miss., Ccntral Laber Union at its annual banquet, and speko to students ct Lount Holyoke, Smith, and Amherst College. Lyles Horton was onc cf the speakers at the ecnference of Scuthern Mountain Werkers which met in Knexville this spring. i i i z Be " “ = A 7O-nere farm adjoining Highlander has been added to the on Schocl's property. It was purchased for the use cf the schcol by Dr. Lillian %. Jchnson, doncr cf the original site. The Hichlandgr personnel has been expanded by the addition of two people. JoupAayne, whe trained in nursery school work at Sarah Lawrence College, has taken charge of the Summerfield Nursery Schocl. Harry Lasker came to Highlander aftcr his reecnt graduation fron the University cf Nerth Carclina. -31-
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