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4 a 4 cha Bo dee. “hincd ta make a pleasant and ray THE HIGHLANDER FLING Published by the Highlender Falk Schoo! Southern workers—men and} women in the labor movement ; —are being accepted as students for another resident term to open March 25 at Highlander Folk School. A six weeks’ program of educa- viar and recreation ts affered to che students, wha will have an opportu- nus to take part ia the informal class work and to meet and hear many outstanding leaders of the South. 1 . , fie due As usual, the school is arranging ta havc leaders in the fields of labor, education and government assist with the program. Under the general title, “The Awakesing South,” there wit he weekly addresses by various sowihkwn. Le leaders : il iiccussions held oon Saturday afternoons carboeat he perm, athe erga ot abhor Toh dw fe Sos paper goes ta press, the reoang those who have coons to speak: Allan ot the CHO.; iiernavenal presi- Aluminum Workers; Jt atth rn director of Mere ales sand Clothing Work- wherd. Birming- the (.O.; Frank vita Workers’ Defense Roy Lawrence, Southern oA, Director: Jr. J. FA. Daves VN VAS Jar. Charles Johnsen Net are . tet eartiy det ta Jocagus: PAW of the MONTEAGLE, TENNESSEE of Fisk University; Frank Coffee of |” ithe U.S. Social Security Beard. Oth- ers have been listed for prospective visits, but not yer scheduled, Robert Cruden, pubhcity director ul the United Rubber Workers, will spend a week at the school to offer special training in wniva publicizy, April 1-6. Recreation and Trips Higldander will have the services of John Morgan, field worker for the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers, for at least two weeks of Whe session, Mr. Morgan is an expert j recreation feader and will offer a pro- gram of jolk games, music, dancing and eraft work. As in the past, students will be given opportunity to take held trips and to observe and if possible take pect Gupion activities of this region. Class Work The regular Highlander staff will he in charge of classes which cover such subjects as Union Problems, History, Feanomics, Public Speaking and Parhamentary Law, Journalism, Dramatics, Social Science Workshop. In the class periods students exchange ideas and experiences and discuss their problems under the instructor’s leadership. The staff decided 10 hold resident terms in the spring and fall this year instead ef winter and summer, This leaves the summer free for special short sessions, institules and confer- ences, STUDERITS AT REUNION cme FU UMNE ASS'N fort aba schigus bustness Com- posh! dian of the first stu! ey riot, eld at Highland: | And the inguntain rrembled onee “again to the voice of Ralph (“Tef- fie’) Tellerteller, returned for the reuaion, and ue stamp of dancing feet, as Teihe Ted the alumni and Inends in one of his famous ofd-time squnite dances. Maat Lynch of Nashville was chos- yen as president of the Highlander i Alumni Association, and Mrs. Chris- Miients who aseturned swapped oat broapght out many useful Te co Aiton Law fcpersemative of La: bn we % vy Parusan League, led a dis- i! SUT sikecdas sists tine Renson, of Guilbertsville, Ky, as scereliry-treasurer. The executive ‘worssivig edacattenal ‘comunaice clected by the group con- ol these two officers and the fol- Jawan: Jackye Kwallek, Lexingten, jRKys Daisy Harris, Nashville; and Soon ther Bell will Ae cotlng all hands to meals and meetings as the 1940 spring term opens at Highlander. Tac bell niger above ty Mrs. AL EL Kefgore, owe af the school’s neighbors. “DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH" THEME OF CONFERENCE With “Democracy in the South” as its program theme, the Southern Conference for Human Welfare will open a three-day meeting at Chatta- nooga, April 14. The Conference was established in the fall of 1938 with a meeting in Birmingham attended by t5o0 dele- gates. Mrs. Roosevelt. and Justice Huye Black wee: among the speak- ers at the Birmingham sessions. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, was elected chairman of the organization. The program committee for this year's meeting is headed by Leon Jourolman, Tennessee Commission- er of Railways and Utilities. The program outline includes the fallow. Ing topics: Religion and Democracy, Rural Life in the South, Constitu- tonal Rights and Suffrage, Children inthe Souch, tadusery ir the South. Each southern state has a commit- tee ae state council to carry on the business of the organization, Myles Horton, Wighlander Fulk Sclot ed- ucational director, is a member of the Tennessee committee, Headquarters of the Conference are at Hotel Patten, Chattanooga, | where Howard Lee, executive secre MARCH, 1940 Welfare Group is Making Study of Grundy County OF great interest to all those who live in Grundy County or jare concerned in any way with the plight of its jobless peopse is the study of the county just | begun by the American Asso- ciation of Public Welfare, under the direction of Mrs. Gay Shep- ‘ardson of Washington. A committee of Grundy County citizens has bern set up to work close- ly with Paul Savage, Tennessee Com- missioner of Public Welfare, who has been promoting the survey. La- bor is represented on the committee by Clyde Boyd, of Palmer, a member of the United Mine Workers. A complete survey will be made of the county's economic and social as- sets, liabilities and possibilities. This project is the kind of thing High- lander has been advocating as a stcp toward long range planning to re- lieve the unhappy condition of Grundy County. SOME EVENTS OF THE FALL AND WINTER Led by Southern Director John Martin, a group of ILGWU mem. bers from Atlanta and Chattanouge met for a week-end institute at High. lander in Septernber. William Butrick was one of the speakers at the Conference on De mocracy in Tennesee, held in Nash- ville Nov, 4:5 under sponsorship of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare. He discussed “Workers’ Fducation in Tennessee.” (Continued on Page 2) Weekly Discussions Schedule of Panel Discussions to be held during the Spring Term, every Saturday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock. March 30 ............5- bene Organizing Methods Apnl 6 .... Union Publicity April 13 .... Polineal Action April ao..... ACW A, Staff April 27 .. Labor Legislation Highlander cordially invites any of its friends who can at- tend to come to these discus- sions,