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. . ROL - +e . pe . . oe 4 . «+ . ome ag iin ne a SN ell ny ne Oe (Detroit f11¢ 100-2573) Bhe advised g° to Monteagle, Tennessea, ander Folk School. She continued, . ; a as she wanted to - © G Fiint as the position there did not enough for her to stay at the school and found that there was no future in the werk. a re ad . believed the school was wonderful and liked it there very much was of the opinion that the school was very rare. According to GRRE the teachers at the school were very well educated but the students were the children of union members from the factories in the south who were. taught courses on how to train factory workers in unionism, the courses taught being Labor Study, Labor Economics, and Union Organizing. The school is - supported largely by contributions from individuals rather than by contributions trom labor organizations, one of the contributors being FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT who each year contributed $100.00. . ee . — SE f001s that she was not well adapted to the type of work which she had to do at the school although she felt that she had re- ceived considerable experience from the position, According to QD a group of Grundy County crusaders have attempted to brand the school as oot Comunistic, the President of this group being the President of the bank at ~~ Tracy City, Tennessee, No colored students are allowad in the school as the .. comminity will not permit thes to attend, - aa fe ea . ° According to @MM the school was originally founded by a urs YJouNSON, # former school teacher whose home was in Tennessee, stated Mra. JOHNSON founded the school for the purpose of promoting conditions favorable to farm people; that for most of the year the school directs its activities towards assisting the community folk; and that in addition to this the school has two sessions of about one month each, one in the spring and one in the fall. At these sessions there are approximately 30 students who are taught = 2 = ST A ap ee a ei eee eee ied rr ra . Foal wee ee ' rege aye TART