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an ete Le il wa. L | Mr. Toison -_ ” Hishlande Folk Scheo4, (HFS? hat. been the “subject on past inves¥’gation by the Bureau . Belmo besed upon\nuerous cu saints received Mr. DeLo concerning Xo munist act#vities at the school. Mr Mo HFS is supported primarily by donations; offers Mr Paras courses of instruction in labor organization, Mr. Rosen social economics and the general field of labor education; has_had communists on its staff {but has never "offered courses of instruction on communist matters nor has, the CP ever succeeded ot ot Oho de to OL 2 in gaining control of it. AK. CSPHSGEPBFE I | = en es ee a a ee ae i ee a es ee ee va TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (61-7511) Mr. Hollman. Biss Gandy_ / | prom: SAC, KNOXVILLE (61-12) | bt O'wtGHLANDER FOLE SCHOOL, OS . Monteagle, Tennessee INTERNAL SECURITY - © Knoxville News-Sentinel for 1/29/59, carried local news story date-lined Nashville, Tennessee, 1/29/59, under by-line of ED TOPP, News-Sentinel Nashville Correspondent, reporting that the Tennessee Legislature (Senate and House) on 1/28/59, unanimousl adopted and sent to the Governor a joint resolution directing him to name a committee of five legislators to investigate reports of "subversive" activities at the Highlander Folk School, near Monteagle, Tennessee, The committee would have power to subpoena witnesses and school records, and would report back to this. session, cot the Legislature, Co The resolution is quoted, in part, as charging that Highlander Folk School, and other organizations affiliated with it, “are allegedly involved in activites subversive to and contrary to the forms of good Government". Sponsors of the resolution were listed as Rep. HARRY LEE SENTER, Bristol; and Rep. 8S, A. RHINEHART, Spencer, Tennessee; Senator BARTON DEMENT, of Murfreesboro, is quoted as saying "HFS is nothing but a finishing school for. Communist". Re was critical of HFS for inter-mingling of the races. vo “8 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED “SS 7 Re ogo HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED + ~ KNOK VILLE DAT ia ; _ RBC 59 dete awe 11 FER 2 “ pny