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Highlander Folk School — Part 15
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fander Folk School sear Monteagie,
fu’, leftwing, integrationist institution
-* “istly questionable purposes, But it
bas gone along imperturbably, angeled
by a band of nationally -known leftwing
qeacks.
For a change, Highlander Folk School
now acems to be in real trouble, °
dudge Cheater C. Chattin officlally
ruled yesterday that the state charter
ef ibe s-hool be revoked, that 70 acres
of achool land given to Director Myles
Horton revert tothe school, and that a
receiver be appointed to dispose of the
2 ins‘itution’s properties,
Judge Chattin found Highlander
guilty of breaking the state laws
egeinst maintenance of a racially in-
tey7a‘e-d institution. He pointed out
trat the Warrem Court's 1954 raling
Smash! to keork don state laws pro-
along inteeration in pethe achoola—
be. dd not attack Jaws probibiting in-
tegration in private schools. Another
a . a at Ty u oe en ie ™ free fa rp
an ee the
ra Ed
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DATE?
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Highlander Hooked
From its Red-tinged beginnings, High.
Tenn, has been @ notorious, disgrace. .
ee
ep pene Grete
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violation involved clear proof that High-
lander had engaged in the llegal sale
af bm Mea---s, UE. 2 od
eS we Without # Moense, ike ai erdi-
mary bootlegging joint. The third wiola-
tion listed by the judge was operation
ef the supposedly non-profit schoo! with
Horths profiting in the form of the 70-
acte land grant. The judge also noted
there were no official documenta estab-
Hshing Horton's salary and that check-
writing was done by Horton at his dise
eretion.
«1 appeal fe carried fer enough, the
rilling invoiving integration may be
overturned. But it would be difficult to
get around the beer-bootlegging and the
private-profit-counts involving violations
of the non-profit charter.
Integrationists are claiming High-
lander is being persecuted because of its
racial mixing. But the integrationists
in taking up for Highlander put them.
aplves i the peculiar posture of x
dog thet _Higtlanger abould be
mnitied to Violate the iaw to &
run fof private profit becouse it § h-
vere ’ : de '
‘“ntteanooga News-
‘rea Fress
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Lettancoga, Tenn.
ee Anderson, Editc:
noxville Division
HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL
MONTEAGLE, TENN
INFORMATION CONCERNING
BUFILR 61-7511
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN NS INCLASSIFIED
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