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New Leader" Features Kane! School: Fundamentals In Socialist Education in 1932 DURING the coming year the Rand School of Social Science Will gat down to fundamental*, stressing Socialism,...
...This will cover cost of mailing the materials and provide a small, carefully selected library for the use of the students...
...Beginners' French, Sophie L. Turbow...
...This year the school will expand into two other allied fields: the graphic arts ana music...
...Up Parnassus to Peace and Freedom, Sam DeWitt, and at 8:30, Introduction to Philosophy, Abraham Ed el...
...It will not do any of us any harm to refuse to cherish resentment...
...Free Scholarships As In the past, free scholarships will be given to members of the Socialist Party, the Young People's Socialist League, labor unions and other worklngclsas organisations...
...THE BRAY of THE WEEK FOM a latter Of a university president to one of his Jobless students in New Tors City—the Jobless youth asked the great educator for advice and the following bray came over the Mason and Dixon line: "I am really feeling very sad that you are discouraged and downcast...
...AS * "hat's best 'better soft*tuy Thomas **re me he's «M*I Better |Oubbs bear, *Wt hunger, 'oclal mJN for our 2*» Thomas to insist ***»etit (of "ttHKlgj...
...Beginners' Russian, Ellas L. Tartak...
...For years past the school has been desirous of training a chorus to serve the party at public meetings and to spread the spirit of Socialism by means of'song...
...And if they still persist in their stolid stubbomea* against all reason aad against all Justice, . . . then...
...What the unions and their leaders will learn out of this depression, and bow they will act in the days ahead, mean much for the happiness and progress of humanity...
...How to sandwich that sort of glorified endeavor in between electioneering, lecturing on economics, toastmssterlng, selling tools, collections, paying bills, and keeping sundry domestic matters out of domestic relations' courts, will be a compound, complex problem In fractional quadratics...
...All this is legend ss far as Sisyphus is concerned...
...As long ss private ownership of factory, mill, and mine to held holy by the workers, and to defended by their leaders, ail that that they eaa hope to gala, for all at their Incessant struggle, will be pushing the reek op, aad then having it rob down again...
...English B will be given on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 and 8:30, English C on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7, and English D on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30...
...7 E. 3 Nth Street, N. Y. C...
...12, from Nov...
...This will allow party workers to enter immediately after the close of the political campaign...
...Revolutionary Epochs in Modern History, William E. Bonn...
...When the rock comes down and union labor after it, they scamper away, and then crowd around, making it doubly hard for the organized worker to get about the Job of starting uphill Again...
...It win not do any of us any harm to assume a cherful and friendly attitude in the presence of temporary misfortune and even of temporary defeat There is an all-wise Providence that, in the end, will bring us a rich and adequate reward, if we are faithful and Industrious.'' Battle for Whole Loaf Should Succeed Bickering for Crumbs...
...How long, Oh ye workers, bow long . . ? About Poetry and Such Things ON SEPT...
...The history, the development, the technique, and the general social aspects of pure poetry will be given in four separata evenings, with questions from the class and general discussion...
...All who are interested are ssked to register immediately...
...Tuesday at 8:80—Origin and Growth of Capitalism, David P. Berenberg...
...And much cheaper than..the movies...
...22, and subscribe for the course...
...That combination is Irresistible...
...The Theatre as a Social Factor, David Rossi...
...On Wednesdays at 7—History of International Socialism, Bela Low...
...The rock tumbles to the bottom again...
...The number of scholarship students has grown so rapidly in recent years that greater care than usual will be exercised this year in an effort to secure only Last year the school offered free of charge any chosen course in one of the social sciences to every member of the Socialist Party who had Joined during the preceding year...
...i . '1 hope that you will keep in touch with us, and that you will always remember that we are counting on you to meet every situation in a brave and heroic way...
...The Workers' Only Crime The only crime the workers are guilty of Is poverty...
...Miss Adele Kats, who, with the assistance of Kura Weil at the piano, has roused such enthusiasm by her lectures at the school and in Camp Tamlment, has offered, also free of charge, to organize and lead a Rand School Chorus...
...Appreciation of Modern Literature, Ellas L. Tartak...
...Their poems will be read, analysed, and constructive criticism given...
...Admission is meant of course...
...However, Bill Bonn has ordered this course, and the Rand School has been gracious enough to include me in its otherwise excellent faculty, and Al Lee will be around on occasions to oversee my doings...
...Socialized industry, publicly owned and managed by the workers, is the only way in which the doom of Sisyphus can be lifted from the fives of the masses...
...There will be careful instruction in drawing from the life and also opportunity for training in cartoon work...
...SISYPHUS, horn of Aeolus, lived a life of sin end crime, until Theseus, the front hero, killed him...
...This arrangement will be conducive to serious and concentrated study...
...This offer will be extended this year to include any new member of the Young People's Socialist League...
...And to top it all, the fair executive, Miss Anna Bercovitz, has given her terse approval...
...Come Ye Poets of All Degrees...
...Psychology of Personality, Joseph M. Osman...
...Psychology of Personality, Joseph M. Osman...
...Rebel Arts Since the Socialist movement is all-inclusive, the Rand School must offer facilities for manysided activity...
...Those who are unorganised remain at the bottom of the bill without much/strength to do any pushing at all...
...On Monday evenings there will be the following courses: At 7—Theory of the Labor Movement, Algernon Lee...
...14 to Dec...
...It is the natural home for the rebel arts...
...This work will continue...
...Endlessly, day after day, hour after hour, without rest or help, he keeps rolling a huge stone up s high hill No sooner does he get it to the top than it recoils and goes tumbling back to the bottom...
...New Term Arrangement The facilities of the school are made more easily available to active party workers by a new schedule...
...The price is too modest even for my sense of the appropriate...
...This is an opportunity for all young comrades who wish to use their talents in this field for the benefit of the cause to secure thorough training...
...Invariably, these increases in wage and comfort come when the capitalist order is riding high...
...Every party branch and Yipsel circle in the New York area is asked to designate a representative in the scholarship group...
...The year will be divided into Ave terms, as follows: Sept...
...19 to Nov...
...Even if you once wanted to writs • poem, (and who hasn't known that urge), this course should be taken for time Instructively spent...
...Or better yet, make your Inquiries and reservations right at the Rand School of Social ScJ...
...For this they have been doomed to rolling tho stone of incessant labor up a steep hill of struggle to keep alive...
...The history of economic development, the tragic changes in the position of the working-class, the application of Marxian theory to the current crisis and the long series of events of which it Is the inevitable culmination, the efforts of labor unions and Socialist parties in the various countries to solve the problems with which they are confronted—those are some of the things which will be taken up...
...The group is, naturally, at a more advanced stage and may be expected to do better work...
...And terse approval from her, fellow professors, is the equivalent of volumes of praise from Dr...
...Lowell of Harvard . . Come, r*oets, Close Your Ranks Therefore, all of you poets and literary sweet teeth, hie ye forth from your attics and West End Avenue pent bouses on Sept...
...Then right near the top, depression comes, wages are slashed, workers are enslaved to long hours, sweatshop conditions crop up, and all that was gained through years of bitter battle Is lost...
...Revolutionary Epochs in Modern History, William E. Bonn...
...Bit by bit, labor pushes the rock up the hUl of existence toward the top where rest and peace and freedom wait...
...In cooperation with Rebel Arts, the Rand School Fellowship has arranged for a Co-operative Students' Art Class...
...Principles of Socialism, David P. Berenberg...
...Ill take your applications by return mall...
...23, from Jan...
...Last year we had the Workers' Theatre, which gave us several very inspiring proletarian plays...
...First Term Courses Classes will meet, as heretofore, at seven and eight-thirty in the evening...
...Theory of the Labor Movement, Algernon Lee...
...At 8:30—Significant Writers of Today, Peter M. Jack...
...Organized labor will be partners to Sisyphus in paralleled punishment as long as it will be content to go about the business of fighting for crumbs, instead of getting together for tne whole loaf...
...Then four mors evenings will be devoted to the work of the stiwtorrts...
...Any individual, however, who believes himself qualified should apply...
...They organise in unions, and these unions ars based upon the principle of a "little more wages, and a few less' hours...
...All In all, there Is a messy hell to pay down at the bottom during depressions, . . Stop Scrapping for Crumbs I There Is a moral to be drawn from this legendary truth...
...Irwin Hoffman and Maxwell Starr have volunteered their services as teachers...
...And prizes for the best work dons awarded at the end of the term...
...And again, the task begins of rolling it up sgain...
...It is a terrible story, however, and its implication comes right to home as far as the working classes are concerned, under the grabitall system...
...The only charge will be for actual expenses Incurred...
...There will be a charge of $2 per student for 19 lessons...
...27 to April 7, and from April 10 to Kay 12...
...David Rossi, its director, will continue bis course in "The Theatre as a Social Force...
...Even Einstein would have his hands full, and his head fuller, trying to arrive at a solution...
...attain m in ordertroops to gas Ira bunch of ¦melees exDa of Waabm kt history, at better my«t you have ' yourself audi Wpeat of the 1 »ver achiev I lie same optech 4th...
...In tho Greek Hell, Tartarus, tho punishment meted out to Sisyphus became a classic of torture...
...Advanced Russian, Ellas L. Tartak...
...Fridays and Sat.unlays at 8:30, Students' Co-operative Art Class, Irwin Hoffman and Maxwell Starr...
...These classes will be taught by Rebecca Jarvis and Alice Cohen...
...Up, up, the rock goes through strikes, lockouts, wage agreements, and settlements...
...On Tuesday evenings at 7— Backgrounds of Modern Civilization, Algernon Lee...
...At last there is the assurance that this ambition will be realised...
...You must not forget that you are young, and facing life and its responsibilities...
...At 8:30—Revolutionary Spirit in Literature, Walter E. Peck...
...You must rise superior to human misfortune...
...In % to do the Qmeral laactfthis memorsx official act •ssoorate this 'lot the fear ••its of the | sad unempte fought to Wtutkms safe * nerve these WW relief...
...A number of the fundamental courses will have two sessions a week...
...The members of the school's board of directors and teaching staff are conscious • of their responsibilities and opportunities in this year of depression...
...On Thursdays at 7 — Backgrounds of Modern Civilization, Algernon Lee...
...School: Fundamentals In Socialist Education in 1932 DURING the coming year the Rand School of Social Science Will gat down to fundamental*, stressing Socialism, labor, economics...
...Extension Lectures and Correspondence Course The announcement of the correspondence course in Socialism made last week in The New Leader has already brought responses from many parts of the United States and Canada...
...Along with this goes another change...
...Fridays at 8:30—Challengers of Musical Tradition, Adele T. Katz and Kurz Weil...
...22, Thursday evening, at 8:30, light in the Rand School, your humble columnist opens again a sort of poetry workshop for poets, versifier*, and all true lovers of that gentle art...
...They have planned their program with the purpose of leading the students straight to the facts of the revolution taking place ail about us...
...9 to Feb...
...24, from Feb...
...Advanced French, Sophie Li Turbo w; Psychology and Life (Lecture series beginning Oct...
...Since this course is to be given only to groups of six or more, any who wish to study must find others to make up a class...
...Their work Is given as a sendee to Socialist movement Beginning on September 23, this art class will meet en Fridays and Seturday* at 8:30, and will continue throughout the year...
Vol. 14 • September 1931 • No. 11
