Rand School Fellowship Is Organized To Promote Working Class Education
TURITZ, HELENA
Rand School Fellowship Is Organized To Promote Working Class Education By HELENA TURITZ DRAWING its membership from every field of Labor and Socialist enterprise, the Rand School Fellowship,...
...A summary of these recommendations follows: It is resolved that the trainingschool side of the Rand School be separated from any other functions and he held up in the foreground at all times, aad that our attention he riveted upon the problem of making It a batter and more useful training school for the Socialist and Labor movement...
...Conveying the greetings of their organisations to the newly formed Fellowship, they offered help and cooperation in carrying out the aims of the Fellowship...
...On recommendation of the Committee on Extending the Service of the School to tha Labor movement and Socialist Party, tha convention ^Thtlf thl Fellowship assist the* Rand School in msking available to Executive Boards and Joint Boards of those Labor organisations not having their own educational departments Us service in conducting classes In the Rand School, or in their own headquarters, furnishing special lecturers, conducting advanced courses . of study for particular groups, also practical training in organisation, office-work, picket-line duties, ate...
...Memberihip in the Fellowship is open to all graduates of full end part-time courses, or the equivalent, and auch other members as the Executive Committee may recommend...
...David Mikol of the Furriers' Joint Board...
...1 » < At large—Nathan Fine, Minnie Goldman, Morris Novik,, Max Sherover, Emanuel Deutsch, Joshua Lieberman, Sophie Rosa, Marks Hansome...
...Recommendations Made Recommendations made by the combined committers on Full and Part-Time Student Activities and Student Cooperation and Participation were referred to a special subcommittee' of the' Executive Committee for study, their recommendations to be made to the next general membership meeting of the Fellowship...
...The speakers will include A, J. Muete of Brookwood Labor College, Devere Allen of the World Tomorrow, Gust De Muynck, secretary of the Belgian Labor College, Morris Novik of the Y. P. S. L. At 1.80 P.M...
...David Mikol of the Furriers' Union reported at this point that'his organization had appropriated $200 for the...
...Among the more important recommendations were the following: The Rand School Fellowship shall endeavor to raise a Scholarship Fund...
...Walter Karp, vice-chairman...
...Comrade Lee spoke on the meaning* and necessity of the Rand School, and its hopes, aims, and aspirations for the future...
...On Friday evening, January 9, at 8.30 P.M., Car...
...Communist Athletes Must Join International Or Stay Out of Olympic Games I VIENNA.—If athletic organisations linked up with the Communist 1 International wish to take part in the | international labor Olympiad, to be held in Frankfort-on-the-Matn next I July, they will have to join the Lucerne Sport International and ac> cept its regulations, according to a resolution adopted by the Executive committee of that organisation at * meeting held here Sept 18 and 14...
...Financial Secretary—Jacob , Kant j Treasurer — Slgmund Hey[ man...
...Alumni and friends of the school should be constantly on the lookout in the unions, cooperatives, the party and elsewhere, for new full-time and part-time students...
...The Fellowship shall take steps towards the revlrsl of the Correspondence Department of the Rand School, and out-of-town alumni should take the lead in organising groups for correspondence study...
...It was voted that the secretary write a letter of sympathy to his wife...
...Recording Secretary — Lily Kiraly...
...The courses for the tralnfngSCheol should consist of ouch mattere as bear directly on the struggles of the Welters /« ' their , - Itread J 1 sad emancipation...
...These scholarships must come from tha unions and the alumni association...
...Van Doren, associate editor of the Century Magazine, will begin a threelecture course on the "Love Theme in American Literature...
...Monthly meetings of the Fellowship will be held for at least the first six months of iti existence...
...The _ courses must be immediately prse- ' tlcal...
...Representatives of the Fellowship •hall attend all largo convsntiaijs of Labor, cooperatives, and Socialists, for the purpose of furffiering the interests of the school...
...On the same evening, Herman Epstein ia to begin a six-lecture course, Illustrated at the piano, on "The Ring of the Nibelungen...
...Rand School Fellowship Is Organized To Promote Working Class Education By HELENA TURITZ DRAWING its membership from every field of Labor and Socialist enterprise, the Rand School Fellowship, composed of present and former students of the pioneer Labor school of the country, came into being last Saturday and Sunday...
...The Executive Committee* will consist of the following officers and eight other members, elected to serve for one year: President—Clarina Hanks Michelson...
...That the Fellowship express itself as desirous of cooperating with the Socialist Party in organising classes for the study of Socialism and Labor questions in the branches, and as far as possible, helping the branches to secure speakers, with the aim of rebuilding the party...
...Other recommendations were made as to the relations of the Fellowship with the cooperative, trade union, and Socialist movements, and for a publicity department Provision waa also made for a placement committee to aid capable graduates in finding their place in the Labor and Socialist movement...
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...Immediately following the close of the discussion on the committee reports and general welfare the convention rose for a moment in silent tribue to Angelo Creo, former student of the school in 1921-22, who died a few weeks ago aa a result of his experiences during the war...
...Emanuel Switkes of the Young People's Socialist League, and August Claessens, well-known lecturer, former student at the school, and at present one of the teachers...
...That the Fellowship form a subcommittee to take a survey of the Labor union field and endeavor to form groups In favorable unions to study the question of Labor education andi wherever possible, take appropriate action in cooperation with the Rand School...
...An Educational Committee of the Fellowship shall be organised to study educational matters and communicate it* recommendations through a representative of tha Fellowship who shall have a soat on the Board of Directors of the school...
...Rosa, Celia Rotter, Emanuel Swltkes...
...Committee for execution...
...Other matters attended te by the Executive Commutes included the consolidation of the various Austrian labor sport organizations and their admission to the Lucerne International, the granting of autonomy to tas sport organization of Alsace-Lorraine and'the passing of a resolution calling for the establishing of cordial relatiena saiUi the International Lrbor Office of the Leagu* of Nations and the International Educational Cents, in Oxford, following next year's Olympiad in Frankf ord there will be annual meets in Austria and Cieehoslovakia, with Germany'a turn coming again in 1928...
...Helena Turitx and Lily Kiraly, secretaries...
...The purpose of the Fellowship it defined in the by-laws ¦» follows: "Promote a closer union aad social intercourse among tko formar and preient students of tbo Rand School of Social Scion**, help advance tbo high ideals ff workers' education and comradeship to which tha (chool is dedicated^ promote the service of the •Wool to the Labor movement, and to further morally, financially, and in everjr war possible, tha advaacamoBt and growth of tha Rand School of Social Science...
...Scholarship Fund...
...That the Fellowship express itself as favoring a conference of educational departments of Labor organisations and of workers' education movements for the purpose of coordinating the efforts of all sueh groups...
...Various recommendations of the Committee on Financial Support of the school were put into immediate action, George Rom of the class of 1918-14, and Celia Rotter of the class of 1918-19 pledging themselves to secure at least one full-time scholarship each for the training of capable young people In the Labor or Socialist movement...
...Walter N. Polakov, wellknown engineer and author, will begin a ten-lecture course on "Managing Industry for Production," on Thursday evening, January 8, at 8.30 P.M...
...Besides the officers, committees on by-laws,, alumni program and activities, full and part-time student activity and student participation and cooperation, financial support of the Rand School, and cooperation with other working-class educational bodies, were elected...
...Margaret Daniels Is to offer a course in the "Elements of Psychology," beginning Tuesday evening, January 6, at 8.30 P.M...
...The business of the afternoon session wag pleasantly broken into by a short address) from Meyer London, former Socialist congressman, who, pointing out tha eminently richer field the Socialists have to work in today, than ever before, stressed the necessity of beginning to build from the very foundations in this field...
...Short addresses were made by Paul Blanshard, of the League for Industrial Democracy...
...At the Sunday morning session the Committee on By-Laws made lie report, which after discussion was adopted as amended...
...Other student*, past and present, volunteered to circularise and follow up all the students in their particular classes In an endeavor to have them subscribe to the Scholarship Fund...
...A committee of the Fellowship •hall always be ready to go before local unions in the interest of the school...
...That mere fulltime and part-time students may be added to the school, and the proper training given, scholarships for this purpose are necessary...
...Rand School Opens.New Term The Rand School of Social Science will open the New Year with many new courses in widely varying fields...
...On Tuesday evening, at T.00, Algernon Lee will begin a course in "The History of Mankind...
...A communication to that effect was sent to the Moscow headquarters of the Communist Sport International...
...Sunday evening marked the closing session of the convention, which was in the nature of an open meeting, with Celia Rotter presiding...
...Micholion la Chair Clarina Hanks 'Michelaon, fulltime student of the class of 1916-17, was elected chairman...
...Mrs...
...on Saturday, Scott Nearing will discuss "The Economic Prospect" in the Current Events Class...
...eourses whith will * equip the student body to leave with a freshened idealism ene{ with' baiter tools to do the necessary daily work of the movement, whether in the shop or in the official's seat...
...A splendid musical program waa rendered' by the Chamber Music Players under the direction of Sam Jospe, who played several numbers from Handel, Schubert, Tschaikowsky, and others., The foundation hae thus boon laid for what its organisers hope will develop into ait active functioning body of all student/ of the school whose voice and voto will help in realising the alms and purposes of the Rand School of Social Science...
...three Vice-presidents—Geo...
...The delegates manifested their pleasure at hearing again this old "war-horse" of tha movement by prolonged applause from time to time throughout his remarks...
...Bela Low of the Socialist Party...
...A Committee of the Fellowship on Part-Time and Full-Time Students Activities should be permanently on the job, meeting with the director and teaching staff of the School...
...Mrs...
...The recommendations of the Committee on Alumni Program and Activities went adcit*!, sad rofernjd to the incoming...
...Leonard Bright of the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants' Union...
...Teaching Methods The teething methods and the teachers must be such as to get the students to work, to study, to produce, themselves, and the laboratory method of first-hand, contacts with the movement should be used, combined with a personal intimate touch of tescher and etudent, director and student...
...The Youth Movement will be the topic at the Saturday Afternoon Camaraderie at the Rand School, 7 East Fifteenth street, on Saturday afternoon, January 3, at 8.30 PM...
...It is recommended that a more systematic endeavor be made to secure students from the rank and file of the trad* unions and cooperatives as well *• the Socialist Party, and give them the training which will compel attention...
...Tha winter games of the Frankford Olympiad will take place at the end of next January...
...Bertha H. Mailly, executive secretary of the school, after calling the convention to order, introduced as the speaker of the afternoon Algernon Lee, educational director...
Vol. 2 • January 1925 • No. 1
