The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-07
BY REHEccA cREcHr.


nent educational institution in the
New York district. Organized orig
inally as private undertaking by a
group Of comrades not directly re-
sponsible for the work to the party,
the school became an instrument for
Communist training and the spread
ing Of Communist theology when,
about a year ago. it was brot under
the direct control and supervision
first Of the district executive com
mittee and later Of the national exc
cutive committee Of the Workers
Party.
The school is a Communist educa-
tional institution. It purposes to give
workers that knowledge Of labor his
tory, of the principles and tactics of
Communism, which is indispensable
for militant action in the struggle
against capitalism.
TIE importance Of this work can
1 not be exaggerated. Practical
activity Of our comrades in the strug-
giles Of labor, the capitalization and
organization Of the left wing, both in
dustrially and politically, requires a
knowledge Of facts, an understanding
of revolutionary theory and tactics.
The Fifth Congress OF the Communist
International issued thesis on agi-
tation and propaganda which calls
upon all Communist parties to intesi-
fy their educational efforts so as to
make their organizations real parties
OF Lenin, and extend Communist in
huence amongst the masses. In the
spirit of this call, the Workers School
aims to spread the teachings of Marx
and Lenin so as to develop a Bolshe-
visit theology, and strives to train
comrades to take active leadership
both in the various units Of the party
and in the shops and trade unions.
MIITH this In view, program of
NM activity was formulated for the
district in the spring Of last year pro-
viding for the training of our party
membership and the extension of edu-
cational work to the trade union eIe-
ments. In accordance with this plan.
the school opened last summer with
party training course covering a
period Of ten weeks and consisting
of several classes in history and
Communist theory. The course met
with considerable success and prepar-
cd the ground for the succeeding
work Of the school.
The school began its winter season
on Dec. 1. The main part of its ac-
tivities were concentrated at the cen
trail school headquarters now at los
East 14th street, where party and
trade union training courses, in addi-
ton to general lecture courses, were
offered. Classes and forums were
also started in verious parts of the
city and in various towns of the dis
trict.
Party Training Courses.
The party training course was plan
ned to afford members of the
Workers Party the Iong-desired op-
portunity Of studying the principles
and tactics Of the Communist move
ment. 1t consists Of four classes in
Communist theory and tactics. Marx
ism, and American Economic History.
These are not lecture courses, but
study classes, each of which is open
to all party members who wish to
learn and are ready to devote some
time to serious study.
The course as whole takes ND the
fundamental aspects of Marxism and
Leninism, and also the basic factors
In American economic and social de-
velopment. 1t embodies our efforts
to give party members that under
standing of our movement which is
of prime necessity for effective serv-
ice in the party, from the lowest to
the highest units.
Trade Union Training Course.
THIS course was designed primarily
! for workers active in the trade