The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-17
Start intensive Training for
Party Workers in New
School of Chicago District
By MAX LERNER.


Sometime ago the Chicago district committee proposed
he organization of intensive training school for
rades from all the district for the purpose of equip
ping these comrades with the knowledge necessary in
doing effective party work This plan endorsed
by the central executive committee which recently at
one Of sessions of the funds necessary
to start the school.
At its last meeting the district executive committee
decided that the intensive training school should be
started March It, be held for period of two weeks
With this action the first extensive steps yet taken in
this country towards initiating intensive educational
work in this fashion, have been launched.
The to be given during this twoweek period,
which is outlined full below will include economics,
short Leninsm union history and tactics,
the history of the Communist Party of this country
public speaking party organization and structure, and
course in connection with the International movement
Steady Progress.
For the past few months educational work has been
going all the country thru the medium Of the
district educational circuits which have been financed
partially by the central executive committee and partially
by the districts in the case of the Chicago nten
sive training school
This work, going quietly but persistenty, has re-
suited in a much larger than hoped for at
the beginning The of the work. atho it has been
ushered in without much blowing of rumpes
to what extent the comrades of the movement feel the
work necessary.
For number of years there been continual dis
cussons to the educational work to be carried by
the party but it not until last year that this work
started in earnest in many districts possible
Work Really Started.
The organization of the New York school, the organ
zaton of the classes Chicago and the district circuit
in the Chicago district the organization of the circuits
in Ohio Pennsylvania and other sections of the country
but indication the steps This
effort the part of the Chicago district points
greater strides forward in the future and to the estab
lishment of educational work in party stable
basis To those comrades who have followed the work
of party since its organization the final sterilization
of educational work which is evident in this latest
of the Chicago district will indicate the progress
Little by little the party is asserting it.
self in each phase the work stabzing it the
point where each activity is given its due place
general party work
Purpose of the School.
The nteneive training school, to be held during the
latter part of March is initiated with the idea in mind
primarily, of giving comrades who cannot spare
much time and who active in the party movement,
especially the younger element of party short in
tensive which will help them materially in the
party work they doing. The work is by means
to be carried educational work in ITSELF but as
integral part of general task If the school is
successful and have doubt at all that it will be-
it WILL in my opinion doubt lead in the future to
established party school which may continuously
period OF the year for the continual equipping of
ever greater number of comrades in their task
Among the comrades who will teach at the school
will be Comrades Dunno, Bittelman, Abern Gomez Be
tremely busy in other necessary party work will
their attention giving the comrades selected for this
course thoro and excellent training possible dur
ing this time.
The Arrangements.
The arrangements in connection with this school
follows certain number Of comrades have been
selected from outside of Chicago g. together
with number of comrades in Chicago. The outoftown
comrades selected will have their fare paid by the dis
rict and lodging provided for them in Chicago They
will, however have to provide their board during
the two-weeks' stay, comrades are expected
help in this committee Of the Chicago students
will be Immediately for the purpose of aiding the
others insofar lodging is concerned and other
sary details When all the students gather they will
elect committee take charge of the school in
junction with committee selected from the teachers
and the comrade in charge of the school, In this way
the school win be managed in a fashion to bling about
the best possible spirit among all.
We certainly hope and believe with the rest of the
party that this first venture in concrete way toward
established educational work will bring about better
recognition in the party whole of the necessity OF
educational work integral part Of the work of the
party.
All the Chicago intensive training school, to
the d. r. C. OF district and the C. r. G. for this
stride forward stabilized work in every branch
Of work
Subjects and instructors.
J. Elementary MARKHAM Economcs-Lerner, hour
day six days week for two weeks
2. Leninism-Gomez one hour day, four days a
week for two weeks.
g. Trade Union History and Taccs--Dunne one hour
a day, four days a week for two weeks.
T. International Working Glass Movement Bedacht
hour day. three days a week for two weeks
5. Party Organization and Functionng-Abern, one
hour day three days week for two weeks.
8, The History OF the American Communist Move
ment-Bittelnan, hour day, for four days week
T. Public Speaking-Jewis, hour day three
days week