The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-11

the editorial staff on The DAILY WOR
that are to be opened in Chicago on
Thursday and Friday, Nov 10 and 20
respectively at 10 South Lincoln ST.
This course should not be confused
with an elementary course in Com
munism or Marxism as this course
will deal with the fundamental prin-
ciples of Communist theory.
Circuit School
Not only will this course be taught
in the Workers School at Chicago,
but the following curriculum laid
down by the agitprop department of
the Communist International, will
also be taught in the circuit school
to be conducted by Oliver Carlson in
Gary, South Bend, Waukegan and Mil
waukee.
Registrations are under way and
comrades desiring to take the course
can easily do so by paying the en-
rollment fee of S1.OO for the eight
weeks course in Chicago. Those liv-
ing in cities where the circuit school
will be established can enroll by pay
ing $3.50. The higher price is neces-
STATED in the circuit schools by the
additional expenses involved.
Course in Elements of Communism.
Course to run for 3 semesters of 8
weeks each.
Meets every Thursday at p. m.
at 10 S. Lincoln St. Instructor: Max
Bedacht.
Meets every Friday at p. m. at
10 S. Lincoln st. Instructor: H. M.
Wicks.
Texts: No special textbook is used
in this course, but a series Of articles
and pamphlets are assigned for out
side reading and reference. Mimeo-
graphed outlines of material taken up
by class each week will be given to
students. In addition OF the regular
class room work and outside read
ings, written assignments to be done
during the week may be given from
time to time.
Ground Covered:
First Semester: Capitalism, Theory
of Imperialism, Driving Forces for
Transition from Capitalism to Com
munism.
Second Semester: Colonial and Lii
beration Movements, Inner Contradic-
lions Of Capitalism, Theory Of Revo-
luton.
Third Semester: Dictatorship of
the Proletariat, Strategy and Tactics
of Proletarian Revolution, Organiza-
ton of Communist International and
National Parties.
Outlines for First Semester
First Week. 1. Capitalist Society.
(a). The bourgeoisie and the pro-
letariat in the process of development
of capitalism.
% The urban petty bourgeoisie
and the peasantry farmers) IN cap
italist society.
Second Weew: 1. Capitalist Pro-
duction.
(a) Labor power as a commodity.
% Production of surplus value.
(c) Anarchy of capitalist produc-
ton.
Third Week: 1. Some Main Con-
ceptions of Capitalist Production.
(a) Commodities, their value and
their price.
CD Wages.
(c) Distribution of surplus value.
Fourth Week: 1. Imperialism, the
Final Stage of Capitalism.
(a) Domination of finance capital:
concentration and monopoly.
OBJ Export of capital into colonial
and dependent countries.
(c) Struggle for the redivision of
the worlds market.
(d) International monopolist cap
italist combines.
(e) Parasitic Imperialism.
Fifth Week: 1. Uneven develop
ment of capitalism as the fundament-
al law of the imperialist epoch
2. 1.-THE thus resulting impossibili-
ty of an ultra-imperialism
Sixth Week: 1. Social and nation
al antagonisms Of Imperialism as the
driving forces in the transition from
capitalism to Communism.
g. The growing class antagonisms