The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-28
w orkers' Schools
Grow Fast Over
United States

Stitution for Working-clasS education
in the entire country, there is veri-
table epidemic of Workers. Schools
springing up in industrial centers all
over the United States.
For instance, there is the Workers
School of Boston, with Harry j. Can
ter as director and Eva Stone as
secretary. 1t is planning to offer
| thirteen courses beginning January
l, including course in the Funda-
mentals OF Communism, with Harry
| Ca1lter as INSTRUCTOR; a course in
Problems Of Organization, with Alex
Bail as instructor; course in Trade
Union History and Tactics, taught by
S. Weisman; Science for Workers,
Professor Whiting; Modern Litera-
ture, Professor Dana; MARKHAM Econ
omics, Max Lerner; American His
tory, Lewis Marks; Labor Journal
ism, Harry Canter; Problems of the
Woman Worker, DR.. A. Konikow; a
course in Russian with DR.. ChesHss
as instructor, and two courses in
elementary and advanced English,
with Allen Binch and Mrs. Clifford
and one or more courses dealing with
Youth Problems.
Philadelphia.
| IN Philadelphia, the Workers School,
under the direction of Thomas
Foley, with M. Epstein acting as
secretary, is offering courses in
Fundamentals of Communism, Trade
Union Problems, History of the In
ternational Labor Movement; and
MarXism and Leninism, as we'll az
courses in English and Workers
Correspondence, Some of the in
structors announced are Ray Ragozin
and Will Herberg, whose services are
being supplied by the New York
Workers School, and Herbert Ben
iamin.
Detroit.
IN Detroit, the Workers School has
issued catalogue announcing a
course in the A B G of the Glass
Struggle, instructor A. Gerlach; Ele-
ments of Political Education, John
Schmeis; Trade Union Problems,
VIM. Reynolds; Party Organization,
Albert Weisbord; Elementary and
Advanced English, instructors to be
announced; American Labor History,
MN. Mollenhauer; Workers Core
spondence and Shop Newspapers,
Vera Buch. The director of the School
is A. Gerlach. A branch of the De-
troit Workers School is being opened
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where a
course in Fundamentals of the Glass
Struggle and courses in English will
be offered.
Chicago.
in Chicago, the Workers School is
offering course in Fundamentals
of Leninism, Elementary Economies,
History of the American Labor Move
ment, Party Organization and Tao
tics, History of the International La
Dor Movement, Public Speaking, His
torical Materialism, Fundamentals of
Communism, and three classes in
English. They are also planning a
branch school on the South Side to
give educational facilities for the col
ored population in that section of Chi
cago. The Chicago school is planning
to move into new headquarters, where
it can develop more favorably.
Cleveland
IN the City of Cleveland, similar
school has been established, offer
ing courses in Fundamentals of the
Class Struggle, instructor Tom John
son; Trade Union Movement, J. Brah-
tin, and English courses. Teachers
are also to be sent from Cleveland to
nearby towns and additional courses
are promised.
Minneapolis.
in Minneapolis, there is small
school offering course in Funda-
mentals of the Glass Struggle. In
Kansas City school with classes in
Elementary and Advanced Economies
and in English. In New Haven,
Conn.,, a school with courses in
Fundamentals of Communism, Public
Speaking and English, and branch
in Stamford offering a course in
fundamentals of Communism.
The West Coast.
IN the Pacific Coast, in the city of
Seattle, several courses are being
offered similar to those in other small
schools. In San Francisco, Dick
Ettlinger is the director of a small
school which offers two or three
courses every year. Various other
cities are developing similar activ-
tiles.
Directed From Big Central School.
LII of these schools are guided from
"A the parent school, the Workers
School of New York. All of them are
parts of a chain of working-class
schools. The Workers School of New
York supplies teachers and forum
lecturers to nearby branches, in New
Jersey and Connecticut towns and in
Philadelphia. 1t also sends forum
lecturers as far south as Baltimore
and as far north as Boston.