The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-15
The Party raining School
of District 10
BY FRANK BROWN

From Report to the Agitprop DEPT. c. C.
THE second full-time training school held in
District TO- which started December LIST, came
to close December 31st.
Despite insufficient preparations such as the
selection of students and difficulties with the
raising Of finance, We can record with satisfac-
ton that the school wa sa success
Twenty nine students from five states among
them three Negroes and three women, were en-
rolled. The average age OF the students was g.
Five of them had had no previous experience
in Communist work. Only one student, for
whom the school discipline became too severe,
was expelled
Three fundamental courses OF instruction
we're given: l. Fundamentals Of Communism.
2. Trade Union Work. g. Party Organization
and Party Structure Besides these special
courses were given in the History OF the Ameri-
can Working Glass, Public Speaking, Negro
Work, Agrarian Work, and two periods were
devoted to a discussion OF the importance OF
the Daily Worker and Party literature. Every
week special lectures were given on practical
problems confronting Party workers. AS part
of their training the students were given an op-
portunity to speak at the Workers Forum in
Kansas City, to participate in tag day activities
to arrange entertainments, to hold street meet
ings, to visit factories and packing houses and
to distribute leaflets.
The practical aspects as well as the theo-
retical side of the work was emphasized. Some
OF the questions before the school were how
shall we organize shop nucleus an unemployed
council, fraction, workers meeting? What
is the function of a fraction at an unemployed
council? Just how does this fraction operate?
The students were given lessons in how to pre-
pare and write leaflets, shop papers, etc. Many
similar problems we're considered These prac-
teal questions we're considered in connection
with the deepening Of the capitalist crisis In the
U. S. and other capitalist countries, the growing
war danger, and the rising tempo Of Socialist
construction in the USSR.
The instruction was carried on by means OF
the class and study group method In the
classes the instructor presented the subject to
be considered, then asked questions which was
followed by general discussion by the students
The study groups consisted OF five or six stu
dents who took turns in reading aloud from
the lessons assigned, after which discussion took
place under the direction Of the group leader
One OF the best students was selected to go from
group to group to assist with the guidance OF
the discussion to clear up controversial points,
to maintain discipline among the students while
they were studying. We feel the study group
method was quite successful, the students being
especially interested in this phase of the school
WORK Inc readlng naplJ was also cultivated,
Saturday afternoons being usually set aside for
individual reading and study by all the students
A students executive Of five, selected by the
students themselves, were running the affairs
OF the school, in cooperation with the instruc-
tors and the district ouro. The principal conf
nlittees were those Of food and the taking care
OF the hall A school secretary was selected and
also librarian. The executive held frequent
meetings at which schcool problems we're con-
sidered. Regarding breaches OF discipline the
students, whose Communist conduct was in
question, brought before the executive and
his case discussed and decided in comradely
but firm manner
The Third Full-Time Workers Training
Schcool in District No. 10 will be held next
spring.