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Show 126 pp. 49-54. English Summary: The author studies some problems of Indian education which exist in all Indian countries despite some local differences. He recommends state action to create a well integrated educational program. He believes that education is not a matter that can be limited to the schools but that it is a process which must continually go on in the homes, workshops, and public places. Often the home environment destroys the efforts of the teachers and the work of the schools. Nor should education be concerned solely with teaching of facts. The usual teacher has very limited goals and has a superstitious reverence for method, while lacking real culture. The Indian does not need to share his rich traditions with such limited persons. The teacher capable of carrying out his mission is one who can enter the lives of his pupils and understand the profound feeling of individuality which is part of the Indian race. The author believes that American countries which have a national Indian population should jointly plan educational programs for their Indians. Mexico has made the most serious efforts in this direction, witness the Indian Congress at Patzcuaro and the Inter-American Indian Institute. The author mentions some fundamental concepts of Indian education among which he considers the improvement of their economic condition as primary. He also recommends using the aboriginal language as a means of best conveying new and modern concepts and of bringing the Indian closer to Spanish as a means of incorporating him into the national scene. The Indian should not only be viewed as a person to be educated but also as an educator for the Indian has important contributions to make with his rich tradition, his songs, dances, and folklore. Finally, the author believes that no distinctions should be made between Indian and non-Indian children in the classroom so that the Indian sense of inferiority not be accentuated. Beatty, Willard W. (Estados Unidos), "Educacion. Necesidad Primordial del Indio," America Indigena, IV No. 3 (July, 1944), Mexico, D.F. pp. 183-189. English Summary: In the United States, despite its racial minorities, there is one basic language-English. Because of the system of public education, the vast majority of its citizens are able to read and write English. The widespread use of the radio and the generous dissemination of printed material makes intercommunication between the people of the nation relatively easy. Despite national discrimination against the Negroes, efforts |