The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-12
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The new Peruvian law under
President Leguia provides for a
complete administrative system
based as Ear as possible on aFsane
balance between the political sand
administrative functions Of public
education and a right adjustment
between central and local control ).
y The classic University OF San
Marcos, the Oldest in Anne erica,
founded hundred years before
Harvard, has recently sent one Of
i tsyoung professors to the United
States to study our university life.
He returned to Lima and brought
message OF enthusiasm for North
precision of 1ibe<4lit IN which Is
likely to cause something OF a. re-
volution at old San Marcos. The
students i#of the University are
studying how to be helpful in the
community. especially to the labor
ing classes, and are conducting
classes for large numbers OF work
Ing men at night.
Paraguay recognizes that friend
ship with the United States. Is al
most her only hope, for her larger
neighbors are interested op1y in
her commercial exploitation Edu-
cational representatives., of tlAs
United States are sure OF hearty
welcome. The proudest poss essioa
Of the people Of Asuncion is the
library of 1900 of the best Amer
5ican books, recently presented by
the Carnegie Foundation. This
library is housed in the Institute
PsraEuayo splendj.i organlza-
ton through which the Paraguayan
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thing for the community by means
Of night classes, gymnasia, etc.
The President Of the Republic, the
Minister Of Public Instruction ana
the leading educational figures Of
the country are greatly interested
in how the educational forces OF
the United States may cooperate
more closely with Paraguay in the
solution Of her difficult education
al problems The Solegio 1nterna-
..1Qr al recently opened e,y the
United Christian Missionary So
ciety, OF North America, and now
having eight American teachers,
is looked upon by Paraguyan edu-
Gators as a great contribution to
their life.
Brazil is parti cularly friendly to
us. The beautiful Monroe Palace,
which stands in the heart Of Rio
de Janerio. speaks eloquently Of
this friendship.
The Brazilian government has
nections with the United States by
a recent law providing for the
sending Of about one hundred stu
dents to our universities each year
for special study These students
are nov in this country attending
various universities and preparing
to carry North American ideas anu
ideals back to Brazil. Another cyl
dence OF the increasing educat1ona
prestige OF the United States IN
.Latin-America is the wide and rap 1
idly growing use Of North Amer
lean textbooks, translated into
Spanish and Portuguese
To understand the present edu-
cational stu alton of Latln-AmeT-
lea, we must take into consldera-
ton three important movements
that are rapidly assuming promlrnrI-
ence in those countries: the Laoo
movement the Feminist movement
and the Prohibition movement.
The new demands made by these
new tendencies naturally turn at
tention to the one American coun-
try which has already dealt with
them and with oether similar prop
lens OF democracy.
It is inevitable that the edufA-
tional leaders Of LaEn-Amer1ca
win more and more get their train
ing in the United States. They Will
carry back with them not only ad-
miration for our system, but a ia
miliarity with its organization and
workings which will make it easier
for them to strike out on these
lines than on any other The facli
ity with which textbooks and
school supplies may be adapted for
use in Latin-America is a practlca
matter which will also have vast
influence.
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