Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-04
MEXICO PLANS
STUDYPROCRAM
Federal Government Asked
To Care for Primary
School Grades
BY Jack Starr


MEXICO CITY, Sept. An order
to nuiate educational work in
then Hpubli a program apportion-
ing the responsibility 70 be as
suned BY the federal and state gov
crnments was mapped at a national
educational congress called by Sec
rotary Of Education Aaron Saenz.
The congress. which lasted ten days
has just adjourned.
Resolutions were also passed at
the congress suggesting that the
school year throughout the country
should be for ten months. that
punishment should be provided for
parents who do not send their chill
dren to school. and that each state
be urged To expend 40 per cent Of
its entire income for educational
work.
At present educational facilities
IN some states arc limited because
the state governments have left
most of the burden to ne federal
government. In other states the To-
cal governments have taken the
initiative. with the result that the
federal department OF education has
spent rs money elsewhere.
II was resolved AZ the congress
that the federal government should
pay most Of us attention 70 the
maintenance OF primary schools III
municipalities OF more than 1000
inhabitants. and the state govern
ments in larger towns. When the
fnrlf tvnHrH.w#m~ n-, n-rsFfrntarf
however. the federal department OF
education viii establish : primary
schools In towns Of more than 1000
inhabitants. and in places where
federal aid Is considered unneces-
sary. federal schools are to be re-
tired.
Methods Original
Cue ct the most interesting ad-
dres4es made during the congress
was one by Carlos Trejo Y Lerdo.
unCer-Secretary or education. who
said among other things that the
typical Mexican culture was not
dedicated TO combating Anglo-Sax-
on influence in The country. because
such influence IS an indispensable
factor in the -super-culture of the
American continent" While educa-
ton methods in Mexico are TYPICAL
~ native and not copies Of any
other existing methods in the
world. said the Mexican educator,
other national features have been
changed under European influence.
He lamented the fact that Mexico
has not been able to preserve her
native architecture. art. music, lit
erature. and theatre.
Further resolutions such as reg
ulating the salaries OF teachers.
which az present are very low. we're
Tkssed. II was resolved to seek the
C~6rerat.on Of parents in the mat
ter OF paying the teacher a fair
salary. HYGIENE conditions Of
schools were also stressed. and it
was suggested that schools be SUI
rervisad 10 see that the public have
E7-d drinking water.
Reports Heard
Speakers before the congress be-
sides Senior Trejo y Lerdo included
Secretary Saenz. who opened the
sessions, and Professor leopold
Kiel. head Of the department OF
primary instruction Of the Ministry
of Public Education. Renorts we're
given BY delegates OF each state on
the number OF primary and state
schools and their activities. The
educators were received during the
course az the congress BY President
Ortiz Ruhi0. who CONGRATULATED
them on their progress.
Secretary Saenz in his address
stressed the fact that the present
revolutionary government OF Mex
leo had always considered education
as At Institution 70 be fostered. and
urgefAe states to expand more
monedfhr education instead OF
leaving ID all to the ver-burdened
federal office, Professor Kiel spoke
q primary education in the repub-
lie. and urged that this education
depart from the purely theoretical
type and be made more interesting
and more practical.