The Omaha guide., 1934-06-30
give moral and financial sponsorship
to the movement.
EDUCATION OF T /
AMI MINORITY GROUPS

To throw light on educational pro
blems and progress among various
native and minority groups of peoples
in the United States and its outlying
parts, the Federal Office of Educa-
ton today announced publication Of
a useful reference guidebook, "The
Education of Native and Minority
Groups, A photography, 1923-1932."
Probably the first publication of its
kind over issued, this Government
bulletin supplies source information
about Indians living in continental
United States, Alaska and native
Alaskans, the American West Indies
puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands),
the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, Canal
Zone, Gaum and Samoa.
There has been a failure to give
deliberate consideration to colonial
education its rightful place in the
program Of social incorporation Of in
digenous peoples" Katherine M. Cook,
coautho, of the Office of Education
/ publication, and Chief of the Federal
Office of Education Special Problems
Division said today. "The apparent
attitude in the past has been that
since education is a good thing, offer
ing schools to such groups was in
| itself a good thing, and adequate Sc
far as educational and social needs
are concerned. Schools too often yer
patterned after those designed for the
dominant group, without definite OBJ
| jectives adapted to the particular sit
uations to be met.
fortunately this attitude is chang
ing on the part of thoughtful people,
not only in the United States, but
throughout the world" reports Mrs
Cook. land education's part in the
evolution now under way among in
d~igenous peoples from primitive ways
to those complicated western civiliZa-
ton is of growing interest and con-
Germ
s'There are in continental United
States large Indian and Negro pop
ulations still in process of attaining
complete Indignation into American.
life. Native or minority groups in
our outlying parts widely scattered
throughout the globe number more
than IA millions in population, and
live in territory more than 711,609
square miles in area.
can increased knowledge of condi-
tions and influencing education of so
many millions of Americans who
possess different racial traits and
characteristics and speak many diff
ferent languages is very important.
Our more complete understanding of
their education, a significant agent
in their social and economic rehabilita-
ton, and in their integration into
Western civilization and culture
should lead to bettsr mutual under
standing and further scientific stud
les Of social and educational problems
Florence E. Reynolds of the Office
of Education Special Problems Div
ision is coauthor of the publication
| which includes references concerning
the social and economic background
of the various native and minority
groups, general educational conditions
and problems, rsoblems OF school
| organization. curriculum, teaching me-
thods, personnel studies Of signiflc-
ance, and official reports. The bull
etin, 1888 No. IL, is available from
the Superintendent of Documents,
Washington, D. G. price 5 cents.)
This publication includes also a care
fully selected list of studies Of race
selations and attitudes, and references
to practices followed and progress
made by countries other than n
listed States in meeting educational
problems of minority groups. 1t Will
be supplemented from time to time
by up-to-date lists so that complete
and current information on the sub
iect will be available.