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rw fs LEEVITIES “UF the OIRA The third film will eaplads how the school teacher is appointed, what is excnected of her, 1 her friendly relatioushin with her. pupils, aed “by Uris example wiql help to illustrate the workings of thé "public school system in this country. The crafisoan portrayed in the Tourth film is a cabinet maker, sho will be shown gt his occupation, in his home, and visiting a local fair with his femtly. Arriving in Mount Vernon in duly, at , harvest time, the production unit «a able to obtain footage on harvesting and other farm work, This will be incorporated inte a fifth short subject, which will deal with food pro- Quction and marketing. The earlier films produced by Julio Bryan for the 0144 covered the political, econcaic and social life of countries on the south Amer fean continent. Last year's news prackections dealt with Rolivia, Peru, Paraguay amd Uruguay. e 8 @ & EDUCATION ‘ HONDURAS . . CHIER OF FIELO STAFF APPOTRTED. Clay Je we Naeett, until recently director of Fura} . education at Miitewater State Teachers College, . Wisconsin, has bear appointed chief of the edo- ‘ eations] field staff the Office of Inter~ an * American AfTairs 48 sending to Nomturas. The ic ’ appointeant was made under the qooperative eda t eational agreement which the Inter~tmerican Educational Foundation, an agency of the Office, signed last swuner with the Honduran Ministry of Eetucation. The 0144, thraigh the Foundation, ei thin 7 the past year has entered into cooperalive ache ‘ cational agreements with ten of the other american republics. fonduras became the fourth tountry to join with the United States in vt ; carrying out a cooperative educational program a ‘Vast August, when an agreement was signed by Hanne th Holiand, President of the Fourvietion, and Dr. Angek Hernander, Honduray: Minister of Banos tion. Goorerative Inter-American educational : programs in general are aimed at the ele~ fo mentary, eecondary and normal acho) levels, wt with emphasis on certain practical forms of ese. three-year pregrav financed by fRuxis wack tio Fonduran and tnited States Govemments cuntrit- ite jointly, Shue the econmy of Honduras tx eshiefly agricultural, the program in that eauntr> stresses rural efucation. . AS tart of its contribution, the Fortbrar | Goverment is building a norme} selool to train teachers who will eork in the nural schools of Honduras. Land belonging to the agricultural demonstration denter shich the 6144 food supely gission established earlier at Toncontin, near Tegucigaine, has been selected as the site of ~the achool. With construction wel l-edvanced, the achool is schediled for official fnmugura- tion in cise. - about 40 prospective teachers are expected te enroll when the school opens, and most af these will heave Government scholarstiins afford- ang them a year's tuition and maintenance. They wil] be trained to develop raral schools BS centers where improved farming and hone making wethods are to be demonstrated for adults as well as children in agricultural camunities. : Wr. Daggett, who has specialized in rural education since he first Joined the staff of Whitewater State Teachers Collage in 2905, will work closely with Dr. Rernander and other Honduran educaters in planning the curriqulas ef the achool. RKell-brewm in Central dmerics for his outstanding werk as ap aducator, Dr. Hernandes bepan“his career as a rurs} school teacher and has advanced to the highest of M- eal renk in edomation In his qountry. Recent~ iy, be came to tbe United States as a guest of the D14a, to observe advanced methads of teacher-training, particularly In cannes tion With aericultaral and rural wducetion. Korust achool sethods in Kondures heve undergone refors during the past pear, Br« Rernanies atated dicing his vialt, with in Sreasing importance attached to practical teaching. "Rural education ts one of the prise needs in way country,” be said in @ Mashing tan interview. "We want our achools (6 eerye th seeds of the community and the people mor widely, to help increase production ad tereh gontribute Go eadeing the econwmic devel of th poopie. * 7 Wr. Daggett te the Pourth Undted State: acacator apoolnted within teoent weeks by th: ok gs inatruction, such as agricultural, socetionel BIRR Co head an edocational Meld staff fn tie 7 and health education, ap well ag on Reglish . other american pepublica. Yhe others were pe _ «fencing. . Bee Prederick MY, abacational epectalist ¢* ? ic . ‘The agreement eith Rondures provides for a Solustia Ged versity, shone assignment te Cost i. ae EE FI Vase eitaase! anal ai 4o