Journal of American Indian Education
Abstracts — 1963

#25
APACHE PARENTS AND VOCATIONAL CHOICE
Louis C. Bernardoni Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 1-8, Jan. 1963

An article which presents a project designed to assess the role Apache parents play in assisting their male offspring to arrive at a vocational goal. According to the author, while finding that only 19 of the 51 boys had even discussed the subject, it must be concluded that Apache parents play only a minimal role in the process of vocational goal assistance. The author recommends that (1) the school evolve systems of communication with parents and (2) adult and community education projects should be executed to assist students in educational and vocational endeavors.

#26
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN BYLAS
Steve Talbot; Helen Talbot Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 9-15, Jan. 1963

A summary of activities that have been attempted to develop the community of Bylas, Arizona. The article specifically includes historical background, the community of Bylas today, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the United States Public Health Service, Tribal government, Bylas community, and the American Friends Service Committee. According to the authors, there is no evidence of any coordinated effort to resolve the community's problems, no effort to develop the whole community as a unit.

#27
SOME IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAVAJO HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT FOR INDIAN EDUCATION
Paul R. Mico Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 16-26, Jan. 1963

A discussion of conclusions drawn from the Navajo Health Education Project, which were relevant to health education. Cultural bases for conflicts are described, and necessary elements of a health education curriculum are listed. The article discusses causation of disease, motivation for utilization of medical care, perception, the role of information in Navajo discussion, the role of discussion in Navajo decision-making, curriculum planning, course content, health career development, in-service education for teachers, and research. The author concludes that health education in schools should be based on health needs and interests of youth, which are to be met by the home, community and society working cooperatively.

#28
PERFORMANCE OF HOPI CHILDREN ON FOUR INTELLIGENCE TESTS
Herbert D. Peters Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 27-31, Jan. 1963

Results of a study designed to test the feasibility of assessing the intelligence of Hopi children with four instruments. Results of previous testing are also given. Children were tested using (1) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, (2) the S.A.R. Primary Mental Abilities, (3) the California Test of Mental Maturity, and (4) the Otis Alpha and Beta. According to the author, it is possible to obtain a fair assessment of the Hopi child's intelligence with the Otis Alpha non-verbal and the WISC Performance scales.

#29
THE NEED FOR STUDENT RECORDS IN THE COUNSELING OF NAVAJO STU-DENTS
Edward Charles Hinckley Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 1-6, May 1963

A description of and rationale for a student background information sheet for Navajo students. The completed form would be placed in the student's cumulative folder and would provide teachers and counselors with information about the student's home, family, economic status, and recreation.

#30
CHURCH-STATE CONFLICT: A LITTLE-KNOWN PART OF THE CONTINUING CHURCH-STATE CONFLICT FOUND IN EARLY INDIAN EDUCATION
Fredric Mitchell Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 7-14, May 1963

Initially presents a discussion of Federal money distributed to churches to operate church schools on Indian Reservations between 1819 and 1895. It later outlines a conflict between the then Federal Indian Affairs Office and the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions after the funds were cut.

#31
THIRD GRADERS AND READING DICTIONARIES
Alice Crater; Annis Flake; Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 15-17, May 1963
Ethel Mills

A discussion of a dictionary (prepared by the reading teacher) which contains new words introduced in reading lessons. Each word is defined using words which the child has learned in previous readers. This is especially helpful for bilingual children or those with a limited vocabulary. Includes an example from the dictionary which accompanies a standard 32 reader and an example from the test booklet developed to accompany the dictionaries.

#32
ON VALUES
Charles E. Minton Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 19-24, May 1963

An essay which refers heavily to the values the author believes are expressed in Black Elk speaks: the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux. The essay was extracted from an untitled address given by the author at the Fourth Annual American Indian Education Conference at Arizona State University. According to the author, some values change while others do not; the latter being called "lasting values."

#33
THE TEACHING OF GREETINGS
Jan Abbott Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 25-29, May 1963

A guide to teaching everyday greetings to non-English speaking students. Teaching techniques and a sample lesson plan are included. Also addressed are "Choral Response," "Pattern Practice," and "Examples of Language Patterns for Active Control."

#34
INFORMAL POWER STRUCTURES WITHIN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
James E. Officer Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-8, Oct. 1963

A demonstration of the informal power structures within Indian communities, of which an administrator must be aware. The roles of tribal councils, extended families, and "Indian Chiefs" are all discussed. The author proposes, with the article, to show some behavioral patterns of American Indians and to discuss decision-making in Indian communities.

#35
READING ACHIEVEMENT OF ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH GRADE INDIAN STUDENTS
Irving D. Townsend Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 9-10, Oct. 1963

An abstract of a dissertation whose purposes were to: determine the grade level achievement of reading in Indian students in grades 11 and 12 in selected New Mexico schools; compare their achievement with national norms; and recommend curricular changes to improve the teaching of reading. According to the author, the study revealed that changes were needed in the present methods of teaching, there were methods and materials for strengthening relationships between school and home, and adjustments in local school and administrative procedures of the teaching of reading seemed advisable.

#36
INDIAN "ART" IN SEARCH OF AMERICANS
Milton D. Lowenstein Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 11-13, Oct. 1963

An essay on the influence of American ideas on Indian art. The essay focuses on the author's perception that (1) Indians create art within their own cultural conditions and (2) the present art 'value' of Indian art is reduced as the current Indian artist shares the need of merely satisfying a public or when bargaining over monetary values.

#37
THE CHILDREN OF TAMA
Elizabeth Hoyt Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 15-20, Oct. 1963

A treatise which describes at length the shortcomings of a program sponsored by the University of Chicago's Department of Anthropology to confer economic and educational benefits on the Indians of Tama, Iowa. According to the author, the issues at stake in the kind of experiment discussed demand an integrated and concerted approach in social science which is, at present, very difficult to secure.

#38
THE VALUE SYSTEM OF THE DAKOTA INDIANS: HARMONY WITH NATURE, KINSHIP, AND ANIMISM
Vernon D. Malan Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 21-25, Oct. 1963

An examination of the three values (harmony with nature, kinship, and the spirits) of the Dakota Indians, and of the relationship of these to the Indians' actions. The author's main point is that the three concepts of Dakota society were never historically discrete or unrelated concepts, unlike the more "dynamic" society of America at large.

#39
SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE AND ETHNICITY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF SEVEN SCHOOL CLASSES
Joyce Kayser Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 27-30, Oct. 1963

A report of a preliminary study of the marks (grades) of children from three ethnic groups who attended one school in southwestern Colorado. A related article by Herbert Peters appears in JAIE, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 27, January 1963. The study, according to the author, deals primarily with the subject of school grade in which children do their most highly-scored work, not with the question of how high their work actually scored.