SIXTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT 9 



Brazil. — Cooperation witli the Escola Livre de Sociologia e Politica 

 began October 1, 1945, when Dr. Donald Pierson was assigned as rep- 

 resentative of the Institute of Social Anthropology to Brazil. In 

 February 1946, Dr. Kalervo Oberg was assigned as cultural anthro- 

 pologist to cooperate with the Escola Livre. 



In effect, the Institute has taken over and expanded a program 

 which was begun under Dr. Pierson in 1940 and which has helped 

 make the Escola Livre one of the most important social science centers 

 in South America. Seven courses in sociology and anthropology are 

 now being given by the Institute staff. Students in the social science 

 major have increased from 5 in 1945 to 24 in 1946. The first masters 

 degrees in social science were given in February 1946. With the help 

 of the Institute staff, it has been possible to increase the undergraduate 

 curriculum from 3 to 4 years, a very distinct educational gain. 



Institute staff members have continued to guide the program of 

 translating 200 articles and 13 books from English into Portuguese. 

 This work, financed by outside funds, is of great importance as an aid 

 to teaching. 



Field research to be started this year will meet the outstanding 

 need of Brazilian students, namely, intensive training in field methods 

 through their application. The research results will be published 

 in English and Portuguese. Surveys in Matto Grosso and rural areas 

 near Sao Paulo have already been carried out by Institute staff mem- 

 bers and students. 



Publications, — Publication No. 2, "Cheran : A Sierra Tarascan Vil- 

 lage," by R. L. Beals, was issued during the year. Publication No. 3, 

 "Moche, a Peruvian Coastal Community," by John Gillin, and Pub- 

 lication No. 4, "Cultural and Historical Geography of Southwest 

 Guatemala," hy Felix Webster McBryde, were received in proof. 

 Publication No. 5, "Highland Communities of Central Peru: A Re- 

 gional Survey," by Harry Tschopik, Jr., was sent to the printer. 

 Publication No. 6, ''Empire's Children : Tzintzuntzan and its People," 

 by George M. Foster, Jr., was contracted for by a printer in Mexico. 

 Mrs. Eloise B. Edelen, of the editorial staff of the Bureau of Ameri- 

 can Ethnology, did the editorial work on these publications. 



Handbook of South American Indians, — No grant from the De- 

 partment of State for cooperation with the American republics was 

 requested for the Handbook during the fiscal year 1946. The final prep- 

 aration of the manuscript and clerical work pertaining to the Hand- 

 book was undertaken by the Washington office of the Institute of 

 Social Anthropology, with the assistance of Dr. Gordon Willey, of 

 the Bureau of American Ethnology. 



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