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Analysis of the treatment of colored people in a small selection of history & geography textbooks used in secondary Sch's, & in syllabuses & exam papers in those subjects for the General Certificate of Educ. The stereotypes purveyed in the textbooks were in many cases unfavorable to colored people; the subject matter of the textbooks & syllabuses was orientated towards the activities of British imperialists; it would do little to promote a sympathetic understanding of colored people or the countries from which they come. AA.

One of a series of regular features in the Publ. Opin. Quart., which summarizes nat'ly-asked poll findings in the US from the first days of sci'fic PO polling, 1936, to date. It presents the actual questions & previously published statistics on various available topics with a minimum of introductory text. This particular issue consists of questions which inquire into the extent & accuracy of the US public's information on noncurrent topics, largely of a textbook nature. The subjects are actually the residue after knowledge of current affairs had been summarized in an earlier issue. Topics included are literature, music, art, history, spelling, geography, civics, religious, & general cultural information. Findings from other countries are included only when comparable to available US data. Survey results from the Gallup Poll (Amer Instit of PO), its affiliates in GB & Canada, & the Nat'l Opinion Res Center are included in this particular release. AA.