A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History

Name: A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History
Author: Pierson, William Whatley, Jr.

Pierson, William Whatley, Jr.

Latin America -- History -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.

e. Customs regulations.

             f. Modern transportation and communication.

                 1. Development of transportation facilities.

                 2. Survival of colonial methods in certain areas.

                 3. Pack-trains, stage routes, llama trains.

                 4. Roads and highways.

                 5. Land transportation:

                     a. Railroads: trunk lines; short lines.

                     b. International and transcontinental lines.

                     c. Projected lines.

                     d. Horse cars and trolleys; subways.

                     e. Mileage and rates.

                     f. Freight rates.

                     g. Capital and ownership.

                 6. Water transportation:

                     a. River steamers and barges.

                     b. Oceanic lines.

                     c. Harbor facilities.

                     d. Rates.

                     g. Communication:

                         1. Telegraph lines.

                         2. Cable lines.

                         3. Postal service; international service.

                     h. The metric system of weights and measures.

                     i. Concessions and monopolies:

                         1. Procedure in obtaining them.

                         2. Policies of various countries in relation
                         thereto.

                         3. Attitude of the United States toward them.

     Readings: Shepherd, 168-191; Koebel, _The South Americans_,
     304-358; Domville-Fife, _Great States of South America; Atlas
     America Latina; Sheridan, Transportation Rates to the West
     Coast of South America_ (Sp. Agts. report, Ser. 72, 1913. Bur.
     of For. and Dom. Commerce); Gueydan, _Transportation Facilities
     of Colombia and Venezuela_ (_ibid._); _Trade mark registration
     in Latin America_ (Tariff series, No. 31, _ibid._); Verrill,
     Aughinbaugh, and Babson; Reports of Bureau of Trade Relations
     of the State Department; Report of the Bureau of Foreign and
     Domestic Commerce of the Commerce Department; U. S. Federal
     Trade Com. Rep. on Trade and Tariffs in Brazil, Uruguay,
     Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru; _Tariff Systems of South
     American countries_. (Bur. of For and Dom. Com.)

         7. Educational and Cultural:

             A. Educational:

                 1. General characteristics.

                 2. Percentages of illiterates in various countries.

                 3. Educational progress.

                 4. Obstacles to popular education.

                 5. Foreign influences in education.

                     a. European teachers in Hispanic-America.

                     b. American teachers in Argentina in 1868;
                     educational reforms of Sarmiento.

                     c. Influence of United States at present.

                 6. Administration of schools.

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A Syllabus of Hispanic-American History

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