Black. Indian (and that of great diversity). Asiatic. European. and Latin American. (2) Each of these groups has its own code of values. values which often clash if they are not understood by the other groups. Pride in such values aids men in appreciating other points of view. especially If those who have made a specialty of studying the dangers of ethnocentricity are able through publication. archiving. study. and museum demonstration to show all our citizens the rich variety of their respective cultures. (3) Such work. done by individual scholars and universities and museums. needs centralization. and the Washington locale. already wellprovided with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian. needs to be strengthened by specific mandate and by appropriation. (4) In a time like the present. when a hundred unpredictables have led to cynicism. vandalism. and insecurity. we must use all our resources. primarily those of a spiritual and an ethical nature. to strengthen the national ethicsnot by a bland melting pot concept. but by the study of the varied elements which in the past and in the present strengthen rather than weaken culture and government. (5) The science of folklore has greatly extended itself in recent years. from a somewhat casual earlier study of casually collected folktales. ballads and "superstitions." to an extended contextual study of the functions of folk literature and belief. their historical context and meaning for a growing society. their social context and value to the human personality and to the interaction of men and women. their influence on group relationships and on the clashes and cooperation between groups of all kinds. (6) In a technocratic society. with all of its blessings and all of its tensions. there is much to be gained by the study of simpler life patterns. rural and urbana study which appeals not only to scholars but to a broad public old and young.