The article "A great moment in Cuban literature" on the Chicago tour of Cuban writer Norberto Codina, which appeared in the December 9 Militant, incorrectly stated that prior to the 1959 revolution only 22 percent of Cubans could read or write. The adult illiteracy rate in Cuba was about 25 percent at the time of the revolution; a mass literacy campaign reduced this figure to 3 percent by the end of 1961.

A calendar listing in the previous issue, dated December 2, wrongly listed a November 30 Socialist Education Day as taking place in Sydney, Australia. This event occurred in Auckland, New Zealand.  
 
 
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