Bethlen Naptár, 1949 (Ligonier)
To our second generation
BETHLEN NAPTÁR 59 George Izsák worked as cook, while Theresa King worked as housekeeper. Mrs. Nicholas Fay, Mrs. John Rakityan and Mrs. Michael Horvath were employed for shorter periods. Mrs. Bert Orosz is cook at the present time, while Mrs. Ilga Olsen is the old folks’ housekeeper. On our farm, Mr. George Izsák served as farm foreman till July 15, 1946. Since then, Walter Springer has taken over at the farm, while Michael Horvath is employed as farm hand. Mrs. Michael Horvath is cook at the farm house. Child Training and Care A program for the care and training of the children has been worked out by the superintendent, approved by the Board of Managers as well as the State Welfare Board. Besides giving the children the necessary parental care, the superintendent and his wife have tried to make the Bethlen Home as nearly like a normal home as is possible. The following is a typical day and week: Mrs. Szabó, our faithful housekeeper, rings the bell at seven o’clock each school day, thus awaking the large, sleeping family. In a few moments the girls’ and boys’ dormitories resound with talk, laughter, dressing, and making of beds. At 7:25 the second bell indicates that the children have five more minutes till breakfast is served. The odor of Mrs. Gacsalyi’s fine cooking permeates the halls, and the children are anxious to get down to the dining hall. The third bell rings at 7:30, when all the children are at their places. The superintendent leads grace. After breakfast, devotions are held. Psalms and hymns are sung, a Bible passage is read, a short meditation follows, while morning prayers close the devotions. After breakfast, dishes are done, the dining room is cleared and tidied, bedrooms are given a final touch, clothes are put away and at 8:30 all children are out of the house, on their way to school. There is quiet at home, at which time our housekeeper, cook and laundress go about their duties. Work is resumed in the office by the superintendent and his co-worker. When necessary, the superintendent visits the farm, makes his observations and suggestions, and sees how the work progresses. This work takes up much time, especially in the summer. It is noontime. Children arrive at 11:45. The junior girls are already busy setting the dinner tables. At twelve o’clock the bell once again indicates mealtime. After grace, dinner is eaten, tables are cleared, dishes are washed and dried, the dining room is once again tidied and the children are off to school, which is just across the street from our Bethlen Home. Again
