Calvin Synod Herald, 1973 (73. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1973-03-01 / 3. szám
6 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD and Television Engineers; the Elliot Cresson Medal from the Franklin Institute; the 1972 Industrial Research Institute Medal; and the 1972 Carnagie-Mellon Award. A Poynter Fellow of Yale University, Dr. Goldmark holds honorary doctorates from Fairfield University and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He currently is serving on numerous national advisory panels to industry and the United States Government and is an advisor to the United States Senate Committee on Forestry and Agriculture and the Senate Subcommittee on Rural Development. Among Dr. Goldmark’s professional affiliations are: Fellow, Institute of Electricl and Electronic Engineers, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences; the British Television Society; and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Additionally, Dr. Hollos announced that August J. Molnár was named to the new office of executive director of American Hungarian Studies Foundation. In this capacity Molnár remains the chief executive officer of the foundation after having served as its president since 1955. He has served the foundation in a full-time capacity since 1965. As a member of the Rutgers University faculty from 1959-1965, Molnár was instrumental in initiating Hungarian studies there. Earlier, at Elmhurst College he served as chairman of the Hungarian studies department and assistant professor of history. He is editor of the book, Hungarian Writers and Literature, published by Rutgers University Press. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1927, he has also been a staff member of Columbia University. Established in 1954, the Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to furthering the understanding and appreciation of Hungarian culture and historical heritage in the United States. Through grants the Foundation supports publications and academic programs in Hungarian studies, fellowships and research at American universities and colleges. A recently launched project of the Foundation, the overseas book program, places American books and scholarly publications on the shelves of Hungarian university libraries. August J. Molnár -------------^ ------------------Meeting of the Calvin Synod and the Hungarian Reformed Church of America Youth Leaders The Hungarian Reformed churches met again after a long separation to share youth work ideas and to discuss the possibilities of combining youth camps. The meeting was held at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pa. on December 27. The meeting was attended by the Bishops, youth workers, clergy and youth representatives of both churches. Also attending were officers of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. The morning session was spent presenting and discussing the different structures and programs of the separate camps. The youth representatives of the Bethlen Youth Federation presented their program first. The B.Y.F. camp is held every Labor Day weekend at a location chosen by the host church. Each church participating in the camp has a turn in being the host church. The host church is responsible for the selection of the camp theme and its presentation. The officers of the Bethlen Youth Federation help the host church and are also responsible for the business of the camp. The camp is attended by about 100 people and many are of college age. During the rest of the morning session and early part of the afternoon the Youth program of the Calvin Synod was presented. The camp is held annually during the third week of August at Camp Kanesatake in Spruce Creek, Pa. because of its central location and beautiful scenery. The theme of the camp is prepared by the Synodical Youth Committee and is presented by guest speakers. In previous years the camp was used as a source for youth group ideas or programs that were presented by a few speakers or counselors. The campers took these ideas home and had little chance to participate in the sharing of ideas in the camp. The goal of future camps is to provide a camp with a structure that will enable all the campers to bring their own talents to camp, no matter how large or small, and to use these talents in service to others. By doing this, each camper will realize his or her own personal worth in working with others. Each person will be able to experience the joy of giving and thus individually contribute to the success of the camp. As a result of the discussion of this new camp philosophy the theme for this summer’s camp was proposed. Because many people feel so lost in our complex society with little control over their lives there exists a vacuum inside them. They feel helpless with little self-worth. The theme of the camp will be “Vacuum Inside Us.” This vacuum will be discussed and all the things people try to put in its place. Our Christian answer to this vacuum will also be presented. After the different philosophies and structures were discussed and shared, ways in which the two groups might combine were offered. We all agreed there will be an exchange program conducted this summer. There will be about fifteen people of representative ages from the Bethlen Youth Federation attending the Calvin Synod Camp, and the same amount of people from the Calvin Synod would attend the Bethlen Youth Camp to be hosted by the Akron, Ohio group. The representatives would then meet again in the fall to discuss further plans. This exchange program would enable the representatives to see how each camp structure functions and to obtain ideas for future plans. A great deal of thanks goes to the Hungarian Reformed Federation for their generous financial support in enabling this meeting to take place and to the Bethlen Home for their gracious hospitality. John Vincze
