Magyar külpolitika, 1930 (11. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)

1930 / 3. szám - Hungary and the International money market

August 1930 HUNGÁRIA LLOYD 23 Coronation Cathcdral (Koronázási templom) on the mount of the Fortress (Várhegy) otherwise called Mathias Church; bearing the name of King Mattliias Corvinus. St. Stephens Cathedral (Szent István bazilika) Szt. István-tér, is the largest and most beautiful Church of Budapest. Un,iversity Church (Egyetemi templom) Egyetem-tér Imiit 1698. after the expulsion of the Turks. Church of the order of St. Franciicanus (Ferenciéi, temploma) Kossuth Lajos-utca alsó Imiit aftcr the Turkish wars, on the sitc of a former Mosquc. English Evening Courses. REPORT on tJir tltvce years ivork of tlír gratuitous English Evening Courses arranged under the auspices of the Hungárián Society of Foreign Affairs. by Prof. Ralph Kunfalvi, Director. In giving a short retrospect of the thrce years of English courses may I point out the fact that the World War severed many cultural ties heretofore existing between the Western eountries and Hungary and espe eially the study of the Modern languages and their literature have been seriously hampered by it. It was especially our educated but poorer middle class that was desirous to get again in contact with the 1 West by means of learning the several languages. Rcrogr.izin^ the imp; rtance of the interest shown in the promotion of better international relations by these means, the French, Italian, Germán and later on the Spanish governments through their Legations residing in Budapest immediately after the War established respectively schools for their languages. It is to be regretted that neither the American nor the British Government inaugurated similar official courses in Budapest in those days. These circumstances gave rise to the establishment by the Hungárián Society of Foreign Affairs of gratuitous English Evening courses for Adults in 1927 on a scale similar to those instituted by the several Legations at Budapest, and entrusted the writer with the organization and management of the same. I have therefore great pleasure in submitting to the Society 1 he statistics of these English Courses phowing their rapid progress. Enrelment (registration) of students in each year: 1927—28 1928—29 1929—3U I-st. semester: 488 1144 1454 Und. „ 435 720 1055 Thus it may be seen that the nuniber of students has been trebled in two years. Therc arc fourgrades in these courses viz.: beginnera, strong beginners, intermediate and fully advanced. In all grades stress is laid upon conversation based upon grammar and composition work. The interincdiate and j fully advanced grades takc up the discussion of the reading matter alsó critical work of litei ary lei tin cs on the one hand, on the other hand .students get commerciai correspondence etc. Nuniber of classes in the years: 1927—28 1928—29 1929—1930 I- st. semester: 17 31 39 II- nd. „ 16 28 36 The necessity of these courses may be elucidatctl by the statistical dala given of this years first semester: The totál enrollmenl in Ihc first half of this year wafi 1151; therc being 807 men and 647 women. Their age varied between 14 and 75. The majority of the students howevcr — about 1030 — were between 18 ;iml :!i years of age. As to their occupations: University, colleso and other students 270, Civil servants 149, in professional classes 145, officc workers aud business men 469, the remainder being in other vocations. Thus one may see thai chiefly the middle class is icpresented in these courses, consisting oí those who cannot afford to pay the Iiigh prices of priváté instruction. The location of domiciles of the students show thai they corne from all parts of Budapest, suburbs included. According to districts: I. 137, II. 109, III. 57. IV. 1G. V. 310. VI. 219, VII. 239, VIII. 134, IX. 94, X. 24. From the provinces and surrounding towns there were 82 chiefly from Budafok, Csepel, Göd, Vecsés, Isaszeg, Qödöllö, Gárdony, etc. A good many were spending hours on the train in order to study English. Their Excellencies Viscount Chilston and the Hon. J. Butler Wright have shown a constant interest in tbc progress of the courses and have always encouraged me in the organisation and management and thus greatly promoted the success of our work. Special thanks are due to Mr. J. Butler Wright for interesting himself in the förmation of a small circulating library. The Ministry of Education allowed us the use of classrooms at the V. ker. Bolyai állami reáliskola. Last but not least the well qualified staff of teachers should be given its due praise. Out of 17, eight are British by birth and of the rest. three have American University degrees. Cornation Church in Budapest.