Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1976 (4. évfolyam, 9-12. szám)
1976 / 10. szám
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS The American Association for the Study of Hungarian History held its annual meeting at Atlanta, Georgia in December 1975. As has been the practice for some years, the meeting was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, in which theAASHH usually sponsored a panel discussing Hungarian history. Results of a prize competition were announced by R. John Rath, Rice U. Thomas Sakmyster (U. of Cincinnati) won the prize with his article Hungary and the Munich Crisis: The Revisionist Dilemma (Slavic Review, December1973).Twootherarticles were honorably mentioned. Lee Congdon’s Endre Ady’s Summons to National Regeneration in Hungary, 1900-1919 (Slavic Review, June 1974); and Paul Magocsi’s An Historiographical Guide to Subcarpathian Rus (Austrian .History Yearbook, 1973-1974). The competition is to continue and interested persons may write to the Secretary of the AASHH at the address below. Elections were held, and outgoing chairman George Bárány (U. of Denver) introduced the new officers: Janos Bak (U. of British Columbia), Chairman; Eva Balogh (Yale U.), Vice-Chairlady; Nándor Dreisziger (Royal Military Coll, of Canada), Secretary-Treasurer; George Bárány, István Deák (Columbia U.), and Thomas Sakmyster, members of the Executive Committee. Dr. Dreisziger may be reached at Dept, of History, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ont. K7L 2W3 □ The American Hungarian Educators’ Association held its first regular meeting on November 29, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio. Approximately half of the nearly hundred members attended. ARTICLES (Continued) Pastor asserts that the October 1918 revolution in Hungary was born out of the impending defeat of an oligarchy which pinned its hopes of survival of what turned out to be a lost war. Karolyi’s government had its legitimacy based on popular support and Allied support. Hence, the survival of the regime depended on an effective foreign policy. Allied ideology identified with Wilsonism, seemed to embrace the Hungarian program, as it, too, favored liberalism and self-determination. The Hungarians witnessed with dismay the American withdrawal from direct involvement in East Central European affairs. The vacuum was filled by France whose ideological and political aims were quite opposite to those of Wilson. The French were interested in the formation of strong states east of Germany which could support the destruction of communism in Russia. Both, the Czechoslavak and Romanian leaders gave active support to the French position, but Hungary, in the spirit of Wilsonian democracy, negotiated with the Russian Bolsheviks and permitted the formation of a communist party in Hungary. When the Allies, following French initiative, refused to recognize the Károlyi government in December of 1918, the ability of Hungary to follow a successful foreign policy was frustrated. This condition was greatly responsible for the fact that Karolyi ceded its place to the Bála Kun government, which was to fight for national integrity with a new ideology of Leninism and Russian support. □ NO. 10, 1976, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER The results of the election, held by mail ballot, were announced as follows: President: Enikő'Molnár Basa, (Hood Coll.); Vice-President: Michael Sozan (Slippery Rock State Coll.); Secretary: Thomas Szendrey (Gannon Coll.); Treasurer: Bela Biro (U. of Pittsburgh); Advisory Board: Linda Degh (Folklore Institute, IndianaU.), August J. Molnár (American Hungarian Foundation), Joseph Ertavy-Barath (Hungarian Cultural Foundation). Annual dues were set at $8.00. To foster contacts among members and to facilitate the exchange of information without taking on the considerable expense of a newsletter at this time, events of general interest will be published in the Hungarian Studies Newsletter, on a separate insert if necessary, and in other available publications. Furthermore, each member was urged to usethe membership list for informal mailings of material that might be dated or urgent or of less general interest. The list will be sent annually to all members; the Secretary will always have an up-to-date list. Important announcements relating to the Association will be mailed to all members. Members are urged to notify each other of meetings, conferences, organizations, etc. that might be of interest to others, especially within individual disciplines. Three committees were established: one for the promotion of Hungarian studies in colleges and universities; one for grants, and one for Hungarian instruction on the elementary and secondary school level. The general meeting was followed by the presentation of the following papers: The Image of Hungarian Poetry in the English-Speaking World, Enikő Molnár Basa; Az Anyanyelvi Konferencia öt eves nemzetközi pedagógiai szakmunkája, (A five-year report on the international activities of the Mothertongue Conference) Karoly Nagy; Preliminary Investigation of Hungarian Settlement Patterns in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bela L. Biro; Hungarian Worker-peasants in Burgenland, Austria, Michael Sozan; The Foundation of the Hungarian Historical Association and its Impact on Hungarian Historical Studies, Steven Bela Vardy. □ The Kodály Institute will hold its fifth Summer Course at Wellesley College from June 26 through July 25, 1976. In addition to courses on the Kodály methodology, improvisation, folk song repertoir and materials analysis, conducting, chamber music, and mixed chorus, a new course in beginning upper grades methodology will be offered. Tuition is $410 for first and second year students, and $395 for third, fourth and fifth year students. Some scholarships are available, and credit may be obtained through the N.E. Conservatory of Music. A pre-summer course workshop is offered between June 25 and 27 on rythmic development through folk dance, dealing with classroom discipline problems, and vocal techniques for the changing voice. The cost is $20 per workshop. A five-day research seminar will be offered between July 5 and 9 on developmental and psychological implications of the Kodály Method. The cost will be $100. For further information on the above write to Kodály Method Training Institute. 525 Worcester Street, Wellesley, MS 02181. □ Summer course in Hungarian at Bishop’s U. July 5 through August 13, 1976. Both, beginning and advanced Hungarian language courses will offer 6 credits each. In addition a non(Continued on page 12) 11
