Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1979 (7. évfolyam, 19-22. szám)
1979 / 19-20. szám
MISCELLANEOUS proven methodology for the teaching of music at any level. The Faculty is composed of both American and Hungarian musicians and master teachers. Graduate Credits and Master’s Degree options through KMTI affiliates and other universities and conservatories are available. Ford Foundation scholarship aid is also available. Forfurther information write to: Kodály Musical Training Institute, 23 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02172 or call (617) 924-4977 □ A Summer Program in Hungarian language and culture will be offered at the Erdélyi János Középiskolai Kollegium in Sárospatak between July 17 and August 16,1979. Eligible are youth between the ages of 15 and 18. Tuition, including field trips, room and board, is $250. For information write to Anyanyelvi Konferencia Védnöksége, Budapest, Benczúr utca 15, Hungary 1905. □ Magyar Füzetek (Hungarian Literary Gazette) is a new series of publications put out by the young generation of writers and thinkers in Paris. The first issue focuses on the political structure of the society and was written mainly by authors residing in Hungary. The second issue contains select writings of the Hungarian samizdat. In preparation are issues on Hungarian minorities living in neighboring countries; on the conditions of the Hungarian working man and woman; and an anthology of quotes from the Polish opposition. The editors plan to publish 2 to 3 volumes annually, and ask for a subscription contribution of $12 (forwhichthey willsendtwo copies of each of the first two volumes, as an introduction to the publication). For further information write to Dr. John Komios, Dept, of Economics, Aurora Coll., Aurora, IL 60597. □ The November 1978 issue of the Newsletter of the American Association for the Study of Hungarian History (AASHH) reports on planned participation in the American Historical Association’s annual meeting in 1979, on a prize essay competition, on relevant conferences, on personal news, and presents an impressive list of publications of AASHH members. For details or copies write to AASHH c/o R.E. Allen, Institute on East Central Europe, Columbia U., 420 West 118 Street, New York, NY 10027. □ The American Hungarian Educator, a newsletter of the American Hungarian Educator’s Association, issued its first edition in October 1978. Enikő'Molna'r Basa introduces the reader to the new publication in an opening statement. Other interesting items include reports on relevant organizations and conferences, activities/proposals, relevant publications, news, and a list of new members. For details or copies write to American Hungarian Educators’ Assoc., 707 Snider Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20904. □ History Makers Give Witness is a series of lectures on Hungarian history sponsored by the Hungarian Alumni Assoc, and Rutgers U’s Soviet and East European Studies Program. 1979 is the second year in which these lectures are given by participants in historical events of this century. In 1978 the speakers included Bela Király, Imre Kovács, and Sándor Püski. The first lecture in the 1979 series was delivered by Lajos Boros. Karoly Nagy, the president of the association, stated the purpose of the series as an effort to fill some gaps in Hungarian history for which eyewitnesses are still available. “There are unwritten chapters in Hungarian history,” said Nagy. “We have realized that in the midst of us there are many Hungarians who have not witnessed history but who have made history. We are asking them to talk to us about their experiences.” The lectures complementthe aims of the Hungarian language Saturday morning classes on the campus of Rutgers U., sponsored by the Alumni Assoc. Plans are being made for the publication of the lectures. □ TEACHERS’ GUIDE TO OVERSEAS TEACHING is a comprehensive directory of English-language schools and colleges overseas. (See also HSN no. 12, p. 7.) Compiled by Louis A. Bajkai, the 140-page guide lists more than 1000 schools and colleges in over 160 countries, where U.S. and Canadian scholars may apply for employment. Positions are listed in all fields and all levels from kindergarten to higher education. In addition to potential employers, the guide lists some 130 offices of foreign representatives in the U.S. and Canada. For further information write to Friends of World Teaching, P.O. Box 1049, San Diego, CA 92112. □ Information is desired on the whereabouts of the Palffy family archives, including records of the 17th century construction and renovation of their castle at Dévény (Devin) near Pozsony (Bratislava). If anyone knows the location of these archives, which allegedly were brought to the U.S. after World War II, please, contact Norma L. Rudinsky, Dept, of English, Oregon State U., Corvallis, OR 97331. □ IREX AWARDS 1978 - 79 The IREX report was not available at the time of this writing, thus the following report is based on the annual summary of ACLS activities. Accordingly, there were seven American participants in the Hungarian exchanges: András A. Boros-Kazai, Lecturerin Uralic and Altaic Studies, Indiana U., for study Populism and ‘urbanism’in Hungarian literature around the turn of the century. Lee W. Congdon, Assist. Prof, of History, Madison Coll., to study Exile and the regrouping of the Hungarian Left, 1919-1929. George B. Mészöly, Grad. Student in Linguistics, Columbia U., for study of The vowel system of proto-Hungarian and its relation to proto-Finno-Ugric. Peter Pastor, Assoc. Prof, of History, Montclair St. Coll., for the study of Mihály Karolyi: A political biography. David W. Paul, Assist. Prof, of Political Science, U. of Washington, for the study of Social backgrounds to the development of Slovak politics, 1890-1914: A case study in the politics of nationalist movements. Kathryn A. Szent-Gyorgyi, Grad. Student in Anthropology, U. Coll., London, for the study of Cultural change and community identity in a village of northwestern Hungary. Christopher F. Johnson Yavelow, Grad. Student of Music, Harvard U., for the study of Composition techniques of Bartók and Kodály. Hungarian participants in the exchange program: György Bajor, Assoc. Prof, of Electronic Devices, Technical U., Budapest, for Investigation of PF sputtered single crystal semiconductor films: electrical characterization of mobility, C-V, l-V measurements. Antal Gyenes, Res. Associate, Inst, of Sociology, HAS, for the study of Social organizations and their environment. József Karpáti, Director of Cattle Breeding State Farm, Enying, for the study of Breeding policies and methods for Holstein-Friesian cattle. (Continued on page 14) NO. 19-20, 1979, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER 13
