The Eighth Tribe, 1974 (1. évfolyam, 1-7. szám)
1974-04-05 / 1-2. szám
August, 1974 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page Thirteen CLEVELAND HUNGARIAN YOUTH FORM A NEW GROUP—PATRIA Youth bears the standard of change, and a group of local young men and women realized that need for something new in the summer of 1973. Young Americans of Hungarian origin, seeking to become a more integral part of their community, wished to establish a goodwill civic organization of high moral caliber to better facilitate their goals and eventual roles in the American mainstream. They saw the need for a positive and vital link to mend the tattered patchwork of the ethnic mosaic and to develop its resources as an enriching force in the city. Seeing strength and purpose in a union of young men and women of common age, experiences and ethnic origins, they formed PATRIA. The decade of the seventies has brought the dawn of a new age of ethnic awareness. Shunning the violence and unrest that altered attitudes and values in the sixties, the young people of Patria are seeking to achieve social acceptance through constructice civic achievement, charitable community action and personal development within the American system. Running parallel to this, they wish to retain and foster an appreciation and cultivation of the Hungarian culture which has given so much to the world from Nobel Prize winners through Olympian Gold Medalists, in numbers proportionally very high. The members of Patria wish to give of themselves, filling essential niches in the community. Ranging in age from 16 to 34, Patria members exhibit a wide array of ambitions and talents. Many of the senior members are young professionals with budding careers in medicine, law, business, engineering and the arts. Those still schooling have distinguished themselves with academic and athletic honors. Patria is proud that several young men and women of non-hungarian origin have also joined our bonds and have found the warmth and friendship we promote. Besides offering the lasting friendships of the fraternal tie, Patria develops and nurtures high ideals of honor and character. We foster pride in the community we are part of and a tolerance and respect for the cultures and backgrounds of all of its citizens. We discourage ethnocentrism and parochialism within and without our ranks. On the lighter side, Patria offers a well rounded social program which includes skating and skiing parties, formal balls and teas, a semi-formal casino party, a night at the trotters, a canoe trip and many such activities offering something for everybody. Patria has won the heart of the Hungarian-American community with its humor and youthful vigor which has given fresh life and unity to a tired and long divided group. We cast aside the traditional biases which perpetuated cleavages by instituting new values of individual worth and achievement rather than rank, religion and political belief. One tradition we did attempt to perpetuate was the strong moral tradition of the family, an element of the ethnic heritage that has always been a respected trait. The community-at-large has given Patria its vote of confidence through recognition by over a dozen institutions. We truly appreciate the warm approval given to our efforts by the many civic and business leaders we have worked with. Ethnics have long been isolated, a separate cogwheel turning outside the main American machinery. Patria wishes to be a cog on that main wheel. MAGYAR CULTURE CLUB — YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO The newly organized MAGYAR CULTURE CLUB has decided to meet on a regular basis to learn about and discuss topics of interest pertaining to Hungarian culture. The group stressed that all persons were welcome to participate, regardless of background or lack of affiliation with any Hungarian group. Professor Gerhard Farkas and his wife were guests at the last meeting where he discussed briefly his background, and reasons for coming to Youngstown to work on organizing the new library at the Franciscan Monastery on Belle Vista. The rest of the meeting consisted of slides shared with us by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bondor of their recent trip to Hungary and the Transylvanian area. For further information call 792-7851. * * * There are many books about Hungary available at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. They are written in English and may be borrowed free of charge by any resident of Mahoning County by applying for a free library card at the Main Library on Wick Avenue or any of the 16 Branches throught Mahoning County. TREMBLING THE BUSH Reszket a bokor. Trembling the bush, for a Little bird lit on it, Trembling my spirit, for I have remembered you. 1 have remembered you, Little, so little girl, In the big universe You are the biggest pearl! Brim full the Danube and Maybe it overflows, My heart has hardly room For passion’s flooding glows. Only rose! love you me? Truly I love but you, Father nor mother could Love you more than I do. 1 know you love me when We were together, dear, Then it was summertime, Now the cold winter’s here. Bless you, my darling, if You may not love me more, But if you love me still, Thousands of blessings more! Alexander Petőfi.
