The Eighth Tribe, 1977 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-06-01 / 6. szám
Page 2 THE EIGHTH TRIBE June, 1977 WHAT IS THE EIGHTH TRIBE? The Hungarian Nation when entering the Carpathian Basin in the 9th century A.D. was composed of seven Magyar tribes of Scythian origin. Many hundreds years later some of the people left Hungary for a newly discovered land — and this segment became the Eighth Tribe. To those who were born in this land, speaking or not the Hungarian language, Reformed, Lutheran, Catholic or any other faith, even if only a trace of Hungarian origin in them, to these this Magazine is dedicated. The first issue of The Eighth Tribe was published April, 1974. * * * CHANGE OF ADDRESS:— We ask our readers to send in their new addresses as soon as possible, as of now we have to pay 25 cents on each address correction to the Post Office, whether the Magazine was delivered or not. * * * We ask our Canadian and other Foreign Subscribers to use International Money Orders payable in U.S. Funds, when sending in their subscriptions. GUEST EDITORIAL: Madeline Takacs Barboe Members and Friends of The Eighth Tribe; Fellow American-Hungarians As Well As Hungarian-Americans: Please allow this small reminder as an open communication for additional suggestions regarding The Eighth Tribe, addressed personally to YOU— the relatives of our seven earlier tribes—of ancestral lineage and heritage throughout America, Hungary, and all over the world. A direct appeal is made for your help in any way possible to increase the number of subscriptions for this bilingual monthly magazine of educational, literary, ethnic, cultural as well as historical nature concerning the present, past, and future endeavors of valuable benefit to ourselves, our communities, our societies, and our successors. Possible ways in which everyone might think of helping are as follows: 1. Share each edition—pass it on to family, friends, students, scholars, neighbors, work associates, and so on! 2. Collect them for reference in the future— for yourself, relatives, etc.—they make good learning material in an easily readable way! 3. Order gift subscriptions for holidays or just thoughtful gestures of meaningful gift-giving! 4. Donate one or more subscriptions (perhaps, as a tribute of someone dear to you) so that others who are less fortunate, unaware, or shut-in, may enjoy the benefit of contact with another realm— thus gaining much in a very real way from your altruistic concern. 5. Recommend subscriptions to your friendly librarians at local community public libraries; school libraries; parochial/private/public school classrooms; Hungarian-American language or cultural enrichment classes, community and state college libraries, university libraries, other private and public institutions, charitable and nonprofit organizations, clubs, groups, community agencies, etc.—the wider the outreach, the better, of course! 6. Institutions of higher learning having departments of ethnic or international studies and related educational subjects ought to seriously consider having this monthly bilingual magazine available without discontinuity. Thus, individuals having leadership roles or administrative positions ought to influence or contact appropriate decision-making personnel who would requisition orders for subscriptions. 7. Associations, organizations, etc., such as those established by our Hungarian immigrant forebears, ought to carry on a worthy tradition of reciprocal support by way of having on hand a library collection of informative bilingual literature about Hungarian cultural ethnicity, to which individuals of various backgrounds are becoming increasingly desirous of knowing more about the composite identities of their highly diversified heritages. Thus, THE EIGHTH TRIBE Editor ........................................................... Sándor E. Chomos Contributing Editors: .......... Albert Wass, Joseph Széplaki, István S. Tuba, Elizabeth Tuba, Steven B. Vardy, M. Takács Barboe, Endre Nánay, László Könnyű Published and printed monthly by the Bethlen Press, Inc, P. O. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Second Class Postage paid at Ligonier, Pa. 15658, U.S.A. Subscription: $8.00 yearly.
