The Eighth Tribe, 1981 (8. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1981-03-01 / 3. szám
Page 14 THE EIGHTH TRIBE March, 1981 Panel 28 — Ethnic Minorities in Interwar and Pastwar Europe — Bulcsu Veress: National Minorities and International Law since 1920; Andrew Ludányi: Socialist Patriotism and National Minorities: A Study in Contrast: Romania and Yoguslavia. Panel 31 — The Intellectual World of Medieval Christianity and Islam — Ruth G. Bird: King Matthias Corviinus: Fifteenth Century Hungarian Bibliophile. Panel 31 — Divided Loyalties among “Ethnic Americans” — Béla Va8sady Patriotism as a Unifying Force in Immigrant Communities: The Hungarian Immigrant Response to Michael Károlyi’s 1914 American Tour. Panel 37 — Hungarian Society and State in the Late Miiddle Ages — Joseph Held: Hungarian Peasantry in the Early Fifteenth Century; Leslie S. Domonkos: Hungary as a Multinational State in the Late Middle Ages. Panel 4 — Nation and State Formation in East Central Europe — Elemér Illyés: The Development of the Daco-Romanian Theory. This paper was read by Leslie S. Domonkos; Péter Püspöki-Nagy: On the Location of Great Moravia: A Reconsideration of the Traditional Views. This paper was read by Agnes Huszár Várdy. The reader may have noticed that I have omitted many doctorate titles in this article. I am following the precedent set by the program booklet, whiich omits them, most probably, I would assume, due to the fact that nearly all the presentors already had the doctorate or were candidates for the title. Most moderators and commentators did an excellent job in keeping within the allotted times. One, however, had a total non-conception for time and it became necessary to move the session to a smaller unoccupied room to finish the ensuing comments. The majority of the moderators were knowledgeable in the field or well versed in tlie particular subjects assigned to them. A few, however, turned out to be nincompoops, especially the one at Panel 28. He was totally unaware of the minority problem in Southeast Europe and his so-called solution — an approval of direct as well as indirect assimilation, left even the audience gasping in disbelief! Of all the panels the most emotional one was Panel 45, where the handling of the Hungarian and Romanian viewpoints were very poorly done by the moderator. He left neither side the opportunity of rebuttals in the question and answer period, that closed every panel. His viewpoint that the whole matter was silly and inconsequential, revealed his obvious disregard for researched material, and particularly left the Hungarians presen at the session, quite ruffled and visibly offended. I personally was overwhelmed by the various facets of Hungarian themes presented at the Forum. Many of the papers were really sounding boards for forthcoming publications by the various authors. It was good to know that much of this scholarly material will see the light of the printed page in the future. Unfortunately, the average person will not know when this valuable material related to Hungary and the Hungarians will be published, for there is no central clearing house for such information. — An other reason for a Hungarian Cultural and Educational Institute as proposed by the Eighth Tribe Foundation. ☆ ☆ American Hungarian Educators to meet at Kent State University on April 30, 1981 The sixth annual conference of the American Hungarian Educators will take place from April 30 to May 3, 1981 at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The conference will be held in conjunction with a symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Membership in the organization is open to persons engaged in education, who are interested in Hungarian studies. Dues are $12.00 a year for individuals, $16.00 for couples, and $6.00 for students. The American Hungarian Educator’s Association publishes a newsletter three times per year in English. The annual conferences are also Reid in English. Officers are: Barbara Lotze, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. President; Ruth Biro, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa. Vice President; Mary Boros- Kazai, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana Secretary; and Peter Basa, HHS, Washington, D.C. Treasurer. The following sites have been tentatively proposed for future meetings of the group: 1982—Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey; 1983— Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 1984—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and 1985—Washington,. D. C. For information about the conference or to join the organization, write to: AHEA, P. 0. Box 4103, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. Kent State University is located south of Cleveland, Ohio and just a few miles east of Akron. A.A.B. Columbus, Ohio YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO KEEP THIS MAGAZINE ALIVE! BE AN ADVOCATE IN ITS BEHALF.
