The Eighth Hungarian Tribe, 1986 (13. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-09-01 / 9-10. szám
HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE COURSE AT RUTGERS After an absence of more than fifteen years, instruction in the Hungarian language wiH be re-introduced into the curriculum of undergraduate colleges of Rutgers University of New Brunswick. Beginning in September and lasting for the entire academic year, a course in Elementary Hungarian will be given during the 5th period (2:50-4:10 p.m.) three days a week. Each semester will grant 4 credits, and the credit is equal to other elementary language courses on the New Brunswick campus. Please encourage students enrolled in Rutgers, Douglass or Livingston Colleges to sign up for a course. The precise number can be obtained by calling the Slavic Department at 932-7604. The re-introduction of instruction of Hungarian is part of a 3-year experimental program which has the support of the Dean’s office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers. It is hoped that the elementary course will be followed by a course at the intermediate level and ultimately with a course in Hungarian literature. Funds to support this 3-year pilot program are urgently needed. A separate fund called Hungarian Studies Fund has been created through the Rutgers Foundation at 191 College Avenue in New Brunswick and donations can be sent to it. Let us hope that members of the Hungarian-American community rally around this program in order to demonstrate interest and guarantee its success. Although the Hungarian population at large is only an indirect beneficiary of this program offered at Rutgers, every Hungarian-American should regard financial contribution to it as his/ her primary moral duty. Only through such programs will the Hungarian language and literature be seen as an integral part of the Western cultural heritage. Without such programs can one expect the Western world to be able to evaluate the past and present of the Hungarian nation? Több mint tizenöt évi szünet után újra megindul az akadémiai szintű magyar nyelvoktatás a Rutgers Egyetemen. A szemeszterenként négy kreditet nyújtó nyelvtanfolyam egyenlő szintű más alapvető nyelvkurzusokkal. A Magyar Nyelvkurzus Kezdőknek az 1986-87-es tanév folyamán hetente háromszor szerepel a Rutgers Egyetem New Brunswick-i részlegén (2:50-4:10). Ezt a nyelvkurzust a Rutgers Egyetem minden beiratkozott diákja felveheti. A kurzus címe: Elementary Hungarian. Érdeklődni lehet a Rutgers Egyetem Slavic Department-jének telefonszámán: 932-7604. A magyar nyelvoktatás része egy hároméves kísérleti programnak, amely a Dékáni hivatal és a Faculty of Arts and Sciences kezdeti támogatását élvezi. Remélhetőleg az alapfokú magyar nyelvoktatást egy középfokú és egy magyar irodalomkurzus követi majd. E hároméves kísérleti programnak támogatásra van szüksége, amelyet a Rutgers Foundation által létrehozott Hungarian Studies Fund címére lehet küldeni: 191 College Avenue, New Brunswick. Az adományok az adóból levonhatók. Habár a magyarság csak közvetve élvezné a Rutgers Egyetem magyar nyelvoktatásának gyümölcsét, úgy érezzük, mindnyájunk elsődleges morális kötelessége egy ilyen akadémiai szintű magyar nyelvoktatás támogatása, melynek célja, hogy megfelelő módon ismertesse az amerikai világgal a magyar nyelvet és kultúrát. Az ilyen és hasonló programok hiányában vajon remélhetjük-e a jövőben a magyarság múltjának és jelenének igazságos megítélését? Miss Hungarian (Magyar) Pageant of the Tri-State (Western Pa., Ohio and West Virginia) Area On July 12, 1986, our annual Miss Magyar Pageant was held at the Magyar Home in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania. This was to select a young lady to be Miss Magyar of the Tri-State for 1986. This year Miss Magyar is Elena Marie Palinsky, who is nineteen years old. She is the daughter of Rose Marie Palinsky. Elena is in her third year at the University of Pittsburgh. She is majoring in Psychology and has great aspirations of obtaining a degree from the School of Psychology. Elena’s hobbies are dancing and swimming. First attendant is Marie Kerékgyártó. She is 17 years old. She is the daughter of Mike and Pearl Kerékgyártó. Marie will be a Senior in high school this fall. She plans to attend college. Her hobbies are listening to music, areobics, swimming and dancing with the Hungarian Ethnic Group, W.PA. Second attendant is Anna Genevieve Piccioni. She is the daughter of Ezio Carl and Christina Piccioni. Anna is 16 years old and will be a Senior at South Allegheny High School. Anna is very busy with school activities. Anna’s hobbies are collecting miniature figurines, needlepoint, swimming, travel, roller and ice skating. She is a former member of the Hungarian Ethnic Group and the group is anxiously awaiting her return. Anna plans to attend Penn State College studying Business Administration. Page 5
