Új Magyar Út, 1955 (6. évfolyam, 1-10. szám)
1955-06-01 / 6-8. szám
SUMMARY DR. ELEMÉR BAKÓ (Washington, D. C., the Editor of New Hungarian Way, introduces this issue to the reader. Our present issue has been dedicated to two topics. One of them is the United States, as seen by a group of young Hungarian intellectuals. Also this issue is honoring Professor Joseph Reményi of Cleveland’s Western Reserve University, upon his twenty-fifth anniversary of professorship at that great institute of learning. Reményi’s story is told by his friends who have known him through a lifetime, and by the Professor himself. The editors express their gratitude to all the authors who have contributed to the presentation of this issue. * * * THE REV. EDMUND VASVÁRY (Washington, D. C.), an executive of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, pays a tribute to Professor Reményi, “The Ambassador of Hungarian Culture.” Reviewing Reményi’s manifold activities he finds that the celebrated professor excelled in a broad field of intellectual activities. He may be compared to Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, with the additional value of his rich Hungarian cultural heritage which he refused to give up. Regarding his contribution to American academic education, the author quotes the March 25, 1955 editorial of the Western Reserve University Tribune: Reményi “became the living legend of what a real professor ought to be.” * * * DR. WATSON KIRKCONNELL (Wolfville, N. S.), president of Arcadie University, is a leading English translator of Hungarian poetry. In his excellent interpreation we publish two of Joseph Reményi’s poems, “The Power of Song” and “My Library.” * * * ÁRPÁD TARNÓCY (Akron, Ohio), distinguished American Hungarian poet and editor, reports on “A Few Decades at Reményi’s Side.” Mr. Tarnócy and Professor Reményi were editors of the Cleveland Hungarian daily “Szabadság” before World War I. Editor Tarnócy recalls that while the rest of his colleagues devoted their time to a leisurely life, Reményi was preparing himself for his great university career. Instead of spending his money on pictorial magazines like his friends, he bought English grammars and dictionaries with the result that while his erstwhile colleagues have disappeared into obscurity, today one finds Reményi’s name hailed on the radio, on television, in scientific papers and on the lips of young American college students. — 337
