William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1988-04-01 / 4. szám

Page 2, William Penn Life, April 1988 William Penn LIFE Official Publication of the William Penn Association Published Monthly Office of Publication: 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Phone: 412/231-2979 Third Class U.S. Postage Paid Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 2724 Stephen G. Danko Editor-in-chief E. E. Vargo Associate Editor John E. Lovász Managing Editor Gateway Press, Inc Print Production NATIONAL OFFICERS Stephen G. Danko National President E. E. Vargo National Secretary Frances A. Furedy National Treasurer Zoltán B. Emri National Vice President John M. Kish, Esq. General Counsel Dr. Julius Kesseru Medical Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph P. Arvay Chairman Stephen J. Ivancso Vice Chairman Roger G. Nagy Vice Chairman Ronald S. Balia William J. Bero Zoltán J. Cibulas Elmer A. Furedy Michael J. Hrabar John S. Molnár Frank J. Radvany Elmer W. Toth Frank J. Wukovits, Jr. AUDITING COMMITTEE Louis A. Fodor Chairman Michael R. Kara Vice Chairman William J. Kovach Secretary Dale A. Cole Stephen P. Danko Charles Fabian ADVISORY BOARD Elmer Charles President Emeritus Frank Bero Stephen Danko Michael Hegedűs Frank J. Wukovits, Sr. Postmaster: If undelivered, please send form 3579 to: William Penn Association 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Rejoicings from the marsh A member takes the road less travelled to discover the first sure sign of spring. By Danae: Ida S. Barton Has God, Thou fool! Work’d solely for thy good, Thy joy, thy pastime, thy attire, thy food?... It is for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Alexander Pope Alexander Pope asks us to consider, among other things, that the joyful bursting forth of a lark, his breathless, elevating flights, are a celebration. Joseph Wood Krutch says "To be an animal is to be capable of ingenuity and of joy; of achieving beauty and demonstrating affection. These are surely not small things, though there is danger that we are forgetting how far from small they are. They are god­like attributes whether or not there is any­thing else godlike in the universe. To be alive at all, even if only as an amoeba is alive, is to be endowed with characteristics possibly unique and certainly exceptional throughout the vast expanse of space which extends for billions of light years beyond us, farther than telescopes — and much farther than thought can reach. There are too many of us whose only wild flower is the daisy, whose only bird is the robin, and whose only Easter is on the calendar. If the "legal” spring on our calendars as March 20 (also International Earth Day) showed snow, and the robins have been around since late winter, and daisies are not yet due, when and where is the real clue to spring? When is the exact, authentic time the earth shows it has awakened from its winter of sleep? Some can say the first bobbing robin, or the initial crocus doing its purple push-ups, or stay with other favorite signs, or look at the calendar and are glad it is recorded. But I, for one, would care to leave "the many” and go farther into an experience of spring — deep into the marsh. Not as "marsh” suggests, to be bogged down, but to try to be one fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of a tiny creature, the Hyla Crucifer, squatting on the branch of some shrub or nestled near a wet, weedy shoreline. I will know it is the sign of spring that will acknowledge to my soul that the earth has once again been resurrected! A further delight in this acknowledgement will come upon noting that he is gray or green, accord­ing to mood, with a dark cross over his back! (Hence his surname). When this sentient creature decides to come out of the ground, spring has begun. Whatever the sun’s altitude, the stars’ positions, or man’s calculations, spring has not begun until the ice melts and life is astir. This creature peeps that fact in clear choral cacophony. (A single note is audible for half a mile). This bubble-throated amphibian has made a calculation man finds hard to put to chart. More commonly known as the spring peeper, his announcement is baffling to the meteorologist in that he has naturally com­puterized the maximum risen temperature, the minimum to which it fell during the night, the relative length of warmer and colder periods, and far beyond our imagina­tions, numerous other factors. But, when the moment has come, he knows! And he lets us know. He inflates a little bubble in his throat and pipes that note out. The earth is alive again! These shrill tones, trilling from the marsh at twilight, I hear as a compounded chorus of celebration, announcing the tremendous fact that my faith has been justified. I think of man’s astronomical recorded seasons on the calendar, Easter among them, and conclude with Krutch that they have very little relation to any actual human experience "either as visible phenomena or as events bringing with them concomitant earthly effects”. I need not pray, as Henry D. Thoreau did in his poem, for "such inward experience as will make nature significant”, because I do hear, I do listen with the spring peeper, and believe him and exult at the Resurrection time. (All rights reserved) (Danae: Ida S. Barton is a member of the William Penn Association in Beaver Falb, Pa. She is the author of the Christmas story, "The Waiting”, which appeared in our December 1987 issue.) Community —From Page 1 But the Association’s interest in the property dates back to November 1986, President Danko said. "We looked for property in Florida in a two-fold manner: first, for investment purposes; and secondly, to develop a Hun­garian community for our mem­bers,” he said. "We felt that this particular property would meet both of those needs.” The property’s most attractive features are its location and the prospects for further develop­ment in the immediate area. The site is located only 15 minutes away from Walt Disney World and just two miles from Boardwalk and Baseball, the new spring training facility and amuse­ment complex recently opened by the Kansas City Royal profes­sional baseball team. "Those who have seen the property are very excited about it. Our attorney in Florida, who is also a developer, has positive feeling about the property. Our consultants also see a high poten­"I definitely think it will be a successful venture for our Association in the long run. Those who have seen the property are excited about it” Stephen G. Danko National President tial for development in the area.” President Danko said. A major hotel chain and several national restaurant chains have franchises located within two miles of the Association’s proper­ty. Several other nearby develop­ments are also underway, he said. Officio! Notice Agency Manager Columbus/Dayton Area In accordance with the By-Laws of the Association, National President Stephen G. Danko has appointed Mr. Carl Kesic as Agency Manager for the Columbus/Dayton, Ohio area. Effective March 30,1988, the agency address will be: Mr. Carl Kesic, Agency Manager William Penn Association 1115 Bethel Road, Suite 102 Columbus, OH 43220-2609 Phone: (614) 442-1165 Articles and photographs for the May issue of the William Penn Life are due in our office by April 15,1988

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