William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1988-08-01 / 8. szám
Page 12, William Penn Life, August 1988 Symposium------------------------------------------------ ------------------------From Page 1 National Treasurer Frances A. Furedy helps symposium cooks József Verses (left) and Joe Horvath prepare chicken paprikas. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor) This year the participants were fortunate to receive instruction from Zoltán Farkas and Ildikó Toth, two of the best teachers and performers of Hungarian dance today. Live music was provided by the exciting Tilinko Ensemble from Szekesfehervar, Hungary. The band generated great excitement during the symposium, making it impossible for anyone to stand still while the music was playing. Dr. Bela Halmos, folk music researcher, lecturer and performing artist, performed and taught folk music and songs. He showed why he was one of the major forces in the revitalization of folk music in Hungary. As at past symposia, the staff from Hungary was supplemented with folk artists from this continent. This year the Életfa Folk Music Band from New Jersey played excellent live music, while dances classes were taught by Kalman Dreisziger from Montreal and Kalman Magyar of New Jersey. Both of these dance instructors have been involved in the Hungarian folk dance movement in America for more than two decades and have worked with many dance ensembles. In addition to the teaching staff, many persons helped to organize the week, contributing to the excellent food, drinks, and smooth-running camp. Joyce Johnson, director of food service at the William Penn Home, managed the kitchen and provided energy to the dancers in the form of delicious meals. József Verses from New Jersey assisted Joyce in preparing Hungarian delicacies such as gulyás, veal pörkölt, chicken paprikas, and langos. The camp directors were Kalman Magyar and Sue Foy. The location and weather were ideal. On the beautiful hilltop, one could visualize the rolling landscape of Transylvania (Erdély). Since the weather was the hottest in memory, the clean inground pool provided welcome relief while allowing dancers to loosen their tired muscles. A typical daily schedule included breakfast at 8:00 a.m. followed by dance classes until noon. After lunch music lessons were held until 3:00 p.m., when the dance classes resumed until dinner. The evening programs began with a lecture and continued with a Táncház, a free-style Hungarian folk dance party, until midnight or beyond. The pool was again a favorite spot after the Táncház and informal gatherings were not infrequent into the early hours of the morning. Participants came from all parts of North America: California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Spending a week together allowed the dancers to develop many close friendships which will continue in the future and gave individual leaders strength to work within their community and share their experiences. There was only one problem with the symposium: the week went by too quickly and it will be a long wait until the next one. One of the highlights of the week was a visit by the national officers, members of the William Penn’s Official Family, and Home Office employees. It was enjoy-The Tilinko Ensemble from Hungary performs for the National Officers and other guests at the symposium. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor) Symposium students demonstrate some of the new dance steps they learned earlier in the week. (Photo by Louis A. Fodor) able to meet them and share the evening meal with them. After the special dinner, the symposium staff presented a folklore program for the distinguished guests. Again, the organizers wish to thank Paul Kovács for all his attention, cooperation and superb hospitality. A viszontlatasra! ATTENTION PARENTS! If you have a child age 5 or under who recently became a member of the William Penn, we'd like to feature his or her photograph in our official publication. Just send us a recent photo, along with the child’s name and home town. We will return your photograph afte: it appears in our publication. Officiol Notice Reporting of members’ Social Security numbers In recent months, our premium notices have included a message asking members to furnish us with their Social Security number. Under the regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, our Association is required to have on file the Social Security number of every member age five and older. If we do not have your number, you will soon be receiving a letter from our Home Office asking you to send us your Social Security number. We ask that if you receive such a letter from us, please comply as soon as possible. Your prompt response will be appreciated. Cj ol. J t_ o 7Ö th ZZ C **- o P CO Z O D
