William Penn Life, 1995 (30. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1995-09-01 / 9. szám

I WILLIAM PENN LIFE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION, 709 BRIGHTON RD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 olume 30, Number 9 Address Correction Requested Septembei •D M D <n o CO z a M X Students and instructors at the William Penn’s Hungarian Language Camp, held July 30 to Aug. 5 at Penn Scenic View, take a break from classes to pose for this group picture. William Penn hosts successful language camp at Scenic View By Louis A. Fodor National Director ROCKWOOD, PA — The Asso­ciation’s Sixth Annual Hungarian Language Camp convened on a hot Sunday afternoon July 30 on the grounds of Penn Scenic View. Twenty-three people traveled to this site, located in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, and within a few hours these members of the Association had started to form a small community. The students were greeted and shown to their living quarters by National Directors Louis A. Fo­dor, Michael R. Kara and Elmer W. Toth. After a welcoming meal, the students introduced themselves to each other. Some had attended previous camps and knew what to expect; others were novices in their knowledge of the Hungarian language. Monday morning after break­fast, everyone assembled at the Lakeside Lodge. The program opened with all singing the Hun­garian Himnusz. A memorial ser­vice was held in honor of two members who had attended pre­vious camps: Alexander Ivan and Priscilla Molnár, wife of Prof. August J. Molnár, president of the American Hungarian Founda­tion. Mr. Fodor outlined the sched­ule for the remainder of the week. Then Prof. Molnár presented a discussion on the origin of the Hungarian tribes, their nomadic life in the Ural Mountains and their crossing of the Carpathian Mountains. He also discussed the first printed Tihanyi Halotti Beszedi (IMA), recorded in about 1200 A.D. Following lunch, the students were divided into two groups. Instructor Gabriella Gally was in charge of the beginners, and Dr. John Palasics led the intermediate class. After supper, students gather­ed in the Lakeside Lodge at 7:00 p.m. for a one hour program of music featuring Mr. Fodor on violin and Mr. Kara on vocals, with the students joining in the singing. A video about Hungary was also shown. The students followed a similar schedule for each of the next four days. On Thursday, National Presi­dent E. E. Vargo joined the stu­dents and camp staff for lunch, and he spoke on the benefits of membership in the Association. He also presented students with gifts from the Home Office. That evening, led by Mr. Fo­dor, the students gathered for a traditional bacon fry. Special guests for the evening included Steve Chuboy of Branch 85 Daisytown, Pa., his wife Margaret Chuboy, and Home Office em- Continued on Page 2 33rd General ^ Convention to 5 meet Sept* 18- s PITTSBURGH — The Home Of­fice administration and staff have been busy completing the final preparations for the 33rd General Convention to be held Sept. 18 to 20, 1995. Meanwhile, 120 delegates and ex-officio delegates, their fami­lies and other special guests have been busy completing their own plans to meet at the Hyatt Regen­cy Pittsburgh at Chatham Center for this meeting of the Associa­tion’s governing body. This will be the first regular meeting of the General Conven­tion since 1991, when the 32nd General Convention was held in Pittsburgh. The General Conven­tion meets in regular session ev­ery four years during the month of September. Joseph P. Arvay, chairman of the Board of Directors, will serve as convention chairman, in ac­cordance with the Association’s By-Laws. As the supreme body of the Associatio eral Convention will decisions which will the scope and direct Association’s insurance and frat­ernal affairs for the next four years. The Convention will also per­form the important task of elect­ing and installing a new Board of Directors which will act as the governing body of the Associa­tion when the General Conven­tion is not in session. The Convention will also elect and install representatives to the Auditing Committee as well as alternate directors and auditors. The General Convention itself comprises delegates elected this May by the various delegate dis­tricts and the ex-officio dele­gates. A report on the Convention will appear in the October issue of the William Penn Life. Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day September 4, 1995 Inside____ ■ Atty. Herman discusses rights of landlords...............Page 2. ■ The life and work of Zoltán Kodály.......................Page 3. ■ The latest news &. notes from our branches___Pages 4-5. ■ Photographs of our newest young members........Page 5. ■ In Memóriám and Donations for July............................Page 6. Next Deadline September 22 Hungarian Room marks 56th anniversary PITTSBURGH — The Hungar­ian Classroom of the University of Pittsburgh will celebrate its 56th Anniversary with a dinner­­dance on Sunday, Oct. 8. The event, sponsored by the Hungarian Room Committee, will be held at the university’s William Pitt Ballroom, located on Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. After dinner, guests will be treated to a program of Hungarian music and dance performed by some of the area’s finest Hungarian talent. The evening will conclude with open dancing to the music of the popular George Bátyi Continen­tal Ensemble. The Hungarian Classroom is one of two dozen nationality classrooms—each constructed and decorated in the traditions of a different ethnic group—which are located in the university’s Cathedral of Learning. The William Penn Association and its predecessors have played a major role in the development of the Hungarian Classroom and its committee. Members of the former Verhovay and Rákóczi associations contributed much of the money used to construct the classroom in the late 1930’s and to install its five stained glass windows depicting important figures and events in Hungarian history. In recent decades, the William Penn Association has supported many social and cultural events to benefit the room’s scholarship fund. The fund has aided Univer­sity of Pittsburgh students study­ing in Hungary. William Penn National Direc­tor Roger G. Nagy serves as chair­man of the Hungarian Room Committee. Other William Penn officers, directors and members serving on the committee are: Alexander J. Goydan, first vice chairman; Albert D. Furedy, sec­ond vice chairman; Frances A. Furedy, treasurer; John L. Lovász, secretary; Joseph P. Arvay, schol­arship coordinator; John C. Mil­ler, historian and scholarship co­ordinator; and Elmer W. Toth and Maria Bistey, controllers. Tickets for the dinner-danc.* are $20 per person. For more information and reservations, call Frances A. Furedy at the Home Office toll-free at 1-800-848- 7366. Deadline for reservations is Sept. 25. 02203149 0296 PAUL KOVÁCS

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