Bethlen Naptár, 1951 (Ligonier)
To our second generation. Superindent's semi-annual report of the activities and life in the Bethlen Home
BETHLEN NAPTÁR 205 If an amount is pledged, the payment may be extended over a period of time.) In answer to the Master’s question: “Lovest thou me?”, it is good to answer in the affirmative: “Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.” It is good also to hear the words that further challenge us: “Feed my sheep.” The weeks and months of the first half of the year 1950 have passed on, but not so the faith upon which we have built our work and our lives; not so the hope that the Almighty is always with those who trust in Him and labor for His Kingdom; nor the love with which we worked for the glory of God and the good of our fellow-man. “And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” In this spirit I respectfully submit the above report. Joseph Kecskemethy, Superintendent. DISPLACED HUNGARIAN CHILDREN IN LIGONIER SCHOOLS Evaluating our associates is a most difficult task indeed, and it is especially so when those to be measured are children or the very young. During the past four years, it has been the responsibility of The Ligonier Schools to provide educational opportunities for eighteen boys and girls from Bethlen Home, children of Hungarian parents whom fate has chosen to designate as displaced persons. Disappointments, hardships and uncertainties might well have made these little folks problems of major concern, but their presence with us has supplied a challenge to boys and girls in more fortunate circumstances as these young strangers in our midst undertake and complete with enthusiasm the tasks so often considered extremely difficult. Children, without any knowledge of a new language confronting them, have very quickly learned to communicate with others in their new mother tongue, and in some instances have led their classes in all fields within the period of a few months time. Courtesy, loyalty, honesty and enthusiasm, as demonstrated by these displaced children in our classrooms, lead me to the firm belief that America will be immeasurably stronger because of their presence here. I sincerely hope that those of us who teach may be as completely filled with zealous promise for the future as are these new Americans who sit at our feet to learn. C. C. Wylie, Supervising Principal of Schools.
