William Penn Life, 1988 (23. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1988-06-01 / 6. szám
Page 12, William Penn Life, June 1988 Home ready to host folk dance symposium WELLSBURG, WV — There remain a limited number of openings for students wishing to participate in the Sixth Hungarian Folk Dance and Folk Music Symposium to be held July 9 to 16 at the William Penn Home camp. "This is a perfect opportunity for young members of the William Penn to begin learning Hungarian folk dancing and folk traditions,” said Kalman Magyar, artistic director of the Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble and founding organizer of the symposium. Teaching sessions will be limited to 100 students. As of June 2, 80 students had registered for the symposium, he said. All indoor lodgings have been reserved, but there is still plenty of room for participants willing to pitch camp outdoors. The symposium will offer intermediate-level folk dancers and aspiring folk musicians the chance to polish their skills under the tutelage of some of the most talented and experienced dancers and musicians on the Hungarian folk culture scene. Both participants and bystanders can enjoy the daily Táncház (an informal folk dance party), plenty of authentic Hungarian food, the camp’s large in-ground swimming pool, and the beautiful West Virginia scenery. Organizers say the symposium will be a challenging week for participating dancers, with workshops to be held each morning and afternoon. Although the dance and music instruction will be aimed at those on an intermediate/advanced level, the teaching will always start with basics, allowing relative beginners the chance to profit from the sessions. The symposium will also feature a series of sessions on effective techniques for dance group leadership. Providing much of the music at the workshops and each Táncház will be the band Tilinko from Szekesfehervar, Hungary. Mr. Magyar said Tilinko will be available for bookings in the Pennsylvania-Ohio-West Virginia area beginning in early August. Anyone interested in registering for the symposium or having Tilinko perform at their local functions can contact Mr. Magyar at (201) 836-4869 for more information. The symposium is being organized by the American-Hungarian Folklore Centrum in association with the William Penn and Portland State University. Watch your money grow with a William Penn TAX-DEFERRED ANNUITY now paying 8% • The secure way of saving for your retirement • • Gauranteed life income with a variety of settlement options • • Tax on the interest during accumulation period is deferred • • Favorable tax treatment at retirement • To learn more, call your local William Penn representative interest rates subject to change without notice. Guaranteed interest rate is 4Vi%. (Annuities available ONLY to William Penn Association life-benefit members.) Legislators seek to change, update Pa. fraternal code HARRISBURG, PA — Legislation has been introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate that calls for improvements in and an updating of the state’s Fraternal Benefit Society Code. The bill was introduced May 23 by State Sen. Michael A. O’Pake (D-Berks, Montgomery) and co-sponsored by 12 other senators of both parties. The current state fraternal code is based on the 1962 Uniform Fraternal Code. The proposed legislation would update that code to allow fraternal societies to meet the current needs of their members with up-to-date insurance products. The bill provides that agents of fraternal societies must have the same qualifications, education Computer From Page 1 Corp. about the possibility of a purchase in October 1987. After Computer Sciences Corp. indicated a willingness to negotiate a sale of the data center, the Association began collecting information to determine the feasibility of such a purchase. At its December 1987 meeting, the Association’s Board of Directors ordered the Home Office to begin negotiations for the purchase of the data center. The two parties reached an agreement in January 1988. Three months later, representatives from both sides met at the data center’s offices to sign the final purchasing agreement. President Danko noted that the amount the Association paid for the data center was less than the projected costs of purchasing an in-house system for the Home Office. While there are plans to expand CSC’s services, President Danko said there is no immediate need for purchasing additional equipment. "The equipment we have there at present has sufficient capacity for future growth. It will be viable equipment for several years,” he said. The possibility of linking the Home Office’s personal computers to CSC’s mainframe computer is being considered, he said. and testing as commercial insurance agents. It also would require that a fraternal society’s insurance contracts comply with the same Insurance department filing and approval requirements as commercial insurance contracts. "This requirement is an additional protection to the consumers and gives guidance to the fraternals regarding acceptable products which they can market to their members,” Senator O’Pake said. The bill has the support of the National Fraternal Congress of America and has been approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. Twenty-five fraternal societies are domiciled in Pennsylvania.
