William Penn, 1964 (47. évfolyam, 5-21. szám)

1964-09-16 / 18. szám

VOL. XLVII. SEPTEMBER 16, 1964. 51 NUMBER 18.

American Hungarian Studies Foundation

Rutgers University through its New Brunswick (New Jersey) Extension Center has expanded offerings in Hungarian studies for the fall term beginning September 21, 1964. Three new courses in Hungarian studies have been announced. A total of six courses in Hungarian studies will be offered.

The new courses in Hungarian studies include Hungarian music, Hungarian literature in the twentieth century, and a survey of Hungary today. Each new course will meet once a week for ten weeks. Other courses offered in previous years included elementary Hungarian, a refresher course in Hungarian language, and a survey of Hungarian culture and history.

A survey conducted by the American Hungarian Studies Foundation in Central New Jersey about interest in Hungarian studies resulted in the expansion of course offerings. The Foundation has, given extensive financial support for Hungarian studies at Rutgers. In the survey, persons of Hungarian origin and others expressed the strong desire to learn more about the Hungarian heritage. The appreciation of Hungarian culture and its contribution to world civilization and culture corporately and through individual talent is considered as extremely significant by persons of Hungarian origin and their children.

Through the American Hungarian Studies Foundation members of the William Penn Fraternal Association, its branches and its board of directors have actively supported Hungarian studies at Rutgers University and at other educational institutions. The Foundation is presently celebrating its tenth year of activity.

Maria K. Valgoczy, lecturer in music at Douglass College, Rutgers University, will present an illustrated course about Hungarian folk music, and she will introduce the music composed in Hungary during the classic and romantic eras and during the twentieth century. In the latter period, the music of Bartók and Kodály will be emphasized. Mrs. Valgoczy is an outstanding musician having received her education at the Budapest Academy of Music. In 1948 she was awarded the Liszt Prize in Hungary and in 1950 the Chopin Courcours in Warsaw, Poland.

The president of the International Center for Social Research, Imre Kovács, will conduct the course about Hungary today. He will examine Hungary through its various areas of life; political, social and economic problems, religion, the creative arts and literature will be considered. Mr. Kovács is a former member of the Hungarian Parliament having held a seat from 1945-47. He is the author of numerous books in Hungarian and in English.

Hungarian literature in the twentieth century will be taught in Hungarian by Dr. William Juhasz. The major writers and literary movements will be discussed with an emphasis upon Hungarian literature during the last three decades. Dr. Juhasz is eminently qualified as an authority on modern and contemporary Hungarian literature. He was the editor of the Revay and other encyclopedias in Hungary, as well as the editor of various literary journal and magazines. Dr. Juhasz is a graduate of the University of Szeged.

The courses in Hungarian language and the survey of Hungarian culture and history will be offered by August J. Molnár, who has been a member of the teaching staff of Rutgers University since 1959. Under his editorship Rutgers University Press recently published the book HUNGARIAN WRITERS and LITERATURE. Molnár is president of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation. He received his education at Elmhurst College (Illinois), University of Michigan, Indiana University, and Columbia University.

For further information about all courses in Hungarian studies and for registration visit or write the New Brunswick Extension Center, Rutgers-The State University, 35 College

Contributors,

Let’s Write Again

This is the month of September when summer officially takes its leave, and fall with its seasonal uncertainty and winter with its frigid dreariness face us again. It is the time now fori more work and less play.

Unofficially, and for all practical intents and purposes, Labor Day, which is on the first Monday of September, heralds the end of summer gaiety, leisure and vacations. It is the last great holiday of the season. Families and friends get together at picnics, for short trips, or perhaps stay at home to enjoy a nice cook-out. Children usually return to their school classes the day after Labor Day, though many this year are going back a week earlier.

All this about summer gaiety, leisure and vacations brings to our editorial minds the perennial problems of contributor dropouts we have every summer, and how it is our yearly task to urge these same contributors and columnists to take up their pens again — or their typewriters. It is necessary for us to do this because our official publication, the WILLIAM PENN, is largely made up of the voluntary writings coming from our members whether as branch representatives or individual contributors. The very nature of our house organ — our WILLIAM PENN — demands that, in the main, it be the written expression of the membership of the WILLIAM PENN FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION. Ours is a fraternal institution for the simple benefits of the members and not a commercial enterprise seeking additional revenue.

While we know that every summer season means for us at the WILLIAM PENN the waning of writing interest by the contributors and the columnists, and there is little we can do about this seasonal lassitude, we are very much concerned about the long absence and departure of some of our veteran WILLIAM PENN writers, a condition which manifested itself even before the summer season. It is a positive necessity that we have a cadre of permanent contributors and columnists on whom we can depend, and we here ask these veteran writers — who certainly know who they are — to return to their fraternal tasks. Certainly we welcome the occasional and “in between” writers, but we must have a group who will contribute regularly and faithfully to the literary excellence of our WILLIAM PENN.

Our Association is a union of many segments called branches located in various areas of this country. Some of these branches are very large and socially active; others are very small with practically no activities whatsoever. Be it as it may, every William Penn branch should have a member, whether elected or appointed, who would be charged with the task of writing publicity for the branch and submitting it for publication in the WILLIAM PENN. There certainly is enough writing ability among our members and within our branches to do this. We are not seeking great compositions or stories: we want only that our respective branches let us know, through their official reporters, what is going on at their branches. Tne fall and winter seasons mean the resumption of bowling, dances, banquets, anniversaries, festivals, etc. There will be much to write about ... so take up your pens and typewriters!

Finally, we welcome new contributors and columnists who will write for the benefit of their branches, the Association and the WILLIAM PENN official publication.

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The address of the American Hungarian Studies Foundation is: P. O. Box 1084, New Brunswick, New Jersey.