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Hugh Agnew
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THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION
TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
HUNGARIAN ANNIVERSARIES: 896 AND 1956
April 25-28, 1996
Hosted by: Montclair State University
History Department
and
The American Hungarian Folklore Centrum
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
at Valley Road and Normal Avenue
Easily accessible by public transportation and by car
Only twenty minutes from Manhattan by bus
PROGRAM
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1996
Location: Dickson Hall,
Brantl Lecture Hall (Room 177)
7:00 p.m. A Documentary Film of Steven Bognar: Personal Belongings
Commentator: STEVEN BOGNAR, Documentary Filmmaker
9:30 11:00 p.m. WINE AND CHEESE PARTY
Location: Dickson Hall, Room 178
(Next to Brantl Lecture Hall)
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1996
Location: Student Center
Rooms 417 and 419
9:00-9:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
9:30-9:45 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS
IRVIN D.REID
President, MSU
9:45-11:45 a.m. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES PANEL
Hungary at the Beginning and End of the 20th Century
Chair/Commentator: ENIKO MOLNAR BASA, Library Of Congress
Papers:
MARIO D. FENYO, Bowie State College
Hungarian Society at the Millennium
SUSAN GLANZ, St. John's University
The Hungarian Stock Market
DEZSO BOGNAR, Writer-Producer
The State of Hungarian Film Making
ISTVAN SOHAR, UMDNJ
The State of the Hungarian Sciences
12:00-1:00 p.m. LUNCH (FACULTY DINING ROOM)
1:15-3:15 p.m. PEDAGOGY PANEL
Perspectives of Setting Up Educational Programs in Hungary
Chair/Commentator: WILLIAM BATKAY, MSU
Papers: DEBORAH S. CORNELIUS, Rutgers University
Setting Up a Private High School in Budapest
ANDREW LUDANYI, Ohio Northern University
Setting Up a Political Science Department in Debrecen.
JOYCE LAWLOR, St. John's University
Establishing a University Exchange Program in Hungary
3:15-3:30 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
3:30-3:45 p.m. PEDAGOGY PANEL
The Hungarian Language and its Teaching
Chair/Commentator: GABOR VERMES, Rutgers University
Papers: JULIUS NYIKOS, Washington and Jefferson College
The Last 1100 Years of Hungarian Language
and the Preceding Millennia
KATALIN MIKLOSY, Rutgers University
The Use of Literature in Language Teaching
GYONGYVER HARKO, Rutgers University
The Hungarian Folksong as the Best Teacher
for the Hungarian Language
RUTH G. BIRO, Duquesne University
Hungarian Themes for K-12 Multicultural Programs:
Celebrating 1100 Years of a Nation and its People
7:30-10:00 p.m. DINNER BANQUET
Catered at the Student Center Faculty Dining Room
Speaker: IVAN SANDERS, New School For Social Research
1956 in Hungarian Literature
SATURDAY, APRIL 27,1996
Location: Student Center
Rooms 417 and 419
9:00-9:50 a.m. Business Meeting of the AHEA
10:00.11:46 a.m. HISTORY PANEL
The 40th Anniversary of the
Hungarian Revolution
Chair/Commentator: PETER PASTOR, MSU
Papers: ANDREW FELKAY, Kutztown University
Russian Decision Making for Military Intervention in 1956
PETER I. HIDAS, Dawson College
1956 and Canada
ANDRAS FODOR, Engineer
1956 through the Eyes of an Officer Cadet
12:00-1:00 p.m. LUNCH (STUDENT CAFETERIA)
1:15-3:15 p.m. PEDAGOGY PANEL
Hungarian Studies in North America
Chair/Commentator: KAROLY NAGY, Rutgers University
Papers: IGNAC ROMSICS, Indiana University
The Hungarian Chair at Indiana
JOZSEF BOROCZ, Rutgers University
The Institute of Hungarian Studies
GYORGY BISZTRAY, University of Toronto
The Hungarian Chair at Toronto
3:15-3:30 p.m. COFFEE BREAK
3:45-5:45 p.m. PEDAGOGY PANEL
Hungarian Schools in the USA
(In Hungarian)
Chair/Commentator: KAROLY NAGY, Rutgers University
Papers: EVA KOVACS, Anyanyelvi Konferencia
Survey of Hungarian Schools in the USA-a Progress Report
JUDITH KESSERU NEMETHY, NYU
Hungarian Language Teaching for the
Hungarian Scouts Abroad
PETER HARKAY, Principal
The Arany Janos School in New York City
GYULA VARGA, Principal
The Szechenyi Istvan Hungarian School,
New Brunswick, New Jersey
7:00-2:00 a.m. HUNGARIAN DINNER DANCE AT THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN CITIZENS
LEAGUE- Garfield, NJ
(Donation: $25:00/ person at the door)
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1996
Location: American Hungarian
Museum, Reid Library, Passaic
1:00-2:45 a.m. EXHIBITION, DEMONSTRATION
Hungarian Folk Instruments
3:00 p.m. PERFORMANCE: Eletfa Ensemble
Directions to the Museum: Route 80 to Exit 61. South on River Road to
Monroe Street. Turn right, cross the bridge, turn left at Third St Reid
Library will be on the left at 80 Third Street
DIRECTIONS TO
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
MSU IS ON VALLEY ROAD AND NORMAL AVENUE, UPPER MONTCLAIR (TURN AT THE
LIGHT). THE UNIVERSITY IS ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF ROUTES 3 AND
46 ON VALLEY ROAD.
BY CAR FROM:
BLOOMFIELD AVENUE MONTCLAIR: North on Valley Road (by Fire department),
0.3 miles to Normal Avenue light, turn left. ROUTE 46 (EAST AND WEST):
Valley Road, Montclair exit (at Route 3 junction), south for approx. one
mile to Normal Avenue light, turn right. ROUTE 3: Valley Road, Montclair
exit (at Route 46 junction), south for approx. one mile to Normal Avenue
light, turn right.
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NORTH: Exit 153B (left lane) to Route 3 West, to
Valley Road, Montclair exit, south for approx. one mile to Normal Avenue
light, turn right.
GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTH: Exit 154 to Route 46 West, to Valley Road,
Montclair exit, south for approx. one mile to Normal Avenue light, turn
right.
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE: Exit 16W to Route 3, to Valley Road, Montclair exit,
south for approx. one mile to Normal Avenue light, turn right. Motorists
traveling on the Turnpike South to Exit 11 may exit there to Garden State
Parkway North. LINCOLN TUNNEL: Follow instructions for Route 3.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE: Route 80 tn Route 46
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FROM:
NEW YORK CITY (BY BUS): DeCamp Bus No. 66 leaves the Port Authority Bus
Terminal at half past the hour. Get off at Mt. Hebron and Valley roads,
turn right (north on Valley) and walk one long block to Normal Avenue
traffic light, then turn left onto campus entrance.
NEW YORK CITY (BY TRAIN): Take PATH service to Hoboken; board New Jersey
Transit Boonton Line and get off at Montclair Heights Station at Southwest
corner of campus. (Service available only in the afternoon and evening.)
NEWARK: NJ Transit Bus No. 28 originates at Macy's Market and Washington
Streets, and ends its run on campus. Leaves every 30 minutes.
REGISTRATION FORM
MAIL TO: AHFC
P.O BOX 262
Bogota, NJ 07603
Tel: (201) 836-4869
Fax: (201) 836-1590
PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR THE AHEA CONFERENCE
____ AHEA Conference includes all lectures and Wine & Cheese Party on 4/25/96
(On site registration, $ 20.00).............. $ 18.00
___ AHEA Dinner Banquet............................ $ 20.00
(Registration must be received by 4/1)
Circle your choice of entree:
London Broil or Baked Chicken/Feta
___ Hungarian Dinner Dance ($ 25.00)
(Reservation only; pay at the door)
___ AHEA Membership Dues:
Individual: $ 15.00
Couples: $ 20.00
Students/Retirees: $ 10.00
TOTAL..................................... $ ______
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: AHEA
Name
Address
Tel. No.
Special Hotel Rate: S49.00/room/night at Wayne Holiday Inn for Montclair State
University's History Department (please specify)
For Hotel Reservations, call or write to:
Wayne Holiday Inn
Route 46 Eastbound
Wayne, NJ 07470
(201) 256-7000
Easily accessible by public transportation and by car
Only twenty minutes from Manhattan by bus
Email: Snail mail:
 Eniko Molnar Basa
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4160
Home: 707 Snider Lane
Silver Spring, MD 20905
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