r / 'tt — ii ■Law—*—— — ,y . MARCH, 1928 CONTEND I - Club Directory ................................. 2 1928 Ksperanto Coin» reuses........................ 3 Mnltnoinhre Ant\erpenon! ........................ 4 News from l "diversity of Minnesota................. 4 North American Items.......................5. (>, 7* 8 i;i Kkste? lando ................................. 9 La Kiiraga naganto.............................. 9 Carina VilinO .................................. IO st r aiiga Oka/ajo ................................ 11 Experiences of an I EA Delegate................... 12 Samideanoj .................................... 13 «Advertisers ..................................14, 15 THE ESPERANTO ASSOC 1 \TION OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. a i ;anutation for i he furtherance of the study and use of tii International Auxiliary Ls usiutg< . Ea «Masses hip: 1. Lift 9. Rust is $10. 3. Con- futing in»-ihIk is 11.00. 4. Regular members $2.00. These four els Include Am» nka Regular memb without Amerlka Bspera L00. CLUB DIRECTORY This department Is conduct olely for thi benefit our mi/ ips throughout th. - iimlry. It fumlslo h a I ki in c touch with the work in othei xchnt of md helpful I for the mat Ion luable frien< ma united in id ->i* «ml »r. < Jr.>ulis an i -sted for 12 of the magazim , at a msi nts 1 the two-line Insertion. Extra Hn« 10 tits each additional The heading name of city -a town is inserted fr< This ma ImmedU it- tention • ry club secrete Gt otip Charter—$1.»". ji:i«si:\ OIT1 , m-:\\ JERSR1 jperanto Rduk Klubi 8 Jersey \ Jersej I 'it>. Next h M Lss Sophii - ' Clai • I ry VV< d, from tn 8; for from 9 i" 'M - Jul hi/. 11 ucl »r. ii da j <»' tin- month. DETROIT, MM II. I >e.l roil Espei ante < iffl« e, 2916 i :■• ad I'.lvd.—Open dallj L bra j al disposal of IIBRKELBY, I \l.ll . erkeleja Esperanl R Hilda .Mills. 18 Northampton . B< i .. C M< Sat urdaj P. M., Meeting House of Boclel > of i-'i lend v \\ FRANCIS! <». < I.LIF. im ram.. \ >n of Californla, Inc, Ro :;i»:<-::i l i. n oung Build P*1 M I .Marshall. 5« IM \ I lit. « (H.Dlt tDO I >. n I . I A Buchheim W lMii>r.TD\, i). < Kolun b a I and Ha Thui \i :••-. nrh St.. N. w. ST* l'« i IIRSIII IM.. I i ultll) v \nu i Rondo • M., Fridays 8.1 I I n-Flin I i MM M.O. II ! - La * ata No nihil, ii A\ Vac. i I9tl Iradni in. i \V. Madison F-lno L. M. siam iiadata No. 3 n at Rideeland h Place. John Knotek. L'»;i :l- worth 111. ntaro meets 5 W. Madison si F-ino 11 Simonek, duller ton \ ROM M (HID. II I & Amerlka l:- nto-Instituto, B02 Tth F n« j la unuan kaj trian di macro n je la i<'a bora. i DFBKA, KANSAS Topeki K Esperanl Asstn Rev. J. H. Pazel, World Delegate, l Geo hmis z. .m Warren Davis. -Ino, - Li da It 1731 Pan* E HOS1 UN. >1 \vv. Boston Ihpt i;nr s< v, 507 Bidg.. i 'op Meets ' . 7 1* M Miss M. Rutman, etary, M into y.— Business Instltiil M everybody dal I) . 7 \ Tuesday a nd i'i U I d; I rid;. L; Pol I ! i • • i . 11r k., 359« L'Ml. St M to 9 P. M. except < '! | T u P. M A I*. I.i'lldo, m:\\ ^ Diui « » i n . n ^. The w York 17- into St — athei M lhal - ul's Pi Tin 17s: st Sat tin h month. P M. Hotel I-Iri 81st : I Columbus Avenu. \\ I7I7IIAU KEN, \. f. Hudson County E«| ly, Box ' \\ ii, N, .1. II Room l> toh Building. I I Hill, N. J. Tl Tues of month > ( I'p.i i. n. »; H iinn Pkn irk. ! uin K riiuii • .1 Su t. Room 307 I >ispat< ■ -• West New tder din Tuesday lildinu. i n Hill, N X !.K\ KI V \ D, OHIO up Libn -M at i bird W uch month. iCosmins] Mas er Ai PIMP \l)l J pin \. |'\. Philadelphia I. Hei W. Hetzel, VV« »t Phihi High for Boya nth\y i > huso y fourth Frldi C \ i^th and Arch S 15 V ad els meet i i. - Imii r ri i o( h Friday a < H (l^ibi Pet V Delif A i pundeto • L mtistoj. -^33 Livingston S MM.W \l K I I . WIIH iiN^I N 17 ■ intists 8-lno D II. k . 62U Summit A\ 0 . 3l d Tut da M. I: int.- < Hub u- J. Will 7 1 s iffum St I.ilw 71 — 1 tth \ H \l)h(i\, N\ |s< n\s|\ 1 19 W. Man t. TWENTIETH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF U. E. A. will be held in Antwerp. Belgium, from the 3rd to the 11th of August. While the official opening of the congress is set for the 3rd, the Belgium Samideanoj have rovided for the delegates' reception and entertainment beginning on the 1st. This will be a very important and inspiring congress and every Es- perantist in America, who possibly can, should attend. The cost will not be j it since the Atlantic Steamers will land us in the harbor at Antwerp. To all those who contemplate making the trip we would urge that you com- Amerika Esperantisto Entered as second-class matter May 15, 1913, at the Post Office at St. Paul, Minn., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published on the 5th day of each month by THE ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA 1001 Commerce Bldg. St. Paul, Minn. ______________One Dollar a Year_________ PUBLISHERS JO. A, N. A. Editor____ __________________ J. -i. r.ruiTA associate Editors______PAULA B. PARRI8H, GEO. VV, LEE Business Mana«:ei __________________CHAS w BARNES Office of Puhii. :«t ion. i(hh Commerce Bldgr,, St, Paul, Minn. Vol. 39 MARCH, 102S No. 5 THE 1928 ESPERANTO CONGRESSES ^ The next annual congress of E. A. N. A. will be held this summer at a time and place yet to be selected by the Executive Committee. The matter is now being considered and will be announced in our next issue. Undoubtedly it will I e held in a central location, probably not further west than Chicago or Milwaukee and probably not further east than Pittsburgh, not further north than Detroit or Buffalo and not further south than Co- lumbus. Somewhere within this area would be central for the larger num- ber of those who would most likely attend. This should be a most important congress and there should be ade- quate preparation. Every moment of the precious days should be filled with events of vital interest to the association. There should be a portion of the time set apart for a Congress of U. E. A. delegates, and every such delegate should be urged to attend By such a conference the efficiency of U. E. A. could l e greatly improved. Every delegate has had some experience Which would be helpful to other delegates. Such a conference undoubtedly would be a distinct service to U. E. A. without confusing the distincth tervices to be rendered by each ganization. There should be a portion of time set apart for tin us- sion of such practical subjects as Methods of Teaching Esperanto, Organ- ization and Maintenance of effective local clubs, groups, etc., simple, definite, and effective means of recruiting such clubs. The isolated Esperantist constitutes a subject worthy of considera- tion. Persons capable of leading such discussions should lie assigned long in advance of the meeting so that adequate preparation may be had. Let's prepare for a great Congress. A M E RI K A ESPER A NTISTO municate with the WORLD ACQUAINTANCE TRAVELS. 51 W. 49th Street. New York City with reference to this trip. You will notice their announcement on page 15 of this magazine. The Travel program outlined by Doctor Edmond Privat. president of U. E. offers out» of the greatest opportunities the American Esperanlists have had to - the most important countries of Europe under the most favorable auspices. By th means Esperantists will be able to make contact and receive assistance that, is not available to the ordinary tourist HARMS W. BARNES Secretary B. A. N. A Ml LTXO.MBLI AXTVERPENON! Tempo flugas kaj tre baldau okazos la plej bela kaj sukcesa kongreso kiun la esperanta niovado organizis. Jam miloj da esperantistoj nun dissemitaj en ciuj partoj de la mondo pret iri Antverpenon kaj kune pasigi tagojn kiuj farifos la plej memorindaj nn ilia vivo. La iirlm Antverpeno. pro ĝia beleco, ĝia get afia situacio, la gastameco de ĝiaj loĝantoj kaj la nekareco de la vivado estas ne diskuteble la plej taŭge elektlta loko por la XXa Cniversala Kongreso de Esperanto kiu okazos do la 3a la lla Aiigusto 1928. Antverpeno estas la plej konvena loko por la usuonaj esperantistoj, oni povas elŝipiĝi en la urbo mem. la belga vizo estas senpaga kaj la transmara vojaĝo ♦ nekara. mallonga kaj rekta. L;i l'sonaj esperantistoj devas esti dece ripresentataj en tin grava okazontajo. Mi do instigas ciujn Usonajn esperantistojn pasigi ilian liberiempon en Antver- peno inter iliaj esperantistaj gefratoj. Mi ĝojos ricevi la nomon de ĉiu partopre- nonto en la kongreso kaj klopodos kunigi ilin por ke ili. laŭcble, konatiĝu kaj vojaĝu kun» Run la Verda Standardo. Antverpenon!!:: CHARLES CHOMET1 34-06 34th Street. Long Island City, X Y NEWS PROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Last fall the University of Minnesota for the first rime offered Esperanto as a correspondence subject. Thirteen students registered for the cours« Some of them are now ready for their final examination, which will be conducted according to University methods. An examiner, preferably a high school teach will be sug- ested h> the student and it' he is accepted by the University the list of questions will be mailed to him. He will then call in the student, who mm ike the examina- tion in his presence. The correspondenC4- course is being supplemented by lessons broadcast from the University station WLB as a part of their language hour. German and Fl- are the two other languages taught, each language being allotted 20 minutes of time. One hundred p >ns bought texts and followed the Esperanto course others, it had been learned, followed i lesson without attempting to barn the language, and still others tuned in from time to time to hear what the teacher had to say. Owing to the fact that WLB is a low power station the reception was often so poor that lessons were not beard 60 miles awa A change is therefore contemplated for next year. It is hoped that the station may be enlarged, but if that is impossible efforts may be made to broadcast from YYCOO, one of the most powerful stations in this country. This, however, depends upon those who are interested in the Language Hour. Are there enough such pupils to warrant WCCO giving up an hour of its valuable tii Let the readers of Amerika Esperantisto express then selves with regard to Esperanto. Kindly, therefore, reply to the following ques- tions and mail to the undc ned as soon as convenient. Let this serve as | sonal request to each one who reads this Item, Please do not fail to reply. 1. Do you desire that eranto be broadcast from station WCCO next school year? 2. If the course be gi\«n will you provide yourself with a text (Esperanto Manual, by Margaret Jon. DR LEHMAN yVl:NI>ELL. 615 La Salle B]< Minneapolis, Minn AMERIKA KSPHR VMISTO PARLEY CHRISTENSEN STIRS LOS ANGELES 900 Join Classes, Our well known Esperantist, world traveler, economist and progessive political leadei. Parley Parker Christensen, Parmer Labor Candi* for President in l!»20, initiates rousing campaign for Esperanto in Los Angeles. At il Pree Workers Forum, at the Chamber of Commerce, the High Schools, the Technical schools, mors than 1500 persons heard Mr. Christensen tell about Esperanto and its use in many lands where he has traveled. The Speaker explained how In countries where Englis was not spoken he always used Esperanto for his address Mr. Christensen. long a student of economics, spent the winter quarter at Cali- fornia Cniversit) ng "Moneys and in further preparation for his lecture work. His pre- in Cos \nueles gave occasion for his lectures there on Esperanto. He organised a number of Esperanto classes, one at the Forum with 84 students, one at the Polytechnh High School with mi students, one at the International Automotive and Electrical School with 125 studem Another class organised earlier in the winter meets weekly at the Public Library. Mr. Christensen will visit Salt Lake City and Denver and be in St. Paul the last week in March. After the departure of Mr. Christensen the leadership has fallen to Mr. Joseph Scherer and from reports reaching headquarters the mantle has fallen on worthy shoulders. News of a ~reat picnic in Exposition Park has reached us. We quote the following from a letter just received: 4 Est is malnovaj Bsperantistoj, novaj Esperantistoj, Esperantanoj. kaj famll- ianoj. ĉeestis samideanoj el Usono, Svislando, Rusujo, Japanujo ktp. El In mal- novaj Esperantistoj mi devas mencii Sinjorinon Gochenour. la gesinjorojn Walter E. Smith, Sinjoron Granlund. El la Eŭropanoj mi povas meucii Sinjoron Branson (Rusoi Sinjorn Ŝerer iso; delegito de UEA) ambaŭ klubestroj. Ceestis ankaŭ la nova sed jam bona Esperantisto Sinjoro Weigel kun la tuta familio. Dm Witt kaj Lia ĉarma edzino kune kun Sinjorino Whicker reprezentis la Bahai Klubo de Los l< De hi unua gis la kvara horo sinjoro fierer gvidis diversajn ludojn Bsperan tistajn per kluj ĉiuj amuziĝis kaj la novuloj i)ovis lernl Esperantajn vortojn. Fine nth d.cidis ke n in uinmn dinm ncmi ni liuvu I'iknikon en iifiu el la multaj puhlikuj parkoj de Los Angeles." MRS. J. h. FAZEL dies It is with a sense of sadness and loss that we chronicle the death of one of our most ardent Esperantists tin- wile- of Rev. John II. Fazel of Topeka. Kansas. On behalf of the readers of A. 10. and the mem hers of E. A. N. A. we extend our sym- pathy, though knowing how futile are human words*to comfort the hearts of those bereft by the loss of one so ei i nn •! and loved. The deceased was a very devout Christian as well as an ardent Esperantist Through her long life of SI years she was earnestly devoted to the loving servic which she gave so abundantly as tin- wife of a Christian Minister. Her interest in Esperanto was second only to her church and family. She was horn in Lancaster, England, May 24, 1846. When four years of age she came to America with her family, who settled in Wisconsin. Fifty three years ago she was married to Rev. John H. Fazel at Orion, Wis. For the past 26 years she lived in Topeka. where she was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church. Resides her husband, she is survived by three children. Mrs. B. J. Lempenau and J. W. Fazel, Topeka, and Mrs. K. C. Miller. Marfa, Tex.; seven grandchild Ruth and Clarence Romig, Kansas City, Mo.; Pearl Romig, Canon City, Colo.; Fred Kotnig New York City; Winfield Romig, Waynoka, Okla.; Henry Miller. Marfa, T Ivan Romig, Minneapolis, Minn., and three great grandchildren. She also is sur\ived by three sisters, Mrs. Jane Hargrave. South Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Hannah Booth, Milwaukee. Wis.; and Mrs. Mary Hall, Lancaster. Eng.; and a brother, John Willan, Sandpoint, Idaho. \MEIUKA KSI'KKAXTISTO BSPBRANTISTS OK NKW YORK AND ADJACENT CITIES CELEBRATE with banquet and address by Pres. B, W. Hetzol of Philadelphia. Central office receiv 170 word telegram and two page letter telling of the great meeting and the enthu- asm aroused by Proa, H 1. We cannot better describe the meeting than quotiru from the letter and telegram the latter being in Esperanto. Kara kaj trx timal samideano, ni anoj de New York Esperanto Society kaj rtiltantaj geaamideanoj vin salutas kaj dankas pro via letero, kin legata ĉe nia l no I dan gojon kaj eivokis fortan entuxiasmon. ĉiuj aplaŭdis lor sinjoro Chomette proponis i ni sendu al vi telegraruon dankante vin por via saltlto kaj grattllante vin por via t lerta fideia kaj kapabla laboro por via i From Prea, Maury's letter we quote the following: This was Mie largest and moat successful meeting we ha> r had. Not only were th« i lai i attendance, but the types reprsented were high. Mr, James F, Morto t. Curator of the p n iN. J.i Museum, and former Chairman of the E\- uti\ ■ mimic- of EANA Introduced Mr, Het/.el who g what some said w the best pro-1, ranto speech they had heard. The visitors were much im- pressed by itt and several joined. Pi Betzel's subject was World Cooperation and a World Sj) I.' Famous old-tine BaperantlaU were pi at, among them Mr, Henry W Fisher (S< Who's Who in America) Ex-President of EANA, and Espe- ranto author and pioneer. Be came from Perth Amboy. N. J. and brought thn friends. Mr. J. J. Sussmuth, Lingva Komitatano anI*\ Flint, Michigan, broadcasts Esperanto lesson-—The new "Giant Transmit!- just installed puts WFDF in a new class and many new and novel features are proi I In announcing the opening of the station the Flint Journal says, "In addition to musical programs, time has : to other inter, siing subject Perhapi the most outstandii of these is tbe broadcasting of weeklv Esperanto lesson K. R. Johnston. • :t Esperanto linguist, has been en- gaged to conduct these lessons winch are said to take up about 30 minutes and < able the listener to learn to speak the international Ian. ge in md pleasant manner. L; iho station will attempt the str ol some of the Shakesperian plays and other short spoken dramas. Certain opera ill he reduced to conform to broadcasting and performed by local artists. Frank I). Fallain is the owner of the station arm Fred E. McKltrick, one of Flint's 1 known music: g be» named program director.'' GOODWILL CENTER CONDUCT 9PERANTO CLASS. From the Ncu Jerst Edition of GOODWILL, a Journal of Reconstructive Fhilanthro; we barn of the Goodwill Community House Jersey City. In describing the activities of tie -odwill says: Besides the Day Nu v and the Nursery School 11 numerous other activities at the Community Center. One of the most enthusiastic groups meet- ing there is the Esperanto Educational Club. Persons of all nationality In- eluded in its membership, studies are pursued faithfullj with the aim of props gating Esperanto, the uni al language, in J< City. In the group picture pub- lished in Goodwill are Sro I TempUn and Fraulino Tomplin, leaders of the grot: a.mekika esperantisto AMERICAN LUTHERANS, ATTENTION: In 1929, from June 21 and sonic eight or ten clays following Hie Second Luth- eran WOrld Congress will meet in Kopenhago, Danmarko. If you wish to be present star! now to learn Esperanto; and when you are able during debates to translate well from English into Esperanto, mak< this known in good time to the arrangin committee In Copenhagen -The First such kongress met in L923 during August 19-25 and was very well attended, with many delegates and guests from our United Stab Start now with Esperanto study! THEO. HANSSEN, Bremer. Iowa. NEW TRANSLATION OF LA ESPERO Some tinn 0 B prize was offered by B. A. N. A. for the best metrical trai lation of La Espero. The management of the competition was placed in the hands of Mr. Thai Irs H. Briggs of Minneapolis. Four poems were submitted .two by Rev. John H. Fa/el of Topeka, Kan one by Charles W. Barms. St. Paul, and the winning one published herewith by Prof, George Winter Mitchell of Stamford, Con mcticut. The committee to whom the poems were submitted wore Prof. C, A. Moo of the Department of English, University of Minnesota; Rev. Lucius 11. Bugbet Pastor of Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church. Minneapolis and Prof, E, Dudley Larsons, Professor of English at the West Side High School, Minneapolis. All of these gentlemen are eminent scholars and authors and were well qualified to serve i rr^ i **. i * i i ■ i i a i i i l i ■ i LA ESPERO HOPE En la mondon vents aovi o, Tra la mondo Iras forta rok< Per flugiloj de facila rento Nun de loko flugu ĝi al ioko. Into the world hath come a new-born feeling; Everywhere a mighty voice doth crj On the pinions of a light wind stealin Would thai it from place to place might fly. \- al glavo sangon soifanta i la homan tiras familion; Al la mond1 eterne militanta , promesas sanktan harmonion Not to swords unsheathed for slaughter thirsting Loth it dtaw the Unman family; To the world where bombs of war are bursting, It promises a h< nly harmony. sub la sankta Bigno de I'espero Kolekti&as pacaj batalantoj, Kaj rapide kreskaa la afei o Per laboro de la esperantoj. Quick to hope's own sacred standard glowing Gather peaceful men her ranks to swell, Ami the cause is ever stronger growing Through the toil of those that love her well Forte staras muroj de miljaroj Inter la popoloj dividitaj d dissaltos la ohstinaj baroj, Per In ikta umo disbatitaj. Sur neŭtrala lingva fundamento, omprenante unu la alian, La popolo faros en konsento Unu grandan nmdon familian, Nia diligenta kolegaro En laboro paca ne laciĝos, myself, that this is some curious but quite harmless matter, I have to confess that during these three congress days I ha\e learned much, and be cause l am old I must quickly change m> opinion, so that I am not too lat• I am now profoundly convinced not only of the practical side of Esperanto and its utility. but also about Its moral goodness in relation to various peoples. The people Ol the world seemed to have done everything to destroy physical distances, but ha nothing as yet to destroy lingual dista I wish from the bottom «>r my heart all success to the fulfilment of the beautiful hope that underlies the work of Zamenhof in Esperanto. TOKIO. JAPAN RADIO STATION SELLS FIFTEEN THOUSAND ESPERANTO BOOKS to students following the cour now being given by tin ation. For a great many years Esperanto has been making progress ane ultured clas in Japan. The universities and schools have presented the sul ro the student grou] but it remained for the radio to arouse the tremendous popular interest Indicated by this phenomenal sale of Esperanto books. DULUTH, MINNESOTA ORGANIZES GROUP. A group led by Mrs. Carl I. Anderson and Mr. E. Bauei has been organized and are making fine progress. Mi Helen W. Frink of Minneapolis, a member of the Twin City Esperanto Club, wliii Duluth on busines Iped to organize this group. informs us that she met with them every night during her stay in the city. A group that takes to Esperanto like that will be heard from in the near future. AMERIKA ESUEK WTISTO EL EKSTEULAMH) Sro Andre* Hamlet has been just now elected President of the Chamber <>f Com- merce in Parte. He is a very ardent Esperantist and a great friend of Our Move- ment. En rinvdio, Hiilgarujn five Esperanto course is attended by 3*» young people and the paid course by 20. En Bratislava, cVhoslovakujo was founded a new Esperanto (5roup with 30 lie in hers and 20 pupils. On the 24th of February. 1!»2N in Berlin, Germannjo was held the annual meet- ing of the "Berlin Esperanto Union' that arranged during the year 1927—24 reg- ular meetings, 6 propaganda meetings where Ksperantists from America and Japan made speeches and conducted 22 Courses of Esperanto having 400 pupils. The Union consists of nine groups. En Madrid, Htepannjo was founded a new Esperanto Club "Antaŭen.1 En Barcelona a very important journal "Eas Noticias" bad long arth about Esperanto prepared by samideanoj Rocamora and Anglada. En Constantinople, Turkojo at the Turkish Esperanto Association meeting ihere were present 40 members, Jews, Turks, Russians, Greeks and others. Tin- Asso- ciation conducts Esperanto courses four times every week. In Oslo, Xoivegujo under (lie auspices of "Association of Labor Espeiani ist> of Norway" lectured Sro ĉe about his method of instructing Esperanto showing by two of his model lessons how he does it. Esperanto is being broadcasted all over the world either as Esperanto lessons or Esperanto lectures. Recently we have read about such broadcastings from stations in Berlin, Dresden, Charkof, Kobenhaven. KonigSberg, Leipzig, Lynn. Minsk, Odessa. Oslo. ITaha, Vienna. Zurich etc. Sro l\ Proctor from Brisbane, Afistralujo returned home from a voyage to Japan and nar- rated at the local society meeting his adventures during the voyage, praising the r\ ices he received from EsperantistS in Japan and on the way. —VERBA STELO, LA KTJRA6A N\«. WTO J. H. I a/el En mia skolta klaso en la somera tendaro Bur Bubaio Monteto, proksime de Topeka. Kansas, ceestis ankaŭ juna profesoro Bill Patrick, el K ana kolegi Li deziris fariĝi lerta skoltestro kaj instruisto de skoltismo; tial post lernado pri molulo. pri hardado k. t. p.. li volte fariĝl adepto. Li studis la demandojn. paste la ekzamenon. kaj poste penis atingi kelkajn tiel nomitajn "provojn por MeritOj I'nue la provon pri "Savado de vivo an akvo Tiu estas tre severa provo; sed li estante bonega naĝanto. kaj forta junulo volis ĝin peni. Mi konsentis, kaj ni iris al la bordo de la rivero. Multaj el la knaboj neniam antaŭ*- Vidte tiun provon. tial ili far&te tie avidaj observantoj Bur la bordo de la rivero. La unua provo estis,— "Subakvigi sin de la suprajo de la akvo almenaŭ sep futojn profunden. kaj alporti }e la fundo objekton de dekdu colojn en diametro, kiuj pezas pli Ol dek funtojn.' Tion li faris je la unua fojo. Bon Tiam li tiris post si alian Bkolton, pezantan cent sesdek kvin funtojn, tra la akvo, p< kvar div.ersaj tmadoj; -nome -"Portado per kapo/ Transbrusta trenado, "Tenado ĉe la haroj," kaj "Laca Naĝanto portado." Tion ankau sukcesis fari. Jen la Iria provo: "Sen vesti sin on la akvo. kiam plene vestita kaj porti la vestojn, duni almenaŭ naŭdek metrojn ia.^ k» nl estu amikoj. Kompreneble Lai to ml povua lam esti via patrinb!1 Lafl la regiatro, mi opinias k»' ŝi est trldek dujara, Bed lajnis dudek-ses. Ml esiis dudek tii kaj, ml iiinns. malprudenta pli ol I "Sed vi konas la mondon, kaj vi est tiei malalmlla al raj hi i. kiujn oni renkontas. Societo senenba1 kaj artilik n vi ne lion? \'i B< las kiotn mi foje sopirafl forkuri e] gi— inn koni, al kiu nu povus malkovrl la veran min mem iun, kiu min komprenua, Venn vixtti min kelkfojt nun beĵme tmrkredojn- kaj lasu min parol] al vi, 6u ne? Kaj \i devas diri al mi viajn lertajn pensojn." Ml upozis ke eble si nun ftatu idi keikajn el Hi tuj, antau nl mi bele komeneis, alveola malplena aocieta viro kaj proponis noktomangon. i- gata forlasl min. Tamen malap :»t<- en la hotnamason, ŝi rigardis malaotafien trans ŝultro kun duontragedia, duonkomika okulpr- kiun mi klare komprenis jene: "Kompatu min. Nun ml ♦• helpful to other deiegatei *I am glad for the opportunity which Dr. Wendell has given me to address this largo audience of those who, I feel sure, art >us minded or they would be listen Ing to some of the lesa serious entertainment offered by other radio stati and not to language courses from the Univerait Esperanto makes an appeal to thoughtful person and especially to those who are internationally minded or who see the practical purpose to be attained in travel or In foreign correspondence I have had the privilege of serving as the delegate for Minneapolis of the Uni- versal Esperanto \ssociation for more than IE years. The local delegate is a sort of international consul, n is a service voluntarily given. Through the delegate mds pass all sorts of requests for information and assistance from those who B using Esp itfo as a means to forward some personal or educational aims. I might mention just a few which came to mind: A Siberian professor desired information irding an into ct noted in certain Unseed oil. Linseed oil. you may not know, is used by the Russians as a butter substitute or salad oil: \ Bulgarian inquired regarding milling machinery, and a Finn regarding flour; a Pole was in- ♦ »d to discover the reasons for moving the town of Hibbing from Its former location; a German attorney requested a copy of a birth record so that his client. born in Minneapolis might marry; a Dutch gardener desired information regarding truck farming; a Dutch engineer wished addres- of concrete contractors; a Turkish teacher wished information regarding the wood-work inn industries of Minneapoli reqt; for help in locating lost relatives have come from a number of countrb and I have in some cases been successful; a Moscow photographer wanted Informa- tion and samples of photographic papers; the Japanese Imperial Railways Tourist Bureau sends information about travel in Japan; a Croatian immigrant desired help in learning English and 1 obtained for him employment in one of the mills. Infor mation was desired regarding soy beans. Posta tamp collectors have been put in touch with collectors in all parts of the world. The most recent request of interest cornea from a German who says that in the latter part of this month, the school board to vote on the introduction of Esperanto into the schools of his city, and that on the board are four teachers, tli of whom are now teaching American -ography and are discussing the results of prohibition. He has tin >re asked ten delegates of the Universal Esperanto Association in the United States to furnish statistics and facts regarding the results of prohibition thus to set is a demon- stration of the opportunity that Esperanto gives to obtain first hand Information. You will see from these examples how the Universal Esperanto Association furnishes the machinery for immediately putting into use the Esperanto which you have udied. The yearbook of the Association gives addr s of 1500 deb - s in most of tin- important cities of the world. All of these delegates are pledged to furnish help to members desirous of aid while traveling or to furnish information and assistance for any legitimate purpose By this means you will see how business and pro! tnd other informational help may be received. If your hobby is collecting pictures of bridges or national costumes or recipes or psychic phenomena, you can get in contact with the delegate in all parts of the world. I might add that there are many blind people who at using Esperanto extensively and that there is a magazine published in Esperanto for the blind in the Braille characters. It is published in Sweden. Membership in the Universal Esperanto Association is the privilege of any one whether you are a 1» ginner or an expert, whether you want merely to find out about the hotels of Ben want to sell washing machines in Japan, sweaters in Argentina or books in An traiia." AMEKIKA ESPJERANTISTO 13 8 XMIDEWO.I—FELLOW THINKERS Fellow thinkers? Well, will you do some thinking for E, A X. A.? If so do it now and tell us about it. Early in life we heard an old adage, "Two heads are- better than one. even if one is a sheep's load." We are perfectly willing to furnish the slurp's nead if you will furnish the other. This is just a homely way of sayjn Let's pool our thinking lor E. A. X A. This is a machine ag Our world is ruled by the engineer. We have all kinds of engineers, educational engineers, social engineers, religious engineers, etc.. in our ag< Every organization, social, educational, political, religious or of whs er description, has its engineer. The engineer does not pull the load; he merely hitches the power to the harden to be DIOVetL Socially, morally, mentally, we live in the midst of the vast unused, undeveloped po This power through Long ages has been running to wast urrounded by these might) immeasurable forces we remain impotent until the engineer harnesses and apples t hese wasted energies to mankinds important tasks. To make practical application of these obvious facts let us sa> that within the ranks of our organiza- tion many able think- In tact, only thinking men identify themselves with BUCh institutions. Hut this thinking has not been sufficiently harnessed and hitched to the load. We want to hitch up some of this power to our problems by asking you. members of E, A. x\ A., to hook up e powers of our minds with the practical problems confronting us, and le some tasks with which you can help FIRST: We are in need of a class of lit ure to be used in answering the casual inquirer con rto, two or three practical circulars or circular ranging from three to six hundred words to be used by our central office and relit \ of the necessity and expense cf answering such inquiries with personal correspondence. ich a document should he a straight forward statement of facts so pithily and convincingly stated that they would immediately carry conviction to the mind of the reader, SECOND: We need a program which could be given by our local societi and consisting of short address».-, music, and perhaps a playlet. The Cleveland Esperanto society have already initiated such a program, and taking the suggestion from them we are asking you to write a series (>i short addr» uitable for this purpose. Each address should be a unit in itself not. exceeding ten minutes in length and the series so planned that a group Of short addresses would constitute a logical whole, and could on occasion be given by one person in a sin - address. The purpose of these addresses is to permit local clubs to form oratorical teams to pre- s»uit tin facts of Esperanto to audiences wherever an opportunity should occur; the teams may sometimes be constituted of young and Inexperienced speakers and, of course, the phraseology should be so simple and straightforward that it would seem perfectl) natural to such speakers. This program of addressee should be ac- companied by an Esperanto poem or song or playlet. For such a program the Cleveland Society is using ,lĜis la Revido.' which serves the purpose very well. But I believe a better one could he constructed if the dramatists among us would I their minds to the task. THIRD; We need to assemble material for addresses to be made by prominent public men, many of whom would he willing enough to give such addresses but do not have the time to assemble the material. Such p< rsons no! like to make state- ments that cannot be substantiated by documentary support and yet they have not the time to pi rsonally examine the necessary documents. Hence, references should be m;nl»k to the documents in such a manner as would facilitate such citation, FOFRTH: We need to assemble a group of books, pamphlets and documents to be known as the Speaker's Library. These should be carefully selected by persons familiar with our literature. Perhaps two such groups should be outlined, one small enough to be purchased at a small msf by the individual, the other of larger proportions suitable for club libraries. We have set forth above one of the great needs of our organization and we confidently believe that there are many persona among us who can make valuable contribution of ideas for this program, and your central office asks your assist- ance in this matter. We want your ideas whether you state them awkwardly or elegantly. All material submitted will be worked over by Competent persons before being put into permanent form. May we have your earnest co-operation in this important task? CHARLES W. BARNES, Secretary, E. A. X \ 1 t AM Kit IK A KSPKItANTlSTO \i:\\ i:. \. \. A. OFFICER8 X\i> ( omaiITTEKS resident: Henrj w Hetsel, West Phila High School for Boys, Philadelphia, Pa. Vice-President Dr. Raymond I\ Bye, Moylan, Pa, cretarj Charles W Barnes, LOOI Commerce Bldg., St Paul, Minn, Assistant Secretary Di Lehman Wendell, 616 La Salle Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn Treasurer: Miss Ann C, Leavitt, 706 11th St.. N. W., Washington, l> C, ecutive Committee: D E Parrish, Chairman, 109 I Iham Drive, Buffalo, N, S Joseph J. Burita, 1410 Dover St., Chici ill. Henry \v. Libby, 6£ ndicott Bids i Paul, Minn. Finance Commit! Henry W. Libby, Chairman, '.m1 Kndicott Bid St, Paul, Minn. Miss Amy c. Leavitt. 6 lltfa St., n. w . Washington, 1). C. Mr. K. M. Morrison dfax Ave., Minn» Minn. Public. ns Committer J. .1 Burita, Chairman, 4410 hover St., Chicago, ill. ■ W. L< 9 Federal Boston. Mai Mrs D B. Parrish, 109 Fordham hi N V, Propaganda Committee: red \. Hamann, Chairman, isi 63rd St., Wauwatosa, Wis, Miss B, J. Meriam, r»ti Congress ton, Mass. TtlE KENNGOTT BOOKS ILt STRITA RAKONTETOJ by A. Kenngott A. M. Little Stories with questions and illustrative pictur< on opposite pages. Fine for making conversation. Kan he used with h-rnolihro after a ntary lessons. INTERNAL IA DIAL06AR0 by various authors. These dialogues written in ihmt style afford an approach to Con ational Esperanto, and serve well as the first reading matter aftej t tie Lernolibt These hooks issued by the Intenmeia Rldonejo of which Prut. Ivennuott is the editor, ma) be bad at 2."» cents a copy from Central Office of B. x. v L looi Commerce Bid St. Paul, .Minn. THE PAYSON BOOKS No on»- has done more than Edward s. Pa toward the creation of an American anto I nut Former P at, and now Honorary President oi \ N A . and Fellow of B, B, \ . he holds first rank amo musts of continents. All his hooks are of the highest merit. att< continued sales throughout the I nto reading world. This excellent roup of Literature is commended to all Esperanti PALACO DE DAN&ERO, do luxe binding...................... LJ&Q MIMI ......................$ .: I \ K XL In MISTERA ,:r> Mlsi OKI i:t I ll \l> .rm Order from ESPERANTO ASSt < I XTh>\ NORTH A.MKItK \ looi Commerce Bid»:., St. Paul. Minn. BOZUJO CITMILJARA .............$ . 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White for information about the tour preceding the conference or the trip directly to the conference, or about classes being formed for non-Esperantists. Address: AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO 1001 Commerce Bldg, OV St, Paul, Minn. WORLD ACQUAINTANCE TRAVEL, Inc. 51 West 49th Street New York City STUDY ESPERANTO AT HOME with the University of Minnesota, offering you a Correspondence Study Course. NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE AUTHENTIC. INSTRUCTION—by an official of The Esperanto Association of North America. INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS—Students correspond with Esparantists in other countries. SPECIAL GROUP-STUDY PLAN—Several may study together, for one fee. SUPPLEMENTED BY RADIO—for those in range of WLB, University of Minnesota Broadcasting Station (wave length 245.8; frequency 1220). Wednesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. over WLB. I'or particulars address GENERAL EXTENSION DIVISION University <»i Minnesota Room 4is Minneapolis, Minn. RIVERSIDE PRESS, SAINT PAUL, MIXX. ABRIDGED BOOK LIST INSTKl CTIOX Esperanto for beginners, .copy The Esperanto Teacher, Fryer .................. copy Spoken Esperanto. Frost, paper ..............copy Cloth ..............copy I'nlversala Esperantistigilo 1 booklets, illust.......copy Practical Grammar of Espe- ranto, Kellerinan-Reed. copy <. i ammar-Commentary, Cox copy Tra La Jaro, Wady (direct method) nur en Esperanto ................... 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