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No. 6                                                                                                                           September, 1967
YOUTH CONGRESS TURNS ATTENTION TO TOURISTS' LANGUAGE PROBLEMS
The international organization of young speakers of Esperanto - TEJO - held its
23d annual congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during the first week of August.
Participants from the United States,  Canada,  Western and Eastern Europe,  and
Japan were briefed by experts on the politics,  industrial problems,  and culture
of the host country.  The possibilities for the appreciation of a national liter-
ature by an international audience were demonstrated by Wouter Pilger,  who pre-
sented an inspiring survey of Dutch poetry through the ages, using as illustra-
tions his own specially prepared - and exquisite - Esperanto translations.
Language problems in international travel received the bulk of attention in the
numerous lectures and discussions at the congress.  Ivo Osibov, president of TEJO,
in recognition of the United Nations' International Tourist Year,  launched the
congress with a speech on the significance of world travel by today's youth.
This theme was later taken up in orations at the traditional forensic competition,
and in discussions of the work being done by the organization's newly established
Research Center.
Japan Captures Miss Esperanto Title Second Year in Row
The young speakers of the international language took over Rotterdam's unusual
floating school,  the Jan Backx,  during the week of the congress.  The converted
ship served as hotel,  ballroom,  and informal meeting-place. During the formal
ball,  120 persons watched young Ria Anzai,  a university student from Tokyo,  be
elected Miss Esperanto of 1967.  The congress participants had many opportunities
in their free time to make and renew international acquaintances;   and because
they all knew the international language Esperanto, they were able, in the words
of one young American present,  to speak "freely and in friendship" with all.  The
youth congress took place in conjunction with the world congress of Esperanto
being held in the same city.
THREE NEW PUBLICATIONS A BOON TO STUDENTS,  TEACHERS
JEN Issues Research Aid
The study of the language barrier and the international language Esperanto in
schools and universities has now been made easier by a new publication,  a 14-page
"Research Bibliography on Esperanto and International Language Problems",  com-
piled by Humphrey Tonkin,  assistant professor of English at the University of
Pennsylvania.  Published by JEN,  the organization of Esperanto-speaking young
Americans,  this long-needed guide is designed for students wanting to write any-
thing from grade-school compositions to Ph.D. theses on Esperanto.  The biblio-
graphy describes both basic and advanced sources of information in each area
which it covers.  At the end is a list of important topics for term papers and of
little-researched questions on which advanced work would be profitable.  The
bibliography,  which sells for 50<fr,   is available from JEN,  from the Information
Center of the Esperanto League,  and from the West Coast Esperanto Book Service
(addresses on page 3 of this News  Digest).     Members of JEN may order this publi-
cation at half price (from JEN only).
New Course from Indiana Stirs Interest
September 11 is the publication date of the special trial edition of Modern
Esperanto^   the latest and probably most up-to-date textbook of the international
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language. The author, Duncan Charters,  is Preceptor in Language Instruction at
Indiana University.  In Modern  Esperanto,     Charters applies the "audio-lingual"
approach,  following the project teaching texts of the Modern Language Association.
The textbook is only one part of a 4-part course.  Soon after the text there will
be published a teacher's manual (September 18),  a student workbook (September 25),
and a set of language laboratory tapes (October 2).  Together these materials
will form a comprehensive one-year high-school or one-semester intensive college
course.  The course is being published in experimental form for testing by teach-
ers and examination by experts of the Universal Esperanto Association before its
regular publication at a later date.
Modern Esperanto  has already caused excitement among teachers of Esper-
anto around the United States. After a demonstration by Charters of his course
methods to an audience of teachers and school officials in San Mateo,  California,
200 of the courses were ordered for use in this fall's classes on the San Fran-
cisco Peninsula.  Prices have been announced thus far on the course text ($2.00)
and the teacher's manual ($1.50).  Orders for, and inquiries about, these mater-
ials should be sent to Modern  Esperanto,   Ballantine 844,  Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana 47401.
Information Kit Released in California
The West Coast Esperanto Book Service announces the availability of its new
"General Information Kit", designed especially to provide teachers and prospec-
tive teachers of Esperanto with the facts they need. As a service to educators
and others interested in the educational applications of the international lang-
uage, the Book Service has assembled in one package a variety of reports and
documents, prepared by experts in their fields.  Included are "A Research Biblio-
graphy on Esperanto and International Language Problems" by Humphrey Tonkin,
"Myth and Fact about Esperanto" by author-critic William Auld,  "The Cultural
Value of Esperanto" by D. B. Gregor,  "The Educational Value of Esperanto Teaching
in the Schools" by British educator Raif Markarian,  and many other documents and
articles.  The General Information Kit can be ordered for $2.00 from the West
Coast Esperanto Book Service (address on page 3).
RECENT EVENTS
Esperanto-Speaking Americans Meet
The 1967 meeting of the Esperanto League was held in St. Louis,  Missouri,  during
July 6-9.  Encouraged by friendly letters and telegrams from five United States
Congressmen,  the participants from the U.S. and abroad reported on the progress
of Esperanto in their communities and fields of specialization,  and laid plans
for the future of the national Esperanto movement.
New Yorkers Host Japanese Businesswoman
Sixty speakers of Esperanto from the New York area had an informal get-together
with Mrs. Yukiko Isobe, a Japanese entrepreneur, drama expert,  and former civil
servant,  at Freedom House in New York City on August 21.  Using the international
language as a bridge between East and West is nothing new for Mrs. Isobe, who is
a director of the Fujita Pearl Company, Tokyo.
Also visiting Esperanto groups this month is Japanese journalist and
youth leader Kakehi Kunimaro, who is on a tour of the United States following his
participation in the international Esperanto youth congress in the Netherlands.
ESPERANTO IN THE PRESS
Chicago
"Esperanto,  the 'Simpla Lingvo1":  this was the headline of a story on Esperanto
carried by one of Chicago's major newspapers,  the Tribune,     in its Sunday,  July 16,
edition.  The article reported a question-and-answer session with members of the
Esperanto Society of Chicago at one of their downtown meetings.
New York
The New York Times of August 23 carried an interview with the President of E.P.
Dutton and Company about their surprisingly popular translated editions of A.A.
Milne's Winnie  the Pooh.     After commenting on the Latin,  Russian,  French,  and
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German versions, the publisher said, "We are also thinking of coming out with an
edition in Esperanto, but a final decision will depend on the demand of the
Esperanto societies here and in other countries."
The News Digest can assure its readers of the excellence of the trans-
lation in question. The publisher's address is E.P. Button f, Co., 210 Park Ave-
nue South, New York, N.Y. 10003.
COMING UP
East Coast Esperanto Activists to Meet
Active speakers of -- and workers for -- the international language Esperanto
from Boston to Washington will convene in New York City for the 1967 Eastern
Regional Esperanto Conference this month.  The conference will take place on
September 22 and 23, at 156 5th Avenue (corner of 20th Street).  The meeting will
be devoted to three main efforts:  expanding the seriously inadequate supply of
Esperanto teachers, strengthening the local and regional bases of the Esperanto
movement in the United States, and profiting from the results of the recent con-
ventions held by American and international Esperanto organizations.
The conference will provide an outstanding chance for interested per-
sons in the Northeast to acquaint themselves with the problems, as well as the
promise, of the international language in the U.S.  To register for the confer-
ence in advance, send $3.00 to the Conference Committee, c/o the Information
Center of the Esperanto League (address below).  You may obtain information about
the conference before registering by writing to the same address.
NEWS FROM JEN
Elections
The annual elections for JEN's Executive Board resulted in a new, more compact,
5-member board, which took office on September 1.  The current Board members are
Julie Crandall, Francis Lanzone, Jr., Arthur Morse, Jonathan Pool, and Robert
Rothenmeyer.
Executive Board Meets, Plans Year
The incoming board met in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the end of August and
began what will probably be an extended period of reorganization, in an effort to
deal more efficiently with the problems and goals of JEN.  The organization's
spectacular progress in 1966-1967, compared with the previous years, was due to
the almost single-handed exertion of Julie Crandall, to whom we owe the existence
of the News  Digest,   and perhaps the continued existence of JEN itself.  Because
of the consequently strengthened position of the organization this year, it is
hoped that the concentration of so many arduous duties in one pair of hands will
not be necessary in the future.
/IMPORTANT ADDRESSES/
INFORMATION CENTER, ESPERANTO LEAGUE (E.I.C.)
Room 821, 156 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10010
ESPERANTO INFORMATION CENTER (WEST COAST E.I.C.)
410 Darrell Road, Hillsborough, California 94010
WEST COAST ESPERANTO BOOK SERVICE
2129 Elizabeth Street, San Carlos, California 94070
/HOW TO WRITE TO JEN/
Send general inquiries to Arthur Morse, Secretary of JEN
4 Central Street, Millers Falls, Massachusetts 01349
Send inquiries about membership in JEN and subscription to the News  Digest  to
Robert Rothenmeyer, Membership Secretary of JEN
4 Central Street, Millers Falls, Massachusetts 01349
Send orders for the Research Bibliography to Francis Lanzone, Treasurer of JEN
2129 Elizabeth Street, San Carlos, California 94070
Send material for inclusion in the News  Digest  to Jonathan Pool
377 International House, 1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Also: Correspondence Course - #26 - f&y to JM. Under 22 years -
letter from an administrative officer P-r+i'^v,
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DO YOU WANT TO LEARN ESPERANTO?
Then consider the International Correspondence Course, developed in
Europe for world-wide use and now available in the United States through JEN, the
organization of Esperanto-speaking young Americans.  The International Correspon-
dence Course is based on a textbook by Finnish author Vilho Setala, and uses the
direct method.     With this method the student begins reading and writing in Esper-
anto, without translation, from the very first lesson.  With the special textbook,
the learner reads and re-reads, "soaking up" the language and then testing his
knowledge by answering questions and making up his own sentences.  This is the
"in-depth" approach used by major language-teaching companies today.
But you don't need to take two weeks off from work, or spend several
hundred dollars, to utilize this method with the International Correspondence
Course.  Normal course completion time is six months or one school semester, but
each student proceeds at his own pace through the 26-lesson course, with the con-
tinual supervision of a highly qualified personal instructor until the course is
finished.  Each person who successfully completes this Esperanto course receives
the official Certificate of Completion from JEN.
The course fee is $26.  This fee includes instruction and all course
materials (lesson sheets, the textbook, and a reference grammar book).  For those
under 22 years of age who are enrolled as full-time students in a school, college,
or other institution, the fee is reduced to $21.  Enrollment is easy:  send the
enrollment application form below with your remittance (and if you are a student
under 22 a letter certifying your student status) to the course director:
Jonathan Pool
377 International House
1414 East 59th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
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JEN
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE  COURSE
ENROLLMENT APPLICATION  FORM
I wish  to  enroll  in  the  International  Correspondence  Course.
AT I  enclose  the  course  fee  of  $26.   (Make  check payable  to JEN)
AT I  am under 22 years  old and am a full-time  student.     I am enclosing
or sending  under separate   cover    a   letter from an  administrative  officer of my
school,   certifying my full-time  student status.     I  enclose  the  special  student
course  fee  of  $21.     (Make  check payable  to JEN)
Signature   ...............................
Name (please print) ...................................................
Address ...............................................................
City   ..................................   State   ....................   Zip
(The  following  information  will  help us  select  the  most  suitable
instructor for you.)
Occupation   .......................................................  Age
Reasons  for learning Esperanto:
AT Reading                                      AT Business  or profession
AT Pen-pals                                     AT Linguistic  interest
AT Traveling                                  AT Other:   ....................
/T Hobbies:   ................................................
Previous foreign language experience, if any