JUNULARO ESPERANTISTA DE NORD-AMERIKO (JEN) The of Esperanto-Speaking Young Americans 4 Central Street Millers Falls, Massachusetts 01349 No. 17 August, 1969 ACTIVITY SPURTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEW GROUPS FORMED, REGIONAL MAGAZINE REVIVED: Promotion and teaching of the international lan- guage Esperanto have ex- panded remarkably in the last few months in South- ern California, according to news in the May issue of Tempo, the organ of the Esperanto Institute of Southern California. Most important on the youth front is the founding of Nia Rondeto, a group of 11 children aged 9-11 studying Esperanto in the gifted children's pro- gram of the Charter Oaks School District in Covina. The members of Nia Rondeto, led by their teacher, Mrs. Denise Brayton, have en- rolled in JEN under our group membership plan and will be continuing their activities, which include correspondence in Esperan- to with foreign pen-pals, during the summer. The formation of groups in Riverside and Yucaipa is reported in the issue of Tempo. The republication of this handsome bulletin is due a major donation by Mrs. Hazel Foster. Nia Rondeto, with letters received from abroad June-July largely to COMING UP GERMAN SEMINAR TO FOCUS ON LITERATURE: The 13th in the series of Inter- naciaj Seminarioj sponsored by young Esperanto speakers in West Germany will be devoted to lectures and discussions on modern literature, "Tendenoog en la Literaturo de nia Epoko" is the theme of inar, which will take place from December 27 to January 3 in Mar- burg/Lahn. it has been announced, this sem- VIENNA PREPARES: Before the end of the 54th internation- al Esperanto congress this month in Helsinki, authorities in Vienna are already preparing for the 55th congress a year from now, which will meet under the patronage of Franz Jonas, President of Austria. Literature about Vienna for tourists is being published in Esperan- to by the city beginning this summer. Page 2 August, 1969 RECENT EVENTS ESPERANTO LEAGUE MEETS IN BERKSHIRES: The Esperanto League for North America is beginning its annual meeting as this issue of the News Digest goes to press. About 50 members of the international language movement registered for the weekend sessions at North Adams (Mass.) State College. Position papers on major organizational policies were prepared for distribution to participants, and discussion of new proposals with far-reaching possible consequences is under way. A presentation on Esperanto to local teenagers was a late program addition. One of the high points of the program is a talk by famed philologist Mario Pei. Just prior to the meeting, North Adams State offered an intensive sum- mer course in Esperanto to 31 students and teachers, some of whom came from as far away as California to attend. Latest reports were that enrollees and college administrators alike were enthusiastic about the quality of the course, taught by Indiana University audio-lingual methods expert Duncan Charters. NEW LIFE COMES TO TEJO: Contributions pledged by the Esperanto League for North America to TEJO in response to a recent plea for funds are helping the world organization of young Esperanto speakers move ahead with ambitious plans. Chief among these is the establishment of an office in Amsterdam to house the expanding and highly successful External Relations Committee, which has made hun- dreds of persohal contacts with leaders of international youth organizations around the world. Cooperation between TEJO and its parent Universala Esperanto- Asacio is also more intimate now than ever before. NORTHWESTERNERS MEET IN SPOKANE: Esperanto in education was the theme of a meeting held on the June 20-22 weekend in Spokane, Washington, and attended by about 4 0 persons from the Pacific Northwest and California. Among the youth activities were the presentation of a play entitled "A Day in an Esperanto School" by children from Walla Walla, and a "musical piggybank" game in which money was raised for TEJO. CHURCH SERVICE CONDUCTED IN 12 LANGUAGES: The Patriarchate of the Rumanian Church conducted a multilingual service on the first day of Easter this year, according to tradition. For the first time, however, the international language Esperanto was among the languages used, which, in order of their appear- ance in the service, were Rumanian, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Bulgarian, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto, and English. PUBLICATIONS KONTAKTO FINISHES 5TH YEAR: The international youth j magazine Kontakto, published by TEJO, has completed its 5th f year. Breaking with the traditions of the Esperanto press from the beginning, Kontakto has used Esperanto as a medium to dis- cuss everything except Esperanto itself. Kontakto directs spe- cial attention to problems concerning youth around the world: hunger, inequality, changes in education, the sexual revolution, and trends in contemporary art, to name a few. And writers for Kontakto do not hide their fa'cts or their feelings: its criti- cal stories and frank, full-page photographs are more calcula- ted to wake up its subscribers than to keep them. So that more people can learn what internationally minded young people have been thinking about, TEJO has just announced a special low introductory rate. Persons who join the Universala Esperanto-Asooio may now subscribe to their first year of Kontakto (4 issues) for only $1.40 (regular rate: $2.25). JEN will be glad to handle your membership in UEA and your subscription to Kontakto. SCOUTS HAVE NEW LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK: Copies of Jamborea Lingvo, a text- book on the international language Esperanto especially written for scouts, are now available from the Esperanto Book Service in Hillsborough, California (ad- dress on p. 4). The 60-page paperback text by J.K. Hammer uses pictures, puzzles, and problems familiar to scouts around the world, as aids in teaching them how to communicate in a language which is becoming increasingly favored by scouting authorities. The price of Jamborea Lingvo is 95C. DO YOUR PART FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING — TO GET MORE INFORMATION, DETACH & MAIL REPLY CARD AT RIGHT NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED, NO OBLIGATION Name___ Addr ess_ City___ Zip____ State FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 6 Millers Falls. Mass. BUSINESS REPLY MAIL No Postage Stamp Necessary if Mailed In the United States POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY JEN 4 CENTRAL STREET MILLERS FALLS, MASS. 01349 NEW BOOKLIST AND REVISED BIBLIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED: The last two months have seen the publication of two new booklets that will help orient the new stu- dent of Esperanto to the ever-expanding literature on the subject. One is the brand-new joint booklist of the Esperanto Book Center (N.Y.) and the Esperanto Book Service (Calif.), an attractive up-to-date catalog of titles in and about the international language. The other publication is the second, revised edition of Humphrey Ton- kin's A Research Bibliography on Esperanto and International Language Problems. Published by JEN, this brief annotated guide to the literature is a time-saving starting point in any study of the centuries-old quest for an international lan- guage. The bibliography emphasizes readily obtained works in English, but for the serious student it includes abundant references to essential yet little-known materials and gives information about where they may be acquired. The text of the second edition, presented in a more compact format, is expanded by about 75% and thoroughly updated. The bibliography (13 pp.) may be ordered for 50* (25* to members of JEN) from either book service or from the University of Chicago Inter- national Language Society, which also handles quantity orders (addresses on p. 4). LA PRAKTIKO GETTING NEW EDITOR, NEW LOOK: The popular monthly Espe- ranto magazine La Praktiko will be edited by Franko Luin of Sweden beginning in October. Luin made a name for himself editing Kvinpinto, the lively magazine of the young Esperanto speakers of Sweden, and he has announced plans for a gradual but thorough modernization of La Praktiko inside and out. TO INFORM YOU . . . —CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Separate youth section of Czech Esperanto Assn. has been foun- ded; new organizations & publications also begun in Slovakia. —CHILE: U. of Santiago students have organized an Esperanto course. —YUGOSLAVIA: Local authorities in Cesargrad have turned over a mountain cabin to JEN's counterpart group in Yugoslavia. —MAGAZINE REVIVED: Philosophical & religious review, Kosmo, again being published in Denmark. —NEW ZEALAND: A world-wide invitation to the 35th N.Z. Esperanto Congress, in picturesque seaside Napier, January, 1970, has been issued. —TROPHY PICTURE: Color postcard showing Harabagiu trophy for Esperanto literary talent is available at 10* (3 for 25*) from Esperanto Book Service. —KIWANIS: Kiwanis Clubs have been asked by their world h.q. to assist local study & use of foreign languages with books, classes, scholarships, etc. —PROGRAMMED LEARNING: Programmed Esperanto books & tapes being developed in W. Germany have been tested on 460 persons & are now being published.' —NOBEL NOMINATION: 6 Norwegian M.P.'s have now joined Swedish, Italian, smother parliamentarians in nominating UEA for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. —STAMPS: Malagasy is again publishing its philatelic bulletins in Esperanto. —KORAN: Arabic-Esperanto bilingual edition of the Koran has come out; first printing almost sold out. YES, please send me, without cost or obligation, full information about how I may: □ Support the work of JEN and other organisations seeking to overcome the language barrier in order to improve international understanding □ Learn the international language, Esperanto □.............................................................................................. DO YOUR PART FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING —TO GET MORE INFORMATION/ DETACH & MAIL REPLY CARD AT LEFT NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED, NO OBLIGATION INFORMATION BOOKS IMPORTANT ADDRESSES Esperanto Information Center 156 5th Avenue, Room 821 New York, N.Y. 10010 Esperanto Book Center 29 Windsor Road Great Neck, N.Y. 11021 Esperanto Information Center 410 Darrell Road Hillsborough, Calif. 94010 Esperanto Book Service 2129 Elizabeth Street San Carlos, Calif. 94070 JEN: GENERAL INFORMATION, MEMBERSHIP, SUBSCRIPTIONS CORRESPONDENCE COURSE IN BEGINNING ESPERANTO NEWS DIGEST: SEND NEWS TO PEN PALS Mrs. Julie Tonkin (Corresponding Secretary) 2131 Tryon Street; Philadelphia, Pa. 19146 University of Chicago International Language Society 1212 East 59th Street; Chicago, Illinois 60637 Jonathan Pool (Editor) 5238 South Kenwood, Apt. 1; Chicago, 111. 60615 Miss Ellen Lewis (Correspondence Service Director) 15 Salisbury Road; Brookline, Massachusetts 02146 JEN 4 Central Street Millers Falls, Mass. 01349 Return Requested Address Correction Requested Non-Profit Organization U. 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