<ŝ£K~^p INFORMATION CENTER ESPERANTO LEAGUE for NORTH AMERICA Vol.VI No.2 NEWSLETTER April 1970 RATES SET FOR JULY ESPERANTO WORKSHOP AND CONGRESS SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE William Auld, who will teach two courses in the Esperanto Workshop at San Francisco State College July 6 to 24, is a member of the Academy of Esperanto and Depute Rector of the Lornshill Academy at Alloa, Scotland. One of the most ac- complished literary and pedagogical figures in Esperanto today, he has developed a system for teaching the basics of Esperanto in 10 hours, followed by intensive practice. Class activities will include some theoret- ical and background discussion but will focus on intensive drill to develop the ability to think in Esperanto through dialogues, pattern drills, and practical person-to-person communication. The Nitty-Gritty; If you plan to take the ele- mentary or advance course, write or wire at once for an official registration form to Summer Ses- sions Esperanto 195.00H, San Francisco State College, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco, Ca. 94132. There is a $5 late penalty charge for course registration after May 15. The cost of the 3-unit credit course plus student fee is $75, whether the course is taken for credit or not. (Continued on Page 2) -o- MENSA AND UNIVERSALA ESPERANTO-ASOCIO ESTABLISH TIES A link between Mensa, a world organization whose membership criterion is high intelligence, and the international Esperanto movement is being forged. (See Esperanto for February.) At the request of Victor Sadler, U.E.A. director, Mark Starr, E.I.C. chairman, presented the case for the international language at a meeting of Mensa's international directors. With Paul Burke of Holandel, N.J., a member of both organizations he had a most friendly reception. A Mensa department called Espermenso is being set up and it has already made formal request to U.E.A. for affiliation as a cooperative organization, according to its secretary, H. J. Lewis of Halifax/ Nova Scotia. The Mensa chapter in New York will hear Dr. Mario Bei speak on "Wanted: A World Language" at its May 15 meeting. -o- "You ask how I would feel about an international language. in my opinion anything which would facilitate better understanding between the people and countries of the world would be a giant step toward peace for all." - Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, replying to a constituent. ELECTION BALLOT FOR E.L.N.A. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE -2- NL 4/70 (Continued from Page 1) Also write the Housing Office at the same street address to secure room and board at Verducci Hall. Weekly rates (including three meals daily Monday through Friday)are: Double room, $43.50 per person; single room, $58. Congress Arrangements Verducci Hall, a new high-rise dormitory, will also be headquarters for the 1970 Congress of the Esperanto League for North America (E.L.N.A.). The charges for lodging and Congress fees (including a Wednesday night re- ception, Saturday night banquet, farewell Sunday breakfast and morning coffee breaks) are detailed on the Registration Blank on Page 3 of this Newsletter. The Local Congress committee includes William Harmon, chairman; William Schulze, finances; Peg Barkley, excursions; Truman Clark, transportation; and Cathy Schulze, public relations. Members of the San Francisco Esperanto Re- gional Organization turned out in full force at the March 7 meeting to prepare a mailing of Congress and Workshop material to 1300 addresses. -o- Central Ohio now has an Esperanto Club, started by a group in the Colum- bus area of which Edwin H. Hammock is the sparkplug. Plans were laid at a March 22 meeting for a statewide meeting at Columbus in June in the hope of forming a state organization. -o- In Ghana a marionette group is preparing a program to be presented at the famous Puppet Theater Festival at Zagreb, Yugoslavia, in October. For this the puppeteers must learn to speak their lines in Esperanto. The State Council of Arts in Ghana asked the assistance of Bernard Golden of the Bronx, N.Y., now in the Department of Archaeology in the University of Ghana at Legon. This is probably the first official use of Esperanto in Ghana. -o- All the public libraries in the United States have now received a copy of "Wanted: A World Language" by Mario Pei (Public Affairs Pamphlets No. 434). Ask to see it at your local library. -o- "In Whatsoever State I Am"» Mrs. Lillian Fuller of Atlanta, Ga., has contributed to the Esperanto Archives a copy of the 1923 Congress booklet of the Esperanto Association of North America issued by the Hudson County, N.J., Society which was host that year. Now in her 80's and losing her sight, she has recently presented the bulk of her Esperanto books and pamphlets to a local library. Massachusetts was the scene of most of Mrs. Fuller's 58 years of Esper- anto activity, "Georgia is a long way from Massachusetts and I have not yet learned "in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content'", she wrote in large but steady penmanship in the course of ordering U.E.A. seals from E.I.C. in both World Wars Mrs. Fuller put Esperanto to use in assisting war victims. A teacher by profession, she later became a genealogist and heraldic artist. -o- An Eastern Region conference in Washington, D.C., April 10-12 brought together 20 Esperanto activists from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington. They met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis, which is spacious and hospitable but attainable only by laby- rinthine roads which caused some visitors to miss evening sessions. Sergio Docal, U.E.A. chief music delegate, led group singing. Discussion centered on problems encountered in club and study-group recruitment, and the awaken- ing of public opinion to the need for an international language. ESPERANTO LEAGUE FOR NORTH AMERICA 1970 MEMBERSHIP FORM Mrs. H. Linker, Treasurer, E.L.N.A. Contributions to E.L.N.A. 1414 Monroe Street are tax-deductible. Walla Walla, Washington 993 62 ar ---------------------- I enclose 1970 dues (payable to E.L.N.A.) as checked below. CONTRIBUTING MEMBERSHIP □ Regular ($8.00) I want the free bonus magazine checked: □ Husband-wife ($12.00) Quontakto Q)Homo kaj Kosmo Qflorda Prismo □ Sustaining ($15.00) New subscribers only: QHeroldo de Esperanto D Patron ($25.00) □ Life ($160.00) Under 30? To join JEN at no extra cost, check □ Extra donation ($ ) \^~\ and give year of birth: 19 SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP— No. magazine D Student under 30 ($3.00)—year of birth: 19 ; JEN membership included □ Retiree over 62 ($4.00) New memberQ QRenewing member Name and address Zip Code Detach vere LAST If you have not paid dues for 1970, your name will be dropped from the E.L.N.A. membership list and from the CALL Newsletter and ELNA-Bulteno mailing lists. To avert this catastrophe, fill out the membership blank and send it with a check posthaste to the treasurer. CANDIDATES FOR 1970 E.L.N.A. ELECTION DIRECTORS (Three to be selected) James Deer. Portland, Ore. Physicist, age 4?, Esperantlst since 1961. Presently president of L.K.K. for 57th U.E.A. Congress in Portland in 1972. Member of L.K.K. for E.L.N.A. Congress In Portland in 1965. Regularly teaches Esperanto classes. E.L.N.A. Board member 1965-1967. Albert Estllng, Walla Walla, Wash., Postal worker, Began learning Esperanto in 1962. Member of E.L.N.A. seven years and of U.E.A. Teaches an Esperanto class every year. Former president of Walla Walla Esperanto Society. William R. Harmon, Oakland, Calif. Trans-Pacific freight dept. head, Matson Navigation Co. Learned Esperanto 1938; used it in many countries. Member E.L.N.A. ex. bd. and ex. com. Long-time U.E.A. delegate. Dorothy Holland, Santa Barbara, Calif. Esperantlst since 19^7. Sect, of Esperanto Society of Chicago, taught classes there and in Fayetteville, Ark. Sect, of American Assoc, of Teachers of Esperanto since I962. Ex-board member of E.L.N.A. Teaches correspondence courses in Esperanto for Hadley School for the Blind. William H. Schulze,* Hillsborough, Calif. Retired railroad executive, age 61. Life member of E.L.N.A. and. U.E.A. Board member of E.L.N.A. U.E.A. committee member. Director of Esperanto Information Center West Coast. Teaches Esperanto, Attended 5 U.E.A. conventions. Ken Thomson, Houston, Texas, Physicist, age 31. Employed in Engineering- Physics Dept. of Schlumberger, Houston. Esperantlst since 1965. American agent for I.S.A.E. TREASURER Peggy Linker,* Walla Walla, Wash, Treasurer of EL.N.A. since 1967. (Detach here) ELECTION BALLOT Esperanto League for North America 1970-71 BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Vote for three) INSTRUCTIONS James Deer Albert Estling William R. Harmon Dorothy Holland William H. Schulze Ken Thomson TREASURER _____ Peggy Linker Mark your ballot but do not sign It. Put it in an envelope with no identifying marks and seal it. Enclose this in a mailing envelope with your name and return address on it, write the word "Ballot" on it conspicuously and mail it to: Ballot Committee % Ges-roj. W.H. Schulze 410 Darrell Rd. Hillsborough, CA 9^010 Do not send any other communication with the ballot, as they will not be opened until July 22, * Incumbent -3- NL 4/70 I Q jb* REGISTRATION FORM h^> &V for 18th NATIONAL ELNA CONVENTION ^r\*Mk^*' July 22-26, 1970 w&y~ No. of CONVENTION FEE (after July 1, ADD $2 in ALL categories) Persons Amount Adults (ELNA members) $15.00 ______ ______ Husband and Wife (ELNA members) 27.50 " ______ Non-ELNA members - adults (each) 18.00__________________ Students 10.00 _______ ______ Children (under 13) 7.50 _______ ______ FOOD & LODGING (Includes FULL BREAKFAST & LUNCH) **N0T2: I will be sharing double room with: IMPORTANT ! Name other person If you are taking the Esperanto Course July 6-24 handle housing DIRECTLY through Housing Office at San Francisco State College **Double Room - $8.75 per night per person Single Room - 11.75 per night per person Student-only Rate $5.75 per night per person in DoubleRoom Wednesday, July 22 (through 7/23 Lunch) _______ Thursday, July 23 (through 7/24 Lunch) ______ Friday, July 24 (through 7/25 Lunch) _____ # Saturday Night Lodging only (Double $6 each) ______ (July 25) (Single $9 each) ______ (Student $3 each)_______ it Congress fee includes Sunday Breakfast I want vegetarian meals: '___' EXCURSIONS (Includes transportation from and to Convention Headquarters) 1. CHINATOWN TOUR (includes dinner) $6. ______ 2. FISHERMEN'S WHARF - Bay Excursion 6. ______ 3. MUIR WOODS-GIANT REDWOODS-NAPA VALLEY WINERY 4.50 _____ (Sack Lunch packed by College for (under 16, $4) ______ those staying at college) Make check covering ALL costs to: Esperanto Information Center Total: MAIL TO: Esperanto Information Center 410 Darrell Road Hillsborough, Ca 94010 NAME address zip DATE OF ARRIVAL at San Francisco State College I will/ will not be taking the Esperanto Course at San Francisco State July 6-24 If NOT staying at San Francisco State College, check here '___' List names of ALL PERSONS covered by this registration ^______________________ -4- NL 4/70 A.A.T.E. REPORTS ON SPRING CLASSES The Pacific Northwest looks like taking the lead away from California in the number of Esperanto classes, particularly for school-age groups, according to the latest report from Lawrence A. Ware, education secretary of the Amer- ican Association of Teachers of Esperanto (A.A.T.E.). In Oregon Mrs. Hazel Heusser has four classes at the Woodmere elementary school in Portland. Students of the State University there also meet with Anne Whitteker, who has a new class at Milwaukee high school sponsored by Clackamus Community College. Portland also reports three adult classes. At Gladstone, Ore., L. N. Kendig teaches a class of children up to the age of 14 and an adult class. The Rev. Reuben Tanquist has a class of adults at Warrenton. Walla Walla, Wash., reports a class of 11-year-olds, one of teenagers and three of adults, all taught by Albert and Sara Estling. Seattle has one class. Additions to California classes previously reported include 30 high school students at St. Helena (Margery Snipe) , 30 adults at Redlands (Leslie Green) and a mixed class of Louis Stein's at San Diego. Canadian members of A.A.T.E. report two classes of high school students with Alice Tuch and Stephen Sherriffs at Ontario and an adult class at the U.N. Association in Toronto taught by J. B. McClafferty. The A.A.T.E. interim report lists adult classes at Fayetteville, Ark., and Iowa City, with incomplete reports from Phoenix and Scotsdale, Ariz., New York, Chicago and Houston. Too recent to be included in that report are the following which have come to the attention of E.I.C. - A class at Middlebury College, Vt., where Ralph Wagner of Edison, N.J. has enrolled some of his fellow students; an extra-curricular class at the Waldwick N.J. Middle School organized and taught by Mrs. Pascal Portfolio; an experimental class of Thomas Goodman in Balti- more; in New York, youth groups taught by Neal Preston, Mark Mandell and Bruce Landon, an inservice-credit course for teachers (Mark Starr) and a 6th grade group at P.S. 99 (Charlotte Gordon). Both editors of the ELNA-Bulteno also teach - Donald Munro a circle of fellow engineers from Bethlehem Steel and Rodney Ring at Muhlenberg College at Allentown, Pa. In Ohio Mrs. Jane Wills and E. H. Hammock have classes at Columbus and Worthington. If your own classes are not listed here, send a detailed report to Lawrence A. Ware, 1265 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, la. 52240. $JI03L ESPERANTO LEAGUE «» MrvRTu »**■=».