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Published for the Slavic Studies Community in the State of Ohio by the Center for Slavic and East European Studies, The Ohio State University, 230 West 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210 Michael W. Curran, Editor

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0HIG SLAVIC

January 17 - WOSU Radio Series (9:30 AM) - Professor Jack J. Egg­ spuehler (OSU), "Civil Aviation in the USSR" (704) January 18 - Film. "The Idiot" (in Russian with English subtitles) 1:00 PM, Conference Theater, The Ohio Union (OSU), 1739 North High Street, Columbus, OH. Free admission. (846)

January 24 - WOSU Radio Series (9:30 AM) - Professors Timothy Brock and Samuel Corson (OSU), "Psychology and Psychiatry in the Soviet Union'' (704)

January 26 - World Trade Forum - "American and Soviet Trade Policies Toward the Middle East" John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio (855) January 29 - OSU Slavic Night, 7: 30 PM, United Christian Center, 66 East 15th Avenue, Columbus, OH. Entertain­ ment and refreshments. Free admission. (866) January 31 - WOSU Radio Series (9:30 AM) - Professor Hochman (OSU) "The Role of the Media in the Soviet System" (704)

5-6 - February National Advisory Council on Ethnic Studies meeting at the Holiday Inn, 1111 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH (854)

February 7 - WOSU Radio Series, 9:30 AM (704) OSEEN, J anuary 15, 1976 Page 2

osu SLAVIC NIGHT

866. The annual Ohio State University Slavic Night is being pl anned and will be held on January 29, 1976, 7:30 PM, at the United Christian Center, 66 East 15th Avenue. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided. Admission is free , and everyone is welcome to attend this highly acclaimed event.

NEW SLAVIC STUDIES SEMINARS AT OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY

867. Ohio Northern University has expanded its offerings in the Slavic Field with the introduction of two undergraduate seminars. One seminar is exp l oring the complexities of "Sino - Soviet Relations , " the other is focusing on "Contemporary Russian Dissenters." For further information, contact Professor Pamela McKinsey, Ohio Northern Univers ity, Ada, OH 45810.

PROGRAM FOR SOVIET EMIGRE SCHOLARS

868. The Program for Soviet Emigre Scholars ( PSES) has been set up to aid the many Soviet scholars who have recently arrived in the United States by help­ ing them to enter the American academic world. Funded by the Ford Foundation through the American Council for Emigres in the Professions , PSES attempts to place qualified Soviet scholars in American colleges and universitites, on either permanent or temporary appointment. PSES has information on qualified mathemati-

cians, physicists, economists, his torians , anthropol ogists , linguists, art 1 historians, psychologists, chemists, engineers , and specialists in and literature. For further information about the program or individua l scholars contact: Ms. Mary Mackler, Director, Program for Soviet Emigre Scholars, American Council for Emigres in the Professions, 345 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017, telephone : (212) 687-0520.

ETHNIC RESEARCH GRANT

869. A supplemental research grant of $250 has been made available to Cleveland State University and its Ethnic Heritage Studies Project by the American Hungarian Foundation.

NEW Kosc1uszKo STORY

870. The issue of The Sa;t(1}tdatj Evening Po.td inc l udes a Bicentennial Feature on the contributions made by Kosciuszko to the American Revolution, entitled "General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Master Milit ary Mind of the American Revol­ ution."

POLISH AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY

871. The Polish Museum of America has recently published Polish American � Hi tory and Culture: A Classified Bibliography . Joseph W. Zurawski compiled i_ this gu de to over 1700 books , magazines, theses, dissertations and other items available in English. Available for $5.00 from the Polish Museum of America ' 984 Mi l waukee A venue, Chicago, IL 60622. OSEEN, January 15, 1976 Page 3

POLISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICA CHRONICLED ON FILM

872. The Kosciuszko Foundation of New York, in celebration of the American Bicentennial in 1976, is producing a series of sixteen half hour color documentary films on the history of the Poles in America from colonial times to the present. The films will be shown on national TV during the Bicentennial Year and then will be made available to educational institutions and other interested groups. For further information, contact The Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10021.

SUMMER LANGUAGE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

873. The Experiment in International Living has announced plans for a three-week intensive summer language program to be held -, 1976, at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. Among the languages taught will be Russian and Greek. For further information, write: Intensive Language Programs, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301, telephone: (802) 257-7751.

SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWS

874. REMINDER: Now is the time that secondary school students and princi­ pals are starting to think about scheduling classes for next year. If you are planning a registration drive for Russian in your school and need propaganda (in the neutral sense) to hand out to pupils, principals, counselors and PTA groups, contact Gerard Ervin at the Center for Slavic and East European Studies. And if you're not planning such a drive, why aren't you?? (P.S.: This offer is open to anyone, particularly to OSEEN readers in areas where there are no secondary schools offering Slavic courses. We can even help locate teachers with valid Ohio teaching certificates.)

875. The date for the winter quarter Workshop for Secondary School Teachers of Russian, reported in the last OSEEN as tentatively scheduled for February 28, 1976, at the Fawcett Center for Tomorrow, The Ohio State University, Columbus, has been confirmed. The entire day will be devoted to problems of interest to secondary school teachers of the Russian language. However, any interested person is invited to attend.

876. Henry Ziegler, teacher of Russian at Princeton High School, writes: "On 15 the Princeton High School Russian Club had a Russian dinner at a downtown restaurant and then went to a performance of Olga Korbut and the Russian gymnastics team at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati. Forty students attended the dinner and performance. On Wednesday, January 14, 80 Russian students, parents and friends will attend a performance of the Soviet Circus at Riverfront Coliseum. Two weeks later, on January 28th, an International Night will be held at Prince­ ton High School. The Russian Dancers will perform and the Russian Club will decorate a Russian cultural table and serve Russian tea cakes and pirozhki."

877. Cleveland State University's High School Campus Day for students of Slavic and other languages will be held on Saturday, February 7, 1976, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Contact Jeanette Tuve, Department of History, The Cleveland State University, for details. Professor Tuve's telephone number is: (216) 687-3920.