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THE BRITISH ESPERANTIST with which is incorporated0 “ International Language ” PRICE - ONE SHILLING 52nd Year, No. 610 February 1956 or Ten Shillings per year, post free Photo :S. Jamieson, Manchester Hands Well, Tissington Vidu la artikolon “Malnova Angla Kutimo” sur. p. 23 Make use of— ESPERANTO and add to your enjoyment by joining one of the B.E.A. Holiday Parties in 1956. But do not delay or you may be too late. 1. Blankenberge, Whitsuntide. There are no more vacancies. 2. Elsinore and Copenhagen.A week in Elsinore for the Inter- naciaj Feriaj Kursoj, with excursions to Hamlet’s castle, Sweden, and other places, followed by a week in Copenhagen for the Forty-first Universal Esperanto Congress. This party will travel by air, leaving London about midnight on the night of July 27/28th for Copenhagen, coach direct to Elsinore, arriving early* Saturday morning. Return from Copenhagen during night of August 10/11th, arriving in London early Saturday morning. Inclusive cost, depending on type of accommodation required in Elsinore, approximately £47 to £49. For circular, giving fuller details, send 2|d. tostamp the party leader,Cecil C. Goldsmith, 100, Long Lane, Rickmansworth, Herts., to whom all bookings should be sent. 3. Copenhagen,for the Forty-first Universal Esperanto Congress. A. Via Harwich-Esbjerg,leaving London about 3 p.m. on Friday, August 3rd, and arriving in Copenhagen about 7 p.m. on August 4th, Approximate cost, including eight nights bed and breakfast at medium-class hotel in Copenhagen : 3rd class throughout, £30 ; 3rd class rail, 1st on ship, £37 1st class throughout, £39 5s. Note—Meals on journey are extra. Party leader W.: M. Goodes. B. By Air, London-Copenhagen return,night travel outwards night of August 3rd/4th, return by night August 10th or 17th, including accommodation for one week as above, about £40. For No. 3 partiesonly, bookings should be sent to B.E.A. accompanied by a deposit of £1 per head. State which party preferred, and full details will be sent as soon as possible. DO NOT DELAY — WRITE TODAY The British Esperantist THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE BRITISH ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION 52nd Year, No. 610 F ebruary, 1956 Notes by the Editor HOPE they will not bore you, even though this month they must consist largely of reminders. IFor it is really astonishing how many people leave things until the last moment, possibly because they do not realise how much those who have to organise them really dislike having to make repeated ĵ f ' exhortations. If this does bore you, you will have an opportunity to tell me so when you come to the Congress at Easter. But if you have not yet booked, you should do so without further delay. (See page 21.) And once again, even if this makes you want to throw things at me, I must remind you that the latest date for entries for the R.S.A. examinations is March 14th. Details appear on page 1 of our January issue, and a little thought will convince you how important it is that these should be well supported. If you are a teacher of Esperanto, see that all competent students enter, and if you are not— what about yourself and/or your friends ? Spring will soon be here, which means thoughts of summer holidays. We have gone to considerable trouble to arrange suitable holiday parties to the Universal Congress and elsewhere, with competent leaders. But booking should not be further delayed, as we cannot hold the reserved accommodation much longer. For details, see opposite cover. Here is another serious reminder, although I hope it does not apply to you ! If you have not yet paid your B.E.A. subscription for 1956 this is the last issue of our journal you will receive until you have done so. I cannot hope that you like reading my notes, but I do hope that the remainder of the contents meets with your approval. So, if you have not yet filled up and posted your renewal form, do it now, please. And finally : in this issue you will find a small leaflet about B.E.A. Few members realise how much work B.E.A. does, and how much is dependent on its activities. Although you may find it interesting, please pass it on to an Esperantist friend, or enclose it in a letter to one. Our deficit for 1955 was the lowest for years, but we want many new members and to regain old ones, so that deficits will be a thing of the past, and so that we may be able to increase the number of pages in the British Esperantist. Even if we do that, I promise not to write more exhortations, but to endeavour to obtain more interesting articles and news from all sources. C.C.G. 18 Th e B r it is h Es p e r a n t is t Feb., 1956 SOCIETY OF BRITISH ESPERANTIST TEACHERS On December 30th, 1955, at the syllabus would be an incentive to Tea-Discussion arranged by invita­governing bodies. The shortage of tion of the College of Preceptors, Mr.teachers was not so serious as might J. H. Sullivan, A.I.L., F.B.E.A., was at first appear ; in his own school the chief speaker on “ The Place of three teachers had started after less Esperanto in the School” . Mr.than one year’s tuition by the head­ Sullivan concentrated on language master. The last point was more in the Secondary Modern School, and important ; to persuade Governors claimed that every argument put and Heads of Schools we must have forward for the teaching of French,a number of new books. or any other modern language could Miss Wheatley agreed that the be put forward at least equally forsense of achievement was quickly Esperanto, and in addition Esperanto gained, and spoke of the visits of had one inestimable advantage. University students to her classes. Whereas not more than 5 per cent,Mrs. Melton mentioned the value of of the Secondary Modern School suitable visits abroad. population had the ability to learn At the Annual Meeting of S.B.E.T. any national foreign language in on December 31st the Secretary school to the extent of doing more reported 192 members for 1955. than reading simplified stories, this With the minimum subscription of percentage was increased in Esperanto2/6, she felt that many more teachers to something like 45 per cent., while might support the Society. 15 per cent, to 20 per cent, were A list of schools teaching Esperanto capable of reaching a level in which during the year was given ; altogether they could carry on a reasonable819 boys and girls, ages 11-15, mostly conversation in the language. In his in school hours. Others were known school at least 60 per cent, of the to exist, but details were not children liked doing Esperanto, available. because they felt themselves achieving success. In the afternoon “ Esperanto kaj Mondproblemoj” was the subjectfor It seemed to him that four obstacles discussion in Esperanto. Mr. Cyril were in the way of the adoption of Love, B.A. (Wolverhampton), Esperanto by the governing bodies President 1956, introduced the of schools :— subject, detailing the advance of Unawareness of the seriousness of Esperanto in relation to international Esperanto’s claims ; no place yet in organisations, such as Unesco and the General Certificate of Education ; the Council of Europe. Mr. A. G. shortage of teachers able to teach the Tucker (Canterbury) gave an language ; shortage of textbooks and extremely interesting account of his readers. visit to Japan in 1954, and of the The first obstacle was slowly value of Esperanto as a direct means diminishing, but it was essential to of discussing world-problems. He continue all efforts to educate public had no difficulty in understanding opinion. A growing body of educa­ or being understood, and had had tional opinion was in favour of some much discussion by means of external examination for S.M. Schools, Esperanto. and the inclusion of Esperanto in the I'.C.IV. F e b ., 1956 T h e B r it is h E s p e r a n t is t 19 Behind the Curtain By VIATOR Moscow Reply in Esperanto rpHEsecretary of the Communist- Communist Governments. sponsored “ Japanese People’s There is a national council with 14 Council for the restoration of normalEsperanto circles in Hungary and relations with the Soviet Union and a congress of Esperantists from Communist China” recently sent Danubian countries is to take place messages to Moscow and Peking in Bratislava in July. The asking those Governments for theirHungarian Ministry of Education co-operation in a campaign to be recently decided to allow the forma­ launched by his organisation. The tion of Esperanto circles in schools. campaign is due to start in Tokyo The headquarters of the Communist with a rally on March 17. World Federation of Youth in Molotov replied in a telegram Budapest has proposed Esperanto as expressing his support for theone of the official languages for next campaign. This was not surprising, year’s Moscow Youth Festival. but what Was extraordinary was the One explanation for its popularity fact that the reply was in English was given by a Hungarian broad­ and Esperanto. This is the first time caster who described it as a prepara­ the Soviet Government has recog­tion for the time when “ social and nised Esperanto as an international economic barriers between the people language and it looks as if it is going were broken down” and a universal to be recognised as such by other language made possible.

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