July/August 2007 Newsletter
Dear Member,
The next general membership meeting, for all members, will be held on Monday, August 13th at 8:00 pm.
Calendar of Events
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Jul 16 |
Mon |
Deutsch für Kinder Camp |
9:00 am |
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Aug 6 |
Mon |
Property Meeting |
7:30 pm |
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Aug 11 |
Sat |
Property Clean-Up |
8:00 am |
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Aug 17 |
Fri |
“Make Your Own Pizza” Night |
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Aug 27 |
Mon |
Ladies Meeting |
7:30 pm |
Von Steuben Room |
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Sep 8 |
Sat |
Property Clean-Up |
8:00 am |
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Sep 8 |
Sat |
Stiftungsfest |
8:00 pm |
Deutsche Halle |
IN MEMORIUM
Maria Kalb
FROM THE LADIES OF THE DSB
The Ladies of the DSB would like to thank all those members who provided donations for the annual picnic. From cakes, coffee, sugar, money, or just some of your time, your generosity is always appreciated.
The committee for the Christmas Bazaar has been established. Bettie Hopkins has been designated as chairman. Information for the bazaar will be forthcoming. Any questions, you can contact Bettie at 563-5885 or by email at bett381@hotmail.com.
The next meetings of the Ladies will be held Monday, June 25th, 2006, at 7:30 pm and Monday, August 27th, 2006 at 7:30 pm in the Von Steuben room. There is no meeting during the month of July.
The Ladies always welcome any new members! Feel free to join us for an upcoming meeting!
Have a wonderful summer.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE
Thank you to everyone for your attendance and help with our annual picnic. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Thanks to the kitchen staff, the activity committee and to Hank and his helpers.
On Friday, August 17th, the Entertainment Committee will be hosting a “Make Your Own Pizza” night. Come out for an evening of music and food. Watch the Bauernstube for details or contact Brianofdsb@aol.com.
A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
Liebe Mitglieder (Dear Members):
The German Language Classes at the Delaware Sängerbund are getting close to reality. We have enough interest to start with three age groups:
4 – 6 years old
7 – 10 years old
11 – 17 years old
Three certified teachers have tentatively agreed to teach our students, with the basic criteria of being qualified for the specific age groups. The parents/grandparents of interested students have selected Sunday afternoon from 2 – 3:30pm as the most convenient day and time, with a starting date of October 14, 2007.
Now it is up to you! Where else can you take your children/grandchildren to learn German, have fun and make new friends at no cost to you but in the Delaware Sängerbund? This is the opportunity of a life-time. If you have children in the above age groups, talk to them and give them the opportunity to have an advantage over their classmates and an experience they won’t forget.
Some reasons of why it is a good idea to peruse of this opportunity and have your children participate:
- Perpetuate the German language, heritage and culture, the main objectives of the Delaware Sängerbund.
- To succeed in school – students who take German score higher in college acceptance tests than other students.
- To participate in exchange programs – there are many opportunities for students to participate in travel to Germany or in exchange programs that are virtually free.
- To obtain better jobs – many American companies are actually owned by German companies. Even some knowledge of the language will give you an advantage.
- We live in a global society and we are no longer the center of the universe. Let your children have the opportunity to broaden their horizons – let them experience other ways of living and speaking.
“Die Deutsche Schule im Delaware Sängerbund” will give them this opportunity. Sign up – it’s free and fun.
Mit freundlichen Grüssen,
Richard Grieb
Sources: American Assoc. of Teachers of German, Dartmouth College, National Council for the Social Studies, St. Olaf College, University of St. Thomas, US News & World Report, World Book Encyclopedia.
DIE ENZIAN VOLKSTANZGRUPPE DES
DELAWARE SÄNGERBUNDES .39
STIFTUNGSFEST
Saturday, September 8, 2007 Doors open at 6:30 pm
Grand Einmarsch at 8:00 pm
Followed by E.V.T.G. Kindergruppe
Donation $7.00
Music by: The Joe Weber Band
8:30pm to 12:30pm
Tickets will go on sale August 13, at the D.S.B. General Meeting and will be sold every Thursday and Friday evening thereafter in the Bauernstube.
For questions or to reserve tickets contact Inge Keith at 302-731-9368, E-mail: Inge.Keith@comcast.net or Richard Grieb, 610-388-1447, E-mail: enghag@comcast.net. Food will be available for purchase by the Ladies of the Delaware Sängerbund.
CULTURE COMMITTEE NEWS
· KONVERSATIONSRUNDE
A conversation circle for members wishing to speak more and only German will resume in October. This program will follow the schedule of the German classes and will be held from October through May. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CIRCLE WILL MEET ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH! Lorena Meunier serves as facilitator of this group which meets at 7:30pm in the library. For questions, however, contact Trudy Gilgenast, 302-995-1726 or Trudyg@udel.edu.
· DEUTSCH FÜR KINDER CAMP
Deutsch für Kinder Camp will be held July 16-27, 2007. The age range is from 6-10 years and is open to members’ children and grandchildren. The two week camp will be held from 9:00am – 12:00 noon on Monday – Friday for a total cost of $20.00/child. Dr. Iris Busch and daughter Stefanie will again offer an exciting program so that your child will be singing and speaking German at the end of the camp. For further information contact Dr. Busch at beuren@udel.edu or 302-453-9872. Submit the registration form below.
Tear off here and mail along with your tuition of $20 to DSB, 49 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE 19713 attn. Culture Committee
Application must be received by July 6, 2007.
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DEUTSCHE SCHULE IM DELAWARE SAENGERBUND
Plans for a Deutsche Schule im Delaware Saengerbund have been finalized and are ready for members’ active participation. Parents who responded to the questionnaire selected Sunday as the best day for instruction in German language, culture, customs. As of now there will be three age levels of instruction: 4-6, 7-10, 11-17. Each class will be instructed by a teacher with a volunteer aide (parent) to assist. We would appreciate it if some parents would sign up on a monthly volunteer basis. As this is a benefit of membership, there is no tuition; however, to insure commitment we request that each family make a deposit of $50.00 which will be returned at the end if the students attend 80% (17+) class meetings. Parents are asked to purchase any books, as the students will keep them.
Classes will be held FROM 2:00 – 3:30PM EVERY SUNDAY BEGINNING OCTOBER 14 THROUGH THE END OF APRIL. (Some dates may conflict with a holiday and instruction will be determined at that time.)
Fill out and submit the registration form to enroll your child(ren) in our Deutsche Schule. Submit a $50.00 check made out to DSB and send registration with check to Attn: Culture Committee/DSB. If you have questions, contact Trudy Gilgenast at 302-995-1726; TrudyG@udel.edu or President Grieb at 610-388-1447. Registration deadline: September 15, 2007.
DEUTSCHE SCHULE REGISTRATION
Name: __________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________
Phone No.:___________________ Email:__________________
Emergency Phone No.;__________________________________
Name and age of child(ren)
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Parent’s interest in serving as a volunteer helper: Yes _______ No_______
(on a monthly basis)
Can your child(ren) speak any German? How fluent ?___________________
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
There will be property clean-ups on Saturday, August 11th, and Saturday, September 8th at 8:00am.
There will be no property meeting in July. The next meeting is scheduled for August 6th at 7:30pm. For info please call Fred Escheu at 998-6098.
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Items for consideration in next month’s newsletter are due on the date of the next DSB monthly meeting (August 13th at the General Membership meeting). The next newsletter will contain items/events for September, October, November, and beyond.
If readers have questions about content, missing items or event details please contact the event sponsor directly. If you see an omission, typographical or editing error for an item you submitted, please let me know immediately by Email. Thank you for your on-going support - Rick Malley, Communications Secretary, Email: RickofDSB@DelawareSaengerbund.org.
NOTICE – CHANGE IN D.S.B. POLICY
The Board of Directors of the Delaware Sängerbund has unanimously agreed that starting immediately there will be a $35 fee per incident for checks issued to the D.S.B. with insufficient funds.
The outstanding balance due plus the $35 fee must be paid in full before the person(s) involved may participate in any D.S.B. activities.
The morning hour is golden
GERMAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
FREDERICK WEYERHAEUSER
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, born in 1834 Niedersaulheim, RheinHesse, came to America in 1852 as a penniless youth and went on to become known as the Timber King, a title for he cared very little. He remained throughout his life a simple man who shied away from publicity. Who's Who in America only discovered him in 1911, three years before his death. He enjoyed his anonymity, as did his descendants.
After coming to America, he worked as a day laborer in the vicinity of Erie, Pennsylvania, where he married Elisabeth Bladel. He then moved to Rock Island, Illinois, where he worked on a railroad and as a carter.
He advanced quickly where he worked. In one of the few interviews he ever gave, when asked to explain the reasons for his tremendous success, he said, "The secret lay simply in my will to work. I never watched the clock and never stopped before I had finished what I was working on."
He put his sentiment to great effect. In Rock Island he was put in charge of a sawmill and then a timber yard. After the panic of 1857 he was able to buy both with money he had saved. Soon afterwards, he bought logs from the shores of the Mississippi and acquired additional saw mills.
In the year 1864, Weyerhaeuser began to buy up pine tracts in Wisconsin, after which he had all stages of the lumber business under his control. He acquired still more land in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. In 1891, he moved to St. Paul where he became friends and neighbors with James J. Hill, the operator of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Hill had acquired millions of acres of the best timber forests cheaply from the government for his railroad. He knew nothing about the lumber business, and sold more than three million acres of forests to Weyerhaeuser at bargain rates, contributing much to the wealth of the company.
At the turn of the century, he owned more timberland than other American did. He held rather liberal views, considering the period, and showed greater concern for his workers than any other industrial magnate of the time. He impressed upon them the necessity of protecting even the smallest trees. Upon his death in 1914, Hill commented, "His place can never be filled...He was one of those national forces that helped build our country..."
Today the Weyerhaeser Corporation is a multi-million dollar company with offices in Europe and Canada, with their Headquarter in Washington, near Seattle. There is also a Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, founded in 1948. Since then the foundation has directed over $100 million to worthy causes.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser's achievements presented by
GERMAN-AMERICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Philadelphia Chapter
