Learning Their A-B-Seeds - Vol.59 No.10 - October 1965

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A Catholic foreign mission magazine issue from October 1965 highlights the Maryknoll movement’s overseas work, including aid for the sick and initiatives in diverse Asian communities. Stories describe how mission hospitals and training efforts address urgent local needs, from caring for difficult medical cases to supporting rural faith outreach. The feature focuses on Tamaru’s agricultural training school for Bunun children in central Formosa, stressing education, practical farming skills, and community efforts to secure a more hopeful future.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages68

Reading Time1 h 45 min

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Learning Their A-B-Seeds

Tamaru’s agricultural training school

Mission background and community context

Education as a practical future

MaryknollLearning theirA-B-Seeds-p.2 At eight dispensaries in Korea,Maryknoll Sisters and prieststreat 160,000 sick cases a year ● Gift of Sight Life is difficult in Guatemala at best,but for a blind Indian it becomesalmost an impossibility.Pascual(pages 19-21)faced that future untiltwo men combined their efforts tohelp him. ● Medical Base Blessed Andrew Kim Hospital,inthe middle of the Yellow Sea,is lessthan four miles from the Commu-nist mainland of North Korea.Be-cause of its location,it handlessome unusual cases(pages 34-36). ● Showing the Way While in some lands the laity arenot sure of their exact role in theChurch,there is no confusion in asmall Asian country.There theChurch was founded by a laymanand the laity kept it alive in timesof persecution.Today laymen areresponsible for extending the Faithto rural areas.Details on pages52-56. Every other week on the average,afestival is being held in Kyoto,theformer capital of Japan.Its people lovethe parades,flowers,entertainment,floats and colorful bazaars.Visit thefestival city on pages 37-44. Maryknoll M A G A Z I N E # Catholic Foreign MissionSociety of America,Inc. “...to those who love Godall things work togetherfor good.” Maryknoll,the Catholic Foreign MissionSociety of America,was established in1911 by the American bishops to recruit,train,send and support American mis-sioners in areas overseas assigned toMaryknoll by the Holy Father.Maryknollis supported by free will offerings anduses no paid agents. The Maryknoll FathersMaryknoll,New York 10545 Area Code 914 Wllson 1-7590 MARYKNOLL Is pubiished monthly by the Catholic Foreign Mlssion Society of America,Inc.,Maryknoii,New York. Subscrlption:S1 a year;$5 for six years.Second classpostage is pald at Maryknoll,N.Y.The title,MARYKNOLL, was registered wlth the United States Patent Offlce, June 3,1958. Vol.59 No.10 October,1965 LearningTheir A-B-Seeds Tamaru's agricultural schoolbrightens youngsters'future. TEXT AND PHOTOSby RoBERT STROTMAN,M.M. “OVER HERE BY THIS TREE we arenext to it a small hospital.Wecan always put up another dormitorywhen our school grows larger,"FatherMarron said,gesturing.He was puff-ing a bit from the climb up the hillfrom the church. These plans are the dream ofFather Leonard Marron of WestLynn,Mass.,and for the last fiveyears pastor of the Tamaru mission,high in the mountains of centralFormosa.His 900 parishioners aremembers of the Bunun tribe ofaborigines. The Bunun are one of seven tribesof aborigine people totalling 165,000who live on the island of Formosa. The students are eating a hearty mid-day meal while a teacher reads aloud. The girls must pass Bi-nuth's inspection for cleanliness each evening beforeretiring on the woven straw tatami covered by a bright cotton quilt. Where they came from is a mystery they lived in the great plain stretch- to anthropologists.Since the tribeshave no written language of theirown,there is no record of when theycame to Formosa or where they camefrom.The aborigines are definitelynot of Oriental stock because theireyes are wider and their skin brownerthan those of the Koreans,Japanese,Chinese or Southeast Asians. ing the length of the island on theside facing the China mainland.Never skilled in farming,the tribalpeople hunted and fished,and tribefought against tribe.Disease andcontinual wars kept the tribal popu-lations small,so the aborigines wereno match for the Chinese who beganto arrive in Formosa from the main-land of China about 300 years ago. Scientists are inclined to set thearrival of the aborigines in Formosaat more than a thousand years ago.The probable origin of these hand-some people is put somewhere in thearea of Indonesia. Gradually the tribal people werepushed back into the mountainswhich cover two-thirds of Formosaand they became known in Chineseas "the high-mountain-people." At one time the aborigines werethe only inhabitants on Formosa and Previous apostolic work among

FAQs

What does the feature “Learning Their A-B-Seeds” focus on?

It focuses on Tamaru’s agricultural training project for Bunun boys and girls, describing how the school and its routines help children learn practical skills for their future.

Who is Father Marron in the article?

Father Leonard Marron is a missionary pastor of the Tamaru mission, credited with building chapels and a clinic and promoting the agricultural training school.

Why is practical education important for the Bunun children, according to the text?

The text says their lack of practical training beyond early grades leaves them unprepared to improve farming methods or face poor harvests, so education is presented as a crucial support.

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