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college graduate still possessed great educational talen't. A woman of forceful individua lity, also krnown for her social ac tivity, Constance Malitska was engaged mostly in carrying on elementary school development. In 1914 she was departed to Si beria by the Russian authorities of occupation where she remained for four years. T h e Ukr а і n і a n kin de rga r te 11 system was started 'by an Ukrain ian society known as Ukrainian Shelter. Its program was elabo rated by its leader Maria Paster nak. Also the Ukrainian Scouts were most ardent workers in the educational field. K. Paliyiv was the leader of Ukrainian Girl Scouts. During and after World War II a great mass of Ukrainians es caped from the barbarous Soviet regime fleeing to Western Europe where they remained for years as DP's in tlhe camps, mainly in Ger many and Austria. The Ukrainian women did not neglect their edu cational work even there. On the contrary, they were toiling still harder in order to organize the Ukrainian kindergartens and schools. The resettlement that soon fol lowed, created more serious prob lems for Ukrainian women rela tive to rearing and educating of their children. Having arrived in strange countries, almost un known to them, and possessing no knowledge of'English or Span ish, as well as facing economic hardships, they were at a loss as far as taking care of their off spring was concerned. Very often the mother was forced to work in a factory and thus to neglect her children. The Ukrainian mothers do not rest, however, and do not forget their mission. In large cities throughout the free world, namely in the United States, Canada, Australia and So. America, the Ukrainian mothers are organizing Ukrainian kinder gartens and evening schools. They also bought estates and farms for summer camps for the young sters. The organization of Ukrain ian boy and girl scouts is growing too. All these educational efforts and achievements must be attrib uted mostly to Ukrainian women, their patriotism and hard work, In the village Uspenivka, dis trict Zaporizhya, in Eastern Uk raine, there lived the family of Yatsenko. The co>uip|le Okfarim and Kilina, both middle aged, had six children. They did not join the “kihol- khoz” (collective farm). No pro paganda or coaxing had any in fluence upon them. “We are poor people, did no wrong to anybody, and we do not owe anyone any thing — so why should we go into that kholkhoz? Who sh-all feed our children there?” These were the words of their defense against any kholkhoz contri vance. JjJ Still tihe bolshevik authorities found a way to get them. In the course of two years they were imposing on the Yatsenkos one tax after another, beyond their ability to pay. This was in fact a punishment for their insistence to re main individual farmers. Be sides, the couple was compelled to turn over to the government an exorbitant amount of crops. The Yatsenkos had to incur debts in order to carry through the straits. The family could barely sustain on what the parents earn ed working also for other fami lies. The relatives helped too, for they took mercy 011 the children. And yet the plague did not make them bow to the exaction. Then the decree of August 7, 1932 was announced. Kilina did n't know anything about it, since she had no time or cihance to read any notices. Once she was passing a corn field where the corn had al ready 'been gathered. She thought that perhaps a few cobs might have been left behind and she might pick them and bring home a little food for her children. for they, regardless of conditions, realize that only through proper education their clhildren will be come good and reputable citizens of Ukraine or of an adopted coun try. She went about the field and af ter arduous searching found eight ears of corn abandoned following 'the harvest. She put them in her apron and was hurrying home. Or else — she thought — they would perish. Yet her thoughts were inter rupted by momentary appearance of the guardsman Roman Vodney on horseback. He instantly order ed her to the village council. Sihe was kept there over night, and the next day a trial took place. The court's verdict — for 8 corn cobs 8 years imprisonment in a penal settlement at Mariupol. Af terwards Okhrim remained alone in the household, to take care of the children. He came to grief and desola tion. After two years of suffering he packed up some litltle things to take to his imprisoned wife. He traversed 75 kilometers to Mariu pol. In Mariupol he asked permis sion to see his wife in custody. The guard received him genially and promised to bring his wife after a while, whereupon he was taken to the gate where his wife lay dead in a cart. He was permitted to take the corpse and to bury. He wheeled the dead body outside the city, borrowed a spade from the vil lagers, dug a grave and buried his wife some wilier e. He co-uld not place a cross on the grave as there was no wood. Then he brought back the cart and started home to tell the children that their mo ther was dead. She died for eight ears of corn, yet she kept her and her hus band's resolution not to abandon their small individual farm. 8 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR 8 CORNCOBS Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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