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THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE THE U KRAIN IA N W O M EN IN ENGLAND OF MUSIC One of the educational institu tions created by th e Ukrainians in the United States, is their school of music. The first step toward its establishment was made by the Ukrainian teachers of music who •came along- with the new immi grants after World War II. Its central office is in New York City, and its branches are in all larger cities in the East where there are numerous Ukrainian '(Communi ties. The Ukrainian Institue of Mu sic has been active since 1952. It is headed by Mr. Roman Savitsky, the renowned musical pedagog. The institute employs 50 pro fessional teachers' of music who are training about 400 pupils. Most of the pupils are taking pia no lessons, while others study to be placers of violin or cello. There The Ukrainian community has marked the commemorations of two artists, the 25th anniversary of literary work -o.-f Ukrainian po etess Oxana Laturinska as well as of the author Maria Holovin ska. Oxana Laturinska endowed the Ukrainian literature with two vo lumes of 'her poetry. She recreates in her ipoems the might of the Princely (Kievan) era and the en deavors of Ukrainian rulers in her scant but strong pictures. wShe is also a talented sculptress. She graduated from the school of art at Prague and presented her works of art at various exhibi tions. At present she resides in Minneapolis, Minn. Maria Holovinska is the poetess of Ukrainian mountains. As a child she lived in the Carpathians and came to love the countryside, its peo-ple, and the nature. She is deeply perceiving the woes and joys of her poor mountainous land. Also in her brief sketches she -pictures female personages of her native highlands. Maria Holovinska has! publish - is likewise in the institute a school of singing and diction. At the close of every semester the institute arranges a concert where the program is being exe cuted by the .pupils of the school. These concerts are frequented by the parents of the pupils and by music loving people. The best pu pils participate in group rendi tions' by the youth, while the most talented give musical recitals of their own. Even within its short period of efforts the institute has brought forth some young talents who give just grounds for warranting greater accomplishments. There are men as well as wom en teachers of music in tihe insti tute. OiUR LIFE is preparing a review of their work, their biog raphies asd training abroad. ed several volumes of her sketch es. To commemorate her anniver sary her short story “Marvel” has recently tbeen published. The au thor is the wife of a priest and mother of four children. She lives in Philadelphia. U KRAIN IA N CERAM ICS IN GENEVA The International Ceramics As sociation, which has its head quarters in Geneva, Switzerland, is going to arrange lectures on Ukrainian ceramics. They will be delivered by E»mil Fabre, secretary of the associa tion, in the United Nation’s cham ber there, and in the Sorbonne University at Paris. THE 4th EXPOSITION OF PICTORIAL AND PLASTIC ARTS In the exhibition held at New' York City last April seven women took part. The most interesting were canvases by Haliina Mazeppa of Caracas, Venezuela. Others en- At the close of 1954 the Alliance of Ukrainian Women in England presented the report of its activi ties. We learn from it that the or ganization comprises 10 groups, each having about 30 members on an average. They are located in the industrial region of Yorkshire and Lancashire where most of the Ukrainian families have set tled. Mrs. A. Ses is the president of the central Ukrainian Women’s Alliance in Great Britain. This organization is engaged in educational and charitable work. However, its action is de voted mostly to the caring for children. Some groups maintain kindergartens or evening schools so as to have the children preserve the knowledge of Ukrainian lan guage, literature and history. Some of the groups are promot ing Ukrainian folk-art hy em broidering articles for their chur ches and national homes. IN M EM O RY Detroit; Mich. Mr. Michael Ryrnar of 8940 Steel Ave., Detroit, Mich., died on March 10, 1955. He was the beloved husband of Mary; dearest father of Miss Helen Rymar, Mrs. Fabian Stempien and Wilfred; survived by five grandchildren. Instead of sending flowers to the family, friends Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Keryluk, Mr. and Mrs. William Demrey, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borden, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Koby, made a donation of $12.50 to the Press Fund and will present Mrs. Mary Rymar with a one year’s subscription to OUR LIFE in memory of her husband. Mary Keryluk Treasures of Branch 37 S.U.A. gaging the attention by their works were Ludmila Morozova of Jamaica, N. Y., and Catherine Krychevsky of’Palo Alto, Calif. Also were exhibited paintings by Olga Dyadinyuk of New York, M. Harasovska, of Chicago, T. Knyazhnitska, of Buffalo, and N. Stefaniv, of Los Angeles, Calif. TWO JUB LEES 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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