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Our Young Talents “T h e m o s t ta le n te d U k ra in ia n g irl o f t h e y e a r ” w a s o u r slo g a n th e s e la s t t h r e e y e a rs . I t w a s i n t e r e s t i n g to l o o k . a m o n g t h e h u n d re d s o f o u r y o u n g w om en. T h e ir e n d e a v o rs a r e v a r i e d ; t h e i r a c h ie v e m e n ts m a n y . W h a t a r e t h e i r g o als, t h e i r p re fe re n c e s ? T o a r r iv e a t i t s ow n in d iv id u a l e x p re s s io n ea c h t a l e n t m u s t p u r su e i t s ow n s o lita r y t h o u g h t- r o a d ; a n d be ab le to s h u t o u t d is tr a c tin g in tru s io n s , h o w e v e r m o m e n ta rily fa s c in a tin g . T h e re w a s u n c e r ta in ty , w h e n w e b e g a n o u r s e a rc h f o r t a le n t, a s to a n u m b e r o f th in g s . S h o u ld t h e a g e b e c o n fin e d to H ig h School, o r in clu d e college s t u d e n ts ? S h o u ld w e lim it i t to g irls ta le n te d in a r t , o r in clu d e s c ie n t i s t s a n d so cial w o rk e rs ? T h e E d ito r ia l B o a rd d is c u s s e d t h e s e m a t t e r s w ith g r e a t c a re . F in a lly w e sa w t h a t o u r i n t e r e s t in clu d ed y o u n g t a l e n t in e v e ry field , s c ie n tis ts , so cial w o rk e rs , a n d s u c c e s s fu l p ro fe s s io n a ls , as w ell a s a r t i s t s . Soon w e sa w t h a t t h e d e g re e , o r g r e a tn e s s o f su cc ess is h a r d to m e a s u re . R e p o rt c a rd s a n d s c h o la rs h ip s r e g is t e r t h e d is tin c tio n s o f h ig h school a n d college. C ould y o u b e s u r e t h e y w ill co n tin u e to p ro v e i t in r e a l lif e ? A n d b e c a u se w e w a n te d to e n c o u ra g e h e r to w a r d h e r u ltim a te g o al w e s e t o u r reco ig n itio n a s a m ile s to n e o f h e r f i r s t s u c c e s s fu l e n d e a v o rs in s h o w in g u p h e r y o u n g p e r s o n a lity . T h is w a s t h e b a s ic re a s o n in e le c tin g o u r y o u n g t a le n t. H e n ce w e fix e d t h e m in im u m a g e a t 25 y e a rs . I f p e rc h a n c e w e n a r r o w ed t h e ag e m in im u m i t w a s to m a k e s u re a s to t h e d e te r m in a tio n a n d p e r s o n a lity o f o u r t a l e n t f o r t h e y e a r. Y ou w ill fin d t h e i r a c q u a in ta n c e d e lig h tfu l. F ro m 1957 on t h e E d ito r ia l B o a rd ele c te d t h r e e y o u n g ta le n ts . E a c h r e p r e s e n ts h e r ow n a c h ie v e m e n t in a sp ecial M iss L e s ia C h ra p ly v a , w r ite r , ou r y o u n g ta le n t in 1958. field , a n d is on t h e w a y to b e co m in g a r ic h p e rs o n a lity . M iss S la v k a S u rm a c h w a s o u r 1957 y o u n g ta le n t. H e r e x h a u s tiv e s tu d y a n d p a in tin g o f t h e U k ra in ia n E a s t e r e g g w o n h e r m e r i t in t h e fie ld o f U k r a in ia n c u ltu re . H e r p o s itio n a s a r t e d it o r o f t h e c h ild re n ’s m a g a z in e “ H u m p ty D u m p ty ” in d ic a te s h e r p ro fe s s io n a l a c h ie v e m e n t; a n d h e r jo u r n e y th r o u g h U k ra in e in 1957 a t t r a c t e d a t t e n t i o n to h e r p e rs o n a l c o u ra g e a n d a b ility . I n 1958 M iss L e s y a C h ra p ly - w a, a ta le n te d p o e t a n d w r ite r , w h o d e m o n s tr a te d t h e te n d e n cies o f t h e y o u n g U k ra in ia n g e n e ra tio n in l i t e r a t u r e w a s elec ted . T h e s tr u g g le o f U k ra in e f o r i t s in d ep en d e n ce is t h e m a in th e m e o f h e r w ritin g s . R e c e n tly s h e p u b lis h e d tw o b o o k s, “ I n t h e D a r k n e s s ” (U te m r i a v i ) , a n d a v o lu m e o f s h o r t s to rie s “ W in d fr o m U k r a in e ” (W ite r z U k ra - in y ) , s to rie s f o r c h ild re n . B e s id es t h i s sh e is a c tiv e in t h e G irl’s P la s t, a m o v e m e n t s im ila r to t h e G irl S c o u t o rg a n iz a tio n . A ta le n te d y o u n g c e llist, M iss Z o y a P o le v sk a , w a s c h o se n o u r y o u n g t a l e n t f o r 1959. S h e h a s a p p e a re d in n u m e ro u s c o n c e rts a n d r e c ita ls th r o u g h o u t E u ro p e , t h e U S A , a n d C a n a d a . F o r h e r a r t i s t i c a c tiv itie s a n d a c h ie v e m e n ts s h e h a s b e e n a w a rd e d t h e fa m o u s d e c o ra tio n o f “ D a m a d ’O n o re del O rd in e d ella C on c o rd ia ” b y t h e V a tic a n in R om e. S h e n o w liv es, a n d c o n c e rts in t h e U S A , w h e re s h e h a s a n e n th u s i a s t ic p u b lic. T h e s e t h r e e ta le n te d y o u n g w o m en f i r s t b e c a m e o u ts ta n d in g in d iv id u a ls in t h e i r ow n U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity f r o m w h ic h t h e y h a v e g o n e to f u r t h e r a c h ie v e m e n ts in t h e c o m m u n ity o f t h e U S A , a n d t h e w o rld . L . B . M iss Z o y a P o le v s k a , c e llis t, our y o u n g ta le n t in 1959. M rs. S la v k a S u r m a c h M ills, a r t e d ito r , o u r y o u n g ta le n t in 1957.
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