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one th ro u g h ju n io r h igh in th e form of conservation and ecology classes. She will w ork w ith m en tally re ta rd ed and physically handicapped children teach in g conservation concepts and h elp ing th em to enjoy th e out-of- doors. Talks on problem s of pol lution and how it should be fo u g h t will be given to special in te re st groups. Like all teachers, Gloria will have to find tim e to p rep are r e sources m aterials. F o r h e r slide- talk s she will do outdoor photo g rap h y to build up th e slide col lection, and create and p h o to g rap h visual aids like m aps and ch arts. Then p erhaps th e m ost exciting aspect of h e r job will tak e h er w here she w ants to be . . . outdoors, stu d y in g wildlife in order to b e tte r un d erstan d it and th e environm ent th a t con tain s it so she can do an excel lent job of re la tin g it to th e v isit ing public. A fte r six m onths, how does Gloria like w orking in “h e r” p ark ? T his is w h at she say s: “I can th in k of no o th er career th a t could be m ore satisfy in g for me, no w ork th a t I would be h appier doing. My day is suppos ed to be 8 hours long, b u t th a t usually stretch es to te n or eleven w ith w ork I do a t home. B e cause of th e m onum ental w ork th a t has to be done and th e ob stacles th a t one encounters, th e w ork can be fru s tra tin g a t tim es, b u t little by little th e pub lic is reached and slowly th ey begin to un d erstan d ju s t w h at th e decade of th e 70‘s is asking of them . A nd th en th e re are th e children, whose eyes grow as big as saucers w hen th e y see a p h o tographic enlargem ent of a snow flake or who stro k e th e pelt of a g ray fox fo r th e firs t tim e, who m ake th e w ork extrem ely fulfilling.” M yrtle K. Claby IN MEMORY of Mary Strokon fo r scholarship in Y ugoslavia A n a sta s ia V olker D etroit, M ich. C H R IST E N IN G OF B R. 72 H undreds of gu ests from neighboring vicinities atten d ed th e ch risten in g of B ranch 32 of th e U krainian N ational W om en’s League of A m erica, w hich w as held on F eb ru a ry 15,1970, a t th e U krainian C om m unity C enter, 140 P rospect Ave., Irvington, N. J. M rs. I w anna Kononiw w as M istress of Cerem onies. The Benediction w as given by Rev. S. Ivanochko of St. Jo h n ’s C ath. olic C hurch of N ew ark, as th e m em bers stretch ed out blue and yellow stream ers to th e ir .god m others from th e K ryshm a. M rs. A nna N astiu k of Union, N . J., w as honored as firs t godm other F ro m th e c h r is te n in g o f B r a n c h 32 in N e w a r k , N . J. F ro m le ft to rig h t: R ev. S. Iv ano chk o of St. Jo h n ’s th e B a p tist C hurch, D o ro th y L ozow yj, P re sid e n t, Ire n e L ew itsky, D ora R ak, P re s id e n t of R e gional C ouncil of N. J., A n astasia V olker, V ic e -P re sid e n t of UNWiLA a n d M ary D ushnyk, P u b lic R elatio n s C h airm an of UNW LA. fo r h er help in organizing our branch. The m ain speaker of th e day w as M rs. A n astasia Volker, of D etroit, who is th e Vice P resi dent of U N W LA and recipient of th e “W om an of Conscience A w ard” from th e N ational Coun cil of W om en of th e U. S. The decorative color schem e of yellow and blue Mod p aper flow ers and tablecloths, along w ith candlelight, set a mellow mood fo r th e program . M rs. D ora Rak, P resid en t of th e R egional Coun cil of New Jersey, presented our bran ch w ith th e ir H ram ota, and a book “U krainian P y san k y ” as a g ift fro m th e Council. G reetings w ere given by M rs. Iren e Le- w ycky and M rs. M ary D ushnyck, Public R elations C hairm an of UNW LA. E n te rta in m e n t w as fu rn ish ed by th e talen ted y o u th o f our U krainian com m unity and th e children of our m em bers. Y oung George S tecyna’s perform ance of tw o piano solos show ed g re a t prom ise. T his w as followed by a g irl’s choral group fro m SUMA, who sang a m edley of songs. A dancing couple, M aryann and T a ra s K alba w ere well applauded fo r th e ir delightful perform ance. T am ara D idyk and George Ste- cyna perform ed a violin and p ia no duet. The pro g ram w as con cluded by a vocal solo by M yron Stecyna, who w as accom panied on th e piano by his b ro th er, George. M ary R o h o w sk y L E T T E R TO T H E E DITO R M ay 13, 1970 D ear E d ito r: I would like to co n g ratu late H elen S. P rociuk fo r h er well- balanced article on th e new W om en’s L iberation F ro n t.” The sam e issue carried in its E n g lish section a series of articles on th e wom en’s press w hich I en joyed reading. I w ish I could say th e sam e about th e article “W om en’s P ress in th e Soviet U nion.” The idea th a t th e jo u r nal “R adianska Z hinka” w as forced “to raise its technical stan d ard s” and th a t it “featu res articles on fashion, fam ily living and recreatio n ” as a re su lt of “com petition w ith W estern U krainian w om en’s publications — (th e au tho r, I am sure, m eans those published in th e W est, no t in th e W estern U kraine) •— is, to p u t it m ildly, ridiculous. Compe titio n im plies choice. A nd ac cording to th e a u th o r of th is a r ticle th ere is b u t a single m on th, ly jo u rn al fo r wom en in th e So v iet U kraine. Is anyone serious ly suggesting th a t th is w om an in U kraine has a choice betw een “R adianska Z hinka” and “N ashe Z h y ttia ” or som e o th er W estern publications fo r U krainian wom en? Sincerely, M arta T arn aw sk y 28 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЧЕРВЕНЬ, 1970 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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