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OUR LIFE MONTHLY , published by Ukrainian National Womens League of America Vol. XXVIII. JANUARY, 1971 No. 1 On the Threshold of 1971 T h e new y e a r is a n especially sig n ific a n t one fo r o u r o rg a n iz a tion, fo r th is is th e y e a r o f o u r X V I C onvention, w h ich w ill be held on M ay 21-23 a t th e U N A R e so rt ‘S o yuzivka.” T h is y e a r w ill also be s ig n ifi c a n t fo r still a n o th e r reaso n , n am ely — th e 100th a n n iv e rsa ry of b ir th of th e g re a t U k ra in ia n p o etess, L esia U k ra in k a . P re p a ra tio n s fo r th e a n n iv e rsa ry a re u n d e r w ay in U k ra in e , an d in all U k ra in ia n co m m u n ities th ro u g h o u t th e F re e W orld. L esia U k ra in k a is n o t only a p o etess of g re a t lite ra ry s ta tu re , b u t an a r tis t w ho u n ite d h e r cre- tiv e v ision w ith th e fa te o f h e r n a tiv e land. H e r w o rk h a d t r e m en d o u s im p a c t on th e U k ra in ian people’s f ig h t fo r lib eratio n , and h e r p o e try in sp ire d a n e n tir e U k ra in ia n g e n e ra tio n . T h e re fo re, th e 1 0 0 th a n n iv e rsa ry of h e r b ir th w ill be a m em o rab le c eleb ratio n fo r U k ra in ia n s e v e ry w h ere. T h e U N W L A is conscious of th is g re a t occasion a n d Is dedi c a tin g its C onvention to th e g re a t p o etess. B ra n c h e s n am ed in h e r h o n o r sh o u ld hold special o b serv an ces in th is y e a r. L uckily, w e h a v e av ailab le to us alm o st all h e r w o rk s in fin e ed itio n s. “ S p irit o f F la m e ,” a p u b licatio n of U N W L A a n d th e “ S elected W o rk s,” p u b lish ed in C anada, includes all th e d ra m a tic w o rk s o f L esia U k ra in k a . W e can select one or tw o o f h e r w o rk s fo r close s tu d y a t a s y m p o siu m or in a p an el discussion. In th is w ay o u r m em b ers w ill b e com e fa m ilia r w ith h e r w o rk s, u n d e rs ta n d h e r th e m e s, a p p re c ia te th e b e a u ty o f h e r p o etic ex p ressio n . In th is w ay w e can tru ly p a y h o m ag e to U k ra in e ’s g re a te s t p o etess. P R E - S C H O O L E D U C A T I O N Since th e tu r n o f th is c e n tu ry lead ers in th e field of e d u c a tio n al th e o ry h av e com e to a p p re c i a te th e v alu e of pre-school ed u catio n . In h o m e-w o rk sh ip c e n te r ed so cieties ch ild re n g re w an d le a rn e d alo n g sid e th e ir eld ers — o b serv in g th e m a t w o rk a n d a t p lay . In d u stria l, h ig h ly s tr u c tu r ed so ciety m ak es su ch in te ra c tio n im possible. T h ese sociologi cal ch an g es m ak e o rg an ized p re school ed u catio n a n e cessity , n o t a lu x u ry . P sy c h o lo g ists a s s u re us th a t th e tim e b etw een ag es 3 a n d 5 a re cru cial . C hildren, follow ing th e ir in b o rn cu rio sitie s, le a rn a t an unbelievable speed a n d fo rm m o st of th e a ttitu d e s w h ich will sh ap e th e ir la te r life. R ealizin g th is g re a t need to give o u r c h ild ren th e b e s t p o s sible a d v a n ta g e s a t pre-sch o o l age, U N W L A h a s been s e ttin g up a n e tw o rk of co o p erativ e n u r series. So f a r th e s e h a v e included m o stly ch ild ren w ho sp eak U k ra in ia n as th e ir f ir s t lan g u ag e. N ow p ro g ra m s a n d m a te ria ls h av e been developed to m ak e th is serv ice av ailab le to c h ild ren w ho sp eak E n g lish a s th e ir f ir s t lan g u ag e. N u rse rie s h av e been o rg an ized w h ich w ill in tro d u c e ch ild re n to U k ra in ia n c u ltu re an d la n g u a g e a t a n ag e w h en le a rn in g is m o st easily accep ted an d in w ay s t h a t m ak e t h a t le a rn in g m o st a ttra c tiv e . I t is hop ed t h a t th e s e n u rs e rie s w ill bu ild in o u r ch ild ren an id e n tifi catio n w ith U k ra in ia n c u ltu re an d c o m m u n ity t h a t w ill su rv iv e th ro u g h o u t th e life tim e o f each child, an d e n ric h i t im m e a su ra bly. M Z O A l e a d e r d o e s n o t w a l k b e h i n d w i t h a w h i p , b u t i s o u t i n f r o n t w i t h a b a n n e r . L e s y a U k r a i n k a S E T T I N A S E E , seven s trin g s I pluck, s tr in g a f te r s trin g , M ay m y s trin g s echo, reso u n d in g , T h ro u g h m y d e a r lan d m ay th e y fly on s w ift w ing. A nd m ay be th e y ’ll fin d fly in g onw ard, A kobza, tu rn e d loud to th e concord O f s trin g s , to m y so n g s’ q u ie t s o ft m u rm u rin g . A n d t h a t k o b za sh all play, m aybe, s tro n g e r an d fre e r. T h a n m y ow n q u ie t-so u n d in g s trin g s , A nd its n o tes, bold as th e y rin g , M ay fin d in th e w orld a m o re se n sitiv e e a r ; T h o u g h t h a t kobza be h e a rd f a r aro u n d , Y e t n e v e r its m u sic sh all sound M ore tr u e th a n m y ow n q u ie t s trin g s , n o r sin cere. F r o m S e l e c t e d W o r k s , t r a n s l a t e d b y V e r a R i c h 26 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — СІЧЕНЬ, 1971 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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