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Headquarters News B R A N C H 32 U N W L A IR V IN G T O N IN 1972 W e h av e been an aly z in g o u r o rg an izatio n , b u t h av e w e ex am in ed ou rselv es as m em b ers of th a t o rg a n iz a tio n ? Good b ra n c h m em b ers m ak e good o rg a n iz a tio n m em b ers. W e m ig h t do w ell to ask o urselves if w e h a v e done ou r p a r t in s tre n g th e n in g o u r b ra n c h b y a tte n d in g m e e tin g s re g u la rly , k eep in g in m in d th e p u rp o se of th e U N W L A , liv in g up to th e d u tie s of m em b ersh ip , g iv in g c re d it w h ere c re d it is due, p ro m o tin g a s p irit of team w o rk , p e rsu a d in g capable p erso n s to ta k e office an d b y g iv in g o u r o f ficial re p re s e n ta tiv e s re sp e c t B loch, M arie H alu n . B ern, Son ■ of M ikula. Illu s tra te d by E d w a rd K ozak. N ew Y ork, A th e- neum , 1972. P p. 177. $5.50. T h e s to ry is se t in te n th cen tu r y K iev. P rin c e ss O lha •— th o u g h old an d ailin g — is still in p o w e r; P rin c e S v iato slav , h e r son, is aw ay fro m hom e co n q u e r in g fo re ig n lands. T h e h e ro of th e sto ry is a y o u n g boy w ho alre a d y h a s a com plicated b io g rap h y . A b o rn K iy an , h e w as c a p tu re d an d ra ise d b y th e P ech en ih s, an d th e n a g a in re c a p tu re d b y th e K i- y an s. E v e n in P e c h e n ih c a p tiv ity h is m o th e r m ad e h im aw a re t h a t h e w as “ B ern, son of M ik u la” and t h a t h is tr u e place w as w ith th e K iy an s. H a v in g re tu rn e d , h o w ever, B e rn h a s d iffic u lty in d is co v erin g h is tru e self. R aised in th e step p es w ith th e nom ads, h e fin d s it d iffic u lt to a d ju s t to th e s e ttle d lab o rio u s w ay of life o f th e K iy an s. B e rn is fa sc in a te d b y th e w alled-in c ity o f K iev, b y its sto n e palaces an d c h u rch es, a n d y e t h e y e a rn s fo r th e fre e life of th e ste p p e s a n d clings stu b b o rn ly to h is one p riz e d p o s sessio n — a P ech en ih cap. T h e re so lu tio n of th e in n e r co n flict com es w h en a P e ch en ih sieg e of and coo p eratio n . M uch can be w ritte n on each of th e se po in ts, b u t j u s t th in k in s: of th e m w ill serv e to s tir w ith in each o f u s th e a w aren ess t h a t W E a re th e U N W L A . A self-an aly sis plus a serio u s B ra n c h d iscu ssio n on th e m a te ria ls w ritte n b y M rs. Ko- z an k o w sk y an d M rs. H rab o v en - sk a w ould be a m a jo r ste p in r e v ita liz in g ourselves, o u r b ra n c h an d o u r o rg an izatio n . I t w ould give us som e e x tra e n e rg y w ith w h ich to end th e old y e a r an d b eg in a new one. A lexan d ra L. R izn yk V ice-P resid en t th e city b rin g s ab o u t a co n fro n ta tio n of th e tw o c u ltu re s an d fo rces th e boy to m ak e a fin a l choice. A psychological developm ent of a y o u n g h e ro ’s c h a ra c te r se t a g a in s t a co n flict of tw o c u ltu re s is a fre q u e n tly re c u rrin g th e m e in th e novels of M arie H alu n B loch. A w rite r w ith close to tw e n ty c h ild re n ’s books to h e r c red it, M rs Bloch — h e rs e lf an h e ir to b o th th e U k ra in ia n an d th e A m erican c u ltu ra l h e rita g e — h a s developed v a ria n ts o f th is th e m e in M arya o f Clark A v e nue, A u n t A m erica an d T he Two W orlds o f D am yan . B ern, Son o f M ikula is th e f ir s t novel of M rs. B loch’s s e t in U k ra in e of th e p a st. I t is b ased on a c ry p tic p a ssa g e in th e old c h ro n icles. T he a u th o r h a s done con sid erab le h isto ric a l re s e a rc h an d h a s succeeded in h e r a tte m p t to re c re a te th e life sty le s an d th e a tm o sp h e re of th e e a rly m edieval period. M rs. B loch h a s done h e r h o m ew o rk an d stu d ie d th e p e rio d th o ro u g h ly . H e r d etailed d escrip tio n of th e m a s te r tile m a k e r a t w o rk — one o f th e b e s t c h a p te rs in th e book — show s co n sid erab le know -how an d m ak es fo r fa s c in a tin g an d th o u g h t-p ro v o k in g read in g . W ith h e r p rev io u s books M a rie H alu n B loch h a s in tro d u ced fo r th e f ir s t tim e a U k ra in ia n th e m e in to th e A m erican ch il d re n ’s lite ra tu re . W ith B e rn sh e M o n th ly m ee tin g s a re h eld on th e la s t T u esd ay of ev ery m o n th w ith th e exception of Ju ly . E x ecu tiv e b o a rd m e e tin g s a re held tw ice a y e a r an d w h en th e need a rise s w ith in te rim m e etin g s. P a rtic ip a tio n in R egional C oun cil m eetin g s, an d th e ir p ro g ra m s. J a n u a ry — N o m in atio n and election of o fficers fo r th e com in g y ear. A p p o in tin g m em b ers to c h a irm a n sh ip p o sitio n s. F e b ru a ry — Took p a r t in b i lin g u al co n feren ce p resid ed by M rs. A le x a n d ra R izn y k , V ice P re s id e n t of E n g lish sp e a k in g b ran ch es. M arch — P a rtic ip a te d in p e ti tio n d riv e p re se n te d to P re s id e n t N ixon on h is tr ip to R u ssia. S ponsored a r t le c tu re p re se n te d by M rs. O k san a C havez. P ro v id ed P y sa n k y in stru c tio n s. A p ril — H eld a S p rin g fa sh io n show w ith p roceeds d o n ated to U k ra in ia n S tu d ies C h air F u n d H a rv a rd U n iv e rsity . M ay — D o n ated $18.75 U . S. S av in g s B ond sch o la rsh ip to s tu d e n t of S t. J o h n ’s U k ra in ia n C atholic School, N ew ark , N . J. Ju n e — P ro v id ed com plim en ta r y copies of N e w sp ap er “Svo- b o d a” an d m ag azin e ..N ow i D n i” to N ew ark , N. J. P u b lic L ib ra ry , an d S t. Ja m e s H o sp ital, N ew ark , N . J. D o n ated p a p e rb a c k books to Irv in g to n G eneral H o sp ital, Irv in g to n , N . J. m ak es a sin g leh an d ed a tte m p t to reclaim in th e m in d o f th e A m e r ican re a d in g public th e K iev an R u s fo r th e U k ra in ia n people. C h ild ren ’s lite ra tu re h a s a g re a t role in m o lding p o p u la r view s an d opinions M arie H alu n B loch h a s now done h e r sh a re in g iv in g th e U k ra in ia n im ag e a h isto ric a l dim ension. 28 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ГРУДЕНЬ, 1972 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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