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cooky’s comer JOYS OF CHRISTMAS TIME One of the greatest joys at Christ mas time for children of all ages, is de corating the tree, For those who live in the country the joy is compounded by a search through the woods for a most perfect specimen. For us, city dwellers, a trip to the neighborhood vacant lot where a "tree dealer" has set up a tem porary business, must suffice. Other people, irked by the high cost of Xmas trees and frustrated by finding pine needles in the rug in July, have bought artificial trees, which come out of a box for the holidays and after go into the box again, to emerge in fullness (after some shaking) and greenery next year. Whatever your preference for trees, I will not dispute, though there is nothing that can quite compare with the aroma of a fresh evergreen (forget about that bottled stuff). However I will certainly speak out when it comes to decorating a tree. For me the most beautiful tree de corations are those which can be eaten. The Christmas trees of my child hood were all laden with edibles. Of course here and there was an artificial piece, and it was pretty. But the goodies — cookies, nuts, fruit, candy and choc olates, wrapped in foil or vivid colored paper were not only lovely to look at, but fun to eat. A tree, heavy with things to ear was never lonely. Someone was al ways casually strolling by to snipoff a nut or a candy surprise. Sugar cookies, a treat for the eye as well as for the plate, were always the first to become scarce. A Christmas tree with glass orna ments is like a beautiful guest at a party — cool, distant, untouchable. A food laden tree is a true participant in the spirit of the holiday and in all the activ ities of the family. Have one this year. OUR COVER Kiev-Russ was one of the most im portant political and cultural centers of Europe. With the acceptance of Christ ianity from Byzantium, its own culture became enriched and entwined with elements of the classical heritage. Learn ing and books became highly regarded. It is written that the great ruler of Kiev- Russ, Jaroslav Mudryj loved books, had many of them written and rewritten and placed them in St. Sophia Cathedral for safekeeping. Unfortunately, wars and raids and the passage of time destroyed these treasured masterpieces. In the X.XI and following centuries books were written by hand, on specially treated animal skins, letters were filled with gold, and colors were made of natural ingredients. Books on religious themes were decorated with exquisite miniature paintings. Our cover this month features the miniature "Christmas" from the Trirskyj Psaltyr, a book of prayers and religious thoughts, belonging to the polish princess Gertrude, who became the wife of Jaroslaw Jaroslavych in the XI century. The book was decorated with 34 such miniatures on different themes. To day the book is found in a museum in Northern Italy. Interview This is not the first time that the name of Laryssa Bilaniuk has appeared in our magazine. It seems only a while ago, upon finishing her studies, we have expressed our best wishes for her future in her chosen field of medicine. Today after 10 years of hard work, she is a radiologist and an assistant professor of medicine at the Medical School of Penn sylvania University. Dr. Laryssa Bilaniuk was born in the Ukraine. She went to school in Detroit, where she received her degree in medicine in 1965. She is married and the mother of two daughters. We spoke to the young doctor over a hurried lunch — just one sign of her busy schedule. We wanted to know if there were other Ukrainian women professors in medical schools. Dr. Bilaniuk in formed us that to the best of her know ledge there are three — Canadian — born Dr. Audrey (Odarka) Wilson at the Heneman Medical School; Dr. Zoriana Kavka-Malsid at the Pennsylvania University School of Nursing; and Dr. Natalia Strutynska, professor of radio logy at New York Medical School. We inquired about her special ization. She explained — "Radiology for me is a specialization which has to do with the whole human organism, is in volved with almost all of its illnesses and lies on the crossroads of all other specializations. For me radiology is an exploration without the knife. Now I have chosen a more narrower study which is called "com puting Tomography" of the human head." How did Laryssa Bilaniuk become an assistant professor? She explained that she specialized and did research under grants from the American Cancer In stitute and the National Institute of Health. She spent one year doing re search at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine in Heidelberg, Germany and half a year at the Rothchild Institute in Paris. She published research papers and prepared scientific expositions for the American and international radio logical conferences. She was then an in
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