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3. "The young and the restless." Chrystyna Jarosh and Alex Reszitnyk helping with the exhibit. logue, in Ukrainian and English to boot, years from now, and verbatim. For weeks on end there would be heads bent over the manuscript and red pens attacking errors. “What are you doing?” and the answer would be “What do you think!” There would be a nod of under standing and commiseration with the proofreader. And so the slow, tedious process marched forward and each corrected word brought the exhibition closer to realization. There are a thousand and one details to oversee, to complete before the finished product is ready for dis play. Unfortunately, the usual hassles rear their ugly heads at the most inappropriate moments. Vendors miss delivery dates, the mail bearing a most crucial photo graph is late, packages are lost, things are out of stock, and the list goes on and on. But within this seeming chaos, there is rhyme and reason, problems somehow get solved and the project continues to unfold. There are no raised voices., well, hardly ever! The frustrations, the anxieties are soothed by a smile, a pat on the back from a commiserating co-worker or by the all-time paci fier — a chocolaty, nutty, chewy Chunky. The Museum has a small staff, a very small staff of devoted, hard working, energetic people. There is a spirit of commeraderie in the institution, which is the bonding force that promotes teamwork and coopera tion. It is most evident at the time when the exhibit is to 5. “Help, let me out." Fr. 1. Chrystyna Pevny (back turned), Daria Bajko, Maria Shust with “Iko” Danyluk (behind the invisible plexiglass doors). 4. "A great accomplishment. ” A view of the mounted exhibition. "НАШЕ Ж ИТТЯ” БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1988 be mounted. Out come the hammers, the ladder, the paint, and the elegant, gentle, sweet and many times glamorous Museum staffers (all ladies), become carpen ters, painters — in other words — handy-women, as the job requires. There is a lot of “Ouch,” yells of “Eeeek, the ladder is falling,” “My back is killing me,” “Where are the bandaids,” “That’s upside down,” and comments of that nature. But time and experience has taught these women to become quite proficient in the heavy duty tasks. They do what has to be done. Many times there is relief from heavy work as the Museum’s part time helper, a charming young fellow, lends the use of his strong 17
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