SrUDilVf ifUDlIlUTi ONE DOLLAR CANADA'S NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS SUSK 25th Anniversary issue " 1953-58: ... ' , . - , ,.; 1930 1950 - . , . , - :6. (. , " -, - - . , . 1953 , , , ,' - -.- .1950 - - - , - , "06- - — "". - ". - -- - , , -- "", - , , , . , - "", () -- , , ,- , ., - ,. 1950-1953 , -- 1953 . , >, -- ,- ichjtohhx - , 1953 , ' - , 1 ., - ' . - - , . - ,, - , . - . - , - , '. , , .. - , , - - .- . : . "", "-". "", . - ,"-" - , - ). ( - > ,- - (""), '. — , ), — (("- -- "). — (- , . ). , : . (""), 3. ' -- ( . ), . , (""). - . ("-"), - . ("-" —. (- . )--). - - , '' ,,- -, . - . - , - -. - ' Tj- , Victor Deneka served on the first . , - SUSK naf// executive for two terms - arctiitect, , (1953-1955, 1955-58). An he , - completed his early schooling at the ., - Ukrainian State Gymnazia in Kholm, - . 14 . (- -. Western Ukraine. Following four years of : , 3. 1954 ), . - studying architecture at the Karl Wilhelm . , , Polytechnical School in Braunshweig (Germany), he completed a further two . - 27 1955 , years at the University of Manitoba in , 26-27 1953 , Winnipeg. He currently resides in Win- , , - nipeg, is a member of the , where he - - of Architects , - Man/foba Association and , the King's Architectural Institute of - -. Canada. -, , "-". ,- , - 1934 , (. - , ,- , , , )' . : -, - . - "" - , - "-" 1945 , ; ,, ,, - - ; - , ,— . - ; - . - . 1949 >' - ; - (). - ", " '" , ; - , . , - - . - "" ; - "-"; , > - .' - ; - ,. - . - . - , - ,. - , 25 1955 , . - ,--- , . , , . ^ ' .,, - - ', , 1953 - . - . - . - - ' - , - . , 1945 -- " -- - , - , , , '- (). - , -- " , 1952 , - . ( . ^7) 2; STUDENT, Anniversary Issue 1958-60: the greater involvement of Ukrainian-Canadian students..." Leo Wynnyckyj (SUSTA), Argentina (SAUS}, Australia (CUSA) and the The period of SUSK's history between 1958 and Conferences' Five such Conferences were held as follows: Central Union of Ukrainian Students {in Europe) and a 1960, like the period that preceded it after the First Location Deles First SUSK 12-Ifl 1958 number of meetings and conferences were joinily SUSK Congress held in 1953, was one of determined Conference Toronto September Second SUSK Conlerenct 19 Oclober 1958 sponsored to discuss the basis for cooperation and and purposeful activity in search of new ideas and Saskaloon Third SUSK Conlerence 22 December common action. approaches on how to integrate the European and the Montreal Fourth SUSK Conference Winnipeg 10-11 Julv 1959 The Ukrainian student organizations Canadian heritage" of Ukrainian students into some of that time Filth SUSK Contefence Toronto 10-11 Oclobei 191 (February 1960) included 24 Ukrainian Student Clubs, form of Ukrainian-Canadian identity. The Ukrainian Toronto and Saska- Societies and Associations (most of which were or student organizations of that day were a fairly accurate The first two Conferences (in problems were becoming, members of SUSK} located in 9 reflection of the diversity and complexity of Ukrainian- toon} focused primarily on organizational how to improve the university centers, with a combined membership Canadian community life in general. This, therefore, and on issues such as to - student organizations included not only the differentiation between the relationships between the Ukrajnian commun^y Canadian-born and the European-born but also the within a University location, and Ukrainian Canadian Com- splits along religious lines (particularly the Ukrainian organizations (like the important to Ukrainian Catholic and the Ukrainian Orthodox) and ideological mittee) and general issues heritage, the^ ^^reer plans^ (Melnykivtsi, Banderivtsi, etc.). in addition to the Sudentstn ter^ms of their lines Conierence was devoted to the by geographical dispersion etc The Montreal problems created and Universities, of Ukrainian studies at Canadian regionalism, which all together provided some for- theme which was closely linked to the attempts of the SUSK midable challenges to unity and cooperation. executive to pilot the introduction of Ukrainian studies Winnipeg at McGill University m Montreal, The The Third Congress of SUSK, which was held in with the Sixth Conference . was held concurrently Montreal on 1 -2 February 1 958 elected a new executive Congress of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee with the for a two-year term. (UCC}. It dealt mainly with issues connected role of Ukrainian students in the affairs of the organized period February The President's report for that (2 Ukrainian community, and made some important February 1960} the minutes ol the 28 1958 to 20 and inputs into the deliberations of the UCC Congress, The of the executive reveal that this was an active meetings Fifth Conference, held in Toronto, was devoted to the itself to a wide range of executive which addressed historical review, in a series of presentations, of the issues of SUSK, It re- current and future orier.ted 250th Anniversary of Hetman Ivan Mazepa and his publication of the SUSK Bulletin and established the period, of the 50th Anniversary of CESUS (Central Information Service" which introduced a "SUSK Union of Ukrainian Students}, and of the organized current within SUSK. It reported on happenings Ukrainian student movement in the world. The con- review of the SUSK launched a comprehensive ferences were generally well attended, received good been adopted by the Constitution which (after having Ukrainian press coverage, and provided an important resulted m a re- Fourth Congress of SUSK) stimulant and an occasion for closer cooperation ol SUSK mto different Leo G. Wynnyckyj. B.A.. B.Comm., classification of the membership between SUSK members and individual students. between student clubs and R.I. for categories differentiating The Fourth SUSK Congress was held in Montreal M.B.A.. A., was SUSK president ideological and religious associations, changing the governing two terms from February 1958 to two 20-21 February 1960, and elected a new frequency of SUSK Congresses from one every December 1960. He also served as a executive and body. years to annually, restructuring the the organizing committee this executive continued efforts aimed at member of defining the responsibilities of each member, and the While cooperation among the Ukrainian-Canadian which convened the first SUSK congress creation of an Academic Advisory Council. closer organizations and held another conference in 1953. and of the first and second However, the most significant innovative move of student Conference was held in Toronto 25-26 naiional executives. Since his graduation the executive, which aimed at the greater involvement Ithe Sixth SUSK the primary thrust of its activities became witn a r^/lasters of Business Administra- of Ukrainian-Canadian students in the affairs of their -June 19b0), Liaison was established with Ukrai- student organizations and of the Ukrainian community, external affairs". tion from the University of Western Student Organizations in the United States was the launching of a series of seminar-type ''SUSK nian Ontario in 1957. Mr. Wynnyckyj has pursued a career in business. Having served In supervisory and managerial positions with a number of well-known "... diversity pres/r^enf 1960-61: a of Canadian firms, he is currently of a management consulting firm basea in Ottawa which specializes in international views ... interesting and consuipng projects. Roman Osadchuk ..." exceeding "900. Their listing by location, including heated debate available information on membership and year of Ukrainian ference), organized by the ex- establishment, is as follows; During the period of my ticipatiofi with the ecutive, was held in Ottawa, on 1960 presidence, the SUSK ex- Canadian Committee (UCC} in Locetion/Organizatlon Year 4-5 November 1961. lablistied Membership ecutive organized two con- the Shevchenko Centennial In order to improve com- ferences, one congress and ceremonies. To highlight our munications and co-operation S4y 1951 40 actively at the contribution to this centennial, participated Students Club - George Williams College 1955 30 the executive published a between SUSK and its member unveiling of the statue and ( Assoc. - University ol Montreal 195C 15 special commemorative organizations and student Ukrainian Students associated centennial UKraiman Students Assoc. "Obnoua" 1353 30 Shevchenko clubs, I visited Ukrainian Stu- ceremonies and activities in publication, . Ukrainian Students Assoc. - "Zarevo" 1952 10 Bulletin dent Clubs and student 16 I'll honor of Taras Shevchenko, 1861-1961. ofthe SUSK Ukrainian Students Assoc "TUSM 195S organizations in Montreal, Lon- which were held at that time in (No. 1,) This publication was Ukrainian with the don, Ottawa, Saskatoon and Ontario Winnipeg (8-9 July, 1961). The printed in Ottawa. president of - University ol Ottawa 1955 20 , Edmonton. As Ukrainian Students Club headquarters o( SUSK were exception of the brief address President, SUSK, I had several meetings transferred from Montreal to by the SUSK which of (Un- Toronto, Ontario was printed bilingually in with presidents SUSTA 80 Toronto. We had at our disposal Club - University ot Toronto 1941 ion of Ukrainian Student UHtainian Students - 1952 25 Ukrainian Students Assoc ' Obnova" Organizations in the United 10 Ukrainian Students Assoc. - "Zarevo' 1953 States) and CESUS (Central ' 1955 15 130 Ukrainian Students Assoc 'TUSM Union of Ukrainian Students) concerning the possibility of holding a World Congress of 1955 15 Ukrainian Students, We also discussed ways and means of London, Ontario Roman Osadchuk, Ontar 1959 15 improving communications