Supplement to the' SVOBOftA, Ukrainian Dally Wm: - Published by the Junior Department of the Ukrainian National .Association

No. 41 JERSEY CITY, N. J.( SATURDAY, 'OCTOBER Ї0, 1936 vbL-IV ONE FOE ALL, ALL FOE ONE ."WUJT WMU GET OUT Ш її?" YOUTH TODAY Life insurance is a product of Quite often when we attempt to persuade some advancing civilization. The cave man knew nothing about it. How- young person of Ukrainian descent to learn something NEW SUBJECTS TN SCHOOLS. ever, even today, with the cave of his Ukrainian heritage, history, traditions, and сШ- - It was disclosed at a recent annual food ' conference of the period far behind our backs, there ture, to get into the habit of devoting at least a email New York City High School Dieti- are many people who know noth- portion of his time to the study of the'Ukrainian lan- eians Association that school offi- ing about It, and do not care to guage, we are met with the disconcerting reply: "Yes, cials hope to educate the high hear about it. If you were to tell school .pupils in better table man- them that life insurance as any what you say is'all very nice; but, putting the matter ners and to teadh them proper kind of insurance is an important practically, what will I get out of it?" `- respect' for food, -considering its matter, they might answer you, That is indeed a poser, one that, figuratively speak- cost and the -work tha4 fcoes m- with a wave of hand, that the in g, usually sets us back on our heels for the moment: to ite production. only insurance or protection they What possible answer can we give to this self-assured need is in themselves. v- Щ modern young person, when be has long settled to bis NYA FACING 'CUTS''-" Though expressing the senti- satisfaction what is worthwhile in this world and what ? Schoor official in New'York City ments of the cave man, such peo- is not, when in his conception only hard material values are confronted with the necessity ple would at the same time make : : of chopping' -off :5,0в0 `от "more us, perhaps, realize how much the rule this earth, and When be thinks that anybhe -wha names from a list of 15,000 high man has advanced since the days reasons differently is hardly more than a fool. Sentiment school and parochial school stu- of cave dwellers. Indeed, in those and ideals—they are only claptrap to him, empty words dents applying for National "Youth days, and for many centuries af- that orators wax eloquent about, that he himself spouts Administration aid in the city. ter that, the man's only protection about if he sees any gain in it, but which no one with was himself. His risks were his YOUTH'S ATTITUDE risks. His losses, no matter of any sense takes seriously, for they are nothing more than hindrances in the path of any person who wants to "get REVERSED? what kind, were his losses. He "The American press, with other had to stand them. There was no ahead" in life. And so, in the face of such a "material- ` publicity media, has been a 'rdo- way of getting away from them, istic" attitude, what possible answer can we hope to minant factor" in arresting crime no way of circumventing them, no venture without incurring the risk of his derision. among youth, Hugh. Clegg, as- way of sharing them with others. sistant director of the Federal Bu- Perhaps we could touch some responsive chord with- теаи of Investigation, told the atj- Only gradually, by slow steps, in him by reminding him of his duty to his forbears, nual newspaper institute of New. a hew idea developed. The begin- Jersey Press Association at Rut- ning was made in the sphere^ of who sacrificed a great deal, often their lives, in order gers University, ` held at New marine travel. The ancient Greeks ` that their descendants, that persons like himself, should Brunswick, N. J., on Octdber 5. were the originators. Seafarers, be proud of their Ukrainian origin. Perhaps, too, we The tendency fostered in recent as they were, they came upon the could cite a similar duty to his parents, who likewise years by the newspapers, motion idea, to loan money on ship car- sacrificed a great deal for his sake, and whom nothing pictures, and the radio to lionize goes with a provision that, if there "G-men" and other law-enforce- was to be a wreck, the loan was would make happier today than the sight of their chil- ment agents instead of lawbreak- dren taking a greater interest in those phases of their ers, Mr. Olegg said, has spurred not to be "paid. The new idea is youth to emulate "soldiers of evident at the very first glance: Ukrainian heritage that have been the very core of their peace" rather than the criminals. here the loss of the ship did not life-long strivings and aspirations. Ah, but no. All this fall upon the owner of the ship is beginning to border too closely upon sentiment, and alone, but both upon him and upon the man who loaned him that is something that his "materialism" finds qlrite hard MILITARY TRAINING TJPHELD money. Out of this idea there to stomach. .-`` ч The Board of Superintendents grew gradually a great develop- We could, maybe, call to the attention of this young of the school system of New York ment: marine insurance, under "realist" the declaration often reiterated in the old coun- City ruled, on October 5, that which all 'ihe owners of ships maintenance of Student R.O.T.C. combine together to pay losses tft try press that any one who fails to take an active in- and naval reserve units "was whol- those of _them who fall victims terest in his nationality, in its past and present life and ly legal provided that attendance was voluntary and did hot con- of a maritime accident. They say endeavors, is unworthy to be regarded as a member of flict with regular class hours. No that the first marine policy, which it, for by his indifference he brings nothing but dishonor academic credit is given for the is a contract, was written in Bel- upon it. But we are afraid that this might be a little military drill. gium in the year 1300. That is over his head; especially if he has fallen under the "real- The superintendents expressed r it took a dozen centuries to make 1 their opposition to the establish- the second step. istic ' influence of those internationally-minded "intellec- ment by principals of student tuals," of those spineless "pinks" who ignore all the "spy" committees, but said that Another step was made again they could find no evidence to some five centuries later, in the many Splendid and truly noble deeds that nationalism indicate that such -committees sphere of fire losses. Again the has accomplished and yet who constantly prate about were in existence. same principle was found useful: that which its perversions have brought into being. The rulings were made in res- the people menaced by the loss Or taking a new tack, we could ask this young modern ponse to requests by the United from fire banded together, with an Parents Association. -understanding to pay the loss, to what concrete benefits does he derive from those various -that man from among them who cultural coursee he took up in school and college, which . YOUTH HAS BETER OPPOR- should actually suffer a loss from today are of little or no use to him in earning his daily TUNITIKS fire. bread. and" keep. But it is very likely that he will run The Museum of Modern Art, in And then another step was made true to form here too, and reply expressing his regret New York City, announced, on October 6, that it has acquired when the same principle was ар- that he did take them up. The thought that these cul- nine water-color paintingB by chil- `plied to life. The idea seems now tural courses can be of help to him even today in broaden- dren from its current exhibition, simple enough. Death of the fam- ing the scope of his outlook and capabilities and in en- "New Horizons In American Art," ily's bread-winner is a loss to the which comprises the outstanding family. Why then not to apply riching his personality will most likely escape him. work done by artists all over the to this loss the same principle as And so at length we fall back upon an argument country on the Federal Art Pro- to the loss of the ship on the that might stir a Little interest in him, namely: that by ject of the Works Progress Admi- ‚sea, or. to" the loss of a house nistration. by fife? Yet, though simple, it studying his Ukrainian background, history, culture 'and took the people many years to laguage, he thereby awakens within himself those long One of the Federal Art Pro- appljt; this principle, to the new ject enterprises represented in the sphere. The old idea of "every dormant qualities that have been inbred within him by show is the teaching of art to thousands of children. In New man for himself" still prevailed, a long line of Ukrainian ancestors; qualities that have York City alone some 30,000 chil- and the new idea took hold of been .dormant .simply because in his burried efforts to dren receive instruction from Fed- the people's - minds only slowly. adjust himself to what in his conception stands for 100% eral Art Project teachers in set- Every least і obstacle frightened tlement houses, schools, libraries "them: away. - Even today, in the Americanism he has completely neglected them. And and other institutions. century fif' general education, only by studying himself in the light of his Ukrainian The children, whose pictures many a man still knows little, or heritage, only by running the entire gamut of emotional have been acquired by the Mu- nothing.' about the new princi- 8ЄШП, vary^frora 9 to 18 years In ple, thej}rtpciple of the union "One experiences which readings in the Ukrainian language ўбѓ iilL a5l for one!" -and still about Ukrainian life would engender within him, can he vVeilts^ the ^noughts, or rather the . emotions, 3of; the cave-man: My awaken these dormant "qualities, capabilities within bhiw ^Tfoaaye Ukrainian Weekly is con- protection is in me alone! selH JGL Wont fhli, at least, be of definite value to him! 1ВЛ eluded m the Svoboda.) ` UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936 No. 41 І%` about unfortunate workers (Mu- heavy toil, a picture whose signi- lar t Mason}), one about; the Jews ficance could not be missed, where- IVAN FRANKO (Slymak tSnailJ), one about as the single stories presented but By 8. ЇЩА thieves (Khlopska komisya fThe segments of this picture, segments Peasants' Commission J), one about which by reason of their isolated o--—j І21) gypsies (Tslhanl tGypsies}), and character often appeared distort- "By the Sweat of Their Brow" that I saw or heard about, and several about homeless girls (Ma- ed. All of the. stories are mark- The ваше year, 1890, when deal with those sections of ‚our nipuhuitka tA Girl Clerk J Mezbi edly realistic in tone, and the Franko was the guiding spirit of country which I, as they say, dobrimi ludmi (Among Good Peo- strain of the warm sympathy for the newly-arisen and unprecedent- measured with my own feet: in ple}, Lisishina chelyad fLisishin's the oppressed and downtrodden ed agitation among the Galician this sense — they are all jparte of' Householdl),—all of them forming that runs through them makes Цкгаіпкм for economic, social, my autobiography." And yet the a complete and vivid picture of suf - them all the more engaging.' ` political and cultural reforms, collection does contain some stories ferin g and oppression, relieved only there appeared in Lviw a famous that are truly autobiographical in by. the bitingZ humor and satire Foams for the-children collection of his short stories, V character, such as Maliy Myron (Dowbanluk, Istoriya moyeyi slch- potl chola (By the Sweat of Their (little Myron), Hrytzeva shkiina karnl (History of My Straw-Cut- In the same year, 1890, Franko Brow), with a foreword by Drs,- naooka (The Education of Hrytz), ter}.Dva priyateli (TwoFriends}), began to release ..bis poems for bomaniw, the latter containing Olovets (Pencil), Schoen-Schreiben, satire whose source lies in the the children. Among the very first Frtmko's autobiography In the and Na-; dni: (On the Bottom). various shortcbmings of. the peo- of them was the famous "lye My- fc^ ІЯЃ`$а "excerpt of a letter (The first two of this series ap- рїе portrayed by Franko. kyta (Mykyta-the Fox)., so po- from IVjui Franko to Michael Dra- peared in their translated form .The appearance "of these stories pular Rip"ng Ukrainian school homanfw." in the Ukrainian Weekly.) in this one collection was met children, which is based on that After, them come, as if in ka- with quite a warmer reception famous medieval popular, epic of The coflectioBr. was 300 pages leidoscopic- order, stories of. the than that which greeted them long and contained twenty stories Flemish or Low German, origin, peasants who suffer as a result when they were appearing indivi- "Reynard the Foxy' in which all drawn from the life оѓ` those who of an unjust and" oppressive so- dually prior, to that time (as ear- earn their daily bread'" by the Cial and political order. (Dobry za- ly as 1880), for the collection pre- characters are animals. The next sweat of their brows. Ppctical- robok (Good earnings), Usy і pa- sented a complete and an under- year, 1891, came his version of ly all the stories in it, as Franko sovyska (Forests and Meadows), standable picture of the struggles Cervante's Don Quixote, and the himself points out, "picture real Sam eobl vynen. (Alone to and strivings of those Ukrainians following year, 1892, Abe Kaesim's people whom I knew, real facts Цапе}), — and further, a story who earn their daily bread by Slippers.

Already-he was near. She saw Once they met by the river. In the embroidered seams of his a flash it seemed to Palahna that SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS jacket.. .white strong teeth smil- she was naked, that she was (Cea. tinned-) By MICHAEL KOTSIUBINSKY ing at her.. .a half-raised hand... again enmeshed by those eyes. As r (Translated by S. 8.) The warmth of his. body touched if in a dream she heard' his voice: her, and yet she still stood there (11) "How did you sleep, Palahna immobile. darling?" It was the day before the great And only when steel fingers useless for her dig up what she The answer was already on tip. holiday m honor of St. George. had buried. Well, she had to closed upon her hand' and drew On the morrow he-was to take her to him did she scream. Jerk- - of her tongue: "Fine, and how did chance it Gradually she became you?" but she stifled it and ourl- the keys from cold St Dmytro accustomed to the coldness. Her ing herself free she turned and and assume reign over the earth. ran in the direction of her house. ing her lip disdainfully she raised і well-fed body, which had not yet her head proudly and swept past The rising waters upon which the known motherhood, so rosy and The sorcerer stood there, his earth floats were4 to lift it nearer him as if she did not even see gleaming, like a gold-toned cloud nostrils expanding end contract- him. 4 з, to the ana; St George was to sow brimming full with warm spring ing, eyes shining, watching Palah- the forests and the meadows; the "How do you do?" : again .-.she showers, swept proudly over the na's white body fleeing over the heard his voice.". ^ { sheep were to take on wool Just as young grasses of the meadow. wet grasses, ч But she did not turn around. in summer the earth; takes on Finally she reached the beech tree When she had finally disappear- grassland the hayfields. were.once where she had buried the salt ed from view he turned back to "Now Гт going tohav e trouble," more to don their mantle of fresh roll and necklace. But before the fence, climbed over it, and she though{! apprehensively. greenery. For tomorrow Spring beginning to dig she raised herself began scattering the ashes of And so it proved to be. Return- і began, a day of joy and sunshine. on her tiptoes, lifted her harids as yesterday's fires so that the graz- ing home she was met with the And when the sun began to set, high as she could reach, and lux- ing cattle would multiply, them- news from Ivan that an ewe had bonfires flamed anew, and lowing uriously stretched herself, her selves plentifully... died. Yet to her surprise she did cattle were driven through' them, joints gently crackling. Suddenly not feel put out by the news to make them as spirited as the she felt all her strength leaving Palahna reached her house in hi the least In fact she felt an- flames and as numerous as the her. Something was wrong. Her a very hot temper. Lucky that gry that Ivan was. making such particles of its ashes. hands dropped nervelessly to her Ivan had not seen her. Can you a fuss about it The people went to bed late that' sides, and. slowly she looked beat it a fine neighbor'she has, murrain on him! He had to see She did not meet Yura again night before St George's Day,.even around. In that instant the whole after that Nevertheless' .her , іўЯууцгЬ oh the morrow they had world whirled around and she felt her in such a state!... .What a scoundrel!... And all her efforts thoughts constantly turned to- .to rise early. herself dropping and dropping in- wards him. She heard so much I IKS?" "'іїда(ЯяІІвідиуР to a burning, bottomless pit to insure good fortune for bar- self for the coming season gone about the might and powers of , Palahna awoke just as it was Yura, the sorcerer, stood on the this ardent Yura, who -bad said beginning to dawn. She was about to naught!... She stood there other' side of the fence nearby, undecided whether to. tell Ivan or that he -knew no one more beauti- to drift off into sleep again when looking at her. і ful than Palahna: He was all- she remembered that today was not No doubt there would be a She wanted to scream at him fight between him and Yura. And powerful, and knew everything. the holiday, and that she had to He had but utter a word and go into the meadow to. dig-up the —but could not She wanted to yet one had to be very wary' of cover her nakedness with her a sorcerer. Who knows what cattle died, people grew thin and salt the гой' and-the necklace she turned black as smoke. He had had buried on Annunciation Day, hands.but had not the strength might come of such trouble... Bet- to raise them. She tried to flee— ter if she had given him a good power over life and death. He and thereby insure good fortune could drive away clouds and pre- for herself and her household for and seemed to have become rooted slap in the face and let it go at to the- ground. And so she stood that;.. And yet Palahna knew vent . hail, reduce to ashes his the coming season. She cast, aside enemies with his burning eyes', and her warm coverlet and stood up there, powerless to—do anything that she could" not have" raised save to glare stubbornly into her hand against піпц Even at kindle love for him in any woman on the cold floor.- Ivan was still he wished. He was an earth god, sleeping, while the black mouth of -those burning black eyes, of his the ‚very thought of him she felt that seemed to drain her remain- a pleasant warm'Weakness steal this Yura, who desired Palahna, the oven yawned widely in its who stretched his hands towards corner. Palahna unbuttoned her ing strength. over her.. She felt as if her whole body: was wrapped up in a web her, those hands that held all nightshirt, drew it off. herself, and Finally wrath stirred within her. earthly power... standing there naked looked ap- All was lost There was no use of spun by those black' burning eyes ж`" prehensfvely for a moment at the her digging now, for the spell had of his. And throughout that whole Sometimes she felt alien to her sleeping form of Ivan, Satisfied been broken by this intruder. She day those eyes never ceased to cattle and husband, and with a that he would not wake up im- forced herself to bring this wrath keep her enmeshed within their longing filling her heart she would mediately she stole to the door, to the surface, and angrily ex- spell.. go into the meadows where she opened it and stepped outside. The claimed: Two weeks passed and still Pa- would again fed upon her breast door creaked shut behind her and "What are yon staring at? lahna did not tell Ivan of her the warm breath of Yura, or the . the chill of the early morning air Haven't you ever seen?" encounter with Yura. She only steel" grip of his hands. He would enveloped her nude body. The regarded him more searchingly. have surely possessed her if he Without lowering his eyes, With had been there then. mountains were still sleeping. which he had her bound, Tura There was some heavy burden that Sleeping also were the forests, like flashed his teeth: he seemed to carry within him- But he did not appear... severe monks; — a hoary frost self; possibly a heavy secret sor- . covered the. meadows and hay' "Never, Palahna, have I seen row that gnawed upon and weak- fields; whuV a light mist hovered anyone like yon." ened his body; something old and about, lending an air of unreal- And he began climbing over the watery that filmed hie tired eyes. NEW YORK CITY. ness to the entire setting. fence towards her. Perceptibly he grew thinner and FUN, FROLIC and FESTIVITY will careless in appearance: No, Yura reign, at the FALL DANCE sponsored Palahna trod lightly over the She well saw how the two gleam- by the Ukrainian University Society of ` wet grasses, shivering slightly. ing eyes swept towards her, yet was. more handsome. If she want- New York on Saturday night, October She was sure that no one would she stood there rigidly, bereft of er a lover, she'd prefer Yura any 24, 1936, at the International Intli- - aee her, and if anyone did, so all will power, unable to raise a time." But Palahna was rjof-' the tute. 341 E. 17th St. Dancln? to swine rythm as played by John Mudry .what? But then, it really would finger to ward off this dreadful sort who would not be taken by and ttis Lido Club Orchestra. - Balloon be too bad, for then the spell or perhaps sweet danger approach- force.^And 'in addition to that Dance and door prizes, free refresh- would be broken and it would be ing her. she felt angry towards Yura. ments. Admission only 50 e. 231- No. 41. t-AINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936

lated into German as "belegte w Doppelstulle," or "belegtes But- (which is, literally, to water) a RAMBLINGS OF A WORD-HUNTER new dress, and at "sport," - who terbrot," i. e. buttered bread over- buys a new suit, but does hot laid (with meat). The slovenly wet it, is not considered a good IO STARTED (THE SAND- adoption of the "Butterbrot" into sport in some circles. guage in Ukraine. You won't find the Russian language was satir- WICH? it yet in the dictionary of the In America, very little is left ized by some observant linguist of. that custom, both among A- one' of the late Issues of The Ukrainian language by Borys in the anecdote about the Russian York Times I find the follow- Hrinchenko, as the adoption of mericane and among Ukrainians.. student, newly arrived to Ger- Indeed, among Americans, the cus- - taw correspondence: the. "sandwich" took place after many, who,' coming with his friend .the publication of that dictionary. torn of wetting a bargain' came to і Tracing the Sandwich to a restaurant, - and wishing to be known as a Dutch custom, and does not follow that have a sandwich, asked him, і ;ЗКЙЕе Editor of The New York "Comrade, how is in -German the "New English Dictionary on the Ukrainians before .that time Historical Principles" eaye that ^ssjgimea: had no idea of what they call T)Utterbrottf^ ?І^ИІв New York Times reports "DUTCH, or WET, BARGAIN is 1 nowadays by name of "sandwich." one concluded by the parties ` Dr. Logan Clendenning as telling It camel to them long ago, but as THE TROUBLE WITH "MOHO- a teachers' convention that the RYCH" drinking together," while Frank it came from France, it was call- E. Vizetelly in his Desk-Book of sandwich was invented by the ed by the French name CANAPE, Earl of Sandwich. % In an unpublished work ой The Idioms and Idiomatic . Phrases which the Ukrainians adopted to Ukrainians of Eastern Galicia, 'L defines the phrase in a different - However, as my-lather.; "has their.- language as канапка, ka- shown, it was the invention of the have noticed `а struggle; of the . manner, saying: "л dutch, or nap-ka (with the accent on the author witherthe Ukrainian word' wet, bargain: a transaction closed great Jewish teacher, Rabbi Hillel penultimate) and,inflected it as' могорич, mb-ho-rychc# He '-de-' the-prince, who jpvedrbetween 70 with a drink." You understand, of I `а,-noun' of feminine gender. You scribes it as a drink by. whicfi^fc'b course,' that it is one thing to . B. C. and 70 Ai D. $$ will -find {his ward also adopted deal is celebrated. The Jewish people during the into the English language, and so close a transaction with a drink PassovejF feast ritual still follow Funk and Wagnalls New Standard . The Russian-English Dictionary —as is the Ukrainian custom,— - НШеГз custom of eating a sand- Dictionary of the English Language by A. Alexandrow translates '.'ма- and another, quite different thing, wioh made of two pieces of ma- says: "CANAPE', n. (French) гарьіЧЂ," which Is the Russian to conclude a bargain by drinking tzoh (unleavened bread), contain - -cookery: fried in? butter ox fat equivalent of the Ukrainian "mo- - together, and this seems to have tag mohror (bitterf'herbs) . and and' served with anchovies^ or horych," as "wetting a bargain; been the custom in some sections .' " Jiaroseth (chopped nuts and ap- other relishes as hors-d'oeuvre." drinkham, douceur." of America, or Englatft, following ple, to resemble the mortar of quotation: "I hate a Dutch bar- the Egyptians) as a reminder of Similar process of popularize - All my searches in English'dic- gain that's made in the heat of jj . .Hebrew suffering before the Deli- tion of the sandwich must have tionaries failed to discover the wine."- meaning of "drinkham,^ "while verance from Egypt. been noticed in other Slavic lan- Though the habit of "wetting guages. While in modern verna- "doucer" has slightly different HAROLD ROLAND SHAPIRO. culars of those languages the. meaning than "mohorych": "dou- the bargain" Is already on the New York, Oct. 5, 1936. sandwich is already fully at home, ceur" is a gift, or bribe, while wane,—yet in some sections of older dictionaries of these Ian- "mohorych" is neither one nor America it persists. Ш knew a Leaving on the aide the ques- the other. lawers' firm in Canada, in which tion who invented the sandwich guages were .compelled to give (it be both true that rabbi Hillel a long description of- the sandwich. It seems to me the best way the younger partner. of the firm,' invented it first, and then Earl of- A "Russian dictionary, for instance, out is to use the phrase "wetting a man of Irish constitution, was Sandwich invented it again, after describes the sandwich as a slice the bargain." "A New English delegated by thjKffirm to go to the' first invention had come out ofi fried meat between two slices Dictionary on Historical Principles" the saloon with a client, when- - of use and had been forgotten), of bread, and a Polish dictionary says: "TO WET, to celebrate by ever the old client invited the it still remains a linguistic fact defines II as buttered bread mter- drinking; to have a drink over. lawyers to have a drink. In U- that this dish has its name from laid with slices of meat Both dic- It gives as an example that good tionaries then add that the sand- old English custom of "wetting a kraine the custom had its limita- . the Earl of Sandwich. tions: only deals of greater im- . r The immigrants from Ukraine, wich .-has an equivalent in the commission" (in the army or navy), and the custom of "wet-, portance, such Mt the purchase - of course, adopted in America the word "tartinka," which is from the French word "tartine." ting a title." of a'.horse, cow, or ox, called" for -^ "sandwich" into their language І^^ФтоЬогусЬлЩ, An anecdote a and treat it nowadays as an old The Russians, not satisfied with "In some places,'.' a quotation member-of their .native language, that one adoption from the French, says, "a man can scarcely: satirizes .a woman, coming home -- inflecting it as a masculine noun had also adopted the German wear an article of dress, which." from a fair, where she bought a r- ending in "-r." word "Butterbrot," though "But- has not been wetted,'" and horsewhip and is blaming herself I The word has already been terbrot" means simply buttered the Ukrainians know exactly a for forgetting to Btand a drink adopted into the Ukrainian Ian- bread, and the sandwich is trana- similar custom of "pidlywaty" after the bargain. 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I may be but a high school so- certain situation in which indivi- phomore. You see, there .is'not dual wills and desires arc essen- POTPOURRI much sense in repeating plati- tially of little account. -Mr. Her- By BURMA-CAPEUN tudes; it would be a sorry state man will likely counter in his _ џ (13) for Ukrainian organizations if `аіі playboy language "So what"?—so, AD OMNIA ET A. E D. G. unconscious effort; and finally I we did was pat each other on on with the job. nowhere intimated exclusive U- the back. In a democracy pro-' As I indicated in my articles A veritable hornet's nest seems grass, is made.' through discussion,, to have been stirred by some of krainization activities. the supreme individualproblem of To re-state{' then, my attitude; through disagreement; we should the second generation child is that my most recent contributions, beware of the scourge of mental particularly the one on "Immi- and explain some of the issues. of Tnnjftng out some satisfactory grant Control and Second Genera- My purpose was not the criti— senility. adjustment between those - cus- tion Organizations." Most of the cism of any one organization; nor Now as to the older generation toms, or culture traits, or ways comment has been entirely beside was it a categorical criticism of and their organizations. Of course ` of living, or attitudes which the the point; my commentators have,, air activities. Perhaps my corn- we owe a world of a debt to them parents share because of birth in in some cases, used sarcasm for' men tators will -better understand —if one wishes to put it that way. a different culture and the coun- argument, and in some other me if I emphasize that I was And as an eulogium it is perfect-, terparts of these subsumed under instances, have been putting words criticizing certain activities, not , ly in order, but tlutt is not the the term "American culture." I into my mouth." To clarify, then, organizations. This point is very ' point. The point simply vis that am only too well aware of the some of my points, and thereby important to grasp; there is a they do the best they know, how, fact that it is no easy matter to also, to answer, finally, all the great- difference. There is, І `даѓє and that if the young peple sink define American culture. But that comments on my preceding con- say, no individual who will not into the attitude which is so much a difference exists is potent tributions. recognize that most of the work closer to them (to be explained enough: take the Ukrainian wed- done by all Ukrainian youth or- presently) but which is not an ding customs. Surely the editor First, I made and make no ganizn tions is not only tadis- object of constructive activity by of flie Ukrainian Weekly will ad-' charges of any sort, against any pensable, but inevitable. On this their organizations, is just their mit that these differ from Ameri- specific organization; my purpose I hope to touch in some of my own delusion, then manifestly the can practices — nebulous though is not to make charges, but to succeeding articles. Yet this still end of most of youth's effort to- these seem—in connection with shed light, if you please. allows for activities which are not wards its own "rehabilitation" is marriage. And incidentally, for Nor, again, to paraphrase an of distinct or direct benefit to close at hand. -. Mr. Herman's enlightnmentT wed- editorial comment, did I "charge" youth. To point this out is not On the matter of "control." The dings relate to one of the two the older generation, especially its to condemn. behavior of each one of us is basic urges which all- humans organizations, with hindering the .Again, I dislike to use the daily unconsciously controlled by share and which I mentioned in efforts of our youth to solve their .word "criticism," for my com- the mass of custom, .tradition, or my article. So do courtship cus-: problems by foisting open them men'ts, however dogmatic, were ways of living handed down, with toms, etc. But it would take me its "Ukrainian ways" to the ex- given in the sense of suggestive- some changes, from generation to. much beyond reasonable space to elusion of the "American ways." ness for the greater usefulness of generation. It is nothing neces- catalogue all these different, ways all these organizations. Inasmuch Of living. I am not passing judg- There, is a lot said in the above sarily insidious; certainly we are, merit on them, either; they exist sentence! My disagreements with as it appeared to me that the to a great degree, unconscious of matters'which were neglected in and are indispensable. Let the it are, therefore, numerous: I it The immigrant control refer- reader recall the different situa- made no charge; I did not even the activities are apt to become red to is, in a similar sense, no- chronic, the: attention of youth tions which he or she meeta ід . suggest that the older generation thing' insidious; it is simply a dairy routine and oner will getm ' had any precise policy about the could- best be drawn to this by fact, and inevitable, and to a point a little, pulpit dogmatism — so I clear idea of the different ways4l ; problems peculiar to youth, as of decided benefit to youth. But which these may be solved were " distinct from those common to thought, and was not mistaken. it is not something our well-mean-: aHJ of Ukrainian descent; I did That, incidentally. Mr. Herman, is tag parents or our leaders of the net use the word "foist," which "one reason for the supreme con- older generation "foist" on us; It.:. implies deliberate, rather than fidence, even though to suit- you is very naturally an outcome of a 4 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936 No. 41 POTPOURRI THE SONG SISTERS FARMERS FROM THE WEST

(Concluded from p. 3) The sjnging Shymansky sisters, either. Both are very lively. Two of the Detroit athletes, who one acting in a so-called Araeri- professionally known as the Shy Watching them reminds one "Of' 1 trained so conscientiously for the can fashion" or according to tJ- Sisters, despite their tender years the animated Abbe children' who First Ukramlan-American Olympiad krainian tradition. (Natalia 7, and Gloria 13) are toured and authored "Around the decided after the meet to break ' As a result- of this existence old radio and vaudeville perform- World in Eleven Years." training. Imaginary tastes of ex- literally between two different cul- ers, having been in radio for three At my request, the Shymansky years, and having appeared in cellent port, sherry, Virginia Dare, tural worlds the individual in songsters reviewed briefly their were on their lips and minds, so off in theatres on the same bills with correlative careers to date as they went to get some. With this many N^ases experiences severe Bebe Daniels, her husband, Ben artistes. For two years they held ``І`Љ,'_-, conflict. This is nothing academic. object in mind they toured the Lyon; Leo Carrillo and other forth on a weekly children's hour big city of Philadelphia to make Go" into the homes of our people, screen and stage notables. at one of Philadelphia's radio ijet the intimate stories of the such a purchase. However, ac- Their home is in Philadelphia, stations. After having done cording to the Pennsylvania state boys and'girls and you can then city of their birth. Recently, ac- with the children's hour, they 1 laws, liquors could not be sold 'begin to appreciate their special companied by^ Daddy and Mama, immediately were grabbed up on legal holidays; and this was . difficulties. The American world the #iris traveled to New York by a rival station and put into Labor Day. This would have un- -expects them to behave in such City to appear in and to be the a feature spot of their own, every doubtedly stopped many, but it and such a way; the Ukrainian hit of a Ukrainian radio ball, held Wednesday afternoon from 5:00 did not daunt these two courage- world in a different way. If the fit Webster Hall. to 5:15. Then followed a con- ous chaps; it made them more tract with still another Philadel- conflict is severe enough the child Ukrainians numbering in excess determined to quench that un- of fifteen hundred, this scribbler phia radio station, here they also dying thirst. Ah! at last! They is "inadequate"; it lauds in court, had a weekly fifteen minute pro- leaves home, or becomes a ward one of them, came, listened, and entered a drug store. With fur- were conquered by the voices of gram of their own, this time on tive looks about them, they whis- of a social agency. Even if it these two young Ukrainian inter- Sunday afternoons. It is to this pered pleadingly—"Please sell us reaches not, the social' agency it preters of song. True, there were latter station that they are sup- some wineU'.. .No!... Oh! Badges suffers in a variety of other ways. other deserving of praise per- posed to return in the early fall. ... Conventioners.. . Detroit . . . So do the parents, too; for them formers oil the program, but set They have been vacationing dur- Wait a minute, I think I have the problem of adjustment is no side by side with Mr. and Mrs. ing the summer. Now to the vaude- some very old wine in the cellar. easier. And this exactly is the Shymansky's little girls, the oth- viile in them. The two played a I'll get it!" Taking his flashlight weeks engagement at the Majestic crux of -the problem situation of ers, "with one exception, a male with him, after fifteen minutes of dancer, can best be disposed of Theatre in Paterson, N. J. Last waiting, he came up with two Ukrainian (as of other) second year Gloria and Natalia were con- generation youth. When over, and with the comment that they also bottles bearing such fancy shapes ran, -or sang . tracted to play for one week at that they would have been the over again' we meet boys and girls Atlantic City, on the same bill During the course of their first pride and joy of any glass blower. shattered in spirit, in morale, and with Leo Carrillo. The two sis- Dust — thick dust covered the ex- medley of Ukrainian songs, where ters were held over for a second knowing their life histories in gen- both girls sang and Gloria play- terior of these works of art. eral terms, knowing how large a week. It slipped my mind to' in- "This wine is six years old. The ed on the Bandura to boot, the quire if Mr. Carrillo, also, was role this culture conflict plays in audience repeatedly broke in on choicest of all French wines. their . disorganization; knowing, retained for a second week. They Each berry that went into it was the singing with thunderous, spon- were all set to appear at the Roxy further, that they themselves can- taneous applause which moment- individually crushed to get the in New York City, but authorities fullest benefit of its juices. Only not quite identify their difficulties, arily would drown out completely who look after the health and eventually "break down," etc., — the voices of the two talented Napoleon drank such a drink." welfare of children in that city Fluently waxed the apothecariah how can we remain apathetic to yqungsters. Especially was the put their thumbs down, contend- applause deafening whenever Na- as to its qualities — the longer he so general a situation? I call this ing the girls were much too young spoke the more desirable it be- the problem of youth, because it talia, head and shoulders smaller for the five-a-day grind. As far than her thirteen year old sister, came. The description warmed the touches for good or for ill the as future vaudeville engagements cockles of the boys' hearts and would with her little arm make for the two are concerned, it all life of every single individual. a sweeping gesture which she as- made their mouths water — the depends on Gus Edwards, they other wineries were put to shame Well then, look at much of sociated with the dancing of the now are under his care. what you or I — the supposed Ukrainian Kolomeyka. — the thirst was about to be ap- At the conclusion of their first The Shymansky girls radio and peased. They bought both bottles . leaders — are doing about this. stage activities have not retarded and a Boston bag to carry them. Yes, we have youth organizations. group of songs, Natalia and Gloria received seven curtain calls; this their educational progress. Thir- Nobody was going to see them We call conventions annually. Who number, however, would surely teen year old Gloria (she will be break the law! comes T A sample of those who have reached ad infinitum had fourteen this coming November) can afford the luxury of a conven- started attending High School The two boys took a taxi-cab oiot the M. C. allayed the encore- and got to the train just in time. tion. We spend a few days, en- seeking audience by informing it when the present school term got under way. Natalia, only seven, The Detroit delegation "had the joyable all right, in pleasant com- that the song sisters would sing situation well in hand—and after pany, carry away pleasant me- У again later on in the program. is in grade 3B. Both girls are in solid agreement that music is bidding farewell to their hosts — mories of these associations. Yes, This they did, this time Natalia were off for home. After a con- switching from Ukrainian words their main forte in life. As has we. might discuss some matters, been previously mentioned, Gloria siderable distance was travelled— litaten to some s p e a c h-es. To to English, and Gloria exchang- the two lads came out with pa- ing her Bandura for a violin, the not only sings but plays the violin- what extent does all thie per- and Bandura as well. Natalia is per cups and each member was song was "When A Gypsy Makes treated with some of that cherish- meate or affect the mass of youth ? His Violin Cry." Natalia's ren- preparing herself to be able to In most cases, it is the local tell that one about how they ed vintage that they had been dition of it was definitely the best hearing so much about since the which achieve a good deal more piece of child singing this writer laughed when she sat down at 4 the piano, and cheered when she start of the homeward trip. Doubt than the annual gatherings — in ever listened to. No, we are not rankled in the minds of a few, for any case, beneficial and essential related. got up. She is taking piano les- sons. this was indeed an unprecedented though the latter are. A little later found me talking generosity on the part of the two Or again, if (filBt supposing) in with the girls and their mother, As I was about to take leave, fellows; everyone sipped his drink. the face of the culture conflict Maria, who looks young enough a large crowd pounced upon us. "Smells kind of funny, but it goes Admirers from Long Island down problems so real, we tell the to be taken for an older sister. down smooth," says a little girl. Gloria and Natalia are the only expressly to get a glimpse of the young people that what they need "I can read French, it says Mus- children in the family. They be- song sisters; Before leaving, I catele." "My folks make better is more nationalism, more., knowl- ` gan singing four years ago. The promised Natalia, and Gloria I edge of Ukrainian history, a great- wine!" exclaims another. The mother has so far been their only would be sitting In the front row boys are nice to treat us like er appreciation of Ukrainian cul- singing teacher. Now she has at the "Roxy when they would be this!" voiced the majority. This ` ture, the support of the struggle taken on the additional headache playing there. О. K., said Gloria, choice liquor was downed and for Independence abroad, the pur- of business manager for her it's a date. Don'tT'forget, chimed quietness again prevailed for the suing of a political program of daughters. My nearness to the in Natalia, we'll be looking for youth was tired. After a little time one stamp" or another, are we not, girls was a chance for me to you in the froht row ‚at the Roxy. had elapsed, there suddenly was But as I bring back to mind if we be entirely honest with our- prove my suspicion that they were heard from the far corner of the blue of.eye. They are. Natalia has their singing, I become skeptical special coach very audible snick- selves, are we not offering them golden-yellow hair. Gloria's hair about these two appearing at the wine when they ask for bread? ers —they became louder — then is a nice shade of light brown. Roxy, more likely it will be the loud laughter which rumbled at I am not meaning to imply that The younger Natalia is the pret- Radio City Music Hall. They are these things are not important, first and then grew into a thun- tier of the two, but her sister is really that good. derous uproar. The two lads howl- and I have as much regard for no slouch when it comes to looks DIMITRI HORBAYCHUK. ed out their newly-discdvered those who think that youth's secret. - problems can essentially be al- leviated by their greater church the attitudes of the older genera- NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. The reason for the delegation tion. from Detroit looking so healthy attendance-as by their being stal- The Ukrainian Social- Club of Nt!W wart young nationalists, or any- Does it not seem, then, that when they arrived at home, was Brunswick, N. J., is sponsoring Us that the bottles which the two thing else; But I must admit, with much of what many organizations firtt PLAY and DANCE on SATUR-i infinite regret, that these parti- do is but scratch the surface of athletes had bought a Boston bag DAY, OCTOBER 17th 1936. The affair' to carry — were two bottles of cular capsules of activities do not the youth problem, never get will be held at the Workmen's Circle "Builder-Upper," one teaspoon be- get to the heart of the "problem. down to It? This is not a criti- on 53 New St. Music furnished by ' Programs which include activities . cism of any of these organiza- The Rhythm Kings. Commencement fore each meal — and they took along that line are essentially U- tions; they are .young, from ex- at 7:00 P. Mi Admission-3 5 V- — it by thei cupful — Detroit always krainianization programs for the perience theylearn. Behind them Olga Waayluk, Sec'y. 237 does things in a big way. jStuck -point of reference is Ukrainian already there is a record of fine all the way through! culture not the American social achievements, but let us not slump DANIELSON. situation. They in fact are not into the attitude that we have -r problems at all, from the stand- opened the magic lock to the NEW YORK CITY. і ваз- situation, and beyond that noth- Don't forget to make merry at the point of youth; young people will COURSE in the Ukrainian LANGUAGE remain religious; so too, will they ing is. No problem can be called Ukrainian Civic Center HALLOWEEN have respect and regard for all a youth problem if it takes others BARN DANCE on SATURDAY, OCTO- every Monday and Wednesday. 7^—9 the institutions of their parents to convince youth that is is their BER 31, 1936 at the International P. M. Beginners Class: 9—^о'Р.^Й; problem. 'That which in our daily Institute, 341 E. 17th St. Admission if but there is recognition that only 3 5 t. Commencement at 8:00. Intermediate Class at the Ініегпавѓоіх- their unique situation cannot be lives, you and I feel, that which al Institute, 341 E, 17th Street, gei brings us joy or sorrow, to that P. M. Come in overalls, ginghams and (simply solved by their falling in costumes. Prizes for cost.umes. ..Door York City. Admission Freei І- -?37 file with activities sanctioned by our problems relate: prizes. "237,- N. Novovlnky, Instructor.