The Ukrainian Weekly 1935, No.52
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www.ukrweekly.com Supplement tt) the SVORODA, Ukrumian Daily Published bj the Junior Department of the Ukrainian National Association (•.•І. -Л -J .r""..iu цд •.'•- g • No. 52 JERSEY CITY, N. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1935 VOL. Ш YOUTH'S LEAGUE TO ISSt'E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY XO AP BOOKS ABOUT UKRAINE WHAT TO GIVE? PEAR ON SATURDAYS Beginning with January, 1936, If you ao not receive next F71- j the Ukrainian Youth's League of The approach of the Ukrainian Christmas Holidays day your issue of th.e Ukrainian 3 North America will issue periodi and New Year brings once more to the mind the per Weekly, dp not bealarmed. You j cally (through the medium of its plexing question—what to give? will receive it the following day •; Ukrainian Cultural Center) to ita It is a question that is most coaducive to head —чіп Saturday. For, beginning ' member clubs a series of publica with the first issue of 1036, the, • tions in the English language aches, yet its happy solution leaves one with a most delightful feeling of satisfaction. There are few pleas- Ukrainian Weekly will be publish dealing with Ukraine. ed every Saturday, instead of j$ri- : The first will be THE UKRAIN urea as keen ao those evoked by the knowledge that, days as heretofore. IAN QUESTION by Lancelot Law- your gift was a pleasant and welcome surprise to the The main purpose of this change ton (reviewed in Oct. 18, 1935 is recipient. It is therefore well worthwhile to consider Js to allow more apace in the sue of Ukrainian Weekly). Svoboda for the Ukrainian JVeek- J Only one such booklet or book the question very carefully. Anyone who has the tiniest spark of originality ly, space which the Friday issue . will be sent to a club. There will with its many adverthiementsj Ще* I be no charge for it. The only within himself will not he content to give something not permit. Besides the usual 5 obligation that each club will that every store window and show case is displaying, overflow from the Ukrajn|an ' incur in receiving such publica that thousands upon thousands of others are giving» On Weekly, there will aiso appear ;ex- ; tion will be to have it read and discussed at its meetings. Where the contrary, he will strive to make his gift distinctive, pressely fox the youth a special j possible, the book will be sent one that will bear the щагк of his individuality and at section in the Ukrainian language, jj in care of the delegate represent the same time be a source of pleasure to the object of The ідаш p'Urpqse of tffls. latter in- ing the club at the last Ukrain novation will be to encourage our . his beneficence. young people to read in (he U- ian Youth's Congress held in De Still, in this period of mass production the average troit under the auspices of the кгаДпіап. language. League. person armed with only a slim pocketbook finds it a . » In taking this step, the execu very difficult task to exceroise any real originality in tive board of the League wants the purchasing of his Christmas gifts. SOMETHING ЩТОШ^.-РОІК to better propagate knowledge Yet for us, Americans of Ukrainian descent, tjhe "м.тас P#)WES among the American-Ukrainian matter is not at all so difficult. For we have what might -The. present tr^al of. twejve youth of their background through aptly be called a virgin field of possible Christmas gifts ypung Ukjrainiah students» ^elud the medium of works published ing twjo girls, in \ytyraaw, Ppia#d by authorities and experienced —embracing the various aspects of Ukrainian eulturey on the charges of complicity m writers. such as Ukrainian embroidery and handiwork, paintings, the aas^ssinatiofl" last yi Watch for your copy of THE etchings, Ukrainian song books, and finally, publications tb*. FoliSb Minister Pjerai UKRAINIAN QUESTION! in both the Ukrainian and E&gUsb languages аЬриЛ the evoked a great' deal of анодний r Ukrainian people, their life, culture, and aspirations. from aU>par^s'pf EJujope. ', A -rather unusual , jpotg ap YOUTH TODAY Most of these articles can be obtained very easily peared recently concerning - this and at reasonable prices. Others, however, Цке paint trial Ід the jpoteh-press. Tjhe INTERESTED IN CIVICS? ings and etchings, are more difficult to obtain; but won't organ of the Polish radical na In order to make Jersey City be if there is a large demand for them. tionalists, "Prosto z laosta,". .re- : public-health conscious, a mock cent ly published an article "Tho j There is no difficulty, however, in buying books : trial of its citizens and officials moat important of imp^rb&atf^f- was staged, at which citizens and about Ukraine, for not only are they plentiful but cheap fairs," concerning the ^riaj( epd ' officials alike' were to be arraign as well. At the present time when the efforts of our the Ukrainian cause, declaring . ed for laxity hi public health progressive American-Ukrainian youth are ^directed to that the just settlement of .the matters. To advertise properly latter is not possible by means the trial the school authorities wards the gaining of better knowledge of their Ukrain were asked to distribute tickets ian background and heritage and acquainting Americans of assimilation or colonization. for the trial among school chil •"We, Polish nationalists," .*he dren with instructions to turn with the same, a Christmas gift of these books will be article runs, "are duty-bo.ujkl to them over to their parents. The a particularly timely one. Those written in Ukrainian recognize that there is a Ukrain- j children did not turn the tickets language range from short stories and poetry to the іай people an.d that they live., and j to their parents, but used them recently published three volume икгаіпіад 'Encyclopaedia fight for their freedom. We ntyst • themselves. An hour before the understand and value the heroic . trial was to begin they had taken —a set which no Ukrainian home should be without .one, strivings of the Ukrainian people '•_ over 1,700 or more of the 2,200 Those in the English language, though comparatively who for himchieds of years h^ve '. .seats in the school. The officials tried to 9eod the children home, few in number, embrace a wide selection. A. postcard no free country of their own, . but the children refused. The' to the Svoboda bookstore will quickly* bring a list of who although russified, polonized, teachers tried to make the chil them and their prices. In fact, the bookstore is even and rent apart, exist neverthelees." dren leave, but the children re- action! • fused. When older men and wo willing to send, postpaid, a package of these hooks wrap No^le sentiments, indeed, but men came to the hall, there were ped as a Christmas gift to anyone the buyer directs. if they wece only translated, into no seats. The trial was then ad-, Furthermore, in view of the present extraordinary action." journed. interest among our youth in Ukrainian songs, both choral " Some people admired the chil and instrumental, a gift of a Ukrainian song hook would: dren for their interest in civics, JUBILEE PRESENTATION OF but an inquiry revealed that the prove not only distinctive but a welcome gift as well. children had told their parents A Christmas gift that any young lady would ap UKRAINIAN OPERETTA they themselves were going to the. LVTW (Western Ukraine under trial—in order to get out of home preciate is some piece of wearing apparel, such as a Poland )^-Repprts received b«re work. blouse, designed in the Ukrainian motif and decorated " from Stanislaviw indicate that the with Ukrainian embroidery. Formerly such a gift was jubttee (WOQth) presentation, of WHEN DOES EDUCATION not yery practicable because it did not conform to. pre the modern revised operetta "Za- porozbets za Duoayem" (J5apo- END? vailing fashions. Today, however, Ukrainian styles and Writing on Hartley Kemball rozhian Beyond the Danube) in Cook's article "Adult Education embroidery have been modernized and are ao stylish and that city was a success, both at Sea: A Difficult Problem." beautiful that leading stores are selling them. artistically and. financially. The published in "The International These are but few of the suggestions that ifright operetta had been scheduled to Quarterly of Adult Education," be presented in Lviw but at the London, Mr. Allan Monkhouse. help our young American-Ukrainian in determining— last moment the local Polish au says (in "The Manchester Guard what to give? j thorities interfered, and it was ian Weekly"): By following them we will not only show to a good therefore transferred to Stanis "You may take it as a platitude-, laviw. Leading operatic artists that education should be a life advantage our sense of fine discrimination and' original^ .. long process, but platitudes may ity but we will, also aid materially in spreading knowl appeared in it, including • Maria be endowed with vitality. You. edge. aOQttfc. Ukraine her^ № America, and, аер<тсЦу;: щ • Sokil "in the role of Odarka, Mi cannot crowd all you need Cor chael Holynsky as Andriy, and the world's battle into the years, introducing^, into American life some of the finier.-awects і Martini as the Sultan. The new of childhood and youth." of' Ukrainian culture, thought and ideals. -. - . ^v - scene in the Sultan's palace, ar- ' Here, then, is a concrete method of putting m&> ranged by Roman Kupchinsky, won (Today's Ubralnlfiii' Weekly Including actual life some of our fine and oft-repeated resolutions.