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'., ,,-,.,,' SCRIMSHAW Lett~r to the Editor A Liberal Arts Dear Editor: BSfJ President Speaks out Degree CAN I am writing in response to the grossly offended. Also, throughout people or Black food." This ethnic other meals previous three weeks of comment the year Italian and Chinese meals are statement not only lacks rationale to served. but intelligence I say as well. Get You Places on a soul food dinner served in the to are two examples. No one ever any of you yourselves have to having not quite that First cafeteria. of all, I want polls their pros and cons. But let acclimated commend staff our to help attempting the cafeteria us with for the cafeteria serve a meal dealing B_!ack people near you, "You'd celebration of Black History Week. with Black people and right away better get used to it." Also, if you It's that time of year again. Seniors are beginning to Contrary to some belief the Black over haU the campus makes intend to carefully observe the wonder what they'll .do once they're out in the "real Student Union had nothing to do reservations at McDonalds. pros and cons of a meal served for world." The resfot the student body can just watch this with the meal selection. Why? I realize that different a particular minority on this year, but some begin to wonder what they'll do In the same Duting the course of a year, food people are subject to different campus, you had better do it for all the other meals. situation. Is it really possible to get a job that's worth such as fried chicken, barbequed tastes, but taking this to the ex- bread are often ribs, and corn of the students that holding with a liberal arts degree? Or are you just wasting served here. But serve any of these treme have many is absurd. One Walton Burke done here four years and approximately S20A)OOon a good education foods and label them as having to statement that I particularly President that might not help you get a job? do wi!h Blacks and people become remember said, "I don't like Black Black Student Union Helping Others Important According to many employers in various fields, the person being interviewed-for a position is one of the most important considerations. Good grades, demonstrated to Artist Palijczuk leederahlp abilities, involvement in extra-curricular activities, and definite goals for yourself, both career and Les Renshaw his college education. Wasyl en- Art Award of Excellence in 1972, a personal are big bonuses. Your degree is something that "Nothing is so rewarding as tered the University of Maryland, $250 scholarship to be given to the said you work hard for. It symbolizes four years of your life. helping ethers," professor painter, majoring in art, and minoring in most deserving Senior art student. Wasyl and received his B.A. in and sculptor, education, But your job will befor more than four years. The majority Palijczuk. That is why he has 1961. Two years later, he received This money has been donated Wasyl of students will being working for a living f9r the next forty remained the head of the art his M.A. in sculpture. personally to by be given, and will continue the until years of their lives, hopefully putting what was learned at Western Marylanci, both,in and out of the classroom, to ~~h~~~;t:It ~:S~~~~~~l~~~ in Given Returned.toEurope fellowship, r!!~li~~':I~rshiP fund is officially a day hours year home a two from his use. That's scmethlnq you should work even harder for. Towson to share his well-known Wasyl earned his M.F.A. at the Wasyl describes himself as a artistic ability and talents with the Rinehart School of Sculpture in "Renaissance Man." "I'm a very art students here. Baltimore in 1965. He then was restless soul," he said. "Life is not Many people will tell you that a liberal arts degree won't Wasyl, as he prefers to be called awarded the Henry Walters meant to be one thing." This is why get you anywhere once you graduate, even if this is sup- by those who know him, was born European Travel Scholarship he has at least thirteen different collecting hobbies including books, posed to be a good year for hiring college grads. Maybe '~k~~~0~r~:n~~a~;:'8~~;~~ ~~=:~e~in;~n~~r~~~ 17!f:~ bottles, stamps, and Carnival that's a part of the reason so many people transfered 01' his next 7 years in displaced on approximately 50¢ a day. From glass. restoring antique furniture, quit after last semester. But It's not a very good reason. persons and childrens' homes. this visit to the Western European collecting Ukranian Easter Eggs, We attend a high-quality, well-known and respected liberal Since he was not a native of Ger- Countries, Wasyl brought back to and raising Bonsai trees. (He now arts institution. True, maybe an employer in California many, he was not allowed to attend the States more than 100 sketches has over 100 trees growing). He hasn't heard of Western Maryland College. But most German schools, but gathered andover 1,000slides of such places said he does complain alot, mainly about never having enough time to employers in Baltimore and the state know our name and ~~~ li~~~~~:e ~~m:~t f~=.~orc!:s::,:l~d ~~~::i~ds ~~~:~:: do the things he wants to to do, but the type of graduates it produces. Take advantage of this Wasyl recalls that. as early as this "Before beginning his career as factor. his artistic abilities were in Associate Professor and Art ~y ~i~e~:V~:'c~~n;e~~~~i~~':~ I no one else has." Wasyl something demend, as he was constantly DepartmentHeadatWMCinl967, would like to write a book, mainly asked to decorate his friends' Wasyl taught art classes in high on the topics of perspective and art com- The number two demand ln.the job market today, ec- letters home. with schools, centers museums and Carolina color to share "the thoughts in my in North In 1945, Wasyl was reunited munity cording to Changing Times magazine (March, 1979),is for with others, butas l business, marketing and economics majors. These are his aging father persons' home for and in the Baltimore area, some of head" not had the time. of yet, he and the two lived the "But has continues. in a displaced be still which He has he said, are still there." thoughts very strong departments on campus. The thlrd-rnost in many commissions, two until years demand are accounting majors, closely followed by those approximately ill and was moved also done the "U.S.A./200" mural anticipating a time when he could including Wasyl became write his thoughts down. with a solid background in computer science to broaden to a hospital for nine months. At in the Administration Building Art should be what you are their backgrounds. This would qualify them for more than age 15, he arrived in America, "the (1975), three ten-foot steel figures The early years spent in the Psychiatric Manor one or two specific positions. The courses are there and land of opportunity where streets for Taylor (1976), "The Welcome" at Ukraine have left a deep im- and lived in Hospital are paved with gold," open to everyone. The students would be the ones a children'S home in New Y9rk for the Visitor's ~ntrance (l976), and pression on Wasyl; this is apparent benefiting from it. Anyone with a strictly limited selection three rnnnt hs., .Moving to "The Fli-ght of Wisdom," recently in the art work he has done. "The of .courses is naturally going to limit themselves in sear- Baltimore, to a boarding house run hung in the -Presidfin-t's "Offic-e iIi. older I get, the more I feel art ching for a job. That's one of the purposes behind the by "an old Ukrainian woman," and The Decker College C-enter (1978) .. should be what you are," he said. bonds" general college requirements - to encourage students to knowing no English, Wasyl began Became head of department The "strong with psychological country native he has his by entering his formal education branch out and sample other areas of knowledge. Not only the ninth grade. He wanted an - Wasyl began his career at WMC show themselves in everything he will It benefit you now, but later, in the job-hunt during education so badly that he in the Spring of 1967 on invitation does; part of his soul is in every your senior year. mastered his studies well enough by Miss Louise Shipley, then the piece of art he has ever created, he to qualify for the Honor Roll his stated. The freedom of expression first year in school. ~~i~le~,ep~~~;l?: ~~~'g~:~! allowed in the U.S. has allowed homeroom teacher in Baltimore, him to explore his Ukranian Became US citizen had been to many - of Wasyl's background and develop it in a exhibitions, and upon her leave for variety of ways in his works. Upon completing his High School sabbatical in the Spring of 1967, In 1975, after forty years of in- education, he was given two asked Wasyl to fill her position. dependence, Wasyl married scholarships to " continue his "A lot of things in life are ac-, Oksana, a Ukranian girl living in education, but instead volunteeed cidental. I didn't ask. for this job," Baltimore. He has a family, for the Diu-ing his to his im- Editor-in-Chief Meg Hoyle for the U.S. Air Force. he became he said, in reference head of the first time in his life; two-year-old and four years of service, twin mediately becoming Ksenia daughters, and a his wife Oksana, .News Editor Chris Bchaska the chief draftsman and illustrator department. Miss Shipley and Natalka, and father-in-law. He said mother Division, responsibility the Feature Editor Tim Windsor for the Intelligence nineteen college as Wasyl shared by the position for the it was a definite change, a new well as obtaining demanded Sports Editor Jim Teramani credit hours from enrolling in night next three years upon her return lifestyle to get used to after being Business Manager Sue Quinn school classes. In 1955 he received from sabbatical and preceeding alone for so long, but he would Advertising Managers Jim Wellman his U.S. Citizenship papers. Three her retirement in 1972. In ap- recommend the change. "But don't Pam Owen to receiving her, Wasyl Distribu tion Manager Bill Spring years was after given an his papers, preciation The M. Louise Shipley wait as long as I did!" he ex- claimed. be established Honorable Discharge to allow him to further ~----~--------- Staff: Teresa Baker, Karl Bugenhagen, Steve Bainbridge, Marie Borowski, Bill Byrne, Mary Cole, Sue Frost, Mimi Griffin, Helga Hein, Ron Jones, Mark Rosenberg, Jenlfer Ulrey, Debbie Wooden, Amanda Walker, Judy Walker. We welcome comments and/or suggestions. Please address all mail to SCRIMSHAW, Box I, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. 21157.