VOL. V, NO. 14

Maine West's new librarian, Mrs. Olga Stetsuk, who is from the Chicago area, has previously taught at Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago.

Mrs. Stetsuk received a B.S. degree from Northwestern University and an M.A. in library science at Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois. She did her course study in education at DePaul University.

Mrs. Stetsuk's interests center around her studies. While in Europe, as a young person just out of high school, she witnessed the intensification of national rivalries and hatreds. This left a lasting impression and as a result, most of her interests lie with people and places and communications between people.

The reason Mrs. Stetsuk is in education and library work is that she feels she can further her interests and can get great satisfaction out of helping people.

Her hobbies consist of studying the Russian language, knitting, collecting old books, such as medieval manuscripts, and gardening.

"Young people of America have a tremendous opportunity and the chance for a great future," asserted Mrs. Stetsuk, "but all depends on what they do with it."

Mrs. Stetsuk thinks of Maine West as her school. She especially likes the school's library because it is bright and freedom of movement is allowed in the space available. She finds the students courteous and endowed with much ability.

"Nobody seems to want to pronounce that 'Q' at the end of my name," protested Mrs. Joan Tempero, teacher of foods and clothing.

Just looking at this reserved, mild‑mannered teacher, no one would suspect that she used to round up cattle on her hometown ranch in Nebraska. During high school she was influenced toward a home economics career by a teacher whom she admired very much and by her natural liking for sewing.

Besides graduating from the University of Nebraska, with distinction, Mrs. Tempero was also a member of Omicron Nu and Phi Upsilon Omicron, home economics honorary societies. Also during college, she was a Rocky Mountain local and regional officer of the YMCA.

"I think my greatest thrill was working at a New York settlement helping under privileged children get to camp," reminisced Mrs. Tempero. "It was not only satisfying to work with the children, but exciting because that was the first big city I'd ever visited."

Mrs. Tempero is convinced of the importance of high school. "In high school one learns to accept and cope with responsibility and routine which are so important in adult life."