1985_11 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper November 1985

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Hye Sharzhoom
November 1985
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Editor:
Enclosed please find a donation towards
the expenses of your paper.
1 just retired from having taught school
for 37 years, so I have time to really
appreciate your different articles. Keep
up the good work in bringing the Armenian
culture and heritage to the attention of all.
Sincerely,
S. Kaprelian
Oshkosh, WI
Editor:
1 immigrated to the U.S. before World
War 1. My purpose was to study agriculture and then return to Sivas to teach in
the Sivas Teachers College. The Genocide
not only cut off my financial support from
home, it wiped out my family. 1 continued
my studies with great difficulty, and finally
graduated from the University of Illinois
in 1920. During part of that time I served
in the U.S. Army as a machine gunner.
I was prepared to serve for the much
promised free Armenia. In fact, after
teaching in a private college in Tennessee
for a while, I volunteered to serve the new
Armenian Republic. However, the U.S.S.R.
took the country over before I left the U.S.
for the Armenian Republic.
No doubt the ASO is interested in Hye
Tad. So far we have not succeeded in
carrying out Hye Tad properly united.
Disunity has been a chronic disease with
us for many years. The Turkish government has taken full advantage of that. My
hope is that young college groups can,
some day. properly unite the Armenians.
First of all you must learn about the
reasons of the disunity from the past.
I still remember how our political parties
behaved since 1913; how one of the parties
behaved during the years ol the Armenian
Republic.
I am probably the only one still living
who is an eye witness of what happened
during the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1933.
and how one of our political parties
ignored the facts and caused murder and
chaos, causing more disunity.
I have kept silent about all of them,
hoping that they would be forgotten, but
they are not.
Enclosed is a check for the ASO.
Sincerely.
Haig Beloian
Fresno, CA
Editor:
You have a fine publication in Hye
Sharzhoom. 1 enjoy it as much as the
California Courier and the Armenian
Observer. It's a diversified and well
organized journal.
I am always so proud to read about any
meaningful Armenian contribution or
accomplishment to our society. We are a
fine and great people with many rare and
wonderful qualities. More and more
odars are appreciating that fact as they get
to know our makeup and character.
Use the enclosed donation as you deem
fit.
Cordially,
Cyril Saroyan
Daly City, CA
Editor:
I meant to write to you relative to your
February, 1985 isuue, but didn't seem to
get around to it.
Kouymjian's review of Saroyan: A
Biography by Lee and Gifford is well
written and to the point. I agree wholeheartedly with his review and criticism of
the book. Bill Saroyan, my cousin, was of
my generation. I knew him intimately. I
vacationed in his Paris apartment a few
summersago. I believe that much of what
is in this biography is of a negative
character. Much conjecture has been
indulged in by the various and sundry
acquaintances of Saroyan. Too many of
the persons quoted in the interviews are
acting as amateur psychologists and
psychiatrists. The positive and pleasant
worthwhile things Bill did and believed in
and stood for are muted or greatly minimized. It was Shakespeare who said, "the
evil that men do lives after them, the good
is oft interred with their bones." This is
precisely what we have here!
Walter Karabian's letter to the editor
regarding his father's map of Armenian
Town (Fresno) in the Emerson Elementary
School neighborhood and the map itself
by father John Karabian brought back
many memories. John was of my generation as well. We were buddies and
went through the Fresno public schools
together. John Karabian, Suren "Pat"
Melikian, Milton Simonian, and Cy
Saroyan were inseparables during those
school years in the I920's.
Years later the Kara brans and Saroyans
became related by marriage. John's younger son.   Lawrence,  married  my  niece.
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Editor:
Hye Sharzhoom is the official publica
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tion of the  CSUF Armenian Students
Organization and Armenian Studies Pro
Assistant Editor
gram, and is funded by the Associated
Karen DeOrian
Students.     Articles may he reprinted
provided that Hye Sharzhoom is acknow
Staff:
ledged.
Shant Bedoyan
I ince (Jamhero
Gary Kazanjian
Hve Sharzhoom welcomes prose, poe
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try, articles, manuscripts and other mate
John Papazian
rial from its readers. For further informa
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tion concerning the new paper or the
Armenian Studies Program, contact the
C ontrihutors:
Armenian Studies Office (209) 294-2669
Kathleen Backus
or the Ethnic Studies Office (209)294-2832.
Jim Baloian
Advisors:
Barlow Der Mugrdechian
Armenian Studies Program
Dickran Kouymjian
CSC. Fresno
Mark Malkasian
Fresno. CA  93740
Dian (my sister Freda's daughter). The
Lawrence Karabians now live in Los
Altos Hills, CA with their two pre-teen
sons.
I was an attorney for the State of
California Public Utilities Commission in
San Francisco for 28 years. I retired in
1982.
I am proud of your work.
Sincerely,
•   Cy Saroyan
Daly City, CA
Editor:
From what 1 have learned after reading
a few issues of your newspaper, you are all
doing a great job.
Enclosed is a brochure of the last project
my husband worked on before he died in
August, 1983. The introduction by William Saroyan was probably one of the last
pieces of work that Mr. Saroyan was able
to do. We had no idea that he was so ill,
when he consented to write this for Mr.
Tolegian. He never saw the finished
Portfolio, but before he went to the hospital, he wrote a note asking that Portfolios
be sent to his brother and to his sister,
which we did after Mr. Saroyan passed
away.
Some years ago, Mr. Saroyan collected
Mr. Tolegian's oil paintings. Some, I
know, are in his sister's home; where the
others are, I am not sure. Perhaps you
might know where they are now.
As you are probably familiar with Mr.
Saroyan's plays, you no doubt have read
Mr. Tolegian's name, in the introduction
to The Time of Your Life, because he
played the harmonica music (back stage)
for the Arab (Housely Stevens played that
part). I'm citing what went on in New
York, when that play made such a hit.
Best wishes,
Araks V. Tolegian
Sherman Oaks, CA
Editor:
Please use the enclosed check for the
Armenian Studies Program and the Hye
Sharzhoom.   Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
M.K. Mirigian
Fowler, CA
Editor:
I have enjoyed receiving your wonderful
newspaper of the Armenian Studies Program and want to thank you for your
dedication and hard work to preserve our
Armenian Culture through Hye Sharzhoom.
Enclosed is a donation to support your
efforts and wish you much success.
Sincerely,
Annette Zartarian
Fresno, CA
Editor:
Thank you for the excellent article and
pictures of the Armenian Community
School activities. The written and pictorial
article depicts the professionalism in
education which we are trying to carry to
the Fresno community.
Sincerely,
Ben Krikorian
Fresno, CA
Editor:
... The subject matter of the article on
the Armenians in Fresno was particulary
fascinating, Saroyan just skimmed the
surface of the history.
I graduated from Fresno State College
in 1927. My sister Gladys graduated with
a teaching degree two years later. She
went to Fresno State two years longer for
her degree. I went on to UC in San
Francisco to finish up.
Thank you for mailing me Hye Sharzhoom. Enclosed is a check for the
students organization.
Sincerely yours.
Dr. Vahe Ashton
Monterey, CA
Gifts to Armenian Studies
Mrs. J. Jurbashian Jurian recently
made a generous donation of personal
effects to the California State University,
Fresno Armenian Studies Program. She
presented the Program with a collection
of Armenian books and periodicals including some rare literary works, Fresno
imprints, and short-lived periodicals. Once
catalogued by the CSU, Fresno library,
these valuable items will be available for
study by students and the community. We
would like to thank Mrs. J. Jurbashian
Jurian for this generous gift.
In another major donation to the Armenian Studies Program Mrs. Araks V.
Tolegian has made a gift of a portfolio
produced by her late husband Manuel
Jerair Tolegian(see letter to the editor).
The portfolio entitled Tolegian's 50th Year
Portfolio of Paintings has an introduction
by William Saroyan and consists of prints
of 20 original paintings by the artist from
his 50 year career.
Manuel J. Tolegian was a Fresno native
who began his art studies in New York's
Art Students League. In 1939-1940 he
composed the music for William Saroyan's
play The Time of Your Life held major
exhibitions throughout his life including a
one-man show in Fresno in 1946. His
works are exhibited in major art museums
and galleries throughout the world .
In addition to the portfolio Mrs. Tolegian has donated the painting Armenian
Women Baking Lavash Bread which was
chosen in 1976 for a Bicentennial exhibition of works by American artists at
the White House.
Mr. Vaughn P. Vartanian contributed
two photographs from his late father's
collections to the Armenian Studies Program. One is a 1912 photo of Armenian
School students at Holy Trinity Armenian
Apostolic Church. The other is a group
picture taken in Fresno circa 1920-1925
including Mr. Vartanian's father's photo.
These photographs will be added to the
Armenian Studies Program collection of
documents and letters concerning the history of Fresno.
These valuable gifts to the Program are
sincerely appreciated. The Armenian Studies Program is in need of of the following
items vital to its functioning: an electronic
IBM typewriter and a micro-computer for
research. All gifts are tax-deductible.