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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1966)
Pearl Criticizes Other Experts . . . (Continued from f'tifh' t) today becoming as rich as a Goldwater.” “Operation Bootstrap"—Gold-1 water’s answer to the poverty; problems—"or giving every poor kid a rich father," is not a practi cal solution, according to Pearl. Poor Locked Out Pearl also said that just as society has been closed to the poor, in the past, the public sec tor “our credential society —also locks out the poor." He said that social work, “our largest, and fastest growing in dustry," is closed to people un less they have at least five years of education beyond high school •'And at this particular time, it’s impossible to expect persons from disadvantaged backgrounds to get a college education," he explain ed. Alinsky Assails . . . (Continued from pa;ie i> of power to take their legitimate place in the American scene.” The leadership of these groups, he said, "is seduced by payoffs." He explains it this way: "In city after city we had city hall sitting on top of a pile of pov erty funds. They have their com- * inittees on Economic Opportunity stacked at least two-to-one with payrollers of the party faithful. ‘‘They pursue a policy of identi-; fying what they define as positive and negative programs with posi tive and negative community leaders. ‘‘Positive means you do what city hall says. ‘‘Negative means that you are a maverick.” Then irony touched his voice. “You are so subversive you think for yourself. Your pri mary loyalty is to the people of your community. You are inde pendent and irreverent of city hall.” Alinsky is also critical of what he calls the "Peace Corps men tality" of the War an Poverty. ‘‘It doesn’t apply to our dispos sessed.” he says. ‘‘These people are Americans. Our slums are not foreign nations to be worked with such a manner as never to t change the status quo.” To Medicine Man He grinned. ‘‘In Woodlawn (his Chicago group) we used to joke i that the first volunteers from the so-called domestic Peace Corps. VISTA. would be greeted by 100 Negroes in loincloths who would take them to our medicine man.” That got a laugh from the 1.500 spectators crammed into the Stu dent Union ballroom and Taylor Lounge where Alinsky’s talk was piped in. Alinsky doesn't just attack the War on Poverty. He has an alter native. To explain it, he harkened back to Franklin Roosevelt’s Ten nesses Valley Authority. ‘‘I can remember going down to Norris, Tennesse. in the 30's and asking the men working on TVA what they were doing." he says. “And they would turn to me and say. 'What do you mean, mis ter, look down there. See that. Soon there won’t he any more floods. And electricity, y o u know ' ” • There was a program that brought in the people, that let them feel they were doing some thing important.” Then Alinsky's voice began to sound almost visionary. "When I look at these floods, and the need for electric power and the shortage of water for irrigation and problems of water polution," he says, "1 can see tremendous programs. Programs with Meaning "I can see big programs that will have meaning for the people and importance for the country. "I can see towns, because it will take 10-15 years to really solve these problems. “I can see integrated towns with good schools and headstarted programs.” Then his voice turned ominous But big industry would vio lently oppose this kind of pro gram,” he said. “And I can tell you that rarely has a government program been as popular with business as the poverty program ” Some people in the audience took exception to Alinsky's views The most outspoken was James Klonoski, University associa t e professor of political science. He argued that. “You need big government to do big jobs. What will your little groups do?” In my American Government class that would be a D-minus.” Alinsky replied that "the funds will have to come from govern ment.” Then he added, "If it’s a D Minus. I’m not registered here. Remember, students are starting to rate faculty members, too.” Another person "compliment ed” Alinsky for his "rambling cynical” speech. 13th Ave. Laundromat 365 E. 13th WASH DRYER Coin & Bill Changers Vending Machines Hair Dryers Weekday Laundry & Ironing Complete 24 hour Laundry Service 1950 Franklin Blvd. Phone 345-2337 ANNUAL SPRING Clearance Sale on Pocket Size Transistor Radios includes AM, FM, and AM-FM radios DISCOUNT FROM OUR REGULAR LOW PRICE Bring This coupon with you Famous Makes—G.E., Realtone, and other brands !___— As a solution to the poverty ills of the country. Pearl asked for a “resrtucturing of the jobs to fit the people. We have to exam ine the entrance requirements of the job structure,” he said. New Careers “I’m not talking about the cre ation of jobs," Pearl said. "I’m talking about new careers—with a sense of permanence and mo bility. "There is a fantastic need in welfare, recreation, conservation —in the entire public sector — for new people; here are the op portunities for large numbers of persons—opportunities that are blocked for the poor,” Pearl i charged. “I’m not advocating the em ployment of non-professionals,” Pearl said. But he explained how his proposal could help solve two problems in one action; the poverty and the lack of personnel in the Held of education could both be alleviated by changing the method of becoming a pro fessional educator. “Alternate Paths" Specifically, he said “we need 1 parallel paths for becoming teach ers." In explanation. Pearl suggest ed that people could either "take the college path," the traditional means of becoming a teacher; or “an alternate path.” This alternate path would enter the teaching field at a low level, as a teaching aid.” Pearl said these teaching aids could perform much of the non-profes sional jobs that “we now saddle our teachers with." "As he demonstrates more and more skills, the teaching a i d could get college credit. After HC Discussion In Dance Studio Honors College Monday night discussion group will meet in Gerlinger Dance Studio to dis cuss “Creativity and Expression in Modern Dance.” AH interested persons are in vited to attend the program at 8 p.m. Monday. The purpose of the seminar will be to contrast dance as a routine with dance as the result of creative effort. Creative dance work in progress will be per formed with opportunity for dis cussion concerning tnotivative and communicative intent. The Gerlinger Dance Studio is located inside the southeast en trance of Gerlinger Hall. Concert Will Feature Harpsichord Work The largest piece of keyboard music ever written will be per-j formed Saturday by one of the only two harpsichordists in the West who play this work. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations", will be presented by John Ilam ilton, associate professor of music, hardsichordist, at an 8:30 p.m. free public concert in the School of Music auditorium. The ‘‘Goldberg Variations” are said to summarize not only the beauty and powerful architecture of Bach’s own keyboard works, but also the instrumental music of the entire 150 years of the Baroque period. The audience is invited to meet Hamilton in the Rehearsal Room ■ following the concert. Honorary Initiates The W. F. G. Thacher chapter of Alpha Delta Sigma, national advertising fraternity, held a combination business meeting j and initiation Jan. 23. Along with a discussion of plans for National Advertising Recognition Week, Feb. 14-18, the chapter began work on the j forthcoming Western regional convention of Alpha Delta Sig ma which will be held in Eu gene in the spring. Initiated were Dennis Toney, Stan Murphy, and Robb Siegen thaler. A guest at the meeting was; Frank H. Loggan, the new direc tor of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters. !wo years he would move to u teaching assistant. In two more years, he could become a teach ing associate," Pearl said. "And linancially, in two more years, he would be qualified as a full • Hedged consultant," if he demon itrated ability and initiative. Chance to Move l!|» "This system would provide dis advantaged people with the op portunity to move up in society," He said. He also noted that each step in the procedure would be a plateau, explaining that if a per son wanted to stop any place along the line, he could. Pearl said that this type of procedure would be viable in other fields n the public sector. "The poor are poor because they lack the opportunity to do anything else; their so-called apathy is a function of being locked out, of trying to solve the insolunble," Pearl continued "People lose interest when their problems are insoiuable,” he said. Calls Alinsk.v "Conservative" Pearl concluded his talk with an attack on the views of the jther three experts on poverty who are participating in the con ference. lie called Saul Aliasky, best known of the throe, especial ly for his community action pro grams in Chicago iimi other cit ies, "the most conservative of the speakers." He compared Alinsky to William Hockley, articulate spokesman for conservatism in the United States, claiming that •both of them” are conservative in their approach to poverty be cause they advocate only sell • help for the poor." Alinsky doesn’t want the rest of America to change, according to Pearl. Not u Utopia He criticized Robert Lumpmun, noted economist and professor at Wisconsin, for his "modern-day Hooverism." Calling Lampman's approach a "trickle-down theory," Pearl said the approach was not viable. Robert Theobald, a British so cio-economist, wus criticised by Pearl because while Theobald rlaims that there are loo many people for tlie number of jobs available and advocates teaching people how to use their leisure time, Pearl says that there are "hundreds and thousands of jobs" that have to be done in the pub lic sector. "This isn't utopia yet," Pearl concluded NOT TO BE OUT-DONE BY OTHER CAR RENTAL SERVICES NIX Shell Service OFFERS STUDENTS VOLKSWAGENS FOR RENT $3.95 a day $.05 a mile ALSO U-HAUL RENTALS 698 E. Broadway 342-3951 Don't Sit and STARVE Have Tino's Deliver You a Delicious PIZZA Free Delivery Every Day 6 p.m.-12 p.m. ITALIAN DINNERS Orders To Go Phone 344*2453 or come to Tino's Pizza Parlor 1491 Willamette Open 5 p.m.-l a.m. Closed Mondays Lots of Parking AT COLE'S Students & Faculty Get 10% DISCOUNT on cash purchases $ 1.00 & over AT TIME OF PURCHASE Come in for your Free copy of our magarine "EXHIBIT" . . . 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