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Jobs Continued from Page 6 20-hour weeks, although some may advance to full time. Smock said program directors look for jobs anywhere but tend to favor on-campus work because of the social at mosphere and stable employ ment environment it offers. Job sites at the University also are more amenable for McKen zie because of on-the-job research activities carried out. "Sometimes in the communi ty it’s real hard when someone works as a dishwasher, who's got a real heavy work load, for us to come in and do some research when his priority is to get the job done." Smock said. "On-campus employers tend to be a little bit more open to us coming in and playing with some of our systems." These research activities may include revamping aspects of the program such as worker productivity. The jobs McKenzie finds for the community of developmen tal^ disabled can either be the top of the ladder or a transition to a bigger and better job. "Since most of these people have formerly been denied the opportunity to work in any job. they are just starting out. Most people who are just breaking in to the labor force take jobs most of us don't want to have for very long." Smock said. While some are satisfied with staying in their first time, others are working toward career goals. "There’s one woman who we're thinking about working with now who very definitely wants to be a secretary. Another fellow wants to be a bicycle repair assistant." Smock said "Other people haven't had enough experience to know what they want to do." McKenzie only serves per sons over 1H. Currently their youngest worker is 23, their oldest 53. "The younger people we're now serving have the attitude of wanting to work and receive a meaningful wage as well as be with non-handicapped peo ple," Smock said. Some of the older workers, who have long been segregated, are slowly gaining some of those determinations. She said one of McKenzie's success stories is Tim Petersen. 27. who has worked as an office assistant in the STP for two and a half years. Petersen has work ed the custodial beat and cur rently presides over office photocopying, mail delivery and pick-up. "Tim takes a lot of pride in his life and his work. He can make decisions and choices now." she said. "He never could before." P(irk Continued (rom Pan** 5 The supporters of the pro posal want to raise public sup port before they ask legislators to sponsor the park, Oregon Natural Resources Council representative Andy Kerr explained. The ONRC in Eugene is spearheading the movement for the national park, and David Atkins, a recent University graduate in environmental law, is a key figure in the effort. Atkins could not be reached for comment. Any legislation to create a new national park is likely to encounter stiff resistance from the timber industry. Philbrick said. The North West Timber Association, using a Forest Ser vice formula, estimates that 1,200 direct and indirect jobs would be lost if the timber in the proposed park was taken out of production, according to timber representative Greg Miller of Eugene. The ONRC replies that an estimated 1.700 direct jobs would be gained from the na tional park designation. Ken said. Middaugh said DeFazio has not yet taken a position on the issue and will carefully review the claims about both job losses and gains. The park proposal is a “tricky issue" because a broad consen sus among "legislative types" would be needed to get the pro posal passed in Congress. Mid daugh said. "Right now that consensus just doesn't exist.” he added. "We’re meeting with both sides of the issue, and we’re go ing to study all proposals carefully.” Middaugh said "Our position is that Oregon is 1am StcpfULid 'UmuauJf 'Ikmalm SacmJL Saturn A%atoo. lUaaUa 8:00 ft .m. 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Miller also drew a parallel to Redwoods National Park in California. Planners for that park greatly overestimated the number of tourists that it would draw and the number of new jobs that would be created, he said. Hut in reaction, Kerr said angrily. "Redwoods National Park has over a million visits a year, and the timber industry is trying to call that a failure "That’s 2Vi times as many visits as at Crater Lake National Park." he added "Ask the Chamber of Commerce in Med ford and Klamath Falls if they think Crater I.ake National Park is a failure. No! I'll answer for thorn." The Forest Service currently I <4tur1r%% (mphit The dolled lines above enclose Ihe urea that environmental group* are proposing be made into a new national park. The new park would incorporate two smaller wilderness areas. is working on a draft version of a 10-year management plan for the Siskiyou National Fewest. When the draft plan is released, the Forest Service then will en courage public comment on management options. Forest Service repreaentative Kan Pugh said "We understand that this is ait emotionally charged issue." he said, referring to protests about old growth logging in the proposed national park, area 1 CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES University of Oregon tmr UNlTI O STA!I S CONSTITUTION »<»H' SHELDON WOLIN Professor of Polities, Princeton University will speak on “Tending and Intending a Constitution” Friday, May 22, 1987 Room 221 Law Center 3:30 p.m. reception to follow Wolin's book Politics and Vision: Continuity anti Innovation in Western Political Thought. (1960) in considered a seminal work in contemporary political theory His other books include Hobbes (1970) and Ihe Berkeley Rebellion anti Beyond (1970 with John Schaar). In addition, he has published more than 60 articles in the areas of political theory, revolution, and the relationships bet ween religion and politics He serves on the editorial board of Political Theory and was the founding editor of Democracy. Professor Wolin's talk is part of the Univer sity of Oregon's celebration of the Hicenten nial of the Constitution and is sponsored by the University of Oregon Center for the Humanities, the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities and a grant from the John Ben Snow Memorial trust The event is free and open to the public.
