Graduates find jobs
Vocational programs draw womt
"You've come a long way baby," to quote
a popular phrase. Due to the progress of the
occupational programs at Clackamas Com­
munity College women are no longer forced
to seek employment in low paying, low
interest jobs.
Now women can train for occupations
such as welding, law enforcement, or land­
scaping. And while the working conditions
sometimes involve working in grease, dirt
and other grime, the pay is good and the
work challenging.
Courses in graphic arts and horticulture
take the lead at CCC with at least 60 per
cent of the enrollment in both classes wo-
men.
"Women are finding more jobs in land­
scaping and can even think in terms of own-
ing their own business," said Phil Evans,
horticulture instructor. "Give women smaller
shovels and they will get as much work done."
In welding, maqhine shop and auto body
and painting approximately two per cent
of the enrollment is women.
"In machine shop females really excel
because of their physical dexterity and
patience in making small parts," said Ernie
Whisenant, machine shop instructor.
Lynne Newhouse has been taking machine
shop and at the end of this term she will
receive an Associate of Science degree. This
usually takes two years but she has done it
in five terms.
"The students and instructors are for
you, but I did run into problems when I
applied for a job. The person interviewing
me told me about all the disadvantages of
the job and how I really wouldn't like it
there, the machines were too big and the
hoist didn't work, so I said I would give
him my resume and left," said Lynn New­
house.
According to several instructors jobs are
available to women and they can get them
but sometimes they have to knock on a few
more doors than men.
Gloria Anderson is an Oregon City Police
officer who graduated from the CCC law
enforcement program. She is a patrol officer
and is involved in criminal and accident
investigations. She is the only woman patrol
officer in Oregon City.
Her first experience with lai
ment was on-the-job' training in,
Now it is necessary to attend tf
academy to become a patrol officei
"Physical strength is not a pi
my job," said Anderson. "All me
equally tall or heavy --you have!
you've got."
Although Anderson has her A
Degree in law enforcement and hi
visory certificate, she is currently!
CCC taking classes for her owr
The waste water-treatment prog!
to be overlooked by women era
CCC, there are only two enrolled
program.
"Many plants don't have worn
ing for them and I feel that after«!
the waste water-treatment progffl
would have a 100 per cent chance!
a job," said Dan Lundy, instructor!
quality technology.
"I think it would be pleasari
more women on the job," said Neil
a student in waste water technolog]
State funds necessary
New science building possible for CCC
A new science building may be built at
Clackamas Community College if the state
legislature appropriates the funds.
According to John Hakanson, president
of CCC, the Ways and Means subcommittee
would have to appropriate $17,800,000 or
$18,000,000 before Clackamas would re­
ceive the science building monies. At the
present time, the governor's budget recom­
mends that they appropriate only $15,000,-
000.
The present science buildings are too
small, inconvenient and out-of-the way, said
Alf Lair, director of planning and opera­
tions. Tentative plans are for a cluster of
buildings to be constructed south of Barlow
Hall, near the visitors parking lot.
The present buildings have been in exis­
tence for approximately 10 years and are
much too crowded with present student en­
rollment.
The buildings are also dangerous. Accor­
ding to Shirley Cressler, a biology instructor
at CCC, the present buildings are a fire
hazard because of the way chemicals are
stored in them.
If new facilities are constructed, Lair
said that the old Orchard Center may be
used for additional child care facilities or
senior citizen workshops.
"Even if funds are allocated this year, it
would be sometime in 1979, probably fall
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would be usable," said Hakanson.
"The way construction funding appears
to be shaping up," he continued, "it is ex­
tremely important that each of you (staff
and students) contact one or more
county's legislative delegation. Thii
breaking very fast at the legislatif
and it is most important that your
our representatives immediately."«
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