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Sandy Scene's Kathleen
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Walter C. Taylor, Lee Irwin, Co-Publithert
Entered at the Post Office at Sandy. Clackamas County. Oregon as second
class matter under the Act of Congress of March, 1879
Member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and National Editorial Association
Published every Thursday by Outlook Publishing Co.
Sandy Pott, Sandy, Oregon
$2 Annual Subscription
January 27, 1966
the money must also provide the lead
ership. That's why were so fearful
of federal control over schools. There
is no substitute for local leadership.
We cringe when we read a state
ment like (his (from Harold Howe.
United States commissioner of educa
tion) :
"Localism in education gives com
munities the right to have both good
and bad schools. What the federal
government is now about to curtail
is the right to have bad schools.”
The government, of course, can
make these decisions through the omi
nous power it was granted by the ed
ucation and civil rights acts of 1964.
But we wonder if an omniscient gov
ernment really knows what is a
“good” or a “bad" school-’ What are
the yardsticks?
Federal control, however disguised,
can only stifle local leadership. And
once local leadership is stifled, we'll
produce only automatons from our
schools.
Another College Campus Due?
Directors of Mt. Hood Community
College are in a considerable dilem
ma over site for a campus.
They feel strongly, with consider
able supporting evidence, that the 75
acres of former F.C.C. land at 148th
and Halsey just isn't enough.
But they're obviously in no posi
tion to refuse the land. After all. you
don't get a $375,000 gift every day.
even though it eventually may prove
a pretty expensive gift.
The answer, apparently, is to ac
cept the land and to build a college
for perhaps 2,500 students. Doing this
would be only half enough but the
college feels that's all the 75 acres
would accommodate.
The next step, obviously, would be
another campus, probably somewhere
in the Gresham area. But would the
voters, who have been extremely co
operative so far. support another levy?
This is one the directors must try
to guess.
There has been considerable criti
cism, incidentally, of the role played
by Congresswoman Edith Green in
the land award. College supporters
felt Mt. Hood should have received
the full 100 acres, not just 75 with
the remainder going to Concordia Col
lege.
However, this overlooks the fact
that had it not been for Mrs. Green,
there wouldn't have been any prop
erty, period. It would all have gone
to the Army for a missile site.
Too. this assumes that Mrs. Green
decreed the eventual division of the
land. This may or may not have been
true; other factors might have been
involved.
But it is obvious that as far back
as last October. Mrs. Green knew the
land would be split between Mt. Hood
and Concordia. She said so locally a
number of times.
It does seem rather odd that a col
lege expecting 5,000 students should
get 75 acres, a college expecting 500
should get 25.
But once again, it’s extremely dif
ficult to be niggardly over that kind
of a gift. Mrs. Green perhaps could
not deliver the whole pot to Mt. Hood
but she delivered enough to provide
for a good start.
Jaycees Seeking
More Members
A “Drive for more mem -
bers” by the Mi.
Jaycees
is starting in Sandy next week
a spokesman for the organiza
tion said. Young men between
the ages of 21 and 35 are
sought to bolster the local club.
Arrangements
have
been
made for use of the Sandy grade
school gym on Wednesday nights
starting Feb. 2. The fellows
will be able to play basketball
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and any
one Interested in finding out
more about the Jaycees and
their purposes is urged to come
out.
Regular meeting nights of
the local Jaycee group are the
second and fourth M onday nights
of each month.
LEN’S
Rigging Shop
OPEN HOURS
Monday thru Friday
> a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays
0 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HOMELITE
Chain Saws
SALES and
Complete
Logging Supplies,
Wire Rope, Hardware
OREGON CHAIN
All Sizes and Lengths
LEN'S
Rigging Shop
located 1'6 Mi. E. Borton
Store and 2 Mi. Writ of
Eagle Creek Store
Rt. 1, Box 177 • Eagle Creek
Estacada 279-6400
Equipment arriving for the new office of the Hoodland
Telephone Company is shown in this photo. Until com -
pletion of the new building at Wemme the items are being
stored in a nearby building.
(Post Photo)
ewó
Special master point tourna
ment for participants of the
Gresham Bridge Club will be
Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. at
the Flower Drum restaurant.
A mid-winter special tourna
ment will be held Tuesday,
Feb. 1 at 12:30 p.m. with re
gular tournament at 7:30 p.m.
•
ALWAYS
OR CALL
665-4811
Minor Injuries were suffer
ed when two automobiles colli
de i Wednesday, Jan. 19, at the
Interse-'tlon of Pleasant Ave.
and Center EL Occupants of
the vehicles were treated by
a local doctor.
Driver of the Involved autos
Regular masterpoint will be
played Friday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m
and on Sunday, Feb. 6,
at
1:30 p.m. All games are played
I at the Flower Drum Restaurant.
Recent tournament winners
(are: Mr. and Mrs. Larry Lund,
David and Joe Lucas, Dr. and
Mrs. S. J. Carter, Mrs. R. W.
Davis and Mrs. June Darby.
tach member of our staff
assists our organization
because he or she has displayed
the important qualities of
understanding and kindness.
Miss Sandy Scene—looking up from her desk in Judge
George Howeller s office is Kathleen O’Brien who writes
“M iking The Sandy Scene’’ for The Sandy Post
(Post Photo)
Kathleen O'Brien is probably
known to m ist Sandy Post read
ers for her weekly news colum i,
“Making the Sandy Scene,’* in
which she writes news about,
and of Interest to, people In
this area.
Her parents, the Jolly O’
Briens, were long-time Sandy
residents before moving to
Ma hood Falls, British Colum
bia last spring. She and her
two sisters and two brothers
attended the schools tn this
area and Kathleen graduated
from Sandy high with the class
of ’57. While there she was
feature editor of the school
Gresham Area College
Site Under Consideration
Will MU Hood Community
College soon seek another cam
pus, possibly right here in the
Gresham area?
That possibility loomed large
this week in wake of a decision
splitting the erstwhile F. C. C.
property at 148th and Halsey
into three chunks.
The Dept, of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare last week al
located 75 acres of the surplus
property to Mt. Hood College,
24 to Concordia College and
about 1.8 acres to the Park
rose Water District.
Mt. Hood directors, most un
happy over division of the prop
erty, nevertheless are In no
position to refuse a gift valued
at $375,000.
Thus, It seems likely that a
college for perhaps 2,500 stu
dents will be built at 148th
and a decision made to press
immediately for another cam
pus in the Gresham area.
The college, with consider
able support from professional
educators, architects etc., had
sought the full 100 acres.
Even so, 75 might have been
adequate for the time being
had not the 24 acres allocated
Concordia been situated along
the eastern portion of the L-
shaped tract.
Concordia already had tied up
all other available property
along the eastern boundary and
thus Mt. Hood is blocked from
any further expansion.
Much of the board’s ire, ex
pressed at a meeting last Tues
day night, was directed at Con
gresswoman Edith Green for
her part in allocation of the
land.
Sample comments:
Board Member Sed Stuart:
“I just can’t understand a de
cision that allows a school with
500 students (Concordia) unlim
ited growth but shuts one with
5,000 students (ML Hood) com
pletely off from expanding. The
people’s
voice just wasn't
heard.’’
Board Member Frank Rob
erts: “It Is Inconsistent with
public policy for the needs of
a small, sectarian school to
be given precedence. Optimum
use of the property for public
purposes has been precluded.’’
College President Dr. Earl
Klapsteln: “I’m concerned that
needs of all the people were not
considered in this decision.’*
Dr. Klapsteln pointed out that
the vocational - technical pro
grams were theones whlchneed
the most space and which would
suffer from a restricted cam
pus. He urged the board to give
strong consideration to a sec
ond campus.
State Rep. Ross Morgan, on
the other hand, warned the board
about going too fast.
“You’ve had wonderful sup
port from the people so far,
but you don’t want to bite off
more than you can chew.’’
Morgan also defended Mrs.
Green, saying there may have
been much more Involved In the
decision than has yet come to
light
Several tracts of land In the
Gresham area have been offer
ed the college but nothing has
been done pending the F. C. C.
♦
award.
Architect Don Lutes pointed
out a number of places where
the 75-acre campus (as oppos
ed to 100) would pinch. These
Included:
Higher building costs, park
ing problems, curtailment of
physical education programs,
limitation of vocational offer
ings and restriction of future
growth.
There were suggestions that
the College obtain land across
the Banfield freeway for park
ing, physical education etc. Dr.
Klapsteln, however, said anov
erpass m'ght cost >100,000 and
such
a
bifurcated campus
wouldn't prove satisfactory.
“It’s unfortunate,'* he said,
“but we’re now talking about a
campus which will be filled as
soon as It opens.’’
He indicated the most im
mediate needs are a general
shop, a library and a science
building.
were Roberta Dutton, 18, of
Boring und Janice Hort shorn,
17, of Sandy, They were driv
ing a 1958 Chevrolet and 1983
Pontiac, respectively.
Two passengers were in the
Dutton car. They were Eloise
Dutton, and Bonnie Lewis. A
passenger In the Hartshorn car
was Marilyn Warren of Handy.
Extensive damage was caus
ed to both vehicles. It occur
red 3:40 p.m,
paper, the Pioneer Press, in
her junior year, and co-edltor
of the paper during her senior
year.
Immediately after graduation
she went to Canada, where she
e • e
was employed as a legal secre
M
>re
firemen
In this coun
tary for 7 1/2 years. During
part of this time she worked try are killed in traffic on their
with the department of Legal way to fires than are killed tn
Aid, having the distinction of fighting fires.
being the first girl that was
ever allowed to serve in this
capacity. She also worked for
the Assize Court, which is
equivalent
to our criminal
court, where her emnioyer was
the assistant Crown Prosecu
tor, who in our country is our
District Attorney.
This versatile young lady
learned Judo, because in her
line of work she was frequent
ly called on to “help people
at night.’’ “This kind of work
fascinated me and I met the
most interesting people, ’’ she
said. Among other things, she
also took up handwriting analy
sis, which proved to be very
Interesting after they finally
convinced her that there is
“something to IL’’
While living In Canada she
met miny dignitaries and mem
bers of royalty, Including Queen
Elizabeth, Princess Margaret,
the wife of the Canadian Pre
mier, Sir Phillip Livingstone
who was then Air Marshall of
Canada, and miny others.
Among the many rich and
wonderful experiences in her
life one occurred last summer
when she volunteered to act as
Television Problem»? . . . Bring them to our men In
chaperone for two weeks for the
the know — Richard “Dick" Seymour — he know» the
girls who came to help in the
compleiitie* of »orvicing modern televi»ion receiver*
•nd other type» of electronic equipment Dick can got
Day Care Center established
your felevition problem cured f«»ter than any other
here for the migrant workers
technician we know , . , So. if your TV, Store«, Radio
children. Of this experience she
or CB Transceiver i» out of order come In and tee
relates, “For two «reeksI spent
Dick Seymour—our man in the know I
Rd Ad*
my evenings In a sleeping bag
In the church basement, work
ing with the most dedicated
girls — of all faiths — ail
Interested in helping others.
It was a wonderful experience
being part of such a program
-- my only regret was that I
didn't have more to give to the
project.’’ A fitting remark from
i charming lass with laughing
blue eyes, who faces each day
with an expectancy bom from
the love of life and the m iny
and varied people who are a
part of it.
Kathleen is presently em
ployed as clerk of the Justice
Court and as legal secretary
to Judge
Howeller here in
Sandy.
OUR MAN
The Job Facing Our Schools
The president of a large technical
school said recently:
"Half the things our students are
learning will be obsolete 10 years
from todaj. And half of the things
they’ll need to know then, haven t
even been discovered yet.”
And Rep. Edith Green recently told
a Portland audience that "the space
program alone could absorb all the
graduates in science, physics and
mathematics with none left over for
the civilian economy, the military
program, or higher education."
These two pronouncements make
it pretty obvious that education is
going to play an even bigger role as
the years roll by.
Some people complain about the
taxes they must pay to support schools
but the money must be spent. Schools,
of course, are not immune from criti
cism: everything an educator may do
isn't sacred.
But the same people that provide
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