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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1970)
Cascade Center finally arrives By W ILLIAM R. DEIZ It's been a long tim e coming, but the community college - at least an extension of It - has come to the Jefferson High S c h o o l area. The Cascade center Incorporating the fa c ili ties of the old Cascade College on Borthwich near K lllln g s- worth, is a branch of the mushrooming Portland Commu nity College whose main campus is located on Mt. Sylvania southwest of Portland. At last young people, and adults, who live within walking distance of Jeff have a chance to take college credit courses on an uader&raduaie level. The Cascade fa c ility Is one of the positive outgrowths of Joint efforts by the Portland City Council, Portland Community College, and the Model Cities Program to develop an opera tional educational center in North ¡''irtland. Registration began September 28, and co-ordlnator B ill New- to rn says the center Is geared for about 1,000 students, o ffe r ing firs t term courses In En glish, the Social and Physical Sciences, and other general s t u d ie s subjects. Specialized subjects such as courses In ra dio-graphic technology w ill also be taught. The best part about the whole concept Is the potential for di verting more students who are poor Into the halls of higher ed ucation. Everyone knows (or should know) about the s ig n ifi cant difference in life tim e sala ries that college - even some college - has on people, espe cia lly on members of m inority groups, compared to those with no college. Statistics are quite plain on t h is m atter. Stated sim ply, those who attend college have a better chance of earning more money In their lifetim es than those who don’t. Add to this knowledge a p r i mary concept of the community college Itself: to offer specia lized programs of two year In struction for those who can’t, o r don’t wish to attend college for four years, and the outlook brightens even more. Some people would rather be mechanics o r landscapers than teachers o r b u s in e s s m e n . Through Its specialized c e r tifi cation courses the community college offers practical alterna tives to these people. The two-year state supported community college is also much less expensive than its four- year counterpart. But course credits are transferrable to the four-year Institutions for those who want to continue th e ir edu c a t Io n beyond the two-year level. To many bright and ambitious students fresh out of high school who don’t have a lot of money, but who do want to make some- W ILLIAM R. DEIZ thing of themselves, the Cas cade center offers a strong be- g in n in g to better things. And this is p a rticu la rly true fo r the so-called ’ ’ a v e r a g e '* high school students who often begin to blossom when they get Into areas that Interest them specif ica lly. Jobs, good Jobs are opening up for people of a ll skin colors. But to nail down these Jobs a person needs a s k ill, and the community college offers one of the best ways to pick up needed s k ills . The Cascade Center has been a long time coming. But so too have the Job opportunities that make a center of this kind a relevant community entity. Hopefully Cascade w ill serve as the magnet needed to draw m o re of the area's young people, and especially the non- wealthy, Into the world of higher and m ore-specialized educat lor Losers protest election L a s t Saturday during the election of neighborhood repre sentatives to the Portland Model City citizens Planning Board two of the losers Tom Wilson and R. L, Anderson protested the election. Tom W’llson and R. L. Ander son have already stated that they would challenge the final result of the final polling. M r. Wilson received 36 votes to 60 for M rs. Barbara Friday in the Sabin Area. R. L. Ander son received 30 votes to 50 for Robert W. Boyer in the Boise section of town. INJUNCTION SOOGifi Wilson and Anderson w ill seek an injunction against seat ing those elected to represent e ig h t neighborhoods In the Model City Area. The protesters claim the bal lot form used was confusing and t h a t sample ballots were not d is tr ic te d to voters p rio r to the election. They claim also the others staffed the polling places. HAPPY WINNERS E liot, Rev. Edgar L, Jackson, pastor of A ll Nations Church received 43 of a total of 50 votes cast; Humbolt, M rs. Opal Strong 120 of 189 votes cast; I r vington, Christopher T, Thom as, 90 of 170 votes cast; King, M rs. Marian L, Scott 56 of 82 votes cast; Vernon, IjeRoy Pat ton, 70 of 98 votes cast; Wood lawn, Joe Nunn, 68 of 70 votes cast. Voting ran the same as last year’s voting, 910 were cast. P la n n in g Board members serve fo r two years. A m o n g those defeated after final polling were M rs. Ruthann Fountaine of Vernon, John Hart ley of Irvington and Richard Dean Yarbrough of King. Charles R. Jordan, Portland's M o d e l Cities Director was pleased with the labor of volun teers, news media and the Model Cities staff personnel. City o fficia l, Howard P. T ra ver (assistant to Mayor T e rry Schrunk) denied the charges as suring that "th e re is no plot against Model City area c iti zens." McCall At Adams GOV. T O M M c C A L L w ill be the first candidate speaking a, John Adams H igh School. The Honorable Tom McCall, Governor of Oregon w ill address the student tody of John Adams High School October 13 at 2:15 P.M. He w ill be at the top of the lis t of Candidates who in turn take tim e from their busy cam paigning to share th e ir views with the young voters of to m orrow . October 15 Tom Walsh w ill give his views and State Secre tary Bob Straub w ill address the student tody Oct. 21 at 10:05 A.M. and many other political candidates w ill be at John Adams High School. Casson accepts rights position Cason H ighlists . . M r . Casson's career has many highlights. He has had the opportunity to confer personally with form er President Lyndon B. Johnson while he was Vice President and he was invited to the White House Conference on C iv il Rights by the President. He participated in The Equal Employment Opportunity Con ference in Los Angeles and he has visited in the home of the late Medgar Ev»rs in J ’ "kson, M ississippi. In 1959 he was appointed by Roy Wilkins executive D irector of NAACP, as field secretary fo r the West Coast Region of the Organization. M r. Casson also served as acting field director of Southern C alifornia Branches of NAACP and president of the Southern Area Conferences. Because of his ability and ELLIS CASSON deep c o n c e r n for "human rig h ts " the form er Governor E llis Casson, assistant to the Edmund G. Brown of C alifornia superintendent for inter group appointed him as a member of relations in the Portland Public a statewide team to study health Schools, has resigned effective problems. October 30 to take a post with M r. Casson is on the Board, the federal government, D r. the Board of D irectors of the R o b e r t Blanchard, superinten Portland, Urban League, Metro dent of schools, announced Mon politan YMCA, D em o f o r u m day. 1970, National C o n fe r e n c e Casson, who has been with the Christians and Jews - Oregon school d is tric t for two years, Region, "Operation P lus" Port w ill b e c o m e regional c iv il la n d , State U niversity, M u lti- rights officer for Region 8, Service Center Advisory' Board. Federal Highway Adm inistra He now serves as the firs t tion, U.S. Department of Trans Chairman for the State Com portation. He w ill be based in mission on intergroups Human Portland. Relations appointed by the State Superintendent Blanchard said Board of Education. He also C a s s o n had been especially serves as Regional Chairman of helpful to him during the su- the National Association of In p e r ln t e n d e n t 's firs t year in t e r g r o u p Relations officials Portland and that the intergroup (NAIRO). In 1968. relations specialist would be M r. Casson was honored by "s o re ly m issed." Albina Community for his out Blanchard added that he is standing citizenship with cita happy Casson " w ill remain in tions from the Mayor of Port the Portland area where we w ill land and the Governor of Ore continue to benefit from his ex gon. He is a member of the perience and ta le n t." Quadrennial Emphasis Commit In his new position, Casson tee (United Methodist Church), w ill serve as the principal advi "T ask Force OB Racism ." sor to the Regional Federal He is associate m inister of Highway Adm inistrator on c iv il Bethel African Methodist Epis rights m atters. copal Church and is the Puget Casson is a graduate of Port S o u n d Conference D irector of land's Jefferson High School and Christian Education. holds degrees from Seattle Pa M r. Casson is a F irs t L t. in cific College and Evangelical the Oregon National Guard Re College. B e f o r e Joining the serves and is a Veteran of four school d is tric t, Casson was years in the United States A ir deputy director of the Portland Force with duty in Korea. Model Cities Program. DRAWS LONGEST APPLAUSE In February, M r. Casson was invited to address the City Club and his address, according to one of the leading w riters of the T h e Portland Observer ap Oregonian, received the longest applause of any previous speak preciates the welcome received e r in his memory of covering by its firs t issue. Read this the City Club meetings. Also his copy and pass it on to a friend. appearance before the City Club earned him the m erit of an edi to ria l.
