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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1971)
«■U 5* P75- This is your paper, because you have demanded it. — Something of interest to everyone. Vol. 1 No. 18 Portland. Ore. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Thursday. Feb. 4, 1971 10c Per Copy Black student to participate as contestant in teenage pageant Black student to participate as contestant in teenage pageant Kathy Martin, a beautiful, ener getic, talented 15 year old soph omore of Grant High School proves that It pays to read the school bulletin board. Early In September she saw an appli cation on the bulletin board for M is s American Teenage pag eant. After she filled out the ap plication Kathy was accepted as a contestant In the pageant to choose Miss Oregon to compete In the Miss American Teenage Pageant. Kathy explained why she en tered, *'I thought It would be a good educational program and nice to get to know some of the girls of Oregon.” Kathy was judged on her s e r vice to her community and par ticipation In school. She works at Emanuel liospltal, Is In her KATHY MARTIN church choir and collects for organizations such as Unicef Girl’s drill team in search refused at Dishman Center Mrs. Verna Shepherd, com munity agent of Grant High School informs the Portland Ob server and Edgar O. Mitchell chairman of Albina Citizen War on Poverty (AEWOPC) of the negative attitude and flat refusal of the use of Matt Dishman Center. The drill team la a group of girls from Grant High School organized last November 1970. Mrs. Shepherd said, I refuse to allow our group to be stereo typed by Incidents not revelant to this group and I shall contin ue to request privileges for use of facilities there. We have been Insulted and told point blank that we are not welcome, Mrs. Shepherd said. Trying to work with the staff m e m b e r s of Matt Dishman Center has become unbearable. In fact, we dread the thought of having to go there yet there Is no other place we can go In Albina, Mrs. Shepherd said. Mrs. Shepherd said, "I feel that the total community should take a good hard look at the staff of the center and their pol icies with young people who may have to use the building. and United Good Neighbors. Each girl has a sponsor who supports her. The Most Wor shipful St. Joseph Grand Lodge A.E. and A.M., Scottish Rite of Oregon, Mt. Olive Grand Chap te r, Order of the Eastern Star of Oregon Is Kathy's sponsor. Her sponsor will pay $100, which pays for two nights In the hotel, food and for Kathy's pic ture to appear In the booklet that comes out during the pag eant. K a th y will be judged on speech, poise, personality and her appearance. On July 2, a rehearsal will be held for all the g irls. The prelim inaries will be held In the evening when the girls will appear In street clothes and be Introduced. Miss Portland wiL’ be chosen. July 3, each girl will speak for five minutes to the judges In the evening and will appear In a form al. At this time Miss Oregon will be chosen. Miss Oregon will then go to Palisades Park, New Jersey, on September 7 to compete In the M is s American Teenage pag eant. Students Design Residence Six Portland Community Col lege Architectural Drafting stu dents have recently finished complete architectural designs, plans and working drawings for a very modem residence, to be built near Newberg this sum mer. Working on the project as a major part of their term 's work, the six also built a. model of the residence, detailed right down to the last cabinet and stairstep. The model Is set within a landscaped setting showing how the finished structure will look when ready for occupancy. Elmer Card is the PCC In structor for the class. Where FREE possible he organizes the work of the term around a particular project, with a project team taking on an assignment and carrying out every step to com pletion. Members of the project team Included David Stupp, job cap tain (7137 S. W. 8th)> Michael T. Ruggiero (2137 N. Sumnerj; Bob Crawford (6335 N. Gree ley); and Ken Carlson (635 S. W. 19th), all of Portland, and Ron Egberg of (560 4th St.) Oswego; and Kirk F errell of (4870 S. W. 139th) Beaverton. The design for the residence has attracted much attention, Card reports, and there have been several requests for the plans. The members of the project team are planning to a s sist In the actual construction of the home, to carry all the way through on practical application of their planning experiences. LEWIS T. JOHNSON member of the 1971 graduating class of Jefferson High School, has heen selected for the W'ork/College Program sponsored by U.S. National Bank; announced today by Robert J. Brunmeir, manager of the Llovd Center Branch. U.S. National Bank Sponsor Black Student Lewis T. J o h n s o n , J r ., member of the 1971 graduating class of Jefferson High School, h a s been selected for the Work/College Program spon sored by UJS. National Bank, according to Robert J . Brun- meler, manager of the Lloyd Center Branch. Under the program, Johnson receives a $1,600 college schol arship and a guaranteed position with the bank after graduation from college at a starting sala ry of $8,000 annually. Johnson will work part time at the Lloyd Center Branch, and after gradu ation from high school will work for the bank 15 months before entering college. for the asking at all our offices Contains information on Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Social Security Benefits, Annuities, Pensions, Savings Payout, Where to Live, and a Second Career. Come in and get yours today. Ben j.® Franklin Robert H Hazen. Pres • ,4 Offices • Phone 224-3333 Home Office Franklin Bldg., Portland. Oregon 97204 A DESIGN TEAM from an Architectural Drafting class at Portland Community College inspects a model residence built from plans the team developed The real house will be built near Newberg this summer, with some design team members participating in the job, working from completely detailed plans done bv the team Elmer Card is the PCC instructor. la»ft to right: Ron Egberg, Lake Oswego; Kirk Ferrell. Beaverton; Ken Carl son, Portland; Bob.Crawford, Portland; Michael T. Ru- giero, Portland; and David Stupp. Portland (PCC photo by Paul Blixt) Selections for the program are made on the basis of rec ommendations of high school in structors and final interviews conducted by bank officials. It is open to graduating high school seniors in cities throughout Oregon where U.S. National Branches are located. Alternating each year with college studies and on-the-job experience, Johnson will gradu ate in 1977 and at this time will be prepared for foil-time em p lo y m e n t with the bank. UJS. National will pay to the college the amount of the tuition and fees in effect at state-supported universities. Other college expenses will be paid from Johnson’s savings which will have been accumulat ed under a mandatory saving plan. CXirlng the work phases of the program, Johnson will receive experience in various bank jobs, Including bookkeeping, proof and teller work. In addition, each member of the program takes b a n k in g courses from the American Institute of Banking, the educational division of the American Bankers Association. U.S. National's Work/College plan Is unique. Organized In early 1950 by the bank, the pro gram today is recognized as an Important source of leaders within UJS. National's state wide system . Of the 61 who have been graduated since 1956, 13 are branch managers, 16 are assistant managers, and 18 are serving as other officers, or a total of 47 officers. More than 125 are currently enrolled In the program. Johnson Is active in w restl ing, tennis, drama and debating at Jefferson High School. He lives with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, at 6117 N.E. 7th in Portland.
