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Page 4 P o r tla n d /O b s e r v e r T h u rs d a y , M a rc h 16, 197; /W ¿8 (JKSfdii /;/,■ /.l) /) world of w o m en PCC offers Women’s Studies V 9 1 Wendy Mink joins mother’s campaign Wendy Mink, 19-year-old daughter of Representative Patsy Mink, accompanied her mother to Oregon to teg in Rep. Mink's campaign fo r the Presidency. Wendy is a sophomore at the University of Chicago where she is studymgChinese history. A fte r graduating from the University, she plans to go to law school. She wants to use law to assist people gain their rights and is interested in Legal Aid Service and welfare law. She is not interested in getting into the corporate structure o r using law just to make m oney. Wendy is also interested in international a iia irs , but again her concern is with " p e o p le program s” rather than governmental relations. Wendy grew up in Hawaii and attended elementary school there. When in the sixth grade, she moved to Washington, U.C. with her fam ily, after her mothei was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She grad uated from National Cathedral High School in Washington. This was W endy's firs t visit to Oregon. She hopes to spend as much tim e with her moth e r's Oregon campaign as her studies allow. She finds the idea of her mother running fo r the Presidency of the Uni ted States exciting and looks forward to travelling and meeting people during the campaign. Navy seeks women for ROTC Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee announced today that the Navy is now accepting appliations from female high school seniors for the Naval Reserve O fficer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship program. Secretary Chafee previously announced on Feb ruary 8 that he had decided to open the NROTC Program to females for the firs t time in Naw history. In making that announcement .Mr. Chafee said, “ It seems only fa ir that women coming to us should have the advantage of a i ollege scholarship just like our m»n do.” This scholarship provides tuition, fees, books, and $100 per month subsistence a llo w ance for a period of 40 months. Successful completion of this program w ill lead to a com mission as a Regular o r Re serve officer in the grade of Ensign in the Navy o r Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, The NROTC scholarship program fo r women w ill be in itia lly conducted at Jackson v ille University, Jacksonville, Florida pnrdne University, U e-t Lafavette, Indiana Southern Universitv and Aa M College, Raton Rouge, L o u isi ana, and the Universitv of Washington, Seattle, Washing ton. Of these, the unit at South ern University is one of the Navy’ s newsest and one of three at predominately Black colleges. In his announcement today, M r. Chafee outlined proce dures to be followed in ap plying for the new program . These include a le tte r to the Commander, Navy Re cruiting Command(Code 314), Department of the N aw , Washington, D.C. 20370. The le tte r should include reasons fo r desiring an NROTC schol arship and a naval career. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT ) scores or American College Test (ACT) scores and a le t te r of acceptance to one of the four universities listed al>ove must be included, to gether with written parental consent. The deadline date for receipt of this le tte r is June 1, 1972. Applicants must l>e A m e r ican citizens and liave reached th e ir 18th birthday but not their 21st by Septermier 1972. Finalists selec ted w ill be re quired to appear at a Naw Recruiting Station fo r in te r view ami processing during the month of June 1972. Ap plicants w ill l»e notified of selection by July 1, 1972. Gisvold joins committee C ivic worker Susan Gisvold h <nd, | lean, I, tve five ( hil 1- has been appointed by the 'cn . I hey have resided in Portland Board of Education Portland for four years. ||e i to serve on the Area 3 C iti husband is a lawyer. zens Advisory Committee. A form er school teacher in M rs . Gisvold, of 2815 N.E. Minnesota, M rs. Gisvold re 17th Ave., succeeds P hyllis ceived her bachelor’ s degree Wiener on the nine-member in education from Iowa State committee. M rs. Wiener last University and did graduate Dec. 20 was appointed to the w oik In family relationships school board to f ill the un- at the University of Minne expired teim of Frank A. sota. Case. C urrently active in the The committee - one of P o r t la n d Association for three in the d is tric t - repre C hildbirth Education, M is . sents the Giant, Washington, Gisvold previously was active Cleveland and Franklin high in M u le l C ities, Irvington school areas, comprises both Community Association and adults and students and ad Irvington Elementary school vises the area superintendent Parent-Teacher Association. on matters relating to the ed M rs. Gisvold w ill attend ucational piogram , building her firs t public committee needs and operation of meeting March 28 at Sellwood schools. Elementary School. M rs .G is - M rs. Gis M and her hus- vold’ s term expires ju ly 1. 1972. 7 ’ spring term Portland Com munity College w i l l offerthe Thursday, Guest lecturers tirs t women's studies course from PCC include Lois l i to he offered by an Oregon q u id io, John plson, and Bar community college. Inter bara Murphy. disciplinary and team taught, I he interest in women's the course w ill be an intro studies courses is evidenced ductory survey of women as a by the approximately 620 m inority group. Subject mat course offerings at 120 col te r of lectures w ill be the leges and universities in the role of women in the fam ily, L'nited States. In Oregon, m the labor force, in history, courses are offered in wo economics, psychology, an men's studies at the Univer thropology, and literature. sity of Oregon, I ewis and Discussion groups w ill em C lark College, and Portland phasize an anthropological, State ( n ive rsity. psychological, o r historical AM Clarkson, ; C C ’svc.'s - point of v lew, depending on the logy instructor who w ill be subject matter specialty of a part of the women's studies the leader. Teaching the class team says, "T h e community w ill be PCC social science college is designed to meet instructors M olly Poeneka, the needs of the entire com anthropology; Ann Clarkson munity and the largest m inor and Kathy West, psychology; ity of community college stu and Barbara V atter, history. dents are women. Ih isco u rse The three-cred it course is on women's studies w ill help transferable to four-year in to meet the needs of women in stitutions and w ill p a rtia lly pa rticu la r, provide a sound fu lfill the requirements for basis fo r te tte r understanding the basic education c e rtifi of self and society, and, in cates. This spring the course addition, allow the community w ill be offered at PCC's Syl college to provide a service vania Center, from 11:30 a jn . not now being offered.” to 1:00 pan. Tuesday and F o r more information, call Thursday. Child Care w ill Portland Community College, be available ona lim ited basis. 244-6111. Each week women’ s studies students w ill hear a lecture on Tuesday and participate Jessie Henson follows tradition M rs. Jessie Henson is a Counselor fo r Colonial M or tuary, having followed te r mother in to the funeral ser- vice profession. M rs . Hen son's mother, M rs. Beatrice B. Reed, was the firs t black embalmer to receive a state license in Oregon. She start ed working at M ille r and Tracey Funeral Home in 1927. W hen her own mother had died, she had asked M ille r and Tracey to allow her to make up her mother's face fo r the funeral. They were so im pressed with her that they offered he« employment. She began as a makeup person, but learned embalming and after two years passed her state examination. she went to Colonial Mortuary in 1940 and was there until 1963. M r s . Henson, being th e youngest of three g irls , often went to work with herm other. Spending her childhood around the funeral home, it was pre dictable that she would event ually become associated with the profession. M rs. Henson grew up in Portland, attending Portland I ’nion Academy, Hol liday Elementary hchool, lb ,-- ford Elementary School, and graduating from Franklin High School. Her siste r.M rs.O zie (Wilson) Smith, Is a graduate physiotherapist in private practice, and ha ter, M rs. Eunice W itkm s, was the firs t black secretary at the Bonneville Power Adminis tration. M rs. Henson’ s careei has been varied. She was the tirs t black pipe welder at swan Island during World War II. She was a professional dress maker ami designer, and owned the Mon S ister'sDress Shop with tier sisters. M rs . Henson w a s asked by Worth Caldwell to follow the fam ily tradition and work foi operation Hot-I me N orth-E'astw ill he in operation in tlie Albina area t i iy, Man i 1972. Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. to i a an.-Sunday 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Emergency te le p h o n e number is 288-91 45. I lie Hotline is sponsored by Albina Family and Community services aixl w ill make re fe rra ls and give infoi mation to («eople experiencing per sonal c ris is . SI-Ui >M i sAPPHIRl s were idded to the p ins« i n, as membei s ol tlie Emanuel Hospital A uxiliary, by (standing Horn left to right, M ■ s. | on Crutishaw, 1606 N.l . Alameda; M rs. Mabel Timmins, -1 10 N.l-.. Nth W e.; M rs. Guy Neal, 711 N. Columbia Blvd.; ami M is . Waltei I hompson, 79-is \ Dwight st . (seated from le lt to right) M rs. Now „ I Hlley, 8s0 N,| . n o il, w e .; M is . George (•’ - Neill, iH O N i.. uth Ave.; and M rs. I homaslluasey. 540 N. Hayden Hay l i t . M rs. Grimshaw was elected president ol Auxiliary dui mg bustnessmeetlngwhlehfullowed award presentation. Sec, n.l sanHiires m pins signify 750 Oi more hours of service io hospital. Y o u r S m ile • Y o u r H e a lth Y o u r C o n fid e n c e Balkan hamburger^ steak Braten burger steak 3 slices dry biead 2 cups hot watei 1 lb. ground f eel 2 tbsp. minced onion 1 egg 2 tsp. salt i tbsp. buttei oi margarine I 2 cup vinegar 12 whole cloves I bay leat s • • , coaisely 1-1/2 lb. giound lee I 1 onion, mmeed 2 doves - lie , n u 2 slices bread W a le i 1,4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup minced paisley 2 tsp. crumbled d i led mint 1-1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. peppei • g a rlic amt bread which has been soaked in w ite i ami squeezed d ry . M ix well and ("tum ble the bread and soak ’. - 'l i in 1, 2 cup of the hot watei . Add ami peppei. M ix thoroughly ground heel, o n h . ii , egg mJ salt. M ix well ami shape into ing only In in ly enough to make patties. M elt butte ,.u i,lin e n meat cling togethei. Arrange patties ami brown on both side by side in a shallow bak es. Com! mo v tneg i i , i e- ing pan. Bake at 175 degrees inaining 1-1,2 ups water, to i 40 minutes o' until meat ■ . is done but n o tiliy . Seive on i tv ! of rice, ilwishe«l. Makes and simmer about I h o u i. Re 4 to 6 servings. move bay lea! ami cloves ami sei ve hot meat patties and gravy with noodles oi mashed potatoes. Makes I t o b s e iv - ings. D entaTP lafes “Imm édiat«* H v n iu re x ” S a m e D a y • IN most casis C o m » m b e fo r e 10 a m a n d W o W ill T ry to D e liv e r y o u i D e n tu r e » by 4 p m la m e Da» No Appointment Needed Sodium P entothal for SLEEP d u r in g E x tr a c tio n s Ä F illin g s N r .la lr r r V l u r u k r i l i , In t l l m i a a r r Finance Company D e n tu r e REPAIRS 1 »»Î Hour Service Liereact « ^ ^ NO ot Bank to Deal With Ehen. l i t 7417 him at C olonialM ortuary. She has now been there fo r over two years. H erdufies include personal counseling black fam ilies during the prepara tion fo r tlie funeral, accom panying them to the funeral and the cemetary. M rs. Henson is active in community a ffa irs. She is a form er Democratic Precinct Cotnmitteewoman; a membei of the I rban League Guild, the Jack and J ill Club of Am erica, Inc., Over I f « H ill Came, NAACP, The Group, Albina Women’ s l.eigue. Royal |.s - quire Club A u xilia ry; and is a form er Vice President of tlie Sabin PT A. M rs. Henson and h e r hus band, Kenneth, have thiee children. Grant, 22, a Viet nam W ■ i .etei m, live. c, Portland. Derek, 18, attends tlie U niversity of Washington and his twin slste , Meg, it - tend , N irobi College in East Palo A lto and Stanford Uni (Street Lev el d x n t ix t 51 5 s w SALEM - 325 couat ST N. I. 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Brtvrea Aider & Watkiaftoa PORTLAND versity. w ill lie provided each Wednes- day evening between 5:30 p.m. and 8:10 p.m., and e n h Satur day Ijetween 9:30 a.m. and I: )0 p.m., through Apr il 15, 1972. Thiee students w ho attend Portland State Univei slty amt who also woik for IR s undei a cooperative work-study pi o- gram w ill provide the assis tance, M i . Short said. _ D lfa w ’ JESSIE HENSON Tax aid free Free Federal income tax assistance w ill he available on Wednesday evenings and Sat urday mornings at the M u lti- Service Center in N o ith P o rt- land. M i. Ralph I;. Shot ^ D is tr ic t D ire c to r of IRS, savl. B e g in n in g Wednesday, March 8, this service w ill be offered at the M ulti-Service Center locate«J at 5022 North Vancouver Ave. Assistance Hot-Line in