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Kindergarten continues
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Portland
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Community service
Public Schools’
" I n th is way no student
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e oUt „ ( kindergarten
duced by half lecausa of l«jd-
lo r a fun sem ester and tea-
get cuts, en te rs the 1972-73
c h m w l f l have an opportunity
school year undei a new
to encourage parents to on»
quarterly system .
tlnue learning a c tiv itie s w ith
H arold K le in e r, I e p u I
‘ L iH ie r i lu tin g t l« tone-w eek
aupei it tedei t,
id half f tl
b re a k ." K le in e r said.
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t.-.y 1,900 student
'• The lo u r- |U a rte rp la n a lso
expected » i l l ittend cla ss«
pei-m it g r e .te r continuity of
the fir s t .r>l t h i r l quart«
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attend tie second and fou rth
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q u a rte rs.
I he students w ill 1« d i­
Ib e to u r sessions ro u g h ly
vid e ! evenly into lo u r group ,
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with tw " gi m ps l oth attendirq
en isling
qu.n t e ilv grading
the f u s t ii.d th ird quarter
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in e ith e i m orning o r a fte r­
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noon sessions.
I lie other
J une I .
**« g ra tp , both attending t h
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se.ond and fo u rth q u a rte is ,
garter program m half and
ilso w ill attend m orning oi
altem oon sessions.
^ ’•leigarten teaching posi-
P rin c ip a ls w ill try to p i
ch ild re n in q u a rte rly group
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aixl m orning-afternoon unit
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° r l r • le rs to other
according to th e ir patent-
p n r n in
le a c h in g p o s itio n s
needs. Each ch ild w ill atteo
a it),in the J is tn e t.
class
ip p ro xim a te ly
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\ v e i iv»e i indergarten class
hours -tally durin g rw. -U-dav
• /e during 1971-72 was 27.2
q u a rte rs.
students.
K le in e r said the
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not expect the
. v e t .ge student-teacher ra tio
to change su b sta n tia lly.
Under state law, kin d e r-
earten attend m e is volun ta ry
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not obtain state
fin a n c i.l aid.
E lig ib le s tu -
lent m ust le a g e 5 on o r
b e fo re N o v . 15 to be adm itted
to t l« P ortland p ro gra m .
L ree bus transp ortatio n is
Pi - -.. led by the school d ig ­
it let d t ie student resides
m ote than one m ile fro m his
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gned school. F ree tra n s -
portation also is provided
to alternate schools when
schools have no kindergarten
o r have oversized o r under­
sized classes.
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I he I ’rben League of P ortland w ill preaent Equitable Savings ami I u in Association w i t h
a special award fo r continuous support during the last live years to tie I «ague's C o l-
lege Scholatshlp P iu g ta m . In n in g
C r , im .r,
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cash grants and stule nt em ploym ent.
F ifty students have
been assisted in sta rtin g and continuing then college e location
as a re su lt of this pro gra m .
M a ry M ille r , National Urban League E d u c a tio n S p e c ia lty
the presentation on J u ly 27th. durin g a luncheon at the Equitable Budding in downtown P ortland.
l e e P , p i wn, Chairm an
group w ill )« asked to re -
of the dre g- i Black Caucus,
- mmend an individual frorr.
! I ' 1 that plans a ie w ell
it- peers and piesent him o r
umlerwav fo r a community
her to the convention.
convention.
I tie mam p u r-
pose of the Convention is to
select a Black person to he
A progress re p o rt on the
recommended to the P ortla nd
plans fo i the convention w d l
C ity Council io f i l l tie seat
be He m ain topic on the
that w ill be vacant wlien N eil
Agenda w ten thei regonBlack
G oldschm idt
o ffic u illy
t ie - . Caucus
holds its m onthly
<. u * im s m ayor. Eddie R obert- ’ m eeting, Sunday, J u ly 23, 1972
son, who is chairm an of the
« tie i. ii . , c iu t , > N o n h
p o litic a l
Com m ittee, along
I illam o ok. T h is m eeting is
w ith o th e r m em bers of the
open to a ll B lacks.
com m ittee,
are
fin a lizin g
plans fo r the convention. It
Another topic fo rd iscussion
is expected to be te ld before
on Sunday w ill be an assess­
the m iddle of August. E very
ment of the recent Oregon
Black organization, d u ly and
B lack P o litic a l Convention, as
brings Lions aw ard
chairm an of news fo r the
Railwood Senior C itiz e n s . He
also is C hairm an of G olf fo r
West Delta P ark and is on
the Board of D ire c to rs . He
has been a Stewart at Bethel
•A.ME Church fo r 12 years and
was this years M en’ s Day
C hairm an.
Ricks came to P ortland 31
years ago, where he began
w orking as a dinin g c a r
w a iter on the Union P a c ific
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Railroad.
P arents m ay re g is te r kin­
d e rg a rte n - aged ch ild re n at
th e ir neighborhool s c n o o l
between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5.
A b irth c e rtific a te , hospital
or
baptism al
record are
essary f o r pro of of age.
Although not req uire d, im ­
m unization
vaccination fo r
m m u n ic a b le
diseases
si., i I le obtained.
Caucus plans community convention
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w e ll as a pro gre ss re p o rt on
the Oregon B lack Agenda.
I e< P, Brow n, John T oran ,
and Lenwood C. Davis have
teen w orking into the wee
hours of the m orning fin a liz ­
ing and re fin in g the recom ­
mendations fro m the variou s
com m ittees and in corp oratin g
them into the o ve ra ll Oregon
Black Agenda.
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le c la ie d , " | h i t ( regonBlack
Agenda w ill give concrete
program s fo r Black ( >regon-
lans to im p le m e n t."
" F u r th e r m o r e ,"
B ro w n
surm ised, "w e intend to see
that this Black Agenda is
Im ple m en te d."
W a lte r R icks, the Albina
L in Club’ s Lion of the Year,
• ' h is ily involved in many
com m unity a c tiv itie s . R icks
received these honors fro m
t ie ) .nns Club — the award
fo r nest attendance fo r the
pw lt two years; was appointed
to the Board of D ire c to rs ; and
received the P reside nt's ap­
pro. .a:ion award.
One oi R icks’ greatest in­
terests is the Senior A du lt
S ervice C enter, where he
volunteers many hours help­
ing Senior A dult C itize n s. He
recently was instrum ental in
organizing an a c tiv ity room
f
r-« - at the center and was
chairm an of the open house
held to publicize it.
R icks and his w ife , G ladys,
are active in A m erican Legion
Post #1, in which he serves
on the E xecutive B oard. He
is a 32nd degree Mason and
a S ch rin e r.
He is on the
Board of D ire c to rs and is
P r io r to com ing to Oregon.
R icks was a professional
g o lfe r.
He played in black
tou rn .m ents in the south, but
was excluded fro m the white
tournam ent c ir c u it. He was
the o rg a n ize r of P o rtla n d 's
Leizu re H our C o if Club.
R icks states as his p h ilo­
sophy fo r com m unity involve­
ment. “ I w ork hard in any­
thing I p a rticip a te in .
If I
accept a po sitio n, I try to do
it to the best of m y a b ility . "
Art Center
auditions
The M usic departm ent of
Albina A i t C e nter Is offe rin g
5 scholarships to the National
Stage Band Camp at Portland
State this sum m er. Audtions
fo r scholarships w ill be held
the f ir s t week in August. F o r
m ore in fo rm a tio n , please con­
tact T h a ra m a ry at 288-6766.
Choir boys begin Hawaii tour
A
Model Cities Agency
holds festival
A fe stiva l and old-fashioned
picnic w ill be held at Penin­
o l a P ark fro m 10 a.m . u n til
9 P -m , Satunlay, J u ly 22,
N72. t he event is sponsored
by Sum m er *72 N ortheast.
Bruce T hom a sM em o rta lC e n-
te r ami the Recreation and
C u ltu ra l W orking C om m ittee
of the Model C itie s a ie.i
l i e public Is Invited. M ore
W e m w tiM is a v a iia d .
c o llin g 289-2930 ... ’s s - s : - |,
Extension 79.
M em h eis of t ie Portland
T ra ilb la z e r basketball tO8,n
w ill o fficia te softball games
and H e re w ill ba p rize s and
fiv e ba loons ami hot dogs.
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Jacquelyn Johnson
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Jacquelyn L . Johnson Is a
native Texan. She was raised
In D allas, and both attended
John lle n iy Brawn Elem en­
ta ry School anil graduated
from Jam es Madison High
School. D uring high school
she was an honor student, a
m ajorette In the high school
band, active in the debate
club, chess club, swim m ing
club and was on the Student
C ouncil.
A fter graduating fro m high
school, Jacquelyn attended
Texas Women’ s I in iv e rs Ity fo r
three years m ajoi Ing in Busi­
ness A d m in istra tio n .
In 1968, she was presented
to society as a I elxitanle by
tie Idlew ild C lub of DAIIas.
In 1970 Jacquelyn decided
to become a stewardess. She
chose Continental A irlin e s
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because she wanted to te
based on the West Coast. Jac­
quelyn flew dom estic fo i one
year, then tra n s fe rie d to the
Hawaii route, where she has
remained fo r the past year.
D u ring 1er employment at
Continental
A irlin e s , Jac­
quelyn has engaged in p u b li­
c ity w o rk. She has helped m
re c ru itin g g ir ls in the Watts
area. She also attended t ie
D em ocratic National Conven­
tion as a ie p ie s e n t.itIve fo r
Continental A irlin e s , where
she worked in the "D onkey
booth’ ’, serving refreshm ents
to convention delegates.
Jacquelyn Is die daughter
of M r . and M rs . Eddie p .
Johnson of D a lla s, Texas and
tie tie ice of M rs . A lb erta
P olk.
group of twenty young
boy«. «f«S b through 12,
under the name of Portland
Oregon Boys C h o ir, w ill ge-
gm ,i,-i odvwuurooom e 8,000-
m ile Sum m er C oncert T our
through the enchanted Islands
of H aw aii, representing our
state and prom oting in te rest
and support fo r the National
B oych oir Movem ent.
Ih e sum m er to u r takes
them fro m the la rge st orchid
growing ce n te r m the w o rld
and
active
volcanoes
of
H aw aii, to the second largest
island of the Hawaii group,
M aui,
which
supports the
g re a te r p o rtion of the is­
la n d e r's a g ric u ltu re , indus­
trie s and population, and end­
ing on the m odern, vib ra n t,
alive Island of Oahu, a w a te r-
active w o rld of fun ami ex­
citem ent, where it ’ s happen­
ing, where the action is,
lite r a lly taking a to u r of the
P a c ific , as they s tro ll be­
tween islands.
The 1972 Louring C h o ir
fro m t ie P ortland Oregon
Boys C h o ir w ill s ta rt th e ir
16 day sum m er tou r meeting
G overnor lo rn M cC a ll o n ju ly
25th ami M ayo r I e rryS ch ru n k
on Ju ly 26th. The C hoirboys
depart tra m Portland In te r­
national A ir p o r t on Ju ly 27th,
having scheduled concerts at
the U n iv e rs ity of Hawaii,
O regon's C ity of Roses. They
C iv ic A u d i t o r i u m , A rm y
are given exposure as ac­
Baseo, S c h o o l^ H oapltaio,
com plished
p e rfo rm e rs in
Shopping C enters, Hotels ami
public perform ances and have
C h u rv le s . In addition to the
attained dom estic and in te r­
con certs, they w ill le carying
national acclaim as one of
greetings fro m our M ayo r to
t ie fin e st boys singing groups
the M ayors of the Islands of
in the nation. The group has
H aw aii, M aui ami Oahu, ami
perform ed since |9b9, under
dso a le tte r of introduction
the s k illfu l d ire c tio n of th e ir
from G overnor Tom M cC a ll
fo u n d e r-d ire c to r,
pro le sso r
to G ove rn or John Burns of
Joseph L . C o rre a , w ith plans
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Hawaii.
Ihe P ortland Oregon Boys
C h o ir is a n o n -p ro fit, s e lf-
sustaining organization dedi­
cated to the development of
m usic a p p re c u tio n . Individual
expression and s e lf-d is c ip lin e
In the youth of P ortla nd ,
fo r an e ve r m ore expanded
pro gra m th is yea r. They are
giving consideration to an in­
vita tio n a( the International
Youth M usic F e stiva l In Aus­
tr ia and Japan. A s a portion
of se rie s of fund ra isin g
events to send o u r C hoirboys
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to Hawaii, the P ortla nd O re­
gon Boys C h o ir w ill present
its only P ortla nd appearance
th is season at the Benson
High School A u d ito riu m on
Sunday, J u ly 23 at 8:00 pan.
tic k e ts , priced at 51.50 fo r
general adm ission and $2.00
fo r resei-ved seats, are now
on sale.
th is Is a gre at opportunity
fo r a ll P ortland residents to
te a r and support th e ir C h o ir­
boys.
W on't you take p a rt
in this pro gra m by c o n tri­
buting funds to help finance
tf is gre at e ffo rt.
The ex­
perience gained on such a
tour is of unm easurable value
in the development of our
boys toward the p u rsu it of
excellence in a ll th e ir en­
deavors.
Persons w ishing to p a rti­
cipate in o r contribute to the
Annual Sum m er C oncert may
contact the P ortland Oregon
Boys C h o ir, P .o . Box 20392,
P o rtla n d , Oregon, 97220, If
you've heard this unique group
on one of t ie popular net­
w o rks, o r on th e irb e s t-s e lle r
re co rd s, you w ill sure ly not
want to m iss the Portland
Oregon Boys C h o ir at tie
Benson High School onSunday,
J u ly 23, at 8:00 p a n , o r call
281-8393 to reserve your tic ­
kets today.
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