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Women’s workshop Book Review Women's Programs of the Division of Continuing Educa tion is pleased to announce the Search and Discovery Work shop designed for women who are looking for that "next step". The workshop w ill in volve participants in; ex ploration of alternatives open to women; sm allgroupdiscus- sions with other women having sim ilar concerns; testing; decision making skills: indivi dual planning sessions. Section I w ill meet on Tues days. October 3 to Novem ter 7 from 9;0O a un. to 12:00 noon at Room 201, 1633 S.W. Park Avenue. Instructors are Sue Gordon and Bernice F eiN e man. Section 11 w ill meet Wednes days, October 4 to Novem ter 8 from 6:30 p jn . to 9:30 p jn . at Rooms 11 and 13, 1633 S.W. P ark Avenue. The fee for the workshop Is >35. F o r further information, contact Sue Cordon, Division of Continuing Education, Box 1491, Portland, Oregon 97207. Jackie Robinson honored Diabetes has thrown a knockdown pitch at Jackie Robinson. He can see nothing at all out of his right eye and the sight in his left eye is only fa ir, according to his wife, Rachel. Typically, Jackie Robinson asks for nobody’ s concern, nobody's pity, nobody’s bleed ing heart. " It 's not that bad." he said maki ng 1 lght of the w h o le DR. JEFFREY A M O D E R N LIFELIKE DENTAL PLATES PARTIAL PLATES AND EXTRACTIONS Immediate Restorations Plate» im eeted im m ediately a lte r teeth • r e e a tre rte d • Partial Plates • Dental Plates thing while obliging a lady with his autograph recently at a local midtown restaurant where the U/S. Virgin Islands government honored him for his contribution and unselfish efforts in developing oppor tunities for Black athletes. "See, I still see good enough to w rite my nam e." A t 53, Jackie Robinson cer tainly isn't an old man. N or does he look like one despite the fact his hair is practically pure snow white by now. Maybe he’ s having some trouble seeing but there isn’t anything wrong with his hear ing. That’s still perfect. So he leaned a bit forward in his seat and caught every word that was said. Robin son purposely was not given a place on the dais. The reason he wasn't, was because they made the affair for Jackie Robinson something like the old "T h is Is Your L ife ” show. Only instead of Ralph Edwards conducting it, Roger Kahn, author of best seller, "T he Boys of Sum m e r," in which Robinson Is included, did it and it was felt Jackie could get much more out of the proceedings seated In audience rather than up on the dais. Some of Robinson’s old teammates were there. Like Joe Black, Ralph Branca, Sandy Amoros and Clyde Sukeforth. Some of his old rivals were there, too. Like Bobby Thom son. There were others also like Buck Leonard, a fellow Hall of Fam er; A1 Jackson, and Joe Christopher and Valm y Thomas, two form er big leaguers from the Virgin Islands. Kahn began by saying Jackie Robinson was in Cairo, Ga., during the Spanish flu epide m ic. Then he introduced Jackie’s older brother. M att, who had been a fine sprinter in his time and once finished second to Jesse Owens. "M o s t of you know my brother through baseball,” saxl M an Robinson. ” 1 wish you could have seen him on the gridiron. He did some things that were unbelievable, I also remember being at a track meet one tim e. Jackie came by and he was still in his baseball uniform. He had never broad-jumped before txit 1 said to him 'c ’mon, get in the broad jump.* He had no practice or anything but he won. Theydiaqualified him though because he hadn’t been weighed beforehand or re gistered in properly.” Clyde Sukeforth and Ralph Branca came next. Sukey told about how Branch Rickey, the late ex-general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, had sent him to scout Robinson and find out " i f he can throw from the hole," while Branca talked about "the greatest catch" he ever made, leaning cut of the Dodgers's dugout In St. Louis to grab Robinson and prevent him from falling In while Jackie was going after a high foul ball. Then came Bobby Thom son's turn. They asked him to tell what it was like playing against Jackie Robinson. "Nobody remembers but 1 broke in the same year as Jackie," he said. " I was with GENEVA’S 4228 N. W illiam s SLEEP DURINC ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■•■■■■■■■■■■■a By Lenwood G. Davis Are you feeling in a rut? Does the world seem to be passing you by? Would you like to do something different with your life but you just don't know how to get started? JAMES EARL JONES stars as Douglass Dilman, in the title role of Paramount Pictures' "The M an ," portraying a Black senatorwhoaccidentally accedes to the Presidency of the United States An ABC C irc le F ilm and a Lorunar Production. "T h e M an" is fcesed on the novel by Irving W a l lace; starring James E a rl Jones, M artin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres. W illiam W in dom and Barbara Rush; directed by Joseph Sargent; story and screenplay by Rod Serling; produced by Lee Rich; released by Paramount Pictures. Portland/obeerver August 24. 1972 Page 5 Jersey City when he was with M ontreal, so I teamed to hate him e a rly .” Laughter greeted Thom son’ s rem ark. He laughed, too, and so did Robinson, pay ing close attention in the au dience. "Jackie was always beating us, even when he was with M o n treal," Thomson went on. “ He'd beat us with four h it s a game and I remember this one time 1 was playing third base and we got him hung up between second and third. I was determined not only to tag him but put the ball on him good for all the grief he had been giving us. As I went to tag him, typical of him. Jack dropped to the ground and I tripped over him. Next thing 1 knew I looked up and he was on third base." By far me most articulate speaker was Joe Black, the one-time ace reliever for the Dodgers. Black had come in for this get-together all the way from Phoenix, A r lz . Black hasanexecunveposi tion with a Bus company and he said he got the job for three reasons. " I got my job because I'm dark. I played baseball and 1 had a national reputation," Black said. " I wouldn’t have had any such reputation if Jackie Robinson hadn’t opened the door for me. if Jackie Robinson had failed, tfie door never would’ve been opened. I wouldn’t have had my house with the plot of grass around it. I ’d be like my brothers and sisters working in a fac to ry." Jackie Robinson listened to it all and bowed his head from time to tim e. F o r some inexplicable rea son he was never called upon to speak. " I t was wonderful," he said when it was all over. " I ’m a little disappointed about only one thing. I would've like to say a few words, to say thanks." In a way Jackie Robinson never really had to. His eyes said it for him. AFRICA AND ITS EXPLO R ERS: MOTIVES. METHLX1S AND IM P A C T . Edited by Rob e rt I . Rotherg. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1970, pp. 351. >12.95. AFRICA AND ITS EXPLO R ERS: MOTIVES, METHODS AND IM PACT is a collection of essays about nine explor ers - B a r t h , Livingstone, Burton. Speke, Baker. Kohlfs, Stanley, Cameron and Thom son - who played a major role in opening up Africa to the Western W orld. The esseya in the book reappraise their accomplishments in the light of recent scholarship and place their actions in an A fr i can, rather than a European, context. These essays a r e s fa r cry from traditional w rit ings that have omitted altoge ther the ways in which parti cular explorers coped with Africans and Africa, their methods, and their behavior among and toward Africans. The w riters of the essays came to the concluslon(usual- ly ommlrted by previous au thors) that the explorers de pended on the guidances of Af ricans and Arabs. They fol lowed oft-tramped paths to predetermined, locally w ell- known objectives, and "m ade" discoveries whichwere. near ly always, mere confirmations of information available in the interior it not lncoastalentre pots. Therefore, if it had not been for the Africans w ho headed and helped to organize the explorers journeys, they would not have teen success ful. After a ll, it was the A f ricans who spoke the indi genous languages, followed tie long - existing and usually well-m arked trails with ease, and coped with life in the brush; in general, then, they w ere completely at home in what the explorers no doubt viewed as a hostile environ ment. These Africans were professional guides as well as porters and sometimes sol diers upon whom the explor ers had to rely for survival. The explorers could, as Af ricans usually could not. place their own particular discov eries into a largerw hole. T te explorers, as practical geo graphers, therefore pushed back the frontiers of Ignor ance and added em pirically to the store of world knowledge at a tune when only first-hand observation by literate men could satisfy the curious. Hence, they did perform a vi tal Intellectual and dissemi nate role even if, in a narrow sense, they cannot te said to have explored Africa unaided or to have made freshdlacov- eries - of a synthetic kind - of their own. Some of the essays are bio graphical and some geograph ical and they attempt toassess the ways in which each ex p lo rer encountered Africans and Africa - their methods and their hehavior among and to ward Africans. The w rltera rightfully contend (s point ttet is often overlooked) that west ern explorers had less Impact on Africa and African society than is usually supposed. They altered the lives of Eu ropeans more then Africans. What tten dal the explorers contribute to the sum of A fr i ca's history? Obviously, more fo r the expansion of Europe then in immediately changing the internal development of A frica, Its physical features, drainage patterns, ami geo graphical complexity - which, no doubt, was the explorers' immediate, if not greatest contribution and which made these unknown areas more ac cessible to evangelical, colo nial and m artial penetration by whites of several countries. One of tie most interesting and timely points brought out in this collection is that all of the explorers mentioned, ex cept perhaps. Barth and L iv ingstone, appear to have teen Infected to a greater or lesser degree with the mlc rotes of prejudice. They all consid ered the Africans as mere 'heathens." The book also points out that they were hopelessly romantic men. mesmerized by Immediate psychic rewards, the quest of grandeur and the possibility of self-redemption. Therefore, of necessity, the authors had to read tetween the lines of each explorer's writings. One of the shortcomings of the book is that it could have teen more representative by including several explorers - P ark, Burce.Clapperton.Cat- I I le, Lander - who made signi ficant "discoveries'' in A fri ca. T te book is excellent for students of African History who want to get a new insight on an assessment of the ex plorers’ motives and methods. Lech essay Is well footnoted end documented end the book contains a cornpretensive and e x h a u s tiv e bibliography. Photographs of each explorer and maps of his journeys ac company the text. AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORERS: M O - IIV E S , METHODS AND IM PACT is one book that must be read by every serious student I I I I I I ♦ I ♦ of African History. It appears as though II w ill be some time (•fo re another book of thia magnitude is published be cause very few scholarly his torical works dare offer psy choanalytical and deductive inesrpretatlona. n iiu u 's riKfST 2125 N. V an c o u ver Avo. A ir Conti it toned E ree Parking l ive Music Ihuisday Satuixlay SPECIAL FEATt HE Shuttle Ixi» to dog (rack daily Loading time - - 6:30. Call 284-1390 for information. open: Monday-Wednesday 3:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday 11:00 a . m . Io 2:30 a jn Saturday-Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 a jn . i Jease and Peggy Hudson — owners ¡Alameda Theater 3 0 0 0 N.E. Alberta! 287-2887 Final play due at Cannon Beach The Moss Hart - George Kaufman comedy "You Can't Take It With You" plays cen ter stage next week as the PSU Summer Stock Company presents the final play of the season at the Coaster Theater in Cannon Beach. Performances for this 1936 P u litze r P rize winning classic are set fo r August 24-27 and 31 and September 1-4 at Can non Beach. Curtain time is 8:30 p jn . "You Can’t Take It With You" Is the story of the de lightfully Insane Sycamore fam ily of New York, a some what unusual household where "you do as you like, no ques tions asked.” The household Includes an ex-Russian Grand Duchess earning her living as a wai tress, an eccentric Grandpa Sycamore who runs an illegal printing press and a ballet Instructor. T ie play les been described as tie "m ost sympathetic commedy," jenned by the famous Moss-Kaufmsn team. There other joint works in clude "The Men Who Came To D in ner," "George Wash ington Slept H e re ,” and "The American W ay." Featured in major roles in the Cannon leach production are Cindy Peterson and Scon P a rk e r as the two young "sane” lovers Alice and Tony, Doug Soeshe as Grandpa Sycamore, Pat Torelle as DePlna. Ave M arie Hanlon as Mother Penelope, Melissa Knotts as daughter E s s e , and David Dochow as her huaband Paul Sycamore. Jack Featherlngill dlrecta. Tickets are available at tie Coaster Theater Box office priced at > 2 4 5 adults. >1.50 students and > .75 for children. Additional performances of "You Can’ t Take it With You" are planned at the the PSU Lincoln Hall Auditorium on Septem ter 29 and 30 and Oc tober 6 and 7. » , « jtf a •**« « 1/4 . «—• •wsis ( , / z , a»»-», i(»av *" •- ■' 'CM/AT, Qw. ». 1 h . . v . f , txA,-»!» » x j r <*••, « (nayt . , , a. jau * © m g w ixmw . Legend of NiggerCharley Somebody warn thaUèst. Nigger Charley ain\ running no more. USO aids EXTRACTIONS r n u iu v « » T | i u as ra m s T i r ■casuar I w Mr ran ■ saaaiar Houast W e e * dey» tiA O te JiOO le te rd e y l i X I te 1 tOO DR. JEFFREY DENTIST SIMUN BUH OING 5 W 3 ’ ti A M o i n i o n P a » tlo n d O 'a q n n Phone: 2 7 8 -7 5 4 5 JA NET CLARK of Baltimore, Maryland, visits Geneva’s with re l ative Wallace Deyanpert, while vacationing in Portland. About 2500 service men and women are sworn in and re ceive their orders at the Armed Services Examining and Entrance Station in Port land each month. The Portland USO vol unteers make every effort to contact all persona being pro cessed with a cookie and a smile to assure them there w ill be a USO nearby where- ever they are stationed . . . in die United States or In a foreign land. The USO at 524 S.W. Sal mon Street la always glad to accept home made cookies. Organizations who keep the USO supplied are apt to re cess during the summer, just at a time when enllstmenta rise. Come on, you cookie hakeral Your efforts are tax-deduc tible. Tualatin Valley begins season The Tualatin Valley Players w ill open their sixth season F riday. September 18, with a repeat performance of last season’ s sellout hit, THE ODD CO UPLE, A total of seven plays is planned for 1972-73 Including BUTTERFLIES A RE FR EE, THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, ONE F L E W OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. LAST OF THE RED HOT LO V ERS. THE PANTASTIKS. and STALAG 17. An optional eighth ahow la being considered. The T V Players, who pre sent a variety of productions at the Old Nut Loft In Aloha, Oregon, were organized five years ago to bring little thea tre to the Washington County community. President Gene Sm all, a resident of Hillsboro, states, "W e select plays to bring people in to the theatre and also to give our players experience in many types of theatre from comedy to trage dy. Small encourages anyone with an Interest In any aspect of theatre to participate, whe ther behind the scenes or on stage. Season tickets are available for >12.00, a savlnga of >5 DO and possibly >7.50 If theeightb play is presented. Individual tickets are >2.50 per play. To order a season ticket or to obtain a calendar of play and audition datea w rite the TV Players, old Nut Loft, P.O, Box 5228, Aloha, Oregon 97005. I I ♦ ♦ I I ♦ I ♦ I F re d W illia m .o .1 I Screenplay D 'U r v ille M a r lin Don C o lle y by M artin Goldman and L a rry G, Spangler I Story by James llallah Produced by L a rry G. Spangler Directed by M artin Goldman , Soundtrack alfxim available on Paramount Records |In Color A Paramount Picture |w * ’ I Now playing together for |lst time in the Portland area Open M onday thru Friday 7:00p.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sundoy 2:45p.m.
