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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1972)
P a g e 4 P o r tia n d / O b j e r v e r T h u rs d a y .S e p te m b e r 2 1 ,1 9 7 2 Young black woman sets fashion career TORT T A M ) J? OHS TRIER world of wom en «I— r MMM 1 M PSRV SGR Sorority holds Golden Anniversary "W HAT TIME IS IT?” is question illustrated by M rs . Anita Comfort, nurse aide at Emanuel Hospital, after hospital changed over to new 24-hour-clock system in September. Decals were added to all clock faces carrying second set of numerals, and M rs . Comfort was talked into adopting a "perplexed” expression fo r the photographer. Tim e on clock in photo is "1532" under new system, rather than "3:32 p jn .” If it were morning, nursing service would record it as "o 3 3 2 " on patient charts and other papers. Change is expected to elim inate pos s ib ility of confusion between " a j n . " and " p u n ." hours in an institution which operates on a 24-hour basis. Special classes concerning new time system have been held and time con version charts distributed — although the "new system is an old story to veterans who became acquaited with it during m ilita ry service. Grade school develops Sigma Gamma Rho held its Golden Anniversary Home coming and 34th (Special) Houle at the Indianapolis H il ton Hotel and on the campus of B utler U niversity, India napolis. The convention theme was "T h e Issues - Service and P ro g re ss." Grand Basileus Annie L . Lawrence presided at the Boule which was attended by over 600 from the organiza tion's 12,000 membership. Highlights of the 4-daycon- vention were the G o ld e n Anniversary Book of Reports and the Founders Banquet, featuring historic pageantry which depicted Sigma Gamma Rho's 50 years and the Soro rity 's position in delivering youth and community services across the nation; viewing of education and technology ex hibits; a display of memora b ilia never before assembled; a Citizens Forum and Urban A ffa irs Institute; the Annie N eville Talent Competition; approval of over $20.000 in scholarship grants fo r mem bers and non-members fo r the 1972-73 school year; a fxiblic meeting, garden gala, and starlight musical " F id d le r on the R oof" on the campus of B utler U niversity where the S orority was founded; and fun in the Hoosier capital. A high point was the pre sentation of 1971 and 1972 Blanche Edwards Awards to E ffie Allen, an Indianapolis Educator who retired last year as Sigma Gamma Rho Grand Grammateus (National Secretary), and Berkeley (C alifornia) Educator L illie W ilkes, who produces and edits Sigma Gamma Rho jxibllcations and is E d ito r of Sigma’ s highly acclaimed quarterly magazine. The A urora. The Blanche Ed wards Award is the highest award an individual Sigma may attain fo r outstanding achievement of national scope in contributing to the progress of Sigma Gamma Rho S o ro rity, Inc. The Grand Chapter As sembly of the Boule officially launched a Sigma Gamma Rho Scholarship Foundation to be studied and established by the Board of D ire cto rs at Sigma's founding institution, B utler U niversity, to an nually provide fo r one or more scholarships to under graduate students, p re fe r- rably A fro-Am erican orother ethnic m inority groups. I tie Foundation w ill 1« an addition to local, regional, and national awards and scholarships pre sently given by Sigma Gamma Rho. The Grand Chapter As sembly also approved the ap pointment of Northwestern U niversity alumna Gloria W ells Hadley as fu ll-tim e Executive Secretary at sigma Gamma Rho's National I lea d- juarters which is located at 7311 South Yates Avenue, Chicago. After adjournment, many members and their fam ilies ma ie a post-Boule trip to Chicago fo r an ( )pen House and Tour of Sigma Gamma Rho's National Head quarters. wildlife habitat Kids teach at Columbia Elementary School. Students at the school have developed a 28-acre w ild life habitat and arboretum which can be used on a year-round basis. It took four years to bring the project to its present stage of development. This year the school w ill host field trip s to the habitat. Upper grade students have been trained to work with younger students and assist them with projects. Older students from other schools are also welcome to w ork on projects under d ir ection of th e ir own instruc to rs . The center is open to students of all ages. Teachers and students who wish to use the site can make arrange ments to do so by calling Betty Campbell at 285-5264. One of the many classes offered fo r women by tie Portland Community College is Basic Dressmaking. It is taught at the Cascade Center, 705 N. K illlngsw orth, Wednesdays at 7 to 10 p jn . Bank registers voters Un-forbidden fruit. Beginning September 18, all branches of United States National Bank of Oregon w ill again accept registration of voters residing within tie state. Those who re g iste r 30 days o r more p rio r to the general election in November w ill be eligible to vote in that election. L a st spring, U.S. National Bank branches suspended re gistration of voters fo r a b rie f period because of a statement in the Congres sional Record indicating it was the intent of an A ct of Congress to prevent banks from doing so. Subsequently, however, banks have teen ex cluded from this provision of the act. To be eligible to register, the prospective voter must be 18 years old by the date of the election, must register 30 days p rio r to the election in which he intends to vote, must reside in the county where registering and within the state fo r 30 days p rio r to the election, and within a school d is tric t fo r 30 days to be eligible to vote in a schcol election. Good looking clothes are more than a casual interest witli a young JobC orpsgradu ate m Minneapolis. Rena H ill has teen designing, making and modeling her own crea tions to r years and plans to make lashion tier career. In the past live years, her talent and detenu mat ion liaxe moved her from Ocean Spring, M ississippi, where she w.is one ot ten children in a poor tam ily. through the Job Corps and a cle rica l |ob with the phoie company, to enrollm ent at the Minneapolis College oi Art and Design, where she has lust completed tier freshman year. Her passion fo r clothes 1« gan at tlie age of II when she started sew ng. She took up designing at 15. "N o one got me interested," she said. " I t was lust in me and came o u t." It m ig h t never h a ve amounted to anything m (ter hometown. But in May 1967, she entered the Job Corps Center lo r AVomen at imiaha, a 2 0 -y e a r -o ld , llth grade dropout. At firs t, her goi«l-looking clothes complicated tier Lie. The other young w o m e n couldn't afford nice (lungs.rid didn’t have her talent with needle, fabric and thread. They were ealous, she was homesick, and tlie firs t six months were a m isery. But she came to I ike the J obCorpa. stayed two years, mastered commercial s k ills such as bookkeeping and typing, got tier high school equivalency certificate, and worked on fa shions in her spare tune at ie of the C enter's 15 sew mg i n ch mes. After graduation in the spring oi I9ti9, stie went to Kansas C ity and legan job hunting. she heard about Women in Community service (AVICS), a largely volunteer organization that is funded 1 y ¡(«Manpower Administration to I elp young women alter they leave Job Corps. WICS found 'e r a job as a clerk. She stuck with it lo r two years, !<ul tier passion was s till fashioi design, slie ap pealed to WICS again (or le lji and the stall raised more than $2,000 fo r a scholarship tund from such oi gsmzations as Church Women United and tlie National Council of Jewish Women. An expert from tlie Kansas C ity Institute of A n helped her prepare an entry portfolio and WICS heljed tier apply to various a rt schools. She was accepted by three and chose Minneapolis. WICS and the school worked out tlie financial arrangements, which included a good deal of lielp from various federally funded education programs fo r stu dents without money. "D on’ t ask me about my grades," M iss H ill laughs. "J u s t say I'm doing fa ir. I would like to say excellent, tu t it ’s not tru e ." "She's doing fine and she’ s a positive force in class, in both discussion and participa- tio n ,’ says R otert Schimke, one of her Instructors. "She came up with a good concept in class the o tte r day. She said the fabric should dictate what a fashion is used fo r, not the design." "Y ou can take an exotic de sign and make tie outfit of cot ton and wear it to the s u je r- rnarket,’’ explained M is s liill. "B u t if tie same design were made of s ilk or brocade, you couldn't wear it to the store hut would keep It fo r a dance o r cocktan p a rty ." M iss H ill already les shown her creations twice at the col lege. A t five foot-slx with a well proportioned figure, M iss H ill is an effective model fo r her designs. Yea, we have a banana Cherries and grapes, too Care to join us? JOIN ANY CLASS ANY TIME NORTH PORTLAND NORTHEAST PORTLAND WARANAItlA EVANCtl IS1K. CENTER CARPENTER S HALL 2225 N Lombard Street 1222 N.E. Skidmore Mon 7 00p.m . Sat 9 30a.m. Thurs 9:30 a.m. EMANUEL HOSPITAL 3001 N Gantenbem Extended Care Bldg. (Community Room) Thur 7 00 p.m. PATTON CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH N Alberta A Michigan off Interstate Wed 7:00 pm ST |OHN LUTHERAN CHURCH 422^ N. Lombard Street Tuet. 7 00pm FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL PORTLAND 288-6388 Weekdays 8:30 a j n . - 5:30 p.m. W E IG H T ® WATCHERS The worid'i mod advanced weight control program. SHOP IENOW S FOR -B R A N D S y o u know - V A R IE T IE S y o u lik< - S IZ E S v o u w a n t ». « ■ S t M ” * I <>• ' . ,'n ,| « N l N 1 o r v b a ' 'T R f ' f u |R H . l h , ’ N /n .» 4» F . , . R f,l,, I 4 » t A ' » x I <• .1 A »< I G' I Pl • / « tl . • MOV8EB Ot U N lltO G * O (t« S Awards Banquet The Albina Women’ s Lea gue presents their T e sti monial Awards Banquet, September 24, 1972 at 7:30 p. m „ at tlie Holiday Inn, located at 10 N. W eldler St. There w ill lie dining and m usic, donations are $6,00. Could you lie one ot (lie Outstanding Citizens of tlie Year? There w ill 1« 9 awards presented to various citizens throughout the com munity. He sure to come, It could be you. Call 288- 9145 fo r tickets, o r pick-up your tickets at 73N J -.M o rris St., before 5:00 p jn . NATE HARTLEY Her plans lo r tlie future in clude three more years at Minneapolis to complete tier bachelor's degree in lin e arts. A lie i that, she’d like to study in P aris and then "have a le a u tifu l boutique - make that a string ot boutiques." Fuel Oil 2 8 2 -5 5 3 9 2330 N. E. Alberta St The • 7'2 I I Items Daily! C ô U Q U I0 A T 0 R 5 01 » M IG H T . 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