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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1973)
P orti and/Observer Joyce Knapper guides youth On April 8th, 1073. at King Grade School, the very first Junior Miss Black Oregon Pageant wan held. The heautx pageant railed for the contestants to be between the ages of 10 and 13, an Oregon resident and a mem ber of the Black rare. The usual taska were re quired of the contestants to determine a winner: a rour tesy and a apeerh. However, thia beauty pageant held much more significance and importance than the average American Beauty Pageant. Joyce Knapper, a full time student at PSU and who also works full time as a steno grapher for the Human Bela tions Commission, took time out. with the help of Corrine Hammick and Barbara Pat rick, to found this first Junior Miss Black Oregon Pageant. Mias Knapper, a contes tant in the Miss Tan Pageant and M iss O regon W orld Pageant, explained. “I was the only Black in the Miss Oregon World Pageant, and while talking with the other girls, I found that most of them had been in beauty pageants since they were little. I began to feel that the reasons that we (Blacks) only get 1st runner up is because we don't have the experience that others have." So. the Junior Miss Black Oregon Pageant became one of the solutions to the "inex perience" problem. Young Black girls who might be come interested in beauty pageants in later years could now gain that needed ex perience. Black txpo scheduled D r. Claud Young, Presi dent of the Southern Chris tian Leadership Conference (Michigan Chapter) proudly announces the 1973 "BLACK E X P O " to be held at Cobo Hall from June 15 through June 17, 1973. This year the Exposition will feature the famous Sesame Street Play ers and Spectacular E n te r tainment. DEBORAH ROPER ANO JOYCE KNAPPER The first winner is Deb orah Roper, a tall slender 10 year old with beautiful, ex pressive eyes. Deborah is in the fourth grade at Sabin Grade School in Northeast Portland. She was picked by all Black judges, 3 men and 3 women, from a field of 18 other contestants. The four runner ups were Wendy Bab bios, 4th runner up; Dana Easley, 3rd runner up; Yo landa Crumble. 2nd runner up; and Carmen Stevens, 1st runner up. W hen asked the usual question, "Did you think you would win?", Deborah re plied shyly, "1 thought the other girl was going to win. I was very surprised.” Deborah Koper, as her prize for winning the pag eant, will receive a free trip to Disneyland sometime in July. The Junior Miss Black Oregon Pageant will become an annual event. The results seem to have been satis factory to all involved. Miss Knapper gave a very sincere answer when asked what she gained out of the whole ex perience. She said, with an amusing smile. "A headache and 18 new friends." “BLACK E X P O " will fea ture Black Businessmen of the City of D etro it and the fine Corporations which have been helping these citizens of the Black Community. D r. Young has stated this year as being the best. Annual Exposition will be bigger and better than ever affording the young and old est businessman in D etroit an opportunity to tell D e troiters of their services, manufacturing abilities and products. The entire community is endeavoring to show pro gress that is being made daily for Blacks in the city. The important theme this year. "BLACK EXPO ", now means People, Pride and Progress. M r. Darwin Davis, promi nent civic, cultural insurance executive, has accepted the challenge of being the 197J General Chairman. For additional information of how you may participate, call SCLC Headquarters at (313) 873 0335. There is a twenty four hour phone ser vice available. Black colleges plan community programs Representatives from some 80 predominantly Black Col leges and Universities along with officials from local, stale and fe d e ra l g o vern m en tal levels concerned with com munity problem resolution and development program ming. will be convened by T A C T IC S (Technical Assis lance Consortium To Im prove College Services) at the American Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia on June 7 and 8. This conference will be held as a direct result of an earlier initiative on the part of the Phelps Stokes fund and the continued effort of T A C T IC S programming to foster increased cooperation among its member institu tions. This conference represents yet another step of the many yet to be taken in the process of getting those in te re s te d o rg an izatio n s educational government, civic and business to look upon Black in s titu tio n s as the braintrust of their local com munities. By more actively engaging in research and development generic to the interests and needs of their political jurisdictions in parti cular and the nation in gen eral, the colleges propose to more significantly impart on the com m unity decision making and policy formula lion process. Growing out of this con ference will be consortial or ganizations of educational in stitutions which will develop program designs and identify research needs in the areas of: Telecom m unications, Mental Health and Drug Abuse. Iaiw Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Ser vice Delivery. Educational Innovations. E n v iro n m e n ta l Services, and Management and Organization Develop ment (Public and Private). Their initial aim will be to constitute themselves as local and national technical assis tance organizations in these and other areas of concern. The colleges will he aided in this effort by the seven service components of TAC- Jo« Joseph 2017 Lloyd Center 2 8 8 -5 6 9 2 Eve. 2 8 8 -0 5 2 5 Life insurance. T IC 8 and their four assisting agencies the Moton Mem orial Institute, Institute for Services to Education, the Phelps Stokes Fund and the United Board for College Development. Recommendations from this conference will be presented on June 10 and 11 at the Shoreham Hotel, in Wash ington, by D r. Granville Saw y e r. P re sid en t of Texas Rowan (Continued from pg. 1. col. 8) may be a slowing down of Nixon's “New Federalism" philosophy of government, which has resulted in crip pling budget cuts for social service programs and lessen ing of federal programs for the poor. “Congress, I think, will attempt to halt W hite House arrogance. W atergate has given a little more backbone to Congress and they'll begin standing up to the presi dent.” "The cities have discovered that the 'New Federalism' is the biggest Trojan Horse ever foisted on them. The government gives the cities $2 and takes away $4.“ laiw and Order nowhere. -a educational savings program s, retirem ent, health insurance and group insurance. Are You in Tits. Clouds W here To Find real Style in eyeglass fashion and color Tints? Answer: Binyon Optical 6 3 0 5. W. Broadway 2 2 6 -6 6 8 8 1438 Jantzen Beach Center 2 8 3 -3 1 9 5 D r. L. Wesley Aplanap, Optometrist Associate optometrists: Briggs, Hatten, Miller anil Slenger Southern University at the National Conference on the Role of Minorities in Manage ment and Related Fields. This conference, sponsored by the "B ig 7" national public interest groups, is designed to increase the opportunities for and support of minority groups for a d m in is tra tiv e position in state and local government. "1 regard the 'New Fed eralism' as a propaganda gambit, just as phony as law and order,” Rowan continued. "And as everybody knows, the biggest law and order ment turned out to be the biggest phonies who ever breathed." "They were nowhere on the law and now they turn out to be a little short on order." "Eighteen resignations so far from the W hite House staff and other high levels of government of "the right wing ideologues who wanted victory for President Nixon and to turn the clock back to the twenties". Rowan said "the workings of the U .8. Government are close to paralysis, because the full story of political intrigue and corruption seems to have a new chapter filled in every day." “The cities are going to hell; we've got a tremendous prob lem in the energy crisis; the dollar is in increasing trouble; there's trouble every place and nothing is going to be done about any of it until we resolve this question of W atergate, whether or not it reaches to the presidency of the United States." Others did it? W hat of the charges that previous administrations are probably guilty of similar, but undisclosed hanky panky? "The massive, illegal ac tions of presidential advisors and cabin et o fficers, the financial abuses, corruption, slickness and shady deals of this administration - we've never had anything like it in this country," Rowan replied. The irony here is. the Nixon Administration is asking for compassion which it has not been willing to give anyone except James Hoffa, Lock heed. General Thieu and a few others. “ G ov ern m en ts e r r and Presidents make mistakes, but divine justice, it is said, will judge the cold hearted more harshly than the com passionate." "There should be no re joicing at the crisis or down fall of any person. There should be no laughter at any one's crisis. But this should be an eternal reminder the Presidents, prophets, judges, lawmakers, paupers, the fam ous and the unknown will stand in need of prayer and compassion. The best way to deserve compassion is to grant it daily." "The tragedy of the Nixon Administration is not the W atergate in particular, but arrogance in general." "W hat Sophocles said cen turies ago is still relevant: “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his cause is wrong and repairs the evil. The only sin is pride." The syndicated columnist says he hopes that the scan dal and related resignations from the W hite House may clear the way for govern ment officials of “more com passion and in te g r ity in handling the nation's affairs." Thursday May 7, 1973 Page 5 SUMMER CLASSES Director Ron Thurston an nounced that Vocational V il lage will hold summer classes from June 18th to July 27th. Classes include Social Stud ies, Math and Science, Eng lish, Human Relations and career oriented courses: Food P re p a ra tio n , E l e c t r i c i t y , Health O ccupations, Basic M a rk e tin g , S h eet M e ta l Welding and Industrial Meeh annics. Classes are held from 8:15 to 11:50 a m. Two Physical Education classes are available in the after noon. A p ro x im a te ly 300 stu dents are expected to attend classes, which may be taken for credit. All Portland students who have rompited the eighth grade are eligible to attend. Fees are $30. Students who attended Voca tional Village spring semester will not be required to pay the fee. Fees can be waived for students with verified financial hardship. S tu d e n ts who a re in terested in taking classes at Vocational Village should call Tom Vickers. 234 6604 for reservations. Registration is June 18th at 8:00 a.m. at the school, 5040 SE Milwaukie. Courses ran g in g from Karate to Black Studies and History will be offered this summer at Portland State U n iv e rs ity 's E d u c a tio n a l Center, 2611 N E Union. Registration for the sum mer session is Monday, June 18 at the center and classes begin Tuesday, June 19. Director Harold Williams said the center primarily services individuals who are fin a n c ia lly unable to pay regular fees but are anxious to prepare for high school equivalency exams or obtain the qualifications needed for ap p re n tic e program s and better jobs. Summer classes offered at the “storefront campus" in clude: Human Development, a Survey of Black Education b etw een 1865 and 1973, Analysis of Problems In v o lv in g M in o rity Groups. Introduction to L ite r a tu r e , Karate, Study of the Black Man in the United States during the Period from the Reconstruction to the First World W ar, and Fundamen tals of Math. Students may enroll in two classes for credit each term and as many non c re d it classes as the individual de sires. Minimal fees are charged for classes taken with or without credit. For further in fo rm atio n about summer class offerings or fees, contact the center at 229 3864. Students planning to at tend Portland State Univer sity's 1973 Summer Session either as incoming freshmen, transfer students or summer session-only students are en couraged to attend one of two special orientation pro grams to be offered Friday, June 15. The tw o orientation pro grams, one from 9 11 a.m. and the other from 7 9 p.m., will be held in 338 Smith Memorial Center. They will be conducted by the student orientation board. Planning the first term will be the major topic dis cussed along with student services and registration pro cedures. Registration for the eight week session is Monday. June 18 in the health and physical education building. Registration for special pro grams continues everyday through August 26 in the Summer Session office. SAVE YOUR CLAIM TICKETS! 10 cleaning and pressing claim tickets good for I 81b. load of cleaning and pressing. BUDGET DRY CLEANERS 7 2 2 0 N. 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Portland Community Col lege and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry are again cooperating to bring summer happenings in earth science, physical science, m ath and astronom y to youngsters in grades one through nine in the Portland area. Earth Science, which in cludes a study of rocks, fos sits, planetary movement, as tronomy, ro c k e try , miner ology, a fossil hunting ex pedition to Vernonia, and rock tumbling will meet July 9 through 20 at PCC Syl vania. 12000 SW 49th Avenue at 12 noon. Sections will be held for grades two through four and for grades five through eight. Cost is just $14.00 Physical Science will begin June 18th and continue through the 29th, offering experiments w ith lig h t, op tics, ra d ia tio n , laser and music, mechanics of flight (with kites, gliders and wind up model), pendulums, and mobiles. Separate sections are offered for grades three through five and six through eight. The session, which costs $14.00, begins at 12 noon at Sylvania. Puzzles, games and crea tive design will be included in Math for Fun, July 30 through August 10, and the O M SI Math Lab equipment will be available to all stu dents. Computer termino logy and topology investi gation with wire forms and detergent solutions are in cluded in the sections for grades one through three and four through eight. The class begins at 12 noon at Sylvania. Cost is $14.00. A two and one-half hour Astronomy Event, coupled with a later evening viewing session with telescopes will be offered July 6. The Astronomy Event, also at Sylvania, is for grades four through nine at 4 p.m., with the night viewing from 10 to 11 p.m. Cost is just $4.00 For more information con tact Portland C om m unity College or O M SI. Enroll ment by mail is recom mended. 2 8 6 -2 2 9 6 P ortland, O re g o n AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER This is Michael PFC M ic h a e l R. 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