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Portland/Obaerver
Thuraday. October 4. 1978
IN HIS SECOND MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
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EDITORIAL FOCUS
Commissioners -
wake up!
The P o rtlan d D e v e lo p m e n t C om m ission continues
to ig n o re the p le as o f the p e o p le . W h ile a g re e
m ents a n d pro m ise s are m ade a nd b ro ken by the
staff, h arassm ent goes on.
W h ile sta ff spends
Weeks p e rfe c tin g a c o m p la in t system , the p eo ple
re m a in u n h e a rd .
The p e o p le o f the co m m un ity
have n o w h e re to turn.
N o o n e seems to take
re s p o n s ib ility fo r th e a ction s o f th e C om m ission.
; We kn o w the m a jo rity o f th e C om m issioners are
n e w to th e ir p ositions.
W ith as c o m p lic a te d a
p ro gram as th e y a re a tte m p tin g to direct, it is
(natural th a t th e y w o u ld be o v e rw h e lm e d w ith the
Oaagnitude o f th e ir re s p o n s ib ility . It is no w o n d e r
that they a re h e lp le ssly m ire d in the d e ta ils of
fin a n c ia l s h u fflin g
— not k n o w in g w h e re the
m oney is g o in g or w h e re it's co m in g from . It is no
w o n d e r th a t th e y a re a t th e m ercy o f th e ir paid
staff. But s o m e h o w th ey w ill have to g et th e m
selves b e yo n d th e fin a n c ia l d e ta ils, the decisions
b e tw e e n the b e n e fits o f grass seed vs. grass sod,
and see the needs o f th e p e o p le .
S o m eh ow the C om m issioners w ill have to look
b eyo n d w h a t the sta ff w an ts th e m to see —
to
tackle th e re a l p ro b le m s th a t fa c e the co m m u n ity
and th e ir a gency.
W e b e lie v e th e C om m issioners a re sincere and
d e d ica te d citizens. W e hope th e y w ill m eet the
ch a lle n g e s o f th e ir p osition s b e fo re it is too late.
For th e y -- not th e sta ff -- a re u ltim a te ly re
sponsible fo r th e ir a gency.
First Elk was Black
The B e n e vo le n t P rotective O rde r o f Elks has voted
to o p e n its m e m b e rsh ip to Blacks a nd o th e r m in o ri
ties. The m em be rs o f o ve r 2,000 lod ge s vo ted n e a rly
4 to 1 to d ro p th e " w h ite o n ly " m e m b e rsh ip clause
fro m th e ir C o n stitu tio n .
It w o u ld be n ice to th in k th a t this a ctio n w as taken
bet js e the m em be rs o f the Elks, th e n a tio n 's largest
fra te rn a l o rg a n iz a tio n , had d e c id e d to ju d g e a p p li
cants a cc o rd in g to th e ir person al q u a litie s ra th e r
than a c c o rd in g to th e ir ra cia l h e rita g e . It w o u ld be
nice to b e lie v e th a t "B ro th e rh o o d " had com e to the
brothers o f the BPOE.
But th e truth is th a t the m o ve w as b ro u g h t a b o u t by
e c o n o m ic necessity. The lo d g e h ad lost a series o f
court decision s, in c lu d in g o ne in O re g o n th a t m ade
Elks Lodge lia b le fo r taxes, a nd o n e in M a in e that
m ade th e m in e lig ib le to h o ld a state liq u o r license
because o f th e ir e xclu sion o f n o n -w h ite s.
So th e BPOE w ill soon g e t th e ir firs t Black m e m
bers -- or so th ey th in k — fo r w e kn o w th a t one
o f the tw o fo u n d e rs o f th e BPOE w as Black.
A plea for the fans
W re stlin g in P ortland has ta ke n on a n e w look.
C olor TV has com e to the P ortland Sports A re na .
W ith th is e x c itin g n ew era fo r th e te le v is io n
v ie w e r, w e w o u ld lik e to suggest a bonus fo r the
fa ith fu l fa ns w h o see the m atches a t the A re n a
e v e ry S aturday n ig h t: b ro a d ca stin g the te le v is io n
in te rv ie w s w ith the w restlers o ve r th e PA system.
O fte n th e in te rv ie w s are as e x c itin g as the a ction
in th e rin g , a n d th e p a yin g custom ers miss th e fun.
The b ro a d ca stin g o f the TV in te rv ie w s w ith the
p o p u la r Frank B onnem a is d e lig h tfu l to w atch on TV
a nd a lso e x c itin g to hear a t the A re n a fro m the
c ro w 's nest.
There a re m an y reasons w h y m a tch -m a ke r Don
O w ens sh o u ld have the TV in te rv ie w s on the PA
system fo r fans a tte n d in g the m atch:
Fans a n xio u s to hear the te le v is io n in te rv ie w s
b e tw e e n m atches o fte n crow d a ro u n d the crow s
nest a n d d istu rb the te le visio n crew s and e q u ip
m en t;
It w o u ld g iv e the te le vsio n a dve rtise rs an e xtra
boost in a u d ie n c e ;
H a vin g the in te rv ie w s on the lo u d speakers fo r a ll
the fans to h ea r w o u ld also create a d d e d interest in
the " g ru d g e m a tc h e s "
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BRANDS
you kn o w
V A R IE T IE S
S IZ E S
you h k.
vou w a n t
Who created Boise?
D avid M cC rea, p rin c ip a l o f Boise E lem entary
School, said Boise has an a tm o s p h e re th a t is not
c o n d u c iv e to le a rn in g . He c la im s th a t no w h ite ch ild
can e xce l a t Boise. He c a n n o t e x p la in th e reason fo r
this a tm o sp h e re , b u t th in k s it m ig h t co m e fro m the
c h ild re n 's hom es.
For m an y years Boise has b e e n a su bject o f c o n
troversy. For m a n y years it has h e ld last p la ce, or
close to it, in th e a c a d e m ic a c h ie v e m e n t o f
P ortlan d's students.
Parents say th ing s h a v e im
p ro ved . The p o p u la tio n is d o w n fro m 750 to 350, the
c h ild re n a re m ore m a n a g e a b le , th e c o m m u n ity is
m ore in v o lv e d . Yet th e p rin c ip a l states th a t a w h ite
c h ild ca n n o t e x c e l, th a t the a tm o s p h e re is opp ose d to
le a rn in g , th a t th e e x p e c te d standards o f b e h a v io r
a re lo w e r th a n those in w h ite schools.
W h o is to b la m e fo r th e s itu a tio n a t Boise — the
c o m m u n ity or the school b o a rd ? The c o m m u n ity has
lo n g req ue ste d a n d d e m a n d e d d e s e g re g a tio n o f the
schools. In 1963 th e NAACP p o in te d .o u t Boise as a
s e g re g a te d school a nd d e m a n d e d re lie f, as have
o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s m a n y tim e s since. The M o d e l
C ities Education C o m m itte e p re se n te d a p la n fo r
d e s e g re g a tio n th a t w as a cce p te d by HUD but re
jected by the school b oa rd . So Boise re m a in s an
a ll-B la c k school.
D uring th e past fe w years th e school b o a rd has
c a rrie d on its system o f " v o lu n ta r y " busing
s e n d in g o ut the students th a t are m ost lik e ly to
a d ju s t -- a n d le a v in g those w ith a c a d e m ic or
social problem s.
The school b o a rd has c re a te d a " g h e tto s c h o o l"
w h e re one nee d not h ave e xisted . It has c re a te d a
Black school in a d istrict w h e re 90 p e rce n t o f the
students are w h ite . It has c re a te d a school w h e re a
w h ite student c a n 't excel a n d a Black stu de nt d o e sn 't
w a n t to e xcel.
It has crea ted Black students w h o h a v e p ro b le m s
w h e n th e y are sent to schools w h e re p ro p e r b e h a v io r
is d e m a n d e d a nd w h e re le a rn in g is e xp e cte d . It has
crea ted Black students w h o c a n n o t a djust w h e n they
m ee t w h ite students fo r th e firs t tim e a t Lincoln or
M ad iso n or C le v e la n d . It has c re a te d Black students
w hose in itia tiv e a nd m o tiv a tio n is d e stro ye d by the
a g e o f 7 or 8.
D avid M cC rea has b ro u g h t the co ntrove rsy to a
hea d. For his in s e n s itiv ity to th e needs o f Black
c h ild re n ,* *h e m ust be re m o ve d .
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Excuse me please
Dear Mr. Henderson:
In the September 24, 1973
Oregonian, an article on Boise
School by Mr. Bill Keller in
eludes several quotes from
me that have justifiably out
raged the community, the
parents and the students and
damaged the image of Boise
School.
While admitting
certain of the key state
ments, there were other con
cepts developed in the article
for which I am not respon
sible.
In looking back, I realize
the words were badly chosen
and did not. in fact, convey
what I really feel, especially
in attributing to Blacks gen
erally the characteristics of
some whose behavior we
treat affirmatively and ac
tively when it occurs. I must
emphasize that defiant be
havior is not accepted or
condoned by the school staff.
I wish to formally apologize
to the members of this com
munity and to all concerned
citizens. I am more proud of
Boise School, its students, its
patrons and its staff than
any effort in which I have
ever been associated.
Oregon
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Association
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