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Page 8 Portland/Observer Thursday, October 11, 1973 I "Great Pumpkin" contest underway SPECIAL! Bachelors Laundry One Day Service SAVE Y O U R C L A IM TICKETS! ciesngig and pressing claim tickets good (o r 1 olb, Joed o f cleaning and pressing. BUDGET DRY CLEANERS 7220 N. Fessenden 2 8 6 -2 2 9 6 CONTACT LENSES TRY THEM BEFORE YOU BUY THEM e ith e r our re g u la r contacts or the new fle x ib le soft contact lenses Yes. there really are 597 applesauce cans here, says John a senior at OES. School cans f r u it fo r n e e d y DR. WESLEY A P L A N A L P 597 cans of applesauce were delivered to William Temple House in Northwest Portland on October 4th by the students from Oregon Episcopal Schools (St. Helen s Hall. Bishop Dagwell Hall). This was a community ser vices project of the school. BINYON OPTICAL D O W N TO W N 6 3 0 S.W BROADW AY 2 2 6 -6 6 8 8 JANTZEN BEACH CENTER 2 8 3 -3 1 9 5 The apples came from the Old Nicol Riding Academy Orchard on the school cam pus, and the trees were picked by industrious stu dents during orientation days Associate O ptom etrists: Drs. Briggs, Hatten, M ille r, Stenger M a ta d o rs Hornets SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ALL GUARANTEED ALL WITH LOW MILEAGE AMERICAN MOTORS CARS and JEEPS SALES & SERVICE 1005 W. Burnside 226-7711 SHO P lENOW'S - FO R , - B R A N D S you k nov* V A R IE T IE S yo u like - - SIZES y o u w a n t • A A iV b L * OF UNITED GROCERS , DR. JEFFREY BRADY says: "DO Not Put Off Needed Dental Care" e Enjoy D ental H ealth N o w and Im prove Your A p p earan ce PLATE REPAIRS WHILf YOU WAIT e NO AFYOINTMiMT NEEDED e empiete c o o K u n o N ON AU DENTAL INSUIAMCE ELANS e ionriETi oental miyices e We w« > te «M s e f f lc e b e f e r e l O A M i try te « e lv e r v e e r M M fU U S b y 4 M l T M S A M I DAY M R * WeekBeya S i BO zmm . »• • Sa«, S i BO m a *• 1 OR. KHRÍY IRADY, MNTIST SCMLÍR B U ILD IN G S.W. 3rd & Morrison St. Portland, Oregon Tabe Elevator to 2nd Floor 3rd St. Entrance Phonal 221-7545 at school. Orientation was planned so that students and faculty members could get to know each other outside of the traditional academic set ting. In addition to apple picking, the students pruned and cleaned up the trees, participated in Five Square and Trust Walk games, dis assembled a tent being blind folded. etc. Total enrollment for OES this year is 538. As far as the apples were concerned, the work didn't by Mrs. Osly J. Gazes Visiting schools regularly, in an atmosphere of quietude, to observe and evaluate classroom activity regarding the 3 R's and “Relevance, the Fourth R" is a means of communicating concern for humane, academic commit ment. If ' education is to fulfill its role, objective public review and accountability are mandatory. Are Portland schools rele vant in administrative leader ship, in curriculum, in stu dent competence and achieve ment, in positive student behavior, in human relations, parental input, community relations, and public rela tions? Are students respected as human beings? If so, exag gerations such as "eaten alive” should not be used as the ianguage whether in ref erence to figuratively eating people or farm animals alive connotes an extreme condi tion counter to contemporary community standards which therefore gives the impres sion of existing emergency or disaster conditions. Are Portland educators aware of the alienating im pact of exaggerated state ments or stereotypic labels? Terms such as “bused-in" carry emotional and political overtones whereas the words transfer students or com muting students do not have the same type of impact. Are school personnel aware of the necessity for objective statistics regarding student learning and behavior? For exam ple, do professionals realize that information re garding remedial programs should be accurately and tactfully presented so that the impression is not given that commuting transfer stu- dents are lowering the stan dards of a particular school or that integration is com pounding problems of learn ing or friction inasmuch as below average students, non- achieving students and fight ing students probably existed in most schools irrespective of race prior to desegrega tion. To what extent is the edu cational objective confused and handicapped by inap propriate administrative dis sent regarding bi racial, two- way integration (transfers in and transfers-out)? To what extent can a dissenting view point effectively implement any kind of integration? Recently Portland schools in transition have frequently appeared in news reports by one particular journalist; some of the information re vealed has been cause for active concern, initiating two personal visits by me to schools to seek facts. In an October 4. 1973 visit to Hayhurst School. I learned that commuting transfer stu dents include whites and non-whites. Resident stu dents living in the atten dance district include three A fro -A m erica n stu d e n ts . Three classes in the reading laboratory were observed; the first had approximately thirty-two students, of which two were Afro-Americans. The second el-ss of thirty- two students had no minority students. The third class of approximately thirty pupils included five minority stu dents. In a tutorial reading class, three minority stu dents were being instructed. Mr. Nelson, the principal, stated some Black students were doing outstanding work. To what extent is incom- assertions in the press? Are parents given a chance to respond cooperatively? Is adm inistrative leadership sen sitiv e, perceptive and free from racism? How does curriculum com pare between areas? For example, compare remedial reading curriculum at Hay- hurst with that of Boise. To what extent is class time fully utilized for its stated ourpose or for other non- rssential purposes such as extra projects, discipline, etc.? It is crucial that par ents and others seek such answers. Relevance assumes a part nership of constructive con cern. involvement and ap propriate student discipline and that no human being is written off as unteachable or unworthy of education. Relevance, the fourth R, includes reconciliation or reprimand: there is a time for each. If human worth and development are the major interests of parents and the community, does not it follow that relevant ad m inistration will require reprimand by removal for dehumanizing generaliza tions? Educational leader ship commitment is rein forced by consistency in words and deeds! To be relevant, words should not unjustly discredit pupil be havior. Browne joins committee S ta t e S e n a to r B e tty Browne, D-Oakridge, has been appointed to serve on the Intergovernmental Rela tions Committee of the Na tional Legislative Conference. The appointment was re ceived this week from Repre sentative Charles F. Kurfess of Ohio, President of the Conference. Senator Browne will serve on the Committee's Law Enforcement and Crimi nal Justice Task Force. The Committee’s next meeting is scheduled for December 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C., where the Conference has its national headquarters. Representative Tom Jen sen of Tennessee is Chair man of the Committee, and Representative Dale Cochran of Iowa is Vice-Chairman. The Committee “has be tome nationally recognized as the focal point for the expression of views by state legislators on major state federal issues,” according to Kurfess. This is Senator Browne’s second appointment to an interstate group in recent months. She was recently elected chairman of a new committee on Law and Crimi nal Justice of the Western Conference of State Govern ments. The Senator is currently Co-Chairman of the Legisla tive Interim Committee on the Judiciary and served as Chairman of the Senate Judi ciary Committee in the last legislative session. gon 97232. Additional prises of $50 and $26 Savings Bonds will be awarded to the second and third place winners, re spectively. The Center's initial symbol of this fun holiday will be the placem ent of a "Jack 0 Lantern” at the Ice Pavilion. A giant, smiling pumpkin face is painted on the ice and then protected with a glaze coating of new ice. On Thursday, October 18, a pumpkin patch will rise from the Center's Central Plaza to house the pumpkin giants entered in the Great Pumpkin contest and 30 tons of ordinary pumpkins for display. In addition, this holiday exhibit will feature live wild turkeys, scarecrows and decorative corn shocks. A final salute to this month ending traditional holi day will be the distribution of 5,000 pumpkins to children ages 12 and under on Tues day, October 30, beginning at 10:00 a.m. MEDIA co n te m p la te s C o m m u n ity O r g a n iz e r The Fourth R: Relevancy Demo Sale G re m lin s A m b a s s a d o rs A “Great Pumpkin” con test. $176 in U.S. Savings Bonds. 5,000 pumpkins and Oregon's under twelve popu lation are all part of a month long Halloween celebration now underway at Lloyd Center. The C enter's m erchants have issued a traditional challenge to all green thumbs in Oregon. A $100 U.S. Savings Bond is offered to the first place winner in the "Great Pumpkin" con test. This prise goes to the grower of the state's largest yellow pumpkin and will be awarded on the basis of the combined measurement of vertical and i horizontal dimensions. The 1 weight is not considered in I the judging. Entries may be placed in Wysham of Southwest Portland, the pumpkin patch at Lloyd Center beginning on October 19 and continuing through Wednesday. October 24. or mailed in Ithe dimensions - cease once they were down not the pumpkins) by Tues from the trees. Under the day. October 23 to the Lloyd supervision of faculty ad Center Business Office. *2201 visers (Mrs. Sharon Wilhelm. , Lloyd Center. Portland. Ore Jr., physical education dir ector for girls and Mrs. Elizabeth Brasfield. mathe matics teacher), the students processed and canned the apples at Cornell's Custom Cannery. The M etropolitan Eco- Father Abbott. Director of 1 nomic Development Indus William Temple House, said trial Alliance (MEDIA) Inc., that his shelves were almost stung by increasing low at bare and welcomed the food tendance of Union Avenue donation. based business owners and/or m anagers at Community Planning meetings, is study ing the possibility of ini tiating a survey which would include hiring a Community plete and distorted school in Organizer, who would edu formation circulated in the cate business executives and employees on broad, social, community and how can con political and business matters. cerned citizens constructively act for objectivity? Are Hiring of such a Com charges of minority learning and behavior problems ac munity Organizer will play a cepted as real without in key role because the full support and participation of quiry and investigation? the Union Avenue baaed A re d iffic u lt s itu a tio n s businesses will be necessary promptly communicated to parents before extravagant , if the redevelopment of Union Avenue is to be achieved. A small group of concerned businessmen is scheduled to discuss the financing of such a project. A firm commit ment of one businessman and ithe promise of two more , have started the study, but ! more funds are needed to continue. MEDIA. Inc. is a private, non profit. Local De velopment Corporation and any funds donated will be tax deductible. MEDIA believes that only through projects like this can the interests of Union Av«- nue businessmen lie pro tected and coordinated, in suring that businessm en's ideas and opinions are in eluded in any future rede velopment plans of this area NNPA (Continued from pg 1. col. 3) with more Blacks than Amer ica. We have to make a stand and decision similar to the steps taken by the Peoples Republic of China to elimi nate the drug grip in our midst. That calls for closing off the sources and imposing severe penalties upon the traffikers in narcotics. There is no assurance that either 20th century civiliza lion or Blacks will survive, Dr. Goodlett warned, unless we as Blacks utilize the best talent among us to assure survival. JrvinstonBæ rosier ««••i lb pull off a Job no one would ever dare, you need a team no one would » — i r R a I l / n u a Medical research in the areas of heart d isease, mental health, cancer, arthritis, leu kemia, and others has been made possible by your help. Through the UGN, you have made life better and longer for many others. Jo* Joseph 2017 Lloyd Center 2 8 8 -5 6 9 2 Ev« 2 8 8 -0 5 2 5 Life insurance, , educational, savings programs. retirement, health insurance and group insurance. "The Bank With a Purpose" <%> FREEDOM BANK O F F IN A N C E O w ned by the People operated tor the People Checking Accounts • Saving Account« • Bank by Moil * Real Estate lo a n t • Auto lo a n t • Home Improvement • Traveler« Check« E c kan kar confers Scores of Oregonians, along with thousands from around the world, are focusing their attention on San Francisco this month where plana call for the seventh world wide Seminar on Eckankar Octo ber 19 through 22 at the Civic Auditorium. Graphically illustrating the spiritual awakening taking place in America, young and old alike report finding an swers to the riddles of life in Eckankar, described as the path of total awareness. Ac cording to Chelaa (students) of thia teaching, the age-old questions of “Who am 1?, Have I lived before?. Where am I going?, What happens after death?" are answered in Eckankar. Hosted by the Northern California Satsang Societies, Ithe seminar highlight will be the appearance of Sri Darwin IGross, the living Eek Master, who heads the movement. He will be speaking several times during the event. "Eckankar teaches that throughout the various di mensions and universes of creation, there exists a cos mic spiritual energy force that is utilized in spiritual growth and travel into inner worlds,” Gross said. "Many people are just learning of the existence of these inner worlds and of the higher spiritual teachings." Gross emphasized that Ec kankar is not a religion, a philosophy, a Yoga or a Metaphysical system, and is not concerned with political or social systems. “Rather." he said, “it is concerned with life or consciousness. More specifically, with man. since man is the only creature on thia planet with the intelli gence to recognize who and what he really is.” According to Gross, arti ficial means of consciousness expansion are never used in Eckankar. He reports that many young people who were reliant upon drugs found them totally unnecessary when they became involved with Eckankar. Ixvcal Chelas explained that the pathway of Eckankar has I been know to a select few throughout all ages, and in large part, has been kept j hidden from the general I m asses. In 1965, Paul Twitchell, the predecessor to ! Sri Darwin as the living Eck Master, made these spiritual teachings public. The seminar will include talks, an art exhibit depicting experiences at higher levels of awareness, music and a children's calendar of semi nar activities for the junior ! Eckist. A free introductory lecture will be presented Saturday morning, October 20. 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Intersta. ■ Long Instance rates —especially dial-direct rates—are lower on week ends, in the evening and late at night Savings can be big. 3. Plan your conversation in advance. If you know in advance what you wish to talk about — perhaps even make some notes —you'll he able Io share more news and get more accomplished in less time And this will save money. 4. ( all person-to-person only when absolutely necessary. Person-to-person calls are far more expensive than station-to-station calls— especially dial-direct station calls. In some cases, you can get more than two dial-direct calls for the price of one person-to- person call. 2 ) Pacific Northwest Bell G ra n ts a v a ila b le Students may apply through February 1, 1974. Forma are available in the PSU financial aids office. Under the international student scholarship program, Streeter said atudenta may receive up to full tuition and fees. PSU has some $54,000 to disburse, coupled with another $11,000 ticketed for renewals under an old inter national student aid program. Streeter said he can't pre dict how much money will be available this fall until com puter studies are completed. Still, he encouraged atudenta to apply on the chance aome aid will be available, Original estimates placed 1 the amount of federal finan cial aid available at PSU thia year at more than $1 million. That is increased by insti tutional shares in some pro grams and by the BEOG pro- i gram. More information on finan cial aids may be obtained by calling the P8U Office of Financial Aids at 229-3481. Old Blood’s Deportment Store "Old Blood ’A for fine duds" A complete line of the latest in Men’s and Women’s wear and Children’s Shoes Phone 2 8 1 -6 8 0 8 3 9 3 3 N .E . U n io n Avo,