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PPS releases statistics
The Portland Public School»
have released a document
called "Achievement Profile»
of Portland Public School»“ ,
which report» the ba»ic »kill
teat» given »¡nee 1967 68 in
P o rtla n d e le m e n ta ry and
»econdary »chool».
V ictor Doherty, assiatant
superintendent for education,
»aid d iffe re n ce » betw een
population» w ith in a com
rnunity like Portland
and
the population» on which
n a tio n a l teat» are »tan
darized
make district-
wide comparison» w ith na
tional norm» extremely diffi
cult to interpret.
He alxo cautioned against
s tr ic t com parisons on a
school to school basis:
“ As might be expected,
considerable variation exists
in achievement among Port
land's separate schools.
,
"C ontributing to the varia
lions and trends are such
factors us changing com
rn u n ity
c h a r a c t e r is tic s ,
change» in student population
characteristics and changes
in school boundaries.”
Factors identified for each
school are relative standings
for student turnover, student
attendance, teacher with ad
vanced degrees and training,
ratio of pupil* to teachers,
average num ber of free
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Model Schools still low
lunches daily and percentage
of free lunches to average
daily lunches.
Community socio economic
factors identified are per
centages of two parent fami
lies, families wi h low annual
incomes, children from wel
fare families and averages
for parent education and
Henry joins state
Secretary of State Clay
Myers announced the ap
pomtment of Calvin O.l,.
Henry, 33, as assistant man
a » .r ef t'l • Flection- Div
»ion.
H enry replaces R ichard
Banton, who was recently
promoted to manager of the
Elections Division.
Henry has completed his
course work for a M.S. de
grer in mathematic» from
Oregon S tate U n iv e rs ity ,
where he held graduate assis
tantships in mathematics and
chemistry while doing his
,H>st graduate work.
"I am especially pleased to
add a person of Mr. Henry's
outstanding qualifications to
our Elections Division staff,"
Myers said, "and I know he
w ill be a tremendous asset to
our organization."
Henry is a captain in the
Oregon A ir National Guard,
and serves as weapon direr
tor staff officer for the 153rd
Tactical Control Squad. Port
land.
He is president of the Cor
vallis Branch of the NAACP.
and is a former chairman of
the Benton Linn Economic
Opportunity Council. He is a
board member of the Cor
va llis Economic In d u s tria l
Council. Henry also belongs
to the Corvallis Area Cham
lier of Commerce and Toast
masters.
In 1972 he was selected a»
one of the "personalities of
the west and midwest" by
the American Biographical
Institute.
Ik-fore joining the Elections
Division staff, Henry was a
consultant on equal oppor
tum ty for Calmax Corpora
tion in Corvallis,
He and his wife, Muriel,
reside in Corvallis.
Former Portland Mayor
T erry Schrunk, who lives
quietly in North Portland,
retains an active interest in
the issues and problems of
Portland and the nation.
“ I am in favor of city
county c o n s o lid a tio n ," he
»aid. "Certainly the concept,
I think, '« a great step in the
right direction. I have the
•trong feeling that in some
way we have to be smart
enough to lie the social and
economic unit together that
constitutes the greater Port
land metropolitan area.
I
had great hopes for the
Metropolitan Service D istrict
but it was not funded
the people voted down the
funding." The first change of
the MSI) was to have been
to solve the problem of solid
waste dis,rosal in the metro
p o lita n area ra th e r than
having Clackamas and Wash
ington Counties using the
North Portland dump. "In
stead of fo llo w in g th a t
course
after we had been
successful in getting mas*
transit . . . you w ill remember
that the city was forced to
take our Rose C ity Transit.
We thought it should be on a
Thursday, .November 8, 1973
ABOUT
rnunity Care, during the film
ing of her latest movie, "laist
in the Stars". "Ix»»t in the
Stars", which is based on
Alan Payton’s novel about
South Africa, “ Cry the Ik-
loved Country", was filmed
at the Village Green in
Cottage Grove.
Approxi
mately KM) Black Portlanders
Savings
rates
are
UP
per
Passbook savings are
compounded constantly from
day of deposit to day of withdrawal
Benj.©'Franklin
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Robert H Hazen Pres • 23 Offices • Phone 246 1234
Home Office Franklin Bldg . Portland Oregon 97204
broader basis and the legis
lature was cooperative. T ri
Met was created.
It pro
vided for financing and every
thing so we were in business.
Just when we were tryin g to
get started the Metropolitan
Service D istrict made their
first order of business taking
over T ri Met. This I believe
upset the voters of the tr i
county area and they would
not finance the Metropolitan
Service District.
County Auditors office.
The voters turned down a
controversial measure to put
hiring of police and fire
chief» in the hands of the
City Manager instead of the
Civil Service.
A $5.9 million bond pro
posal for construction for the
V ancouver School D is tric t
was also defeated.
I be per copy
PEPPU
Superintendent shot
"But I do fet I that this is a
step in the right direction
and from it I hope w ill come
a wider concept with which
we can finance many other
th in g s
like regional
parks.
"The Zoo should not be
financed by the people of
Portland alone
it serves
the people of the m etro-
politan area. The Memorial
Coliseum is being paid for by
bonds being paid by the
people of Portland alone and
yet it serves the entire
metropolitan area.
I think
the C ity of Portland tax
payers are supporting local
services that support many
of our |>eople."
Schrunk noted that for
years P o rtla n d ta xp a ye rs
supported the public docks,
yet half of those employed
there lived outside Portland.
"So I think there has to be
equity. Because of that lack
of equity there has been a
flight to the suburbs, the
central city has been left
with a heavy tax burden and
a constantly rising demand
for services."
Mayor Schrunk revived the
e sta b lishm e n t o f the A ir
Quality Control It had been
•et up th r u s h Hit City
Health Bureau, but because
it was a broader problem,
Multnomah County and for a
while Washington. Clacka
mas and Columbia counties
all joined the program.
Schrunk told the Observer
that his present view is that
he w ill publicly support con
solidation and w ill say pub
licly that he considers it only
a good first step
that
there have to be other steps
taken.
Oakland's popular Black
Superintendent of Schools.
Dr Mari us Foster, was killed
and his top aid wounded in a
parking lot ambush Tuesday
night. A ll city schools were
closed for a day of mourning.
A s s o c ia te S up e rinte n d e n t
Robert Blackburn underwent
surgery and was listed in
serious condition.
Three young Blacks, armed
with a shotgun and a pistol,
fled by automobile after the
shooting. Police declined to
say what prompted the at
tack and assigned guards to
thi- homes of both victims.
fo ste r went to Oakland in
1970 fro m P h ila d e lp h ia ,
where he hail been honored
for outstanding work.
He
served as the associate super
intendent of community af
fairs for the Philadelphia
School D istrict. In 1969 he
received a Bok Foundation
award for outstanding con
tribution to education.
In Oakland. Foster set up
a citizen's committee to aid
him and thi- school adminis
tration in decision making.
He was widely respected for
his work to involve the com
rnunity in the educational
process.
Is Grand Rapids ready?
Congressman and now
Vice P re s id e n tia l nominee
Gerald Ford found himself in
an a w kard position re
cently, stemming from his
opposition to a strong home
rule bill for the D istrict of
Columbia.
Ford contended
essentially that the District's
residents imost of whom are
Black I are not yet ready to
govern themselves, and as
proof of his |Hisition. he cited
low voter turnout in the
District's last school board
election. The Congressman
also contended that the school
board has had trouble hang
ing on to school superinten
dents for the D istrict. There
have been four since 1964.
W ashington radio station
W M AI. did some checking,
however, on the situation in
Ford's home town of Grand
Rapids, Michigan. The station
discovered that Grand Rapids
also has had four school
superintendents since 1964.
and the voter turnout in its
last school board election
was eleven per cent.
The
turnout in Washington’s last
board election was 18 per
cent. When the issue came
to a vote on October 10.
Ford voted favor of a modi
fied home rule bill that leaves
with Congress the power to
veto actions by an elected
District of Columbia city
C la y M y e rs
a n n o u n c es
p la n s
Secretary of State Clay
M yers w ill announce his
political intentions for the
1974 campaign at 1:00 p.m.
November 10th at the Port
land Motor Hotel. The an-
nouncment w ill be preceded
by a statewide meeting and
workshop held by Myer's
supporters.
Governor Tom McCall has
announced that he w ill sup
port Myers, a Republican, for
the office of Governor.
were part of the cast. Those
with speaking parts included
Charles Jordan, who played
the part of the Zulu Chief;
la-e Henderson, the Station
Master; ?\ndra Able, a young
g irl.
The B ethel A M E
Church Choir, w ith a few
additions, participated in one
of the major musical num
ber».
The movie starred
Brock Peters, Charles St.
Jacques. Melba Moore, and
II.B. Barnum. Jr.
Miss Myers has had an
extensive career in movies,
the theater and television.
Among her better known
movies are:
"To K ill a
M o c k in g b ird ", "T h e New
Centurians", and "Lady Sings
the Blues".
Among her
major roles on and off Broad
way are "The Blacks” , “ Anna
Lucasta", and "The Willow
and I",
"The World of My America"
has received wide acclaim
throughout the world. Miss
M yers' d ra m a tic moments
im,H-rsonating events in the
lives of Black people range
th ro u g h hum or, anguish,
anger and pride as she sings
or intones the poetry, the
affirmation:, of her people.
The performance includes the
works of Iatngston Hughes
and Paul Iaiwrence Dunbar,
as well as enactments of epi
sodes in the life of Sojurner
Truth. Miss Mvers recently
won a Los Angeles Drama
Critics' Special Award for
the show
The Salvation Arm y w ill
serve Thanksgiving Dinner
for elderly citizens who might
otherwise have to spend this
holiday alone.
The Dinner
w ill be served at 12 noon on
Thursday. November 22nd at
the Salvation Arm y Rose
Center, 1785 N.E. Sandy
Boulevard. There w ill be no
charge for the dinner, but
reservations must be made by
November 17th.
On Thanksgiving Day, the
Salvation Arm y w ill provide
turkey dinners for approxi
mately 1,000 homeless men
and w omen. This is an annual
event that is repeated on
The Oregon State Hi
way D e p a rtm e n t has
ranged for T ri Met bus <
vice to the bridge on Sum
from: 16th and Multnon
at the Lloyd Center; F
Smith Center on S.W. Brt
way; and the Union Stal
at the foot of the Broadv
Bridge.
Busses w ill
every 15 to 20 minutes.
Stop for school bus
Sheriff J. Bard Purcell,
Director of the Multnomah
County Department of Public
Safety, announced that viola
tions of the "School Bus Law"
are approaching new highs
th ro u g h o u t many county
areas.
Increasing careless
ness on the part of drivers
who ignore school bus warn
ing lights is beginning to pose
a serious threat to the well
being of local school chil
dren . . . particularly w ith the
onset of inclement winter
weather conditions.
In 1949, the Oregon Legis
lature passed the School Bus
Law for the purpose of
safe guarding school children
as they board or leave school
buses.
comparison with the city ele
m entary schools.
These
scores are consistent with
the community socio economic
data which falls in the low
end of thi- lo w « quarter of
schools.
Grade I achievement scores
range from 2.9 to 3.3 grade
level; grade 8 scores are 5.0
to 5.9. Since 1967 reading
scores as compared to dis
tric t averages have risen
slightly for third graders but
have dropped for 5th and 7th
graders; math concept scores
have risen for 3rd graders
and risen slightly for 7th
graders, but have dropped for
5th graders; math problem
solving and computation have
risen lor the 3rd graders and
dropped for the 5th and re
mains the same for the 7th.
King is 84.3 percent Black.
Boise
"Achievement test scores
at Boise elementary in grade
I and grade 8 mathematics
and reading are low in com
parison with the city elemen
tary schools. However, the
results are not inconsistent
in terms of the socio-economic
data for the Boise community
which are at the low end of
the lower quarter of the city
schools.
Boise appears to have the
lowest achievement scores
of all the elementary schools
C urrent achievement rat
ings for 4th graders 11972 731
ranged from 2.8 to 3.3 grade
levels. For 8th graders the
achievement levels were from
5.3 to 5.9 grade level.
In
reading achievement, scores
as compared to the average
for the district were lower
than in 1967 68; math con
cept scores were lower; math
computation was lower for
the 3 rd and 5th grade,
slightly higher for the 7th:
math problem solving was
slightly higher for 3rd and
7th and lower for the 5th.
Boise had 367 Black, 20
white, 5 oriental, 4 Spanish
American and 9 American
Indian students.
Humboldt
Grade 4 reading and mathe
mattes achievem ent te st
scores at Humboldt are in
the lower part of the lower
quarter of the city elemen
tary schools.
This is con
sistent with the data on the
schools and the community
socio economic fa cto rs for
Humboldt.
Achievement in all areas
except 3rd grade math con
cepts has dropped since 1968.
King
Grade 4 and grade 8 test
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Nixon resignation
demand increases
The conservative magazine Time this week called for the
resignation of President Nixon. "We consider the situation so
unprecedented, the issue so crucial to the country, that we
publish this firs t editorial in Time's 50 year history," said the
editors. The editorial stated that "Richard Nixon and the
nation have passed a tragic point of no return. It now seems
likely that the President w ill have to give up his office: he has
irredeemably lost his moral authority, the confidence of most of
the country, and therefore his ability to govern effectively."
"In the almost daily rush of revelations, it is not easy for the
numbed citizen to keep in mind the full enormity of “ Water
gate". Despite ample instances of past Government corruption,
nothing can be found in U.S. history even remotely approaching
the skein of events that the word Watergate no longer defines
or contains. A Vice President, twice personally chose.*. o>
Nixon, forced to resign to escape jail. A former Attorney
General and intimate adviser to Nixon under indictment.
Another former Cabinet member under indictment. One of the
two most powerful presidential aides under indictment. Six
other White House aides or Administration officials indicted,
convicted or having pleaded guilty; seven more fired or re
signed. Most of them shown to have been either in charge of, or
aware of, illegal operations. The whole White House pervaded
by an atmosphere of aggressive amorality -
amorality
almost raised to a creed. A ruthless determination to hide as
much of this as possible from the public and investigators.
Wall Street Journal - " . . . It is the President s misfor
tune that his words are not widely believed anymore. And
everyone knows that he has already been compelled by events
to retreat again and again. So one must wonder if he may
finally be forced into a total surrender of his job."
Burns Roper of the Roper Public Opinions Research
Center . . . “ The question in my mind now is not whether he
(Nixon) w ill or will not last out his term, but whether he w ill or
w ill not last out the calendar year.” Roper said Republicans
have been defecting from the party and this makes it almost
certain that Nixon w ill resign.
Christmas Day. The Dinner
w ill be served from 11:00 a.m.
until all have been served,
which is estimated to be about
2:00 p.m.. at 134 W. Burnside.
This Dinner is provided
through contributions and is
prepared and served by vol
unteers.
Music and Thanksgiving
decorations w ill add to the
festivity of the occassion.
Homemade pies are a tradi
tion of the Salvation Army'»
Thanksgiving Dinner, and ap
proximately 350 are needed.
Groups or individuals who can
contribute are asked to call
223 2043.
The New York T im e s. . . called on President Nixon to
resign saying it was "the one last service that Mr. Nixon can
perform for his country." adding that “ the country has lost
confidence in the President's veracity and good faith."
The Denver Post . . . said in its Sunday editions that Nixon
should resign and if he refused he should be impeached. The
Post supported Nixon in the 1972 election.
The D etroit News said Nixon should resign and if he refuses,
"serious consideration should be given to impeachment".
Senator Edward Brooke IR Mass.) became the first
Republican Senator to advocate resignation. He said there is no
question that Nixon has lost effectiveness as the nation's
leader.
Bridge greets people
The new Freinont Bridge
w ill be open to the public on
November 11th from ninin
until 4 p.m. This w ill be the
only opportunity to walk on
the bridge as it has no facili
ties for foot travel and when
it is opened to traffic on
November 14th. pedestrians
w ill be barred.
The 1255
foot high bridge offers a
ents and interested persons
can review the study at the
school d istrict office
Barry Goldwater - that Nixon's credibility "has reached
an all-time low from which he may never be able to recover.”
SA serves dinners
Pauline Myers Show benefits poor
Pauline Myers w ill bring
her one woman show, "The
World of My America", to
Portland on November 17th
as a benefit performance for
Community Care.
Miss Myer* became in
terested in Community Care
when »he met Mrs. Clara
Peoples, Director of the Com
I f KItl st HKI \K
Gallagher wins vote
Vancouver voters elected
31 year old former Vista vol
unteer Jim Gallagher over
incum bent M ayor L lo yd
Stromgren. Gallagher, who
vowed to "restore confidence
in City Hall", won 62 per
cent of the vole.
Gallagher, who w ill take
office on January 14. is a
chief deputy in the Clark
Further basic data for each
school includes the ethnic
composition of students and
staff and the types of special
programs operating in the
school.
Summaries of the achieve
merit results of the Model
Pities schools follow
Par
OBSERVER
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARIS
Schrunk supports merger
CALVIN O.L. HENRY
family income.
Also identified for each
school are the number of
s tu d e n ts , a d m in is tra tiv e
transfer students, teachers,
aides, administrators, aver
age years experience of
teachers, average length of
teacher service in the school
district and the percentage
Senator Henry Jackson (D-Wn.) said Nixon could force an
"unchallengeable demand for impeachment or the possibility of
a direct request for resignation" if he does not "lay his cards on
the table". He said "the real issue is whether or not there is
enough confidence left for the President to govern the nation".
NORMAN JOHNSON
Vocational Village
hosts conference
Vocational Village w ill host
the Second Annual State
wide Inservice Day for Secon
d ary D isadvantaged and
Handicapped P ro je ct Per
sonnel on November 9th.
Norman Johnson, professor
of Social Policy at Carnegie
Millan U niversity in Pitts
burg and nationally recog
nixed consultant in educk
tional techniques for disad
vantaged students, is the
major speaker.
Sponsored hv the Oregon
Department of Educations
Division of Vocational Educa
tion, the conference has as
its goals: "To increase capa
b ilitie s of teachers and
teacher’s aides in assisting a
disadvantaged or handi
capped learner tryin g to sue
ceed in a regular classroom."
The conference w ill draw
an estimated 280 staff mem
bers from 53 secondary
schools in Oregon. Project
Director is Ron Thurston,
Principal of Vocational Vill
age.
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickle, who
was fired by President Nixon when he criticized the invasion of
Cambodia, said in Portland last Thursday that the President
might hav e to consider resigning, "depending on what happens
in the next few weeks."
Conservative William F. Buckley predicts that Nixon will
resign. Buckley maintains that the President must step down if
he no longer has the support of the majority of the people.
The Society of Friends of Seattle wrote to the President
prayerfully asking him to resign.
Helen Wise. President of the National Education Association,
told the P resident. . . "Teachers are asking me how they can
fu lfill their responsibilities of teaching young people the moral,
ethical and spiritual values required in a free society while the
President of the United States disregards the nation's tradi
(tonally high standards of morality."
President Nixon emphatically maintains that he w ill remain
in office
but the people w ill make the final decision.