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Portland/Observer C o n te st ru le s Any child 12 year* and under may enter the eonteat. 2. Send all entries with your name and address to: Portland Observer, P.0. Box 3137, Portland. Oregon 9720H, by November 25. 1973. Parker leads team yard pass thrown by have Titus. Parker had five re ceptions for 125 yards in that game. Parker is a co-captain of the team, which plays its final game against Whit worth College on November 17th. Joe Parker, a Senior at Wdlamette University, will play his last game for the Bearcats on November 17th. Parker. 175 pounds and 6’2". led his team to a win against the College of Idaho Satur day when he caught an HO D /t.B e w /iz i OtNTliT ft's Good to Know • moni or mv Mitarui DENTAL HEALTH POLICIES H A V I C H A N O ID _wo Appointment 4 o n te in %l Ì ease • n v e n le n e O f fu r l l i m n H III» mi l a i « m I IttU tl h sifM ld «» * FOR C O M P IIT I OINTAL SIR VIC I 1 C o n v e n to n rfy lo c a t e d D a n to / O f f t c a i e o a u A N O • s a iiM • i u o i n i PRICES QUOTED IN ADVANCE N o Finance Com pany or Rank to Ooal W ith r i m o 3 2 7 -2 4 2 7 Iainraace Acttyted * « • Will Attui T m will» IN« I •»mt P ro m p t Of NT A I - R IP A IR I' J Be/uia/uL D IN T IR T B I 6 s w 4 ,h A*«- h lo w a A liti A Wtikisylta UlOHOI MdA H t » R onna Page 5 Boost assists students COLORING CONTEST 1. Thursday, November 15, 1973 3. Prizes of $5 will be awarded in three categories: A. Under 6 years B. Six through 9 years C. 10 through 12 years 4. The decision of the judges is final. BOOST (B ettering Ore gon’s Opportunity for Saving Talent) is a state-funded pro gram to find persons who need special help to attend a post secondary institution and to match them with pro grams to meet their needs. It is operated by the Office of High School Relations of the Slate System of Higher Education and works in co operation with special pro grams at most colleges, com munity colleges and voca tional schools in the state for minority, disadvantaged or handicapped students. Persons no longer in high school can get in touch with the program by calling the BOOST office at 229 4H70, or by dropping in at the office on the Portland State Uni versity Campus, 1633 S.W. Park Students in high schools should soon be reached by a team of BOOST counselors canvassing the metropolitan area. North Portland schools are covered by Ken Mar shall, director of the pro gram, who will be meeting with stud en ts at Grant, Adams and Washington high schools. Ozie Johnson will counsel students at the Al bina Youth Opportunity School, and Jefferson and Benson high schools. In addition, Madeline Jepson, Claudia Purkapile and Jean Fernande will visit outlying areas of the city. BOOST helps participants choose a school, get accepted and obtain financial aid, if needed. “We'll pick a stu dent up on any level, even if it's at the eighth grade level," Madeline Jepson says. "We'll send him to a G.E.D. i high school equivalency I cen ter. We're also ^tjkm g with returning veteran«» getting them back into the educa tional mainstream " "We have a number of op tions for students,'* Madeline says. “We don't say you have to go to college to get an academ ic background. You can go to a beauty school or a technical school if you prefer." There are programs for special students at every in stitution in the State System of Higher Education. Com munity colleges have "open door" adm issioq policies which enable dropouts or students who may have had poor high school grades to enroll and demonstrate that they are capable of doing college work. BOOST places some students in special pro grams like Upward Bound, designed for students who have the ability to do college work but need remedial edu Other programs are for academi ra lly p rep a red s tu d e n ts whose only disadvantage is coming from a low income family or being physically handicapped. There are programs in the Portland area at PSU and community colleges, as well as programs at colleges out of the city where students live on campus in dormi lories. "A big part of BOOST'S job is matching the right student with the right pro gram," continued Marshall. BOOST also provides career counseling for persons who are not sure what type of education they want. "Just last week a woman, 42, with six children came in and said she would like an education," Madeline says. “She said there is no way she can get oft Welfare until she has an education." BOOST will help her find an educational program and help her with the red tape of ad cation and tutoring. mission and financial aid ap plications. Eligibility is based on de sire for an education, with consideration given to the family's income, size and other special circumstances. Handicapped persons or those from minority or non English speaking families are most often eligible, along with Model Cities residents. Madeline adds, "I would rather have 10 people come in who are not eligible than have one eligible person not come in berause he thinks he is ineligible." She explains that even if a person can't be helped by the BOOST pro gram, BOOST can help him apply for work-study or loan programs which may make it possible to attend college. Now in its fourth year in Oregon, BOOST counseled 450 persons last year and enabled 296 of them to at tend college. Others were placed in G.E.D. programs and upon completion will be eligible for college. Announcing a brand-new 2-year enlistment idea. If 3 or 4 years in the service is more than you can afford to give right now, consider the Army's new 2-year enlistment idea It's an idea with a choice. You can choose iob training from a wide range of job-training courses. And if you qualify, we'll guarantee that training in writing before you enlist. O f you can choose to serve with us in Europe Either way, you get the same total benefits package as with a longer enlistment. Including a new starting salary of $326.10 a month, with a raise to $363 30 in just four months. 2 3 4 -7 2 0 9 Call 7 7 4 -8 8 0 S Pre-Holiday Sales! Starts Thursday. Sale. Save 20% on juniors and misses sweaters. Sale. Save on these men’s double knit Sale 6.40 Reg. IH. Great savings op a great selection of juniors' and misses' sweaters. Choose from turtlenecks. V-necks, wrap arounds and more easy care styles in a smashing assortment of colors. Stock up now. Vocational schools bear watching Iairge numbers of people are seeking specialized job training through private vo rational schools. Although such education ran lead to higher jobs and better pay. often the training is a waste of effort and money. Con sumers should be alerted to the deceptive practices used to lure them to enroll as students. Deception can be by out right untrue statements or by failure to reveal a fart. For example, the salesman or school may "guarantee" that graduates will be placed in a suitable job. The stu dent then finds out that this will not or cannot be done. Also, a school might adver tise in the help wanted column of a newspaper or magazine. It may promote certain jobs as “high paying" and suggest that no prior training is necessary. Us ually such ads are really only come ons to get people to enroll and are not legitimate job offers at all. Mis representation by om mission occurs if the school indicates that anyone who enrolls in a particular course will automatically qualify for a job in that field. It does not mention, though, that there may be other require ments besides school training (for instance, a civil service examination, state licensing, apprenticeship, union mem bership or minimum age). Still another pitfall is that the training itself may be poor. But even if it is a high quality course, it may be of little use for two reasons: there are no job openings for the skill involved, or the employers themselves would rather train new employees. Beware of schools that claim their instruction is ex cellent because they are •ither approved for veterans or accredited. Approval for veterans does not mean the school offers quality train ing. Schools are not approved under the G.I. Bill; courses are if they meet certain mini mum requirem ents estab lished by law. The approval means veterans may take a course and receive G.I. bene fits. Likewise, accreditation means only that a school meets minimum standards set by a private, non govern mental agency. It does not mean that a school is good. However, if the accrediting agency is recognized by the U.S. Office of Education, stu dent« at the accredited school may be eligible for federal or state aid. A consumer ran protect himself or herself from a bad investment by doing the fol lowing: Inquire from the school about: . 1) Its refund policy. 2) The drop out rate (if unusually high, the courses may have been too difficult for other students; if very low, the school may be too easy and a "degree mill"). 3) Whether the cost of the course includes such things as textooks, supplies, trans [Mirtation to and from resi dent training and room and board. 4) Whether it is certified to do business in Oregon. 5) The names, addresses and phone numbers of stu dents who have graduated within the last six months (then ask them for their opinions of the school). Ask outsiders about the school’s reputation (The Better Business Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, high schools, or VA counselors). Ask at least three em ployers, in the vocational area in which you intend to take training, the following questions: 1) Would you hire grad uates of the school? 2) How many graduates have you actually hired in the last year? 3) Were they hired be cause of the training? 4) Did training make any difference in starting salary? If you are ripped off after all. first contact the school and try to get satisfaction from it. If this does not work, complain to any or all of the following agencies: The Better Business Bureau; the state licensing agencies; the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's office; the accredit ing agency; the TV or radio station, magazine or news paper that carried the school's ad; and the Federal Trade Commission. Be sure that you have kept copies of all papers, letters, cancelled checks and advertisements, so that you can prove you have been deceived. neg. » io . 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