Portland/Observer
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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
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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.
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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.
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Sale 3 ior 1.99
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