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Carter shows concern
A bill cxrentty in the Oregon House of Represent
“G et Wo«»y PtiesHey" UH.
atives, colled by so m e'
a another exam ple of «be attempt of the
Public Schools to avoid public participation
House Bill 2480 changes the election dote of the
Portlond School Board. Portland Community C o<lege
and Multnomah County Interm ediate Education
District members to the third Tuesday in April, a date
now used by other school districts in Oregon, rather
than the current practice of electing them during the
Moy primary.
The bill has been passed off as a housekeeping
matter — simply to put Portland in step with the rest
of the state. It does seem strange that Portland wonts
to get in step now, after a ll these years. Could it be
the school district is afraid it w ill get another W ally
Priestley?
It is an accepted fact that citizens do not vote in
school district elections. A man like Priestley, who
was not supported by any special interest group and
certainly was not endorsed by the school district,
would not be elected in on election w here there was
not a large popular vote Another ra tio n a l ration for
the bill ts to prevent a candidate from seeking and
winning two or more positions at the same time. IT s
strange that no one was too concerned about Dr.
Howard Cherry and others serving on the school bord
and the legislature.
No H all comes bock to one thing — Ge» Wolly
Pnesttey! We alreody have seen one change of rules
when the Board decided to elect any m em ber
chairman rather than taking turns the w ay they have
for years. Don’t give W aily thot gavel!
What's wrong with Priestley? Only that he explores
the issues, asks questions, doesn't rubber-stamp the
administration's decisions. He has the strange idea
that the Board of Education, elected by the people,
should be the school district's decision makers — no*
the administrators it hires. He has the rad«coi idea
that the Board of Education, elected by the people
should provide the guidance and direction for the
district's educational policies and procedures — not
the superintendent and his assistants. But most of a ll,
he has the notion that the public should be heard
and be asked to participate in these decisions.
Priestley asks questions; he raises issues, he « a r t
to know the facts behind the recommendations; he
prolongs the meetings. That makes him a mavenck —
on outsider.
It is interesting to watch — and to feel — the
hostility thrown his way by other board members and
the staff But it really isn't funny. And each snide
remark, and each nasty pbe, is not only directed or
W ally Priestley. They are directed at us, the voters,
who elected him to the Board of Education.
Whither Albina Branch
Consideration is being given to dosing or moving
the Albino Branch library, which is little used. The
library, which has a collection of works on Block
culture and history, was once designed to be a center
for Block study and a focal point for the community.
In recent years, use of the library has dropped- It is
no longer host to groups of school and pre-school
children who come for films or story hours Its
m eeting rooms ore empty — the advisory board ’ong
ago ceased to function.
A library con be mare than a p a c e *n e < e oooks
ore kep*. It cn be a stimulus to 'eod>ng. »o learning. It
can be a ploce w here young and o*d mee» for
common interests
This the Alb-no Branch s not. b stays empty while
residents a few blacks aw ay seem unaw are of its
presence
Should the branch be dosed or moved? Only the
resideme of AJbina can decide. The Library Associ
ation has asked for guidance and has received none.
W e con be sure fht this building w ill not rem ain
empty w hile other communities are pleoding for
services. The future of the Albino Branch is simple —
if it is used it w ill rem ain, if it is not it w ill go. The
peop»e of Albmo are making the choice through
their apathy
Carter said.
a three-months
P t«xto n
present w elfare
study of the w elfare system,"The pres
programs should be scrapped entirely and a totally
new system im plem ented."
Integral ports of the new w elfare pion are a |ob for
everyone who con and wants to work and a decent
income for those who do work or who are unable to
work.
This is o far better program than the one recently
proposed by Governor Bob Straub and views the
nation's poor with a different basic concept - the
concept that the poor would rather be self-support
ing if employment w ere availab le ond thot those
who do work are entitled to earn o decent w ag e.
The Straub Ion differs greatly in concept — rather
thon put the emphasis on the creation of jobs
through the private and public sector, the Straub plan
forces those who ore unable to find work onto
non-pod public service iobs to earn their keep. The
S tau b pion also ties w elfare assistance to the
minimum w age to insure that no one avoids work
because w elfare offers higher pay. c reasoning thot
most recipients of the current w elfare system w ould
question.
The Carter pion would consol «dote a ll benefits into
o single cosh payment based on fam ily size ond
varying only to occomodoto differences of living
costs in different areos of the country. The plan also
prcvaes assistance to ’nose who ore em ployed but
because of large fam ilies or other factors hove
incomes below the poverty level.
The G x to r pion ts still called w elfare but it is a step
towrxd a guaranteed income for every American.
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th ia« ta U U m same. Bat just ride
T ri-M a t aay «fay during the hours usually
used by school kids fa r getting ta and
from school. W hy fa fa th at it's tba Black
kids that are usually the loudest, the ones
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Do Black bays and
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From The Oregonian
W e ke to think thot o M teochers ore masters of the
Engiish anguoge. Certomly this should be bas e to all
education. It come os a surprise, therefore, to hear
that those who teoch writing a re in need of courses
in grammar.
We recently 'eceived evidence that the need is
r e a l. A letter to the editor from a teacher (sanction
ing sponkmg as a disciplinary measure to aid in the
learning peace»} co^tomed the following glaring
grammatical errors:
" ... in the teacher's m inds..."
“ There are a growing list..."
" . betw een he ond the teacher .."
Surely, as important as teaching prospective
teochers how to teoch ond w hat to teoch is teaching
them the proper use of the languoge in which they
teoch. Our compliments to those who recognized the
need, w ere courogeous enough to see thot it is
satisfied.
CassaútU»
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comm ittee. created by
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pend
Boe. w ill
legislation. w ith tba
of the Trade and fxo o o o ix
at staff.
T U committee fa charged w ith a
variety of responsibilities. First, it is U g
moaitor problem» caused by t U drought
aad assist Uw Governor fa developing a
state drought relief program. T U joiat
committee « ill also look into Oregoo s
w ater programs and recommend lagisla
tioa which allows more flexibility in
responding to future w ater problems,
last. U m committee w ill lay U m ground
work far an interim committee to develop
a long term w ater use policy as it relates
to conservation, reclamation and in-
traaaad storage.
Are we different ?
faaguage? Take a stroll aay « a rm sun
shiny day through aay ghetto park aad
see if you're not appalled by U m laaguage
Is it just a coincidence that Richard Nixon m ode his
pos?-resignotion television appearance on the an
niversary of the murder of students at Kent State?
Richard Nixon's finger wasn't on the trigger, but he
was just as guilty of murder as if it were.
h was Nixon who set the stage for the Kent Stale
killings by creating an atmosphere of hatred and
susccian of those who peacefully demonstrated
their 3cocs.‘ on to the war. Time has proved the
Oemonstrators right. The w ar is over ond the nation is
totting »he first steps to open relations with "com -
munist" Vietnam . The only things accomplished by
the years of war w ere the murder ond destruction of
two nations — Vietnam and the United States.
Only Nixon remains the same - still lying, p ill
covering up his cr-mes. sti II attem pting to deceive the
American people.
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Does asm« fool laaguage give a far tin« of
t y o r does it simply make one
mpted by Ida poors? W hatever t U
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th eir cocomunity when these ugly sores
at« allowed ta exist? Which brings about
the queetim again: are we different? I f a
society is to function in an orderly « a y
we must have rules and regulations. But
are we as Black Americans following
those rules? Young Blacks stop th eir cars
fa the middle of streets and hold long
cooversatioo. totally disregarding the
rights of others.
Downtown movie houses are often
filled «nth marijuana smoke and it's
always young BIarks who the guilty onas.
Black movies are often filled by loud
ta k in g Backs A re we different?
Black movies, so popular a few years
ago. w ere almost impossible to enjoy
because of the loud talking and boisterous
youth. A re we different?
Albertson's super m arket went to
«rent pain to careful) mark th eir no
parking area. T U area directJy in front of
the entrance. Big yellow no parkiang
signs adorn the concrete and what do we
find... Cadillacs, Lincolns, you name it
parked right on top of those beautiful
letters. A re we different?
A broad consensus seemed to be
emerging that "R ooU * would spur Black
ithntfay. and then Black pride, and
eventually pay important dividends. But
unless we t r y to change ourselves no
thing is going to help. Black Americans
should try and protect th eir image aa well
as th eir Cadillacs.
Albina Branch Library
(Caaft. from p.1 eat»»
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tba fa a b ty « a a aat
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about five percent of tba I
1W7 Because of this i
ta get fedback fr
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■crease t U u m of tba fa a b ty oen
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iB aad she always thought tba I
far b ttle children. O ther q
I to nee th e fa a b ty are ao longer
pc * . A nother point thot
there
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outlets
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T U q s M s ti on as to w hy the Kb r
one enn get
literatu re that emphasises Black history
aad culture. For example, there is the
P A U . Educational Center at the King
F a a b ty . the North Branch L ib rary. Jeff
ernon High School aad some of the
d em eotary schools.
Aa one considers the alternate sources
for B ack literatu re, which was once
concentrated at the Albina Branch, one
eaa readily understand the loea of in te r
est in th at branch. Mrs Julsphons has
stated th at it is im portant that people fa
the community call and voice th eir
opinsoe about the library. Not to aay
anything w ill be considered a case of
apathy. This then w ill leave the decision
qp to the proietsiocuds. Mrs. Julaphoogs
o n be reached at 22X 72 0L
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ne answer has been pwt forth th at i
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