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RULES C O M M IT TE E
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through Black eyes
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■fog ren ew ta the Senate
Mry. TW
Reverse coeibal pay?
The P o r’aoc School Board has budgeted «he
amourit of $455.177 for school desegregation.
Portions o f th a money are to be spent on transporta
tion. a desegregation specialist, ond recruiting. On
the surface this looks like a good idea
It is pw^zeting to find an item budgeted for
$157,994 - the largest item m the desegregation
budge* - that w ill supply extra teachers to majority
white h*gh schools that lose students to the magnet
programs a* Jefferson or Adams Justification for th«s
expenditure which clearfy has nothing to do with
desegregation, is to pay principals of w hite schools
to cooperate with desegregation. Clearfy, no w hite
principal would recommend w hite students to
transfer to Jefferson or Adams unless there wen
some financial compensation far his interest
Why co<’ mese Oesegrego* on funds? Desegrega
tion funds should go *o aid minority students in w hite
schools, or w hite students m minority schools, —
but to white students m w hite schools? Strange.
h could have som ethng to do with federal
pressure to proceed with school desegregation. It
m-ght foot good to the federai governm ent »hot the
Porhand Public Schoo’s ore spending $455 177 to
further desegregation - even if it isn't.
mostly of Slocks, o rd funds to study the current lews
and policies of governm ent and public agencies,
labor organization. private businesses, educor>ona)
systems. a»c to determ ine to w hat degree discnmin
ohon exists ond which established lows and pro
cederes promote or rem edy drtcnm ,nation.
The Commission w ould not hove much authority. It
could no« subpoena records.
H could no« force
«»mpiionce. It could only advise.
O ne thing the Commission could do is to
existing data ond m ake an overall study of w here
Blocks are m the state
These facts could then be
used to justify the later creation o f o Commission that
would have some pow er and authority to m ake
changes
The other function the Commission could serve is
to bring the facts to «he public.
O ften the
emborrossmen* of o public revelation brings change.
L E G IS L A T IV E PROCESS
T W House this pa« «oak <
ee its ta ta n a l ruta» sod Long said that
they must ao« concentrate oe “getting
the legislative procam back aa track ta
order that tbe remainder of tW aeonoa
may be coaeludod ta so o rd e rly ------- u
« (hat we w fl depart tram Selim with a
raeord ta acrompbahmeota which both
B ern aerate sod Repahkeaae caa be proud
L E G IS L A T IV E P R IO R IT IE S
TW RM eaCem m rtto
«kaltata ahead af thee
PhS L e » ta a Boar t
k s y p a a s M «et r a r e ! W ,
’key r a t doni «rák I
Top among t W i
IN F O R M A T IO N
Thera are maay bills «kick we ara
working oo ta tbe various committees
a a«. I f you aead informate» about the
Motue of a particular bill you may easily
oWata k by railing Legislative Informa
turn. T W ir toil free number ta:
1-
b M J x U by tW state.
TW
TW
EdiciitioR OpportM ity
ta November « f 1ST». I m
eneagh ta W satacted ta emunne the
ihrsi t w stap « f tW O p e r a r á PLUS
prapraM aa tW Porttaod Stata Uaroer
■ for oil students
i ta the
TW
«Kffiralt chafieeg* - k was a ,
• program t a n by
tW
•*X J SA ID THE B Ü 0 6 E T .
MC M A T O « 'T M I
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Swpport SBS5O
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Senate BUI 850 currently m the Senate Ways and
Means Com rr nee, would establish a commission to
study the status of Blocks m Oregon
Blocks hove hod a difficult history m this state - first
excluded from moving <nto the area, then constitu
tionally b o n h « j from residence Even after the Civil
W ar settled the slavery question. Blocks w ere still
ega ly barred from owning property, serving
on juries, voting, and in general, for taking part in
the economic ond political life of the community.
These kjrws w ere no« rigidly enforced, but the
a " uoes pervodea w hite society ond still prevail.
Now nearly 150 years io*er Block peop»e » ill do
no» fully participate in the benef ts of life m Oregon.
Blacks are underrepresented m em ploym ent and in
decision making ro’es; attend segregated schools;
are more easily ond frequently incarcerated, ond
m eet oil kinds of barriers.
In the 1950's Oregon was one of the first states to
pass civil rights laws. Since then federal laws and
directions hove been provided to o«d minorities in
their effort *c attain first c<ass citizenship. Unfortun-
a*ely these laws are not always enforced
SB 850 would provide a Commission, m ade up
<
nera m . ta tW
i la th e
tkey «sated to be. but because they
thought they hod to be. Maay wera ta tW
apuuoa that Ope retina PLUS provided
the only means far t k e * to attend
I State. Thee, ta
ta a tactor ta
w e à t a tW
TW I
• f l rarry ea tke « a rk of tke formes-
Operation PLU S program.
We will
sr N a th
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they a » ta seed of i
tke itav . l npm i nt of students w W bare
■M previously experienced memos ta
tke wtarmiaeal m t s m , bet w W dsmaa-
M ra te tW potential sad demra to achieve
>■ «B eg».”
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... . . . .
,
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AH students who need this help will bora
tke ehaate to eared ta the program
Those v W do not need the services.
regardtaas of their color. will aot be
forced into the program Amply ta order
to " * * * * quot* •k ic k kae ntakiag to do
wtth
* *« ta e ta .
to the ubjvvtvut
”
the
the
the
FISCAL FATALITY
State
the
'• • t k *
program will be assured ef adequate
financial support throughout their cottage
raraer A t no institute» ta the State of
Oregon ta the commitment to nerve
low income students with financial »M
more evident than at Portland State.
Counseling and tutorial services have
bean expanded, and every student ta
the program will be entitled Io a wide
range of special services, including
academic advising, orientate» activities,
group workshops, referral and employ
meet services, as well as personal and
T W E.O.P. it eager to serve students
who truly want to benefit from higher
learning
And many Black students,
some of «bora have not been encouraged
ta tbmk about cottage although they have
the abilities to succeed, would benefit
i the atmoshpera and services of the
Through classes, financial aid. counsel *
tag. and tutorial assistance, the new
Educauooai Opportunity Program seeks
to improve tbe ability of students to
adjust to tbe large and often insensitive
environment of tbe institute».
Once
adjusted and endowed with certain «fciiu
K
ieder* J prnpneal ta approved. the
ike student ran then capitalise oa tbe
Opportunity Program wiB
advantages of higher education.
Aa WJE.B. DuBots wrote nearly fifty
Our « a ff « f l
years ago, “T W aim ef higher learning of
it a
• tbe college ia tbe development of power,
and the training ef a self whose balanced
assertion will mean aa much as possible
for the greet ends of dvflbatioo.” Toward
tkm important end. tbe Edorauoaal
tke
Opportunity Program stands randy to
make its coatrflmtioo to the higher
with the Office of
learning at «udents from this
PÄ U^aad
ky-
Radsfc oppose affirarative actioe
/M m tß tkt Sditot
One of my colleagues m the Sec
guetad tke ether day m
Sepport coescieece
e f April
■ W re he may be^ but k takee
7
of the
ta my
Td Kke ta take tkta idea a etea
«My applying it ta racism.
L m * phrase tka tkougkt tkta
you for your
H JL «ST
be put to a
ita fo r fro m tW
OgmaM aa m a ttw where be may bs. and
-it he i
ooety far him.
to
rule.
tke
to be
ty «
the
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■for « o te * Gifle« v. United States. 401
war «a moral and tkeofogiral grounds to
IBtn *
fttai far
bad idea^
TW k
you for tkta
tk e " ^ o r á m t a * * * * * r* ä « * )*“ keiefo.
meatal activity, taxes i
directly involve tke taking of bfe.
As tke Supreme Court has noted, the
whether tke^peraoa a asked to kffl ta war
« • 7 do «o.
*
a
ta av#-
is ftW i
to tke
Thera ia ao
to war and
kitaag ea the one hand, and attaen
objeetJOB to other types of programs ea
T W purpoee ta a y
is ptanty ta
Kind regards
M arhO Hatfield
Lasted States
b fl.
i operate ea the
potatore activity
ta t W m c ta ty .ta
practices ag
efl. I we look M tke
«xpsrtasK odbym tooriráta
T W proponents ta affirmative action
Mate that tke only way U> ead dtacrimw
iS T
« n « a / , ra n ta a d . Oregon «7208. Tetephaae 2 8 5 2 4 »
Sobaenptions r .50 per y«
year outaide Porttaod.
ALFRED L HENBF »ag aj
TW I
its Pub
Any other
otavidual w riter oi
tke optataa ta the
who foil t o end*- * " *
Ü * TráCaaaty area. tt.Oö p«.
“S T I* " * 1* * » expreaeed only ta
>(We8ee T W World Through Stack E ye.,.
JMPW ta theapChfoa at the
reflect
NNA 1«7J
that tW outlawing of dtaenmiaattau ta afl
that ta neraaaary; then a l matters deal
tag with people should bs ta a “color
MtatT nature
Affirmatora aettao aroeoasote say that
i t work; that
Mart off with a duadvaotage
(bsfog tke rodpieate at n d a t acta)
tkerafora ta affirm noadtaerimtaatary
say sod all dtacrinunMiooT^1*
Turk
I
Publisher»
Association
i
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Naturally these gusstiaas caa W dw
bated forever, without gatttag to tW
of «W problem.
ier. t
Newspaper
EP
A victim ta
jobo, certain schools.
. until that victim ta
• victim,
has not yet come!
BMTHOCMCn
WKKMCVEA.
jjn u u v o u
HÍIA
mmtcH
Portland O bserver
box
out ta
T W only way in which the victim ta
racism ran be protected, until they caa
ratch up to the majority group, is through
the use ta affirmative action as a tool for
rooting out all racism.
To « y that affirmative action tech-
tagues loads ta reverse diecriminatioa ta
enee to Mow
activity pays
tke araos where the great«
■raoccunne
p o.
No persoa with a l
rer lua/ber
«foU knew that these
were wrong, immoral,
dishonest and - illegal!
Times have changed. Lhscnmmatory
■***• wkiek exclude people oo the
of
rscs.pex. raiigtaa, etc. have been defined
m illegal. Penalties have been eetah
* • * * “ » tfce laws ta these
tke (act that
extate ta tkta country And tkat
wkitaa (e^erisly Stacks) are the major
vtatime ta its potaoaous venom
lo
w A ^ M F
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7
OVERHEAD
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