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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1978)
Oregon choir boys represent US in Mexico From, behind the wall by Larry Baker «35021 O.8.P. ( orr»i.mndent On January 9, 1978...the O.S.P. Educa tion Department opened their classroom doors to three young ladies who are presently residents of the Oregon Wo men's Correction Center, for the purpose of receiving equal education through the college education programs at O.S.P. These young ladies will actually be taking courses alongside incarcerated men ut O.S.P, Up-grading their educa tion will eventually prepare them for release to a transitional (Half way House) so that they may attend college full time. This type of integration is not new to O.S.P., O.W.C.C. women attended classes at O.S.P. Newgate Program which was established within the walls several years ago. The project proved to be very successful for individuals in prison, to grasp the feeling of a more realistic classroom setting closely related to state colleges and universities. Those who are responsible for re-estab lishing this co-educational program at O.S.P. should be highly praised, because education plays a very large part in any type of rehabilitation, regardless of ones definition of the word "rehabilitation." Having the pride of achieving one's highest potential in the arademic field is a valuable tool in life. This precious opportunity should never be denied any one living in the United States today, regardless if they're Black or white...rich or poor...or even a man or woman incarcerated behind prison bars. In a brief interview with Joe Fabis, Supervisor of O.S.P. Education Pro grams. Fabis stated, “We are working toward integrating at least ten percent of the residents at O.W.C.C. into our O.S.P. college program.” The O.S.P. is moving in the right direction. TH E E YE |l| W IT H IN T H E MOON A cosmic voyeur, peeking through wood works woven by natures delicate hands, a foliage of palms sway in the stillness of night, A cosmic voyeur spying down from the summer sky, a soothing breeze stirred the palms of reality, and through them one could see a silver white moon punctuated with a breath of doubt; A cosmic voyeur contemplating the riddles of man - Kiddies? To an imbecile in the dark a candle is the greatest riddle of all! by Julius Snowden «38013 REACHING FOR A STAR A POEM W IT H O U T T IT L E Dreams a configuration of obscured realities Interwoven fibers of tranquility suffers as miniature fossils of agitation allows Dreams, the thoughts, a procession of yesterday’s life It's presence to be known, and fingers of acute confusion manipulate the peace of a once quiet soul Flowing into tomorrow...yet existing today, As on and on the struggle continue to flow And life is only a procession toward death, - as From puberty to adolescent to young adult -- Dreams compounds the capacity of reality - The many stages of growth emanates. So too does life, through love defy death. by Julius Snowden «38013 •SHE' Expounding the depth of necessity or fear A T N IG H T T H E COLD W IN D BLOWS - Although it’s morning, and the little stream is at flow, when nightfall comes, the wind will blow. She always writes me letters, Once or twice a week, at least Always asking "How you doing?" “Will be happy when you're free." The sun has risen to the middle of the sky, and again tonight the stream will cry. As you see the little stream is afraid, when the sky darkens and the clouds turn gray. She sends a couple of dollars. So I wouldn't go without. Sends a birthday card to let me know, That I've still got a friend left about. Watch out little stream, please don't cry - the sun has fallen from the sky. Up to now she just thinks, She’s just another friend. I'm scared to tell her different, Scared of what we have will end. Tonight when all is at ease, you can hear the whisper as the little stream pleads. Go away cold wind, please don’t blow I've done you no harm, I just want to flow. Well, Lord, I've told you my story. Guess, I'll get up off my knees. Put my Bible in my pocket. And keep on wishing I was free. The wind is cold again tonight; the little stream is full of fright. The trees go wild, the little stream flows; and again tonight, the cold wind blows. Do I have the right to love her? Does she have the right to know? Prison walls and Prison bars. And Twenty Years to go. by Richard D. Reinhart «36755 by Larry Baker «35021 “D ISAPPEA R IN G STARS OF LIG H T" ' Have you ever been on the beach at night. and seen the little sparkles of light, when the water rushed away from your feet in little scans, as you walked along the glistening sand? It looks like little stars on the beach, that run away in disbelief, as man walks upon their land, they scatter themselves in little bands! PORTLAND, OREGON - The Oregon Poison Control and Drug Information Center, located at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, begins this month to fill a need long felt by Oregon health professionals and the public. The Center will be open around the clock, seven days a week, staffed by nurses, physicians and pharmacists, all specially trained to respond to incoming calls about poisons and drugs. The reorganized and improved service has been established by combining the resources of the Drug Information Ser vice of the School of Pharmacy at Oregon State University and the Poison Control Center at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, together with grant support of $28,900 from the Oregon State Health Division and $19,913 from CETA. Ixx’ated in University Hospital, north unit, the Center is part of the division of emergency medicine. Heading the Center are associate direc tor for operations, pharmacist, Lee Wan ke, who has been with OSU’s Drug Information Service since 1974, and phy sician co-directors Dr. Emily Tufts, direc tor of the UOHSC Poison Control Center since 1970, and Dr. Marc Bayer, associate director of emergency services at Univer sity Hospital. They will be assisted by Dr. Tom Elo, assistant professor of emergency services. A toll free line, 1 800 452 7165, is available to people outside the free calling areas of Portland (as listed on page four of the Portland Telephone Directory). Sell expression is one of the many benefits from the Oregon Boys Choir to all children in our community. were Mr. Taylor, who was in charge of the Oregon delegation, and Mr. and Mrs. Sypher, who were responsible of fi nances. In the pursuit of building better youth with music, the Oregon Boys Choir is searching for more boys between the ages of eight to twelve who would like to be involved with this community effort. Anyone interested in learning more about the Oregon Boys Choir, Inc. should call 281 8393 or write to P.O. Box 20392, Portland, Oregon, 97220. This is the Oregon Boys Choir building better youth with music. With the newly consolidated center, the general public, for the first time, will have a resource designed to answer its questions, many which arises out of emergency situations, such as a child who has accidently swallowed a poison or some other possibly harmful substance. Both the Poison Control Center and the Drug Information Service previously have existed to answer health profes sionals' inquiries. However, there has been growing demand from the public for information about both drugs and poi sons. The Poison Control Center, established in 1958 to serve physicians only, in fact received the greatest number of calls from the public. About half of the calls were actual poisonings, and the rest were requests for information. The former Center was only marginally funded and staffed primarily by resident physicians in pediatrics and emergency services, who were assigned to the Center only for short periods of time. Now, all calls, from physicians and the public alike will be handled initially by nursing staff who will respond according to specific protocols. If more specialized knowledge is required, they will seek direction from the Center's physician or pharmacist staff. Nursing staff also will make follow-up calls. A Poislndex system, which contains information on thousands of known poi sons, and a large selection of reference materials will be available to the staff. In October, 1977, the Drug Information Service was moved from Corvallis to University Hospital. Wanke and his staff will continue to serve as the state s center for drug information and will respond to health professionals' inquiries about drugs, dosages, drug effects and related questions. Wanke now holds a joint inter institu tional appointment as assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy at OSU and as assistant professor in emergency medi cine at the UOHSC. Prevention of accidental poisonings and improper drug use through educa tional programs also is an important emphasis for the new Center. Wanke will coordinate educational pro grams on drugs for the public and health professionals. This spring he hopes to begin publishing a newsletter for profes sional people, by subscription, on drugs and drug effects. Co-director, Dr. Marc Bayer, said the Center also plans public education pro grams for the community to inform people better about where to keep medicines, what steps to take if a person inhales or ingests a dangerous substance, and whom to call in an emergency. To sustain the new Center, it will be necessary to seek continued funding from state government and community health care agencies. Center officials also hope the general public will want to support and contribute to its continuation. The Center is unusual, the officials point out, because the consumer the worried mother or the health professional does not pay for the service and the life saving information received by a telephone cail. . . . UNION OR COMPANY by Richard D. Reinhart «36755 DENTAL INSURANCE is a valuable a s s e t. . . American State Bank Ik \ Center offers poison control drug information by Julius Snowden «38013 I)o I have the right to love her? Does she have the right to know? Prison bars and Prison walls. And Twenty Years to go. The United States and the City of Roses were represented by a delegation of eight boys from the Oregon Boys Choir at the International Boy Choir Federation held in Saltillo, Mexico. The Federation consists of boy choirs from South Ameri ca, Central America, United States, and Canada. All of these choirs, whose total consist ed of over 200 boys, joined together for four days to work, get acquainted, and have fun. The language barrier was non existent. As the performances con cluded, and the end of the trip approach ed, many tearful goodbyes were said. “It is like sports, when one wishes to divide the experiences of one field and return home with a pile of new things relating to the game," explained the representative of the United States delegation, Joseph Correa. Adding that not only is it the musical program that unites the boys, but the hours of work and fun they share, like shopping trips, invitations to meals, the charro festival and other activities in which they participated in. Within the education that is given to the boy singer goes that which helps to form a life of discipline. Although, at times, this may seem insignificant when compared with the wealth of the gift of the voice. In this respect, Joseph Correa pointed out the necessity of forming the character of the boys, and to be really "special" or they would run the risk of their own parents wasting these quali ties. Also they are made aware of the importance of work time, trying to accomplish their responsibilities in the least time possible and with efficiency, not only to shorten those periods but to avoid over-tiring themselves. Finally, the reward for the group, as well as for the public that benefits from the different program of high musical quality. The group stands before the public resplindant, uniformed and orga nized. There was daily television and newspaper coverage, and the Oregon Boys Choir also taped a 30 minute special for the National Educational Network to be broadcast all over the Mexican nation. Other representatives from Portland 2 7 3 7 N.E. Union Use it to protect your health and appearance 282-2216 ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH COMPLETE COOPERATION ON A LL D E N T A L INSURANCE CLAIM S Corner of 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p.m. (Second and Fourth Sundays) You are Welcome to Worship at Reverend Thomas L. 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ANDREW COM M UNITY SCHOOL 491» N.E. *th Ave. Nerita Kelly, Principal Phone: 284-1620 Grades 1 through 8 * “ ,to.5 p “ Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. > 8.W . 3RD A Y A M H IL L ST., PORTLAND, OREGON T A K E E LEVA TO R TO 2ND FLOOR 3RD ST. ENTR AN CE I
