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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1978)
Two complote apprenticeship Behind the wall Larry Baker #35021, Juba. D. .Snowden #38013. Poetry Editor O.S.P. by John H. Hamilton HI scored higher than I ever hoped possible. In short, to "me" being here means a chance to better myself. Not only from an academic stand|>oint but from the moral, social and spiritual aspect as well. I t simply boils down to this: - it is up to the individual! The way and means are here. I might add as a closing thought: O.S.P. is a very nice place.. .to stay away It wax a typiral Saturday morning here at Oregon State Penitentiary. Overcaat sky, a sharp nip in the air and the invariable bustle and flow of human anxieties rushing and brushing past my friend and I. When a man that I have come to respect and know in a casual way, came up and happened to ask the question: “What does it mean to you - as a Black man being here at O.S.P.?” At first a thousand "pictures” flashed across my mental screen. I did not answer the question at the time because I actually had never really thought about it. However. . .later in the evening. Within the confines of my cell I gave the matter serious thought. The first thing I realized of course was, the "pictures” that flashed through my mind were, in reality my desire for the things 1 wanted. . .The things I missed from the “free world." This was not the answer to the question. . .but a reflection of pent up emotions and lingering desires. Upon realizing this I immediately set about to do a bit of serious introspecting. What my final conclusion came to 1 can only say that as an individual. . .this is what my period of incarceration means to A t the State Street Jaycees regular April meeting, the following were elected officers for 1978 79. President, Chuck Hein; 1st Vice Presi dent, Ed Bradshaw; 2nd Vice President, Doug Romero; Secretary, Stephen Mil ler; Treasurer, Steve Haines; External Director, Kim Toring; Internal Director. Paul Buzard; State Director, Les Frank lin; and Roving Director, James Cham bers. The State Street Jaycees chapter provides an annual program of public service for the inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary. These services in clude music concerts, holiday sporting events, and holiday refreshments. Funds for their activities are raised with the club's on going Photo Project, which provides inmates and relatives and visi tors an opportunity to have photos of themselves. For further information, contact: Chuck Hein, President; John Newell, Staff Advisor; 2605 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310, Phone: 378-2446. I had only completed the eighth grade in elementary school. Now. after three months of attending the educational facility here, 1 am working and solving geometry problems. I recently took the G .E.D . test and Charles Sheppard, and Cleveland Williams, have just completed an inten sive six week pre apprenticeship pro gram in tilesetting. By taking the pre apprenticeship program they have ac quired enough skills to become eligible for the regular three year apprenticeship tilesetters program. Bill Stevenson, Commissioner of the Bureau of I.abor, who certifies all com pleting apprentices said the program is a realistic approach to making equal oppor tunity a reality. “Individuals, who have not always had the opportunity to take shop classes in high school, can have the hands-on experience in pre-apprenticeship that makes them competitive in qualifying for apprenticeship programs,” said Steven son. The program is sponsored by the International Masonry Apprenticeship Trust (IM A T ), Bricklayers and Allied Fields Ijocal #1 in Oregon and our tilesetter Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. They are national pacesetters in providing effective ave nues to equal opportunity according to Stevenson. The students, five women and eleven men, now must find jobs to complete the three year apprenticeship before achiev ing journey status. Under the appren ticeship program, apprentices start their On-the-Job-Training at 50 percent of the journey wage for tilesetters which is currently $11.83 per hour. Students are rerated by their Apprenticeship and NCAC elects board members Training Committee at 1,000 hour inter vals and raised to a new pay level if their skills have progressed satisfactorily. According to in s tru c to r C harles Phelps, the skill level of his students is equivalent to an apprentice who has been in the program for six to twelve months. He said that the intensive classroom instruction teaches (.hem how to use the tools of the trade, handle the material, and enough math to calculate materials, center w all,, and lay out designs. “I think that the most important aspect of this learning situation is that students not only learn but also practice the work. In the classroom, we are not worrying about making a mistake that might cost the company time and money. T h e refo re ,1 the students have the opportunity to learn through their mistakes and develop ' basic skills which are productive for their employer,” said Phelps. North Community Action Council held elections for its' Board of Directors at four neighborhood locations last Friday afternoon April 28th. These four area Representatives and one Community Representative were given strong man dates by their constituencies: Betsy Geddes, Community Representa tive of the Poor; Barbara Simmons, Representative of the Poor from the Farragut Area; Mina Ross, Represents tive of the Poor from the Killingsworth Area; Helen Kelly, Representative of the Poor from the Portsmouth Area; and Lizzie Jackson, Representative of the , KBj. r n r m ... h ik i posi Our Dad CAN S A VE YOU M ONEY ON REMODEL ING , Residential-Commercial HOW? . . . W HY . . . His business has grown, as we have, with the finest staff of C A R P E N T E R S , D E S IG N E R S and E S T IM A T O R S in the trade. Questions? Find the answers In over 200 helpful federal publica tions. For your free catalog, write Consumer Informa tion Center, Dept. C, Pueblo. Colorado 81009. Poor from the St. Johns area. Three-hundred and nineteen residents of the North Portland area participated in the election. While the representatives need not be poor themselves, the duties of the new Board members will include seeing that the priorities set by the Board in guiding NCAC will represent the needs of the low-income constituents in their area. They will receive the.r initiation to the activities of the Board at the next meeting M ay 17th, at 7:00 in the NCAC offices at 6965 N . Fessenden. The public is invited to attend. • Additions •Offices '• Stores * Kitchens • Baths • Spec. Cabinet work , NEIL KELLY COMPANY 735 N. Alberto, Portland, Oregon 97217 Call Now 287-4176 % THE NIGHT OF HORROR One night I sat in my cell, The hour was late and most slept a restless sleep. First one, then another, punished man cried out Dry sobs, piercing screams, man was ravaged by the horrors of his dreams. Dreams, but then really not just dreams. For these are the sum total of our minds reaction, We react to the drudging reality of our daily routine. The hate, fear, sorrow, and pain of the tim e warp through which we live. At night man’s soul must release it’s grievious burden. And if you are foolish enough to remain awake. Hoping thus to evade your own horrorful ordeal You end up experiencing and living a m ultitude of others. You You But For then know the meaning of fear and seek a haven. try to sleep, to cringe and hide from this reality. alas, you fear even more the closing of your eyes to do this w ill reveal the scenes of the Hell you overheard. This is the afterm sth, the The cross you bear in the These dreaming nights, or You can not evade or run FIRSTLOANS. OR AUTOS, sum of your now. known existence. night of every passing day. worse, these sleepless nights. from, for you are locked inside a cell. Each lightless night is worse than the last. You fight harder so that your sanity doesn’t crack. For if you surrender to the will of these horrors. You will live them every second that your heart shall beat. Qne day swells as if it were a year, One year is like onto a thousand years, A lifetime never ends, Deathl, could well be the only answer. V A V FT. m JL i < Daniel Deaver OME IMPROVEMENTS. 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