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Portland Observer Thursday, January 4, 1979 PaBe 3 School Boord candidato supports Coalition position But some o f the best minds in this city have worked on the problems for the last several months and their conclusion is two way busing. We can’ t seem to get away from it i f we are to have a reasonable solution. While I think it might be possible to change some school boundaries to lessen the number o f children being bused, and s till move equitably toward the goal o f desegregation, / do support the C o a litio n ’ s con clusions. But i f we are to accept the Coali tions proposals we need to carefully consider the following points. The Portland School District has been in constant upheaval for the last several years. Such things as the un clear and unfair policies for changing *to middle schools and making school closures, the all too often trans fe rrin g o f prin cip a ls, the mass dispersal o f students under the present desegregation policy, the constant renovation o f buildings, and the creation o f magnet and early childhood programs have created a great deal o f instability. Because o f this we need to make sure a new desegregation policy is not one which the administration can treat as a new toy, by constantly ju g g lin g , reorganizing, and re- p rio ritiz in g it. We need a clear document which takes effect for a given number o f years. We need real commitment to a program and a set date, maybe six oi seven years, when we can fu lly re-examine what has happened and go through the recent process in a more cooperative man ner. I f , fo llo w in g the Schwab Report, we had had a specific time line built in for reanalyzing its results we wouldn’ t be where we are now. The selection process for school pairing has to be carefully thought out. The School Board is not the most trusted political body in this city. Because o f this the selection process needs to be determined by some method other than in-house administrative mandate. This would also lessen bitterness and ill-feelings, something the school district doesn’t need anymore of. It is essential that a selection process be developed which is not political. F in a lly, le t’ s not forget the children. The burdens which this and any other desegregation proposal puts on them arc almost intolerable. We need to assure that the schools involved in this proposal are the very best in the state. We need to rise above petty pride and admit Port land’ s elementary schools need to radically improve, and then improve them. We need to make them places o f joy and high educational attain ment, places in which our children can reach for their ideals and ours, places which our society has created out o f concern not obligation and places we can be proud o f because they embody the spirit o f freedom as well as fairness. American State Bank , The Bank ,>iat integration built ’ 2 73 / N.fc. Union E 282-2216 SHOP ICNOW'S FOR B R A N D S you know V A R IE T IE S y o u lik e SIZES y o u w o n ! • 641 I S I M ilw o u U ,. • I 3 2 n d A N l O h u in N <” ‘» ' • • ' « r • • • . 14th 3 3 rd 3 9 th 3 3 rd . I • . O .w ^ o 9« A A t. K i n , C ity • SSIh A fast Bu'ntide i .* *,*<' • I A 3 n d o t 3 l O l. l. io n • O ok O rove A A A A > f M ttrrlM tn N I H n n .o rb i l O l.l.io n W .t t A u r r .ld . o * UMiTr'b r « o < l l t STEVE BUEL The follow ing is a statement made to the Board o f Education by Steve Buel, candidate f o r the P ortland School Board, Buel has announced that he is seeking the position now held by Evie Crowell. I firm ly believe this school districts desegregation efforts to date have been woefully inadequate, discour aging and degrading. Yet I don’t like busing and doubt if members o f the Coalition like it any better than 1 do. Gates featured Mrs. Osly J. Gates will deliver the 1979 McPherson Memorial Lecture in Spokane, Washington. The lecture honors The Reverend J. Gordon McPherson, early western author and editor, who had an active civil rights and humanitarian concern. He once edited The Spokane Forum and other periodicals; one o f same is briefly cited in the 1976 book “ The People o f Utah” published by the Utah Histórica! Society. The Gates* address combines an analysis o f one o f her father’ s editorials and the histo rica l perspective concerning same. Mrs. Gates has served as a resource consultant. In 1968, she was chair man o f an in-service seminar project for Oregon teachers (co-sponsored by Citizens fo r Interracial Under standing). After the initial sponsor ship, Portland State University con tinued the h is to ry aspect o f the project for approximately six suc cessive summers. Mrs. Gates has served on regional and national evaluation panels for the Department o f Health, Education and Welfare. She was a delegate to the 14th U.S.-Japan Student Conference in Tokyo, Japan in 1953. In 1971, Mrs. Gates was one o f 25 women in the United States invited to attend the two-week conference for non-scientists “ Science, Society and Our W orld” sponsored at Tufts University by the National Science Foundation, Oakridge Associated Universities and Tufts University. She was awarded a grant, on a com petitive basis, for said conference. Mrs. Gates, who writes under the name J.M. Gates, is included in such biographical references as “ W ho’ s Who in the West,” “ Contemporary Authors,” “ The Dictionary o f Inter national Biography," “ The World Who’s Who o f Women,” "W h o ’s Who o f AmerieanWomen” (6th, 7th and 8th ed.), “ Tw o Thousand Women o f Achievement” (2nd ed.), e tc. . . lie game’s a pain when _, rollicking winter ither roughs up your ome heating bill. S o blow the whistle on co Wintertime’s weather has pounced on us now, bringing the cold and snow. While heat- i __ : ing systems work overtime to keep your hom e at a com fy 68 degrees, temperatures o ut side dip below freez- ing.Whipped by winds o f thirty miles an hour and more, the chill factor drops temperatures further. Your hands grow num b as you struggle with tire chains to keep your car straight on frozen ice-slicked roads. Maybe the cold, brisk air is invigorating... until the postman delivers winter’s first hom e heating bill. Then you want to scream. Yes, wintertime weather runs roughshod over hom e heat- — l ¡ng costs. And shorter days mean more electric energy for heating and lighting your home. That’s why hom e heating costs are higher. But, with the help o f Pacific Power, there’s som ething you can do about it And, for greater economy, you can do it yourself. Start with a visit to the people at Pacific Power. They’ve got a . _ fistful of brochures and pamphlets that show a lot o f ways to cut down the cold. And they’re all free. Then, do it yourself: extra insulation, weather stripping, storm windows, water heater wraps and more. All you need are a few com m on tools, a little bit of time, and Pacific Power’s free guides. You’ll blow the whistle on cold’s z? foul play. And save even ' more when you do it yourself. A King stamp (Continued from page 1 col. 6) ed in each cover. Not later than January 29th — orders must be post marked by that date — the envelopes may be forwarded to “ First Day Cancellations, Postmaster, Atlanta, G A . 30304” fo r cancellation and return through the mailstream. No remittance is required. • Postal Service affixing stamps. Except fo r a ffix in g stamps and addressing orders, fo llo w the procedures listed above, Orders should be addressed to “ M a rtin Luther King Stamp, Postmaster, Atlanta, GA. 30304.” The cost is 15 cents per stamp to be affixed to covers. Do not send cash. Personal checks in the exact amount w ill be accepted as remittance for orders up to the lim it o f 50 covers. Postage stamps are unacceptable as payment. Orders must be postmarked no later than January 29th. _ _ Working to cut your energy ___ y. . . I costs down to size. I
