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Portland Observar Thursday, Juna 14,1979 Paga 3 Jesuit senior accepts Yale scholarship by Kathryn H. Bogle Ronald Eugene Sykes, Jr. long ago set some goals for himself. Ron, at 18 years o f age, has accomplished, say, one o f these goals and is preparing to take on the next set toward achieving his ultimate vision — years ahead yet. Ronald is the first born son o f Ronald Eugene Sykes, Sr. and his wife Anne who live in the parish o f the church o f the H oly Redeemer which all in the family attend. Ron has a younger brother, 12-year-old Stanley w ho goes to M arkha m E lem entary School, and a sister K arla, a 19-year-old G rant H igh graduate, presently attending the University o f Oregon in the school o f Communications. Ron’ s goal is to be a physician. He is quiet, modest, unassuming and determined. Ron wants this goal realized. He wants this very much and is w illing to center all his attention to his pur pose. Once Ron attended St. C ecilia School, and he once was a student at Ockley Green. Maybe during that time he thought he might like to be a lawyer — or a doctor, but being a d o c to r was stronger in his RONALD SYKES, JR. imagination. For high school, Ron’ s parents sent him to Jesuit H igh School. A t Jesuit, the priests and other in structors told Ron and all the other students that study, hard study, con centrated, regular study was the royal road to learning. A n d Ron believed them. He wanted to learn to be a doctor. He studied tw o, three and even fo ur hours after school. He bent to his books. He closed his bedroom door. He sat at his own desk in his room and he read and studied. Ron made the H onor R oll fo ur years straight at Jesuit. Ron became a m em ber o f the National H onor Society. Ron’ s name is carried in the 1979 e d itio n o f W h o ’ s W h o in A m e ric a n H ig h Schools. R on’ s B iology teacher fe lt that R o n ’ s dream to be a physician should be encouraged. His parents were u nd erstanding, h e lp fu l, e n -' couraging and quietly proud o f their children, all three o f them. To break from study, Ron, now a 6 ’ 1” lad w eig hing 170 pounds, played a little basketball fo r the “ C ru s a d e rs ,” the Jesuit school team. He played guard, or center, most o f the time. He also played racq ue tb all w ith his schoolm ates when they a ll practiced at M u lt nomah A thletic Club. And he learn ed to do some calligraphy, choosing the Roman Capital letters as his pre ferred style. V io lin lessons lasted only a while. Ron also kept trim by run nin g track just fo r his own enjoyment, not in compe’ ition. His competition was with himself. In January o f this year, Ron began to receive mail. A lot o f mail. From colleges. S ta n fo rd , D a rtm o u th , P rin c e to n , Yale and o the rs. He received a letter, a much-prized letter from the National M erit Commenda tion for Outstanding Negro Students. A ll the colleges welcomed his ap plication and offered inducements for him to come to their campus. He was graduated from Jesuit on May 20th. His parents stood by. The decision was to be Ron’s own. Ronald Sykes, Jr. chose to attend Yale University — expenses paid on a four-year scholarship — renewable each year. Ron w ill be entering Ber nard College (a part o f Colum bia U n iv e rs ity ) fo r a freshm an p re pa ra to ry course especially fo r Yale pre-med students durin g this summer. He w ill fly to Bernard on June 25th, and w ill enter Yale this fa ll to begin the real pre-m ed curriculum at Yale. The goal o f Ronald Sykes, glowing in the distance, comes closer. From the sidelines: Cheers, Ron! You’ re on the royal road. May your path be smooth! Flatter Fit Frames especially for you! This new frame, available in several different styles is designed to look good and feel good! See Flatterfit frames NOW at all convenient offices of Dr. Anderson Optometrists! Optometric Eye Exam. 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In the tw enty years since their graduation, many alumni o f the class o f 1959 have carried on that tradition o f excellence. T erry Baker, the 1959 A ll-S tate q u a rte rb a c k , c o lle g ia te A ll- American and Heisman Trophy win ner, went on to play pro football as quarterback w ith the Los Angeles Rams. He is currently an attorney in Portland. M ary Sue W o o lfo lk , 1959 Rose Festival Queen, was named Miss Eugene o f 1962 and was a semi finalist in the Miss Oregon Pageant. She was a stewardess w ith Pan A m e rica n A ir L in es, before m a rry in g D r. D a rre ll B olen, a P s y c h ia tris t. She now lives in C alifornia. A rt Eckman, Jefferson’ s student PUSH adds school contracts Secretary o f Health, Education, and W elfare Joseph A. C alifano, J r ., announced the aw ard o f a $700,000 contract to PUSH for Ex cellence, Inc., for support o f projects to encourage the n a tio n 's urban students in attaining academic ex cellence. Under the contract awarded by H E W ’s O ffice o f Education, PUSH for Excellence, Inc. — headed by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson — w ill strengthen its three current programs in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Kansas C ity, Missouri, and initiate three ad ditional projects in Denver, Chat tanooga, and Memphis. The PUSH fo r Excellence program encourages positive changes in students, particularly the disad vantaged, to enable them to acquire basic skills and achieve academic ex cellence. It emphasizes opportunity, m otivation, responsibility, and ac c o u n ta b ility fo r student learning provided through home, school, and community cooperation. An estimated 90,000 students in 60 high schools in the six urban com munities w ill benefit from the PUSH fo r Excellence projects. C u rre n tly , the PU S H fo r E x cellence program is operating in 10 Chicago senior high schools, with a total enrollment o f 20,000 students; nine Los Angeles senior high schools, with a total enrollment o f 18,000 students; and in one Kansas C ity, M issouri, senior high school with an enrollment o f 1,000 students. In a d d itio n to federal fu nd ing , PUSH fo r Excellence projects are supported by state and local govern ments and private agencies. PU SH fo r Excellence, In c ., located in Chicago, is a complemen ta ry o rg a n iz a tio n o f O p e ra tio n PU S H (People U n ite d to Save Hum anity), Inc. which was founded by Jackson in 1971. . . . UNION OR COMPANY DENTAL INSURANCE is a valuable asset. . . your health and appearance C O M PLETE C O O PER ATIO N ON A L L D E N T A L INSURANCE C L A IM S WE HANDLE ALL THE DETAILS OF COMPLETING YOUR CLAIM FORMS body president in 1959, and former newscaster w ith KO 1N -TV, is now Sports D ire ctor fo r W X IA -T V in Atlanta. He was recently awarded the 1979 Joseph P. Kennedy Foun dation Special Olympics Award fo r distinguished service to the mentally retarded through sports. L o u is W ild m a n , head p e r cussionist w ith the Oregon Sym phony, and fo rm e r professor o f mathematics and head o f the music d ep artm en t at W a rn e r-P a c ific College, is now superintendent o f the N orth River School D istrict. W ild man is author o f a book on per cussion, “ Pratical Understanding o f the Percussion Section.” Raye Renfro, now deceased, was the state 100-yard dash champion, and set a P1L record o f 24 touch- downs as a fullback. He later played football fo r Columbia Basin Junior C ollege b efo re jo in in g Tom DeSylvia, his coach at Jefferson, at Portland State University in 1962. Many more success stories w ill be swapped Saturday night, July 21st, when Jefferson’ s fiftie th graduating class, the Class o f 1959, w ill meet at the Jantzen Beach Thunderbird Inn. A Social H our w ill begin at 6:00 p m ., followed by a buffet dinner at 8:00 and a short program and dan cing at 9:00 p.m. Special music w ill bring back memories o f 1959 fo r all those attending. Class members needing more in form ation should call Chuck Long, Class President, 282-5879, or Edra Moore Riese, 659-2943. Legislature changes ADC rules Able-bodied adults in two-parent households w ill have to seek em ployment in lieu o f public assistance i f the legislature approves the 1979- 81 budget o f A dult and Family Ser vices Division. W O RTH (W ork or T ra in in g fo r T w o -P a re n t H ouseholds) is a state program designed as an alternative to the federal A D C -U N p ro g ra m . A p proximately 5,000 families are affec ted. Highlights o f the program include: - The prim ary responsibility fo r finding a jo b is with the client - Starting in November, help w ill be provided in locating jobs. Public services jobs w ill be offered. - F A m ilie s w ill c o n tin u e to be eligible fo r one m onth’ s emergency assistance in any 12 month period. - Children w ill continue to receive medical care i f ihe fam ily income is below A D C standards - Families w ill remain eligible for food stamps. PARK FREE — Any Park n Shop Lot HOURS: Weekdays 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays 8:30 a m. to 1 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey BRADY, Dentist S.W. 3RD Er YAMHILL ST., PORTLAND. OREGON TAKE ELEVATOR TO 2ND FLOOR 3RD ST. ENTRANCE 1 " V » v w a* V-’V F I I I IIV F IIIC 9 close to 1-5 and 8 minutes from Interstate bridge. Include 2 baths, doubli garage, brick fireplaces, range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, w /w car pets. All are energy efficient with 10 year Home Owner's Warranty. Cast price for 3 bedroom with 1036 sq. ft. would be $47,000, 10% Annual Per centage Rate with 360 monthly payments at $412.46 principal and interes plus estimated taxes and insurance. 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Bishop Naidoo w ill preach at the fo llo w in g Masses: Saturday, June 16th, 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 17th, 7:30 a m ., 9:00 a .m ., and Noon at H oly Redeemer Church, 25 N. Portland Boulevard. LOOK FOR THE BIG "T "A Sure Sign of Good Taste” Portland State closes center (Continued from page 1 col. 2) Hicks w ill become director o f a newly organized career center, which w ill relate academ ics, social, econom ic, life s ty le and o the r variables to career planning. Rather than merely seeking a degree without career objections, students w ill be h e lp fu l to relate th e ir school ex perience to employment goals. The continued role o f the univer sity in the Black community is less clear. The Black Studies Center — located on campus — has also had a shakey history and little commitment from the university adm inistration. 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