Pago 4 P o rtla n d O bserver M a y 22. 1980
Jobs available
High school mmoiitv students arc
ciivoiiiagcd io apply lot summer
ivsc.nch work in the natural sciences
■it the Oicgon Museum ol Science
and Industry's ((»M SI) Research
( enter.
I he piogram is ollered through a
grant Horn the N ational Science
I o u iid a iio n ( NI S). and selected
students Mill receive a stipend.
I tom June 16 to July 6, par
ticipauts Mill be introduced to
Oregon s varied ecosystems through
camp ouis m tlie desert, the m ouir
lams, and on the coast, where they
w ill explore, and observe w ild lilc
and
resource
management
problems.
Hack in Portland, in cooperation
with the I S Forest Service, the
gioup Mill write a management plan
lo i the ( olumbia River Goige, alter
studying grazed and natural rivcr-
I’otiom lands to determine the ellect
ol giazmg.
I he experience w ill continue
iluough the school year with once-a-
"cek meetings lor classes, seminars,
or held trips.
No experience is necessary. I he
program is intended to stimulate
minority participation in the natural
sciences, to loster independent
student research, and to encourage
minority useol public lands.
lo r further in fo rm a tio n , or io
request an application, call ( hrisiie
Galen or led Molskness a, the OM-
Sl Research te n te r. 24H-5943 or
24b 592.1
CRS busy
I he Community Relations Ser­
vice (( RS) ol the Department ol
Justice responded to 336 serious
racial incidents in the first half ol
I iscal Y ear 1980, or 3g more than in
the lust hall ol f iscal Year 1979.
t RS Director Gilbert G. Pompa
said a comparison of results ol the
Inst six months ol both fiscal years
indicates that new cases increased by
an average ol 13 percent in all case
categories, bui that new cases:
Associated with the influx ol
Indochinese refugees were up to 13
Irom 4, or 225 percent.
Related to activities ol the Ku
Niux Kian were up to 26 Irom 9, or
IH9 percent
- Arising from minorities alleg
hat police used excessive torce were
up to 58 from 24, or 142 percent
Mr. Pompa said the Southwest
experienced the most rapid rise and
had the largest number o l cases
related to Indochinese refugees
Jobs, housing, crabbing and shrim­
ping were the provocative issues.
I he Southeast experienced the
most rapid growth in Klan-related
cases, while the Southwest, North­
west and Rocky Mountain regions
experienced the greatest increases in
allegations ol police use o f excessive
force.
Principal
(Coni. Irom page I col 6)
School Hoard member, however,
said Mrs. Wait had been mentioned
as the probable selection even
belore the Hoard decided to
establish the school.
Jamison emphasized the commit-
lie s desire tor a Black principal and
the tact that the persons attending
the meeting has also recommended a
Black principal.
He also said he cannot under­
stand why the district refuses to
allow parent participation in prin­
cipal and teacher selection in an ad­
visory capacity. Me Elroy replied
tii.ii the sia'l.is»adamant in its op­
position to parent involvem ent.
Principals use the professional
judgement about creating a team (of
teachers, and this is viewed by them
as one ol the lew things they have
le lt.'' His statement that the ad­
ministration tries to project how a
person will do with the community
was labeled ’ ‘ paternalism ” by
Jamison.
Based on response from parents
ol 334 King, Humboldt and Eliot
5th, 6th, and 7th graders. C lin t
I homas projects an enrollment of
approxim ately 100 fo r the new
school. He reported that samplings
ol these parents and ol parents o f
students in K-8 schools in the
district have been surveyed to see
what type ol program they would
like at Eliot. Although the results
have not been tabulated, most
parents favor "Science/Math/Com-
puter science” and "Internation al
stud.es/foreign languages.”
"Behind an able man there
are always other able men."
Chinese proverb
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I want to thank all of you who expressed
your confidence in me by making possible
my re-election to the Portland City Council.
Together we can build a brighter future.
Commissioner Charles Jordan