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Community Calendar Julian !B ond speaks here
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S.bln Community ANocladon. September 22, 1980 - 7:30 p.m., Sabin
Scbool, 4013 N.E. lltb.
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~Ing Nelghbor~~d ANocladon. September 23, 1980 • 7 :30 p.m., Kina
Nei&hborhood Facility, 4115 N.E. Seventh.
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lolH Cltlzan• lmprovemant Auoclatlon. September 24 • 1980 • 7 •30
p.m., Urban Leque field offices, 3630 N.E. Vancouver.
Piedmont Neighborhood ANoclatlon. September 24• 1980 • 7 :30 p.m.,
Holy Redeemer School, 127 N. Ponland.
Energy Expo at Jantn,a Beach EnerlY Expo, Thursday evemna Septem-
ber 18th throup Sund•~ September 2ht. For more information call 289-
5555.
Specie! eventlYou arc invited to attend• special event preceedin1 the St.
Andrew's Community Center Auction Pre-Auction Buffet at Neil Kelly
Company, 804 N. Alberta, Saturday, September 20, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. S10.00
donation. All proceeds to 10 to the Herb Cawthorne for School Board
Committee. "Put the children first!" RSVP: Fay or Linda at 288-7461.
Auction for Jewel Lansin1 for State Treasurer, 7:00 p.m., September
25th, 1819 N. W. Everett. S3 .00 cover.
By St~pluln• Col~
Seventy five percent of au Blacks
in America who hold coUeae dearees
rec:eive their dearees from America's
one hundred seven Black colleaes
and universitia. The need for Black
colleaes to continue educatin1 our
youth has prompted a conference on
"Black Colle1e1: Past, Pre1ent,
Future" to be held Saturday, Scp-
tcmber 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Adams Hiah School.
Speakers at the conference arc all
alumni of Black univenities and
colleaes. Speakers lecturin1 at the
conference are: William Oerald,
Principal of Kina Elementary
School in Ponland, and outstandin1
Chica10 attorney Thomas Ladd.
Guest speaker will be Gcoraia State
Senator Julian Bond.
On education
( Continued from Pqe I Col 3)
Ob#rvtr: As a principal, do you
think achitvtmtnt ttsts should bt
1tartd to tht culturt of Black
childrtn?
(},raid: Aaain, that's another dif-
ficult question because you have to
make a basic decision about whether
or not you're 1oin1 to lnterarate in-
to the system or if you're 1oin1 to be
a part of the system while keepin1
your whole sub-culture intact. And
after you've made up your mind
about that, then, I qain come back
and say there shouldn't be any one
formula for all Black families and
all Black children. The choices
should be there for people to make.
Some people may decide that they
want to totally interarate within the
society and in fact aave up their own
culture to do so ...
Obstrvtr: DotS that inc/udt tht
for/tit of Black English in favor of
adoptin1 standard English?
(},raid: Yes ... ript in the middle
of that is the question of standard
En1lish vs non-standard Enalish,
and aaain you find all kinds of
solutions to the problem. But the
biaaer problem always come down
to what can you live with. I don't
think anyone at any time should be
able to make a total decision which
says, this is what Blacks need, this is
what the Blacks are all about, this is
what they need to do, this is how
they need to operate, because we
have different ideas about how that
should be. I think the choice
should be there, and then a par-
ticular community, a particular
scament or even a laraer body of
r,eople decide to abide or 10 with
that. I really think it's a mistake for
someone to try to describe for each
of us, what it is to me ouaht to be
doin1 and how that should 10. I
don't believe that there's an oppor-
tunity for anyone to very definitely
say, "standard Enalish is what we
must 10 for. Let's allow the Black
kids to speak the non-standard
Enalish because it's not 1oin1 to
hurt them, and they always are
usually returned to their own com-
munity anyway, and they can work
themselves back into that." I don't
believe that there is anyone out there
who has the answer that is definite
enoup to aave you and me a 1ood
road map and say, "those are the
steps you should take ... "
Ob#rwr: But ... art achitvtmtnt
I. Q. tuts an accuratt tvaluation of
Black chlldnn '$ pottntial, ~r/or-
man«f and abilities?
Gtrald: Well, I would auess that
the test measures what it is trytna to
measure fairly well. I would 1uess
that the rcadin1, math and lanauaae
arts tests that we aave in Portland,
when you act comparative scores,
then you pretty much have what you
were lookina for in answer to how
much fundamental knowled1e in
those three areas that the student
has. But I know from experience
that there are numerous other thinp
that are important, that are not
meuured, that may be wonhwhile
factor for a student as a person. We
are not pickin1 that up, and may in
fact put too much emphasis on what
the test scores says; we may make a
determination that there is no
potential here for anythin1, that this
is a throw-away child, that it's a
wonhless situation, and that's a bi1
mistake. That younaster who may
Thara Memory will host a benefit
do poorly in math or readin1 may
to raise funds for medical aid to
have some other potentials that need
Nicaraaua on September 26th at
to be explored. Also that test may
8:00 pm. at 1422 S.W. I Ith Avenue.
not always aave a true index of even
Also featured are the Ponland Jazz
what the younasters' abilities in
All-Stars. (See paae one)
those areas are, he/she is bein1
Thara Memory, the leader or the
tested in. ff we use the test in-
Portland
All-Star Revue, has been
strument as a kick-off point, as a
professionally
and creatively active
base for helpin1 the child we're ok.
in
the
Portland
community for the
But if we use the test scores to say
last
nine
years,
bein1 orlainally
it's a waste of time, that's wrona ...
from
Florida.
His
musical abilities
Obstrvtr: Yts ... but if you takt
ranae
from
teachina
and performin1
two childnn at an tor/y tltmtntary
ltvtl, a Black child totally in- on the trumpet, nuaelhorn and cor-
ttrgrated into tht Black cu/tun and net to conductin1, compo1in1 and
a whitt child totally inltf'lrated into arran1in1. Thara'1 professional
tht whitt culturt and us, stan- back1round includes 16 years of
dariz.td curriculum and ltsts as a band experience in the southeastern
states,
performin1
and
mtdium of mtasuring tht two,
oraanizational
activities
in
the
wouldn't tht Black child bt at a
disadvantagt btcaust of not bting
ablt to rtadily adapt to tht stan-
dariz.td format that whilt childrtn ( Continued from Pase I Col 3)
havt alrtody bttn submtf'IH into?
Is that why many Black childrtn hired on January 23, I 980 as a
bttWttn 4th gradt and high school Communications Specialist to work
lost somt of thtir lnctntivt for with the Deseareaation Information
Center . He was terminated on
ltorning?
Gtrald: If I had an answer to that March 28th.
one,
I'd
probably
be a
Edmonson charaed the district
millionaire ... l'd probably have a with racial discrimination, sayin1
proaram that I could offer, and it his termination was the result of
would in fact aive the answer racist and sexist actions by his
because I would have discovered supervisors, John Nellor, former
what it is that happens when Black head of the Public Information
children go throuah that next series Department, and Dr. Chuck
of steps. I really don't know how all Clemens, former director of In-
of that breaks down. I think part or teraovernmental Affairs. He
the breakdown is multi-facet, that charaed that "they souaht to main-
there are so many little parts to that tain central control and power over
puule that perhaps when we take all aspects of the district's
one or two different pans out of it, dese1re1ation proarams and persons
we pay dearly for it. I'm not always throuah a systematic diversion of
sure that this is a racial thins. It operations and people.
seems to me that sometimes it may
"These trusted few were not in
be an economic thins.
service to the citizens, the district, or
Obstrvtr: Right ... / was going to its students; they were in service to
suggtst that as anothtr probltm.
Dr. Blanchard, former Portland
Gtrald: It all comes back to those Public Schools Superintendent."
imponant blocks.
The Citizens Communications
Note: Last year, on one of Phil Committee was created by the
Donahue's shows, there was a Black Board to "sell" the deseareaation
psycholo1ist who had experienced plan - then still in the discuuion
the same kinds of frustrations over staae - to the public. The committee
standarized tests. In hiah school he never functioned adequately for a
was told by his counselor that number of reasons:
Black
because of his low scores, he should oraanizations did not participate;
be a brick layer. Instead this man Black citizens and others viewed the
went on to araduate from Philander committee with 1u1picion and
Smith, a Black collqe, and received believed it wu desianed to promote
his doctorate in psycholOI)'. In his a plan that mipt be acceptable to
book, he advocates that standarized Blacks; the S100,000 federal 1rant
tests are unfair to Black children. to fund activities was denied; the
Later in the same show, a sample of completed dese1re1ation plan did
a test he had compiled for Black not require mandatory transfers, so
children was 1iven to the show's much of the anticipated function or
predominately white audience. Out the committee was not needed.
of the ten questions aiven over 70'11
Part of the role of Edmonson and
of the whit~ takin1 the test failed.
his fellow employee, Sonja Oraves,
It is imponant to know that not was to increase Black participation
all Black and minority children have on the committee and in diseussion
a problem of rcceivin1 low scores. It of the proposed plan. Because there
is also important to realize that Mr. was no Black participation in the
Gerald is not an authority on this committee, Edmonson alle1ed that
controversey.
he was told to establish an alternate
In part Ill of the interview with "Black committee." One meetlna
Mr. Gerald, topics discussed in- was held with a 1roup of Blacks;
clude: corporal punishment, later a lar1er 1roup of Black people
cultural awareness workshop• for
1chool administraton, discipline
problems, the need for Black role
models and how Black parents can
be 1upponive of their children.
Second Notice of Public Hearing
The worklhope are developed by
concerned citizenl and araduata of
Black colleaa and will cover: taldna
test well, scttina career and colleae
1oa1a, and the availability of finan-
cial assistance.
Notice ia hereby givef'I that I public hearing will be held by the Tri-County
Metropolitan Tr1naportatiort Oiatrlct of Or9g0n tTri-Metl in the Council
Chamber of the G,-tiam Municipal and Educational Center, 1333 N.W.
Eutman, at 7:30 p.m., Tueeday, September 30, 1980 to receive public
comment on propoeed bu• Nl'Vice addltiona and revlaions which may effect
tr1nalt peuengera. The pr0pOMd changee will affect the following linee:
Parents and family members of
hiah school aae are encourqed to
attend and will be the conference'•
special 1ue1t1. Everyone else in-
cludin1 the aeneral public will be
required to donate a S8.00
re,istration fee. Enrollments will be
accepted from 8:30 - 9 a.m. the day
of the conference. Additonal infor-
mation about the conference can be
souaht by contactina Pearls. Oray,
Chairpenon, Black Colleac Con-
ference, Affirmative Action office,
Oreaon State University Corvallis,
Orqon 97331 or phone 754-3556.
118-Troutdllle--route revillon: dlecontlnu1nce of Fairview loop
Memory plays benefit
recordin1 industry, music education
at the collqe and hiah sehool levels
and performances with many well
known musicians.
119-0ivlalon--route revilion: will terminate at 8th and Hood in Gresham
119-Eut Gllun--route revlaion: vii N.E. Glisan, 223rd, Stark, Cleveland,
Powell, Roberta to Eighth and Hood
120-East Bumlide--route revision: Nrvice extended directly out Stark to
Mt. Hood Community College, dilcontlnuing NfVice to
downtown GrNham
144-GrNham--route revision: route will end at 8th and Hood, di.continuing
Nrvice to Mt. Hood Community college
#80-Troutdale-Grnham--new route connecting Fairview. Gresham and
Troutdale, with three trips per day to Reynolds Metal Company timed to
serve work shift chllngee.
Written or oral comments may be submitted in advance of the hearing to
the Board of Directors, Tri-Met, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, OR
97202 or at the hearing. Further information concerning the propoeed route
changea may be aecured from Linda Mou, Service Planning Department,
Tri-Met, 4012 S.E. 17th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97202.
The receipt of state and federal
1rants have enabled Thara to ac- Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation
complish larac composition, District of Oregon
tcachin1 and performance projecu,
the most current bein1 "The Paul N. Bay, Executive Director
History of Black Music in
Planning & Development
America", a product of his em-
ployment with Youna Audiences of
Oreaon. His primary involvement
now is as conductor and director of
INVITATIONS FOR BIDS
the Creative Jazz Orchatra, which
is dedicated to the preservation,
education and disaemination of THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON will receive bids
Afro-American mu1ic, whether for: Playground Equipment to be furnished and installed at Dekum Park,
N.E. 27th and Oekum, Portland, Oregon.
classical or jazz.
School Board bungles hearing
Bida will be received until: 2:00 P.M., Pacific Daylight Saving Time on
Friday, October 3, 1980 at the office of The Houalng Authority of Portland,
1605 N. E. 46th Avenue, Portland, Oregon and will be publicly opened and
read aloud at that time.
were invited to a luncheon to discuss
ways for the district to aain
creditability and act input from the
Black community. Edmonson also
alleaed that althouah he was the
head employee and Ms. Graves was
an assistant she was 1iven the major
role.
On that date the refusal of fund-
ins was announced and Edmonson
was terminated. The reason 1ivcn
for his termination was inadequate
performances of his job includin1
refusal to follow directions.
Edmonson submitted a repon to
the Board, requestin1 an in-
vestiaation of the top administrative
staff. He subsequently had a formal
hearin1 before a hearina officer.
The hearings officer upheld the ter-
mination and the Board concurred.
Monday's hearin1 was an oppor-
tunity for Edmonson to be heard by
the Board, but not a 1enuine oppor-
tunity for the decision to be
chanaed.
Followin1 Edmonson's statement
and a few questions by the Board,
Steve Buel said he believed there was
sufficient reason to terminate Ed-
monson - that he was insulted by the
process. However, he said the
documentation by the ad-
ministration was "an extremely
sloppy auempt to do somethin1 that
should have been done riaht."
Much of the information was
disoraanized and hazy, but Edmon-
son and his attorney had not replied
to many of the district char1a that
had been made qainst him.
Priestley said he would like to
have demanded that the Board aave
a full hearin1 • with pracntations
made by both sides and an oppor-
tunity to question the ad-
ministration - but that was made
Impossible because Edmon10n'1 at-
torney had aareed to settle for less.
The Board voted to accept the
hearin1 officer's report - a decision
that had little meanin1. The decision
to terminate had already been ap-
proved, so rejection of the hearina
officer's repon would not have af-
fected the termination.
Proposed forms of contract documents and specifications are on file at the
office of the Director of Maintenance, located at 8910 N. Woolsey Avenue,
Portland, Oregon.
Interested biddera may pick up the neceaaary copiea at 8910 N. Woolley
Avenue or telephone 249-5666 for the mailing of the documents.
The Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon reserves the right to reject any
or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.
BY: W. E. Hunttr
TITLE: ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON
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