Page 4 Portland Observer June 25. 1981
Nigerian Consul General visits students
By K a ih r vn H a ll Bogle
The N ige ria n C onsul General
stationed in San Francisco made a
q u ie t, u n o ffic ia l visit to P o rtla n d
over the weekend. He is the
H o n o ra b le A yo A . A ja k a iy e , in
charge o f Nigerian A ffa irs arising in
the 13 western states o f the United
States.
Principal reason fo r his visit here
was to become a cquainted w ith
Nigerian students attending colleges
in this area and to meet w ith some
o f the college adm inistrators. Prin
c ip a l hosts were members o f the
Nigerian Student U nion, headed by
Joseph U deaja o f P o rtla n d State
U n ive rsity. M r. A ja k a iy e held in
fo rm a l discussions w ith PSU stu
dents on Saturday. Ajakaiye also at
tended a student m eeting on the
campus o f P ortland U nive rsity on
the same day.
The d istin gu ishe d v is ito r was
guest o f h on or at an im p o rta n t
banquet held at the C oliseum
H o lid a y Inn on Saturday evening
where he spoke in fo rm a lly to about
1 (X) persons including Portland area
students and those fro m Oregon
State U n iv e rs ity , U n iv e rs ity o f
Oregon and in d iv id u a ls fro m the
general Portland com m unity. ‘ ‘ M y
trip has been a success,” the Consul
General said, ” fo r I feel that I am
among friends. I shall be happy to
again come to P ortland in the near
fu tu re .” He expressed delight w ith
the unexpected chance to view Port
land's Rose Festival Parade.
G overnor V icto r A tiyeh sent his
personal greetings, C o u n ty C om
m issioner G ladys M cC oy was a
meets Nigerian students during a recent Portland
Vls't-
(Photos: Richard J. Brown)
member o f the welcoming party to
meet the Consul General at the a ir
port and M ayor Frank Ivancie sent
greetings and security personnel for
the convenience o f the visitor.
A m o n g those assisting w ith
arrangements fo r this firs t visit to
P o rtla n d by the H o n o ra b le M r.
A jakaiye were Dr. E.C. O gbuobiri,
Peter O lem gobe, H a ro ld ( h ike
M ba, O by Anyachebelu and M o jo
C. N w ik o m a who also acted as
M aster o f C erem onies at the
banquet.
A fte r din ne r e nte rta in m e n t was
supplied by a q u in te t o f ve rsa tile
musicians who doubled as soloists
on flu te, drums, as vocalist and as
dancers. Songs, rhythms and dances
were all o f West A frican origin.
A ja k a iy e o ffe rs his frie n d s h ip to a sm all child a tte n d in g the
students dinner.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Waters seeks interior design career
By Nyewusi Attkari
A c c o rd in g to Don Bassist,
Founder and D ire c to r o f Bassist
College, A n ita “ S tar” Waters was
someone special; someone gusty and
determined. And on June 14, 1981,
her d e te rm in a tio n paid o f f as she
received a B achelor o f Science
Degree in In te rio r Design. An ad
d itio n a l destinction is that A n ita is
the first Black to graduate from the
school.
Bassist College, an Applied Arts
Accredited College, located at 923
S. W . T a y lo r, has b u ilt the
reputation o f being one o f the only
Colleges in America that requires all
o f its students to p rove, befo re
graudation, their ability to apply all
that they have learned. “ The school
is very stru ctu re d in e d u ca tio n a l
term s. The in s tru c to rs w o rk the
students very hard but when the
students finish, they have achieved
what they came to Bassist to learn,”
Don Bassist said. ‘ ‘ We treat
everyone exactly a lik e . S tudents
make it on their a b ility .”
A n ita , m arried, and a m other o f
two, graduated from Jefferson High
in 1966. In 1976, she e n ro lle d in
Portland State U n ive rsity’ s Educa
tional O p po rtun ity Program under
the d ire ctio n o f H erb C aw thorne.
E v e n tu a lly , she fo u n d herself
having to decide between finishing
the requirem ents o f a fo u r year
academic p ro g ra m , and a sh ort-
range program which w ould c o in
cide w ith her schedule as a mother.
She chose the latter.
A t Bassist, she fo u n d the c u rr
iculum to be more p ra ctica l and
lire c tiv e . The fa c u lty was well
equipped to teach and gave the
student a feeling o f confidence in
h is /h e r a b ility to learn the
knowledge presented. Thus, it took
“ S ta r” o nly a few days to decide
that Bassist was the school where
she would complete her very needed
education.
A nita chose Interior Design as her
sp e c ia lity . The p ro gram req uired
th a t she study every aspect o f the
professional interio r designer; from
the first analysis o f a c lie n t’ s fu n c
tio n a l req uirem en ts to the super
vision o f the u ltim ate in s ta lla tio n ;
p la n n in g and c o o rd in a tio n ; six
weeks o f p ra c tic a l o n -th e -jo b ex
perience, as well as, attending an In
te rio r Design M a rk e t T rip to San
Francisco where she visited the large
home furnishing’ s markets.
In o rd e r to f u l f i l l g ra d u a tio n
requirements, she was required to:
I) Plan the interior design o f an en
tire hom e; 2) W o rk out the flo o r
plans fo r the type o f fam ily living in
that particularly home; 3) Study the
fa m ily 's . likes, d is lik e s , fa m ily
patterns and tra d itio n s ; 4) C hoose
the fu rn itu re , w all paper, window
tre a tm e n t, textures o f the carpets
etc. “ A n ita , despite the many d if
fic u ltie s she encountered as a
mother, met the challenge o f Bassist
C olle g e , in a way unique to the
sch oo l. She faced trem endous
odds; a fa m ily , her jo b ...th e
everyday, d iffic u lt things we all en
counter during a 24-hour day. It's
amazing how well she handled these
pressures,” Mr. Bassist recalled
A c c o rd in g to A n ita , it was the
U rb a n le a g u e o f P o rtla n d and
Herb C aw thorne who provided her
greatest in s p ira tio n to meet those
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challenges. “ W ithout the help o f the
U rban League, I w o u ld n ’ t have
been able to complete my schooling
and receive my B.S. degree. The
League gave me a scholarship w hich
enabled me to apply fo r the degree.
"W he n I was enrolled at Portland
State U n ive rsity, H erb C aw thorne
consistently encouraged me to con
tinue my education, not to become
discouraged. W ith o u t him re a lly
k n o w in g it, he helped my d e te r
m in a tio n to achieve a ll I have
achieved, so far.
“ A lte r I have my baby, I intend
to team up w ith my husband
Sunni. He recently started a
business
called
‘ Landscape
Technology’ and once I am back on
my feet again, we are going to com
bine our talents and skills and work
as a u n it. I hope to p ro v id e all
residents the o pp ortu nity to see my
work through the homes I design.
There w ill be no lim ita tio n s to the
in te rio r designs I w ill o ffe r. I feel
verv good about it and fo r the first
time, residents o f the N.E. area w ill
not have to search outside o f th eir
com m unity, in order to find good,
q u a lity In te rio r D esign,” she said
with a broad smile.
A n ita is one o f the firs t six stu
dents to g raduate fro m Bassist
C ollege under the new B achelor
C o m p le tio n P ro g ra m . T his new
program allows students to receive
proper re c o g n itio n fo r p reviously
Ireland viewed
Oregon A llia n c e A gainst Racist
and Political Repression w ill host a
ta lk and slide p re sen ta tion by
N ational l awyers’ G u ild attorney
Kathleen Herron, recently returned
from Ireland.
The meeting w ill be Friday, June
26, 1981 at 7:00 p .m ., at the King
Neighborhood Facility cafetorium ,
4815 N E 7 th S t.
Herron was a member o f a team
o f lawyers in v ite d by IR A hunger
strikers to review their demands.
The Oregon Alliance is a recently
fo rm e d a ffilia te o f the n a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n fo rm e d by Angela
Davis to com bat repression o f the
right to organize.
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From the Front Door
By Tom Boothe
From the front door, The Exodus Clean Team is off to an encouraging start.
The First Formal Meeting was held on Wednesday June 17th, 1981, at the
House of Exodus TAAP Auditorium.
The Team Leaders explained the concept to the invited guess, and received
100% approval to move forward, each guess enthusiastically wanted to do
what ever they could to start cleaning and encouraging others to clean up
their property, where ever they lived, their homes and neighborhoods.
The Team Leaders came well prepared, armed with a well developed prac
tical Constitution complete with Purposes, Methods, Objectives, and a single
goal with clearly defined duties. The constitution further included meeting
and formal assembly procedures, along with a dress code, which was hand
somely demonstrated by the Leaders, who conducted the meeting attired in
their Formal three piece glistening white Tuxedos, Trimmed with Exodus
Green Ties and handkerchiefs. Yes, Wednesday June 17th was quite an
evening. The meeting concluded on an up note, with coffee and cookies ser
ved, centered around conversations of com m unity concerns regarding
cleanliness and safety.
The team plans to meet under Formal Constitutional Assembly Procedures,
each Wednesday. The general theme for the rest of the summer will be
Choices and the Art of Choosing.
COME JOIN USI
The team meets each Wednesday 7pm at the House of Exodus, 1639 NE
Alberta, Portland, Oregon. You are hereby invited.
"Become more important to your neighborhood, to your community, to your
City, and you will automatically become more important to yourself.”