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OBSERVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
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H O T C U T S S P E C IA L
By Kathryn Hal! Bogle
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He loves life . Tony does. He
swims and he has many years o f ex
perience at deep sea fishing. He
plays golf, plays handball and rides
a Kawasaki.
He likes symphonic music, jazz,
and candlelight dancing with a pret
ty girl.
A ll those are leisure-tim e ac
tivities.
Daytimes, on week days, A n
thony Allen treads the hallways o f
Good Samaritan hospital. He goes
from room to room, from floor to
floor and back again to his spacious
brightly, lighted laboratory.
Anthony Allen is a Pathologist
Assistant.
He
also
is
a
Phlebotom ist. T ranslation: he
draws blood from a patient for test
ing in his laboratory fo r any
pathology (disorder) that may be
keeping the patient from enjoying
good health.
The rest o f the tim e T o n y’ s
laboratory work is to assist the full
fledged physician with a dissection
and to take samples o f tissue for
histologic examination. This part of
his work is also necessary when a
post-mortem has been ordered In
some such situations requiring
autopsy, a physician needs to know
what the exact cause o f death had
been. This type o f exam ination
documents the results precisely.
Allen must take m icroscopic
photograph o f tissue, in some cases,
to let the physician see, by com
parison o f early and later pictures,
what the progress o f disease has
been (or how efficacious the treat
ment) from date to date. Allen logs
and files the specimans, the slides,
pictures, and case reports for
necessary discussion by the medical
staff.
Tony enjoys his work and enjoys
being a part o f the staff o f a big, up-
to-the-minute hospital. He plans to
return to college, probably Duke
University, to expand his interest in
research.
A C alifornian by b irth , T ony’ s
mother, D orothy Allen, s till lives
there in I os Angeles. Tony’ s father
was Charles Robert Allen, a native
Oregonian. Tony’s grandfather was
William D. Allen, the properties of
the famous Golden West hotel in
Por'land o f the early 1900s.
To.iy is 28 and single.
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About 200 young people attended
the annual summer camp, called
“ Y M A .” held by C atholic nuns
from M a rylhurst College on the
campus of Williamette University in
Salem.
Among those who attended the
I98I camp session were Linda
Brown, the 14-year daughter o f Dr.
and Mrs. Webster Brown; John
Farah, 10 years, the son o f
Jacqueline Farah, and Dehner
Franks, an 18 year old pianist in his
senior year at Franklin High School.
Dehner plays jazz by ear, reads a
little music and has played at the
Jazz Q uarry at least once. A ll o f
them were enthusiastic about their
summer-camp experience.
We asked Linda to tell us about
the camp in her own words. That is
what she said.
“ Y .M .A .” stands fo r Young
Musicians and Artists.
There are two sessions o f camp
and each sessions lasts two weeks.
The first session is just for music.
There is orchestra, band and there
are ensemble groups. I took my
v io lin and was assigned to the
second section o f violins. I had a
chance to learn how to practice and
to perform in a group o f violins.
The second session was fo r
drama, dance, art, music and pup
petry.
I took drama. We had four talent
shows. The kids can get up on the
stage and show their talents. I was in
a scene taken from the movie called,
’ ’ The Dark A t The Top O f The
Stars.” We had two big p e rfo r
mances for the parents to see when
they come to Salem on Sundays to
see their children. The final perfor
mances is on the last day o f camp.
We have really full days at camp.
It’ s up at 7:00 a.m., to go to “ Flag”
- when they have a flag raising
ceremony. We then clean our rooms
and go to breakfast. Food is really
good there - better than at school.
Like eggs and hash-browns, blue
berry waffles or waffles and straw
berries.
A fte r breakfast we went to
classes. We had warm-up excerises
like stretching, then we had im
provisations in groups fo r skits.
Then a little break.
A fte r the break we had “ orien
ta tio n ” where we could get
together and talk about things in
camp. We had good counselors.
Then we had a chance to choose
an elective class. I chose “ Mime.” It
was a new experience for me and I
enjoyed learning how to fill out my
imagination.
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T o n y A lle n , p a th o lo g is t, is read y fo r w o rk at G ood S a m a rita n
Hospital.
(Photo: Richard J Brown)
Under the direction of Sister Ann
M iria m and her assistant, Sister
Therese M iller, the many children
ranging in age up to 18 found enjoy
ment, some self-discovery o f
talent, and a capacity to reach out
and make new acquantiances fo r
themselves.
Lunch and then a rest period in
our rooms to read, nap or w rite
letters. A fte r this rest period,
another class in drama similar to the
morning.
A second elective period came
after drama class. I chose “ Musical
Theater” and we practiced singing
in costume some songs from “ The
Wizard of Oz.”
Late in the afternoon we had free
time to play tennis, to swim or just
goof around.
Dinner was usually in the univer
sity student dining room. The sisters
wouldn’ t let us wear shorts to dinner
and so most o f the girls wore
dresses to the dining room.
In the evening there was always a
talent show.
Flag ceremony was observed
again at 8:45 p.m., just before dark.
Bedtime was at 9:30 p.m.
I enjoyed it all and 1 hope to go
back next year.”
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1639 N E Alberta
Cell Talk
PORTLAND OREGÙN 9721 1
294 7997
By Asmar Abdul Setfullah
•4A'/1 Joe H'est
C ell Talk is pleased to report
perhaps the most dynam ic action
taken on the part o f m in o rity in
mates since the institution o f blue
denim pants. M .A .C ., the M inority
Action Coalition was formed July
17, 1981 and w ill address itself to
the specific and unique problems
that minority inmates face while in
carcerated.
The M in o rity A ctio n C o a litio n
(M A C ) consist o f Black, Chicano
and Indian inmates. When com
bined, the three groups comprise
over 20 percent o f the inmate
population and will be a force to be
dealt with in the future. This is the
first time in the history o f this in
stitution that minority inmates have
been able to put aside their differen
ces and work for a common goal.
The M in o rity A ctio n co a litio n
consist o f members o f U huru
Organization, Lakota Club and La
Raza Club M A C. was formed to
address the disparities in the present
parole system. It is the consensus of
m inority inmates that the present
parole system calls fo r a greater
amount o f a cco unta bility on the
part o f m inorities than white in
mates. M .A .C . believes that the
Matrix system which is employed by
the Oregon State Parole Board is
racist by design and discriminatory
in practice. The form ation o f the
M in o rity
A c tio n
C o a litio n
M .A .C .) should not be construed
as a racist move against white in
mates or the predom inately white
corrections division. It is no more
than a group of concerned brothers
tryin g to resolve some very real
problems It should be noted that
M in o rity
A ctio n
C o a litio n
(M .A .C .) doesn’ t have the form al
sanction o f the prison adm inistra
tion but we can’t see any reason why
we shouldn 't be able to come
together and work for our freedom
and for the betterment o f conditions
for future brothers.
B rie fly, the m atrix system is
based on a point system whereby a
inmate is judged by his past record,
type o f crim e, drug involvem ent
etc. The more points one receives
the greater his chances are fo r
earlier parole. This system m ight
sound good in concept but one has
to take in consideration the fact that
any time white people design a
system to judge people by,
minorities w ill always come out on
the bottom o f the scale. Remember
the I.Q . test that were given to
Blacks in the 60s - the test was
designed for white people therefore
Blacks didn't do well.
For years, everybody was running
around shouting that Blacks were
in fe rio r to whites because they
scored lower on these tests. When in
actuality the test itself was racist and
discriminatory. The same holds true
fo r the parole m atrix system .lt is
designed in a manner that causes
Blacks, Chicanos and Indians to
score poorly because it doesn’ t take
in account that we come from high
crime areas, drug infested streets,
poverty, m iseducation and many
other social ills that aren’ t our fault.
The point we're trying to make is
that a Black from A lb in a is more
likely to run afoul o f the law than a
white from Coos Bay. He is also
more lik e ly to have drug in
volvement in the Black community
because that's where all the drugs
are sent to when white folk get it o ff
the boat. Statistics prove that
m inorities d on’ t fare well in the
crim inal justice system. They show
that m inorities are locked up a
greater rate than any other group o f
people in the country. M in o ritie s
receive longer sentences fo r .he
same crimes that whites com m itt
and they serve more time often than
not. Consecutive sentences are im-
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posed on m inorities at a greater
rate and m inorities don’ t fare well
under the plea bargain system.
I t ’ s im portant that you under
stand that we’ re not trying to shirk
our responsibility in the debt we owe
to society. What we are attempting
to do is get fa ir treatment fo r our
problems. It is not fa ir to judge a
Black under a system that is
designed for whites nor is it fair to
punish a Chicano or Indian because
their com m unity happens to have
social problems that affect their
growth and development.
A ll we are asking is that the
Parole Board take into account the
fact that by the tim e most o f us
reach an institution, we’ ve used up
our one strike, whereas the average
w hite gets three and fo u r strikes
before he is called o ut. The con
dition one is born into has to have
some bearing on the final product,
however, there are exceptions to the
rule but the majority o f us don't do
well whether we're criminals or not.
There is something wrong with a
system that creates c rim in a l be
havior in minority communities. It's
disturbing and alarming when you
sit down and th in k about all the
ways the system destroys life inside
and outside o f our com m unity.
Don’ t be fooled into believing that
you can be anything you want to be
because you can't. Crime for some
o f us was an alternative to a bad
situation - we don’ t condone crime
under any circumstances but we do
believe that there should be some
consideration given to our social,
cultural, economic and political d if
ferences. We believe that a system
has to be devised that treats or
judges people on a just basis. White
justice isn 't conducive to Black
freedom which is representative o f
the present parole system in the
State o f Oregon.
From the Front Door
Bv Torn Boothe
From The Front Door, The Exodus Clean Team has initiated a Community
Awareness Campaign, headed and coordinated by Mr. Daryl L. Griffith. He
w ill initially contact the households w ith door hangers w ithin the area
between NE 15th West, to NE 33rd East, and between NE Killingsworth
North to NE Prescott South; after which he and his crew will organize to con
tact all households, by way of door hangers w ithin Northeast Portland
between the Minnesota Freeway west to 42nd Street East to Columbia Blvd.
North to Broadway South, as well as the entire North Portland area. His goal
is to accomplish this task by mid-September. This effort amounts to a lot of
hard work in a door to door campaign, in order to make the community
aware of its responsibility to help keep our community clean and safe, as well
as where to get help in doing so.
I am sure Mr. Griffith can use all the help he can get and would welcome
anyone who wish to help in any way.
Monetary donations, and manpower and womanpower are the greatest
needs at this point. Young boys and girls in the community have come forth
and volunteered themselves, however, Mr. G riffith says it is more en
couraging for these young citizens to receive some form of reward as a token
of the community's appreciation for their effort in helping to keep our com
munity clean.
The results of the past two Saturdays have been overwhelming successful.
Citizen participation is the key to the Clean Team's success.
Mr. Griffith invites you to join him in an effort to clean and keep our com
munity clean and safe.
There are meetings each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday morning at
9:00 a.m., at 1639 NE Alberta, Portland, Oregon.
He hopes to see you at one meeting or the other, and so do I...
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