Portland Observer, October 15, 1981 Page 7
OBSERVATIONS
Fi MRS. C ’s
FROM THE SIDELINES
By Kathryn Halt Boule
An enthusiastic throng o f visitors
was on hand to view the recent
works of Portland metal sculpurist,
Al Goldsby, when his rail *81 show
ing was presented at the Don Con-
ard Mobile Gallery on Tuesday last.
A L QOLD8BY
Goldsby maintains his own North
Killingsworth studios where his
forge is located, but his paintings, as
well as the works in metals, are to be
seen with frequency at galleries
around the state.
The current presentations are
open to the public from now until
October 27. Hours are from 5:30
pm to 7:30 pm.
M orris Enterprises, Unlim ited
will make its first bow to the public
within a few days with the presenta
tion of Peggy Shivers, soprano, in
concert.
Morris Enterprises, Unlimited, is
an innovative family vcniure into
the realm of producers of programs
o f interest to the public. Jordan
Morris and Lenora, a husband and
wife team with their daughter. Milli-
cent Glover, have filed the name of
their new company with the Better
Business Bureau as a non-profit or
ganization. They intend to help
others a step along towards achiev
ing a desired goal of their own.
"W e looked around in our com
m u n ity," said Mrs. M orris, "an d
we say the need for some group ac
tion to help a student (or older per-
»on, gain an opportunity to win
public attention for his or her par
ticular talent or goal.
" W e want always to be ac
countable. There will be suitable
screening before we present anyone
to the public. Our guidelines will be
perfected as we go along for we will
be going to persons in the commun
ity for help with the screening of ap
plicants.
"O u r first introductory event,”
Mrs. Morris said, "w ill be the pre
sentation o f Peggy Shivers, a so
prano, formerly of Portland, now
o f Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ms. Shivers has sung with the
Portland Summer Opera series, the
Holladay Bown productions and the
Portland Junior Symphony. She
was the first "Miss Royal Esquire”
o f Portland, winning her title
through her vocal performance.
Since then her study in Spain has
brought Peggy Shivers a number of
exciting opportunities such as to
sing with the C olorado Springs
Symphony Orchestra. Her reper- ’
toire includes Italian, French, Span
ish, German leider and our own
spirituals.”
Mrs. Morris said that profits will
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Bits and Pieces
by Ruth Spencer
Beyond rhetoric. Jim Fenwick.
acting superintendent o f the
Portland Public Schools, has no,
dealt successfully with the major
problems in educating Black child
r e n — c o m m itm e n t, s t a f f in g ,
achievement, implementing the dis
trict's "Desegregation P la n ,” ra
cism, dropouts, and suspensions.
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Mrs. Kay Dean Toran, director of
the Governor's A ffirm ative Action
Office, visited the White House to
meet President Reagan on the Fifty
States Women's Project. Wednes
day. Oct. 7. She attended the full-
day conference and had lunch in the
W hite House State Dining Room
with President and Mrs. Reagan.
•
Black children in the Portland
Public Schools seem to have a poor
chance o f getting their speech de
fects corrected. According to Joan
Polsen, speech correctionist (on
leave) at Sabin School, most Black
children’s speech defects do not
need correcting because they are
speaking "Black English."
Children born and reared in Port
land do not speak "Black English"
since the isolated environment that
produces that type of language pat
tern is not present in Portland. We
must conclude that this attitude is
another example of racism rostered
by the lack of Black personnel in the
speech department. Portland does
not have a Black speech teacher;
ye,, over 75 per cent o f the speech
problems in the Early Childhood
Education Centers (grades 1-5)
should be found in Black students.
•
M r. George Jordan, retired Port
land teacher, is recovering in the
Bess Kaiser H ospital. Our Best
Wishes!
G ran d
The Portland Section o f the N a
tional Council o f Negro Women,
will have its monthly meeting, Mon
day. October 19. 7:30 pm at the
King Neighborhood Facility. Ms.
Mary Kurney is president.
M r. and Mrs. Bryan Butts arc en
joying a Caribbean Cruise.
•
Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, President
of the National Baptist Convention,
U .S .A ., In c., speaking before
20,000 delegates convening at Joe
Louis Arena in D etroit, Michigan
said: President Reagan has reduced
his efforts to one word, “ cuts.”
He posed the analogy of an oper
ation to remove cancerous tissue.
Blacks and poor people have been
diagnosed at the cancer that has
caused the economic failure o f our
"dem ocratic" system and must be
cut out.
Mrs. Gwen Gerald is moving
from classroom teacher at Ockley
Green School to Project Coordin
ator at Marshall High School.
•
According to John Ogbu, Asso
ciate Professor at the University of
California, schools have a long his
tory of fitting Black children for in
ferior roles. If Blacks do not qualify
for desirable occupations, it is be
cause their education was designed
to disqualify them.
Mrs. Joyce Taylor has been ap
pointed to Portland’s Housing Pol
icy Board.
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Ms. Linda Johnson, Executive
Director of The Crib, has been elect
ed Chairperson o f the Housing
Com m unity Development City
Wide Task Force for a 3-year fund
ing cycle.
•
Ulysses Tucker, J r., the host/
producer of "D ialo g u e,” K PTV's
minority affairs program, has been
named as one of the "Outstanding
Young Men In America” for 1981
by the Outstanding Young Men As
sociation o f Montgomery, A laba
ma.
The award is based on community
involvement, leadership, profes
sional achievement, educational at
tainment, and personal character.
Tucker, a graduate student at the
University o f Portland, also made
the national headlines in June when
he was selected as one o f the " 2 0
Most Eligible Bachelors" in the
United States by Ebony magazine.
He says that the honor has pu, some
unnecessary strains on his social
life.
Senior Citizens need your pre
sence Monday, Oct. 19, at 12:30 pm
at the Masonic Hall, 116 N .E. Rus
sell Street, at a task force meeting
on getting a permanent site for a
Senior Center.
one day
clearaway
sale!
everything on the 2nd floor
must go on Sunday oct. 18
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
reductions of
more
50°/oand
on men s su/Zs, sportcoats, slacks, and
women s dresses, suits and sportswear.
Wayne Baseden is Production As
sistant for the new K A T U Public
Affairs program, "W hat's Right,"
which premiered October I Ith, and
Floor Director for the Production
Department. Most recently, Wayne
worked for K V A L -T V in Eugene as
a Producer/Director. Some o f his
programs were "G o o d Day Sun
shine" (weekly public affairs pro
gram), "Jim Haney Show" (weekly
U. of Oregon basketball probram).
"Saturday’s Heroes" (fall preview
special), and "F ro m Behind The
Sheets" (tw o-part series with the
Grand Kleagle, Local KKK - July
I980). Wayne graduated from Ore
gon Stale University with a B.A. in
Broadcast Communication and Lib
eral Arts, and achieved his Masters
Degree from the University of Ore
gon in Community Service Public
Affairs. Welcome to K A TU .
never have we had a sale like this one!
our new owner says we must make room
for incoming stock...come in early
for terrific buys on the second floor!
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