Page 2 Portland Observer, Octobar 29,1981
DAK graduates St. Andrews pastor dies
SB A program
y
Ray Lottiar, Alumnus of Virginia Stata Univar
sity, speaks to students at "Black Colleges. An A»
terna tive.
(Photc^Hchard J. Brown)
Students explore college options
G rassroot News, N . W .— This
weekend the Black College Commit
tee held their yearly conference to
awaken Oregonians to the alterna
tive o f Black colleges. The 250 who
attended consisted o f seniors,
graduates and parents who were
ready to absorb the workshops
which included career choices,
scholarships, survival in college,
and tes t-tak in g . M a ry A ve ry , a
member o f the com m ittee, said,
“ M any students in Portland tradi
tionally don’t go to college and spe
cifically never think about going to
a historically Black college. I t ’s an
effort to encourage students to go to
college, and if possible to encourage
them to go to a historical Black col
lege. The conference is needed in
Portland because we are so isolated.
Even though in fo rm a tio n is out
there about Black colleges the stu-
dents d o n ’ t have that many role
models to show them what a Black
college can produce. ”
Pearl Spears Gray is the origina
tor o f the Black College Committee.
She believes that integration has had
both positive and negative effects on
Black colleges. “ The thing that is
positive is that integration has made
a lot o f people aware o f the exist
ence o f Black colleges. Howver, it’s
im portant to note that Black col
leges have always been integrated
since they started. On the other
hand, the Black college has never re
ceived the full resources o f the coun
try . T h ey were founded in most
cases because whites d id n ’ t want
Blacks in their schools, so the State
never funded them adequately. Inte
g ration says that the States must
fund the Black college at the appro
priate level.
“ It must be remembered by Black
people that those Black colleges pro
vided fo r us when no one else
would. Black schools give to their
students the will to survive and the
tools to survive. The teachers are
com m itted to make their students
successful. You don’ t always find
that at a historically white college.’*
On September 15, the President
signed an executive order to finan
cially support the historical Black
college. “ The Secretary o f Educa
tion shall supervise annually the de
velopment o f a federal program de
signed to achieve a significant in
crease in the p artic ip a tio n by his
torically Black colleges___ This re
view will examine unintended regu
latory barriers, determine the ade
quacy o f the announcement o f pro
grammatic opportunities o f interest
to these colleges, and identify ways
o f eliminated inequities and disad
vantages.” It should be remembered
that the Black colleges have yet to
receive a penny fro m the current
A d m in is tra tio n but according to
this Executive O rd er the govern
ment hasn’t forgotten them.
W ith sit-ins and bloodshed a child
in America can attend any college he
or she wants, provided he has the
funds. W hy then is there a need for
a Black college? Ms. Gray responds,
“ There is still a need because there
is still racism in this country, and
econom ic d e p riv a tio n . Students
need to go to a school that says,
’You are important, you ought to be
here and you will be successful.’ The
networking that one develops at a
Black school becomes very im port
ant in later life .”
Ken A dair gave the financial sta
tus o f today’s Black college: “ W ith
inflation the Black universities had
to increase their tu itio n and they
have to compete with public white
institutions in their states. A t the
same time, they’re receiving less and
less support from the State and
other agencies. T h a t is why the
U n ite d Negro C ollege fund was
created.”
M s. Dee C raig was among the
many parents who expect to send
their children to a historical Black
college. ” W e spend a lot o f tim e
here in P o rtla n d and there is not
enough o f a positive image for
young Black males. The tradition o f
the Black college has something that
all Black children could take advan
tage o f. The c u ltu ra l values and
Black pride are among the most im
portant things that a Black college
offers.”
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Dak C onstruction C om pany,
In c., o f P ortland, a m inority con
struction firm established in 1975,
has successfully compelled partici
pation in the Small Business ^ im in .
istration’s 8(a) program.
The 8(a) program is a SBA ad
ministered business development
program geared tow ard businesses
owned and controlled by disadvan
taged persons. Under this program,
SBA coordinates business assistance
resources in order to assist in the de
velopment o f p articip ant firm s.
SBA, working with procurement o f
ficials in other agencies, serves as
prime contractor for goods and ser
vices and then subcontracts this fed
eral work to participant companies.
The program adm inistrators have
access to financial programs, surety
bond guarantees, and management
assistance and utilize these resources
to develop viable disadvantaged
firms.
SBA approved D A K for partici
pation in the program in 1975, when
Dak was a relatively new firm. Over
the past six years, SBA has assisted
this firm in developing a total yearly
sales volum e o f over SI .6 m illio n .
Over the past six years, SBA has
awarded Dak approxim ately $4.3
m illio n in 8u(a) contracts and has
provided continuing management
assistance. The impact o f this assist
ance was to help make Dak one o f
SBA’s "success stories.”
U nder the 8(a) p rogram , firms
that have achieved their business de
velopment goals and the ab ility to
compete in the m arketplace are
“ g rad u ated .” D ak C onstruction
Company, In c., in S B A ’s opinion,
has achieved these goals and has
demonstrated an ability to compete
without SBA assistance.
Dak C onstruction C om pany,
Inc., has developed a reputation for
outstanding
perform ance
on
awarded projects and has been cited
by various agencies as their o u t
standing contractor. The company
is the local office’s first graduation
for the eleven-year-old program.
REV. CORTLAND CAMBRIC
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You, the Regional Power Planning Council
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environmental cost« and benefit« In
deciding how to meet Northwest
power needs. We want your
comments on our proposal.
We are all concerned about how the
region will meet its power needs at the
lowest cost The Regional Council, as
part of its regional energy plop, must
develop a methodology to measure
environmental costs and benefits The
Council has until 1983 to finish the
plan. In the meantime. BPA must be
able to acquire resources based on
cost-effectiveness, including
environmental effects.
BPA is interested in your views and
comments on our proposed
methodology You can help by
suggesting specific ways to identify and
measure environmental costs and
benefits directly attributable to various
conservation measures and energy
resources If you have questions, we
would be Interested In arranging a
special meeting or telephone
conference with you prior to our public
forums. You can also com ment orally at
the forums or submit your comments in
writing
PUBLIC FORUMS
We wiH briefly describe the proposed
methodology and answer clarifying
questions. You can make oral comments
at one of four public forums All will begin
at 730 p m following registration at 7
p.m. Locations and dates are:
Seattle, Washington - Thursday, Nov. 5
Blakely »oom, Northwest Court, Seattle Center
First North a n d R epublican Street
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Boise. Idaho - Monday. Nov 9
Bonneville Room, 3rd Floor, City Hall
150 N. Capitol Boulevard
Missoula, M ontana - Tuesday. Nov 10
Grizzly Den Room, Holiday Inn
Highway 10 W. an d L Mullan Road
recant visit to tha school.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
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2737 N. E. Union
Portland, Oregon 97212
Portland, O regon - Wednesday, Nov. 4
BPA Auditorium
1002 N.E. H ollad ay Street
Thar« Memory lead« students of Applagata
Elementary School in muelcal gamea during a
Reverend Cortland Cambric, pas
tor o f St. Andrews C o m m u n ity
Church, died October 28th. Rever
end C am b ric, who pastored at St.
Andrews for 17 years, was one o f
the church’s founders.
Cambric was born in Hempstead,
Texas, 64 years ago, and had lived
in Portland for more than 22 years.
He worked for the U .S. Department
o f Housing and U rb an D evelop
ment as a personnel management
specialist.
He is survived by his wife, Louise,
and two daughters, Julie C u ffe o f
Portland and Kathy Basden o f T a
coma.
Funeral arrangements are pend
ing.
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SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
To receive more information or to
arrange a special meeting or telephone
conference, call our Public Involvement
(503) 234-3361. Extension
4261 Toll-free numbers are available for
persons outside the Portland calling area
In Oregon, call 1-800-452-8429 In
Washington. Idaho. Montana, Wyoming
Utah. Nevada or California call
1-800-547-6048.
WRITTEN COMMENTS
You can submit written comments at the
public forum or mail them to the Public
Involvement Coordinator. Bonneville
Power Administration, PO Box 12999
2 ^ ° ° 97212 Comrnents will
be received through November 17, 1981
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