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Portland Observer, July 28, 1982 Page 3 METROPOLITAN Minnie's Ice Cream Parlor and Deli Sandwiches O peration Big V o te by ( 13 Flavors Eddie Edmundson The A. P h ilip Randolph In s ti tute's Portland chapter announced that it w ill again sponsor Operation Hig Vote in the Portland metropoli tan area for the Nov. 1982 elections. Bob Boyer, chapter president, said the decision was reached last Thursday, July 8 in a general mem bership meeting. Operation Big Vote developed in 1980 as part of national efforts by a variety o f civil rights and labor o r ganizations to register and educate masses o f urban and rural poor, un employed and ethnic m inority per sons. The Portland chapter o f the A. Philip Randolph Institute acted as coordinator for the voter educa tion and registration drive here in 1980, Boyer said. "W e will use the same method as we used in 1980," Boyer an nounced. "D istricts 17 and 18—in ner Northeast P o rtla n d —w ill be specifically targeted," he added. In 1980, labor unions and com munity organizations were recruited to work specific precincts; 35 to 40 unions and organizations worked together to register and educate Ore gonians in inner Northeast. "F ro m 1976 to 1980," Boyer said, "some o f the precincts we tar geted doubled their vote c o u n t." The target for November is to regis ter at least 2,000 new voters and get half that many to vote in November, he said. Boyer was one o f eight candidates in the May 18th primary seeking the Democratic party nom ination for the 18th District house seat. Boyer is an official in the Inland Boatmens Union. Boyer, who helped establish the local chapter in 1978, said the A. P hilip Randolph Institute, named after the famous black labor union organizer who spearheaded blacks' entry into (he national labor force, focuses primarily on voter registra tion and education programs. Title I program makes record gains Test scores show that Jefferson’s Title I program is the most success ful in the city. Students enrolled in the federally funded program fo r students needing remedial help in basic skills show the school district's largest achievement gains. The JHS program serves nearly 300 students. "W c try to help stu dents close the gap between their current achievement level in reading and math and their grade level," ex plains Joan Wright, Title I Director. To q u a lify fo r the program , stu dents' achievement scores must show they are functioning at two or more years below grade level. "W e are serving fewer students now in terms o f the total school population than we did a few years a g o ," she pointed out. Title I programs throughout the nation were established in 1965 as a part o f the Elementary and Secon dary Education A ct. Federal law states the purpose o f these programs is to improve the education o f disad vantaged children. As a result o f re cent legislation, the legal language co n tro llin g the program w ill soon change. So, J e ff’ s T itle I s ta ff is looking for a new name to begin the year in September. Jefferson's is a model program whose design has been replicated at Roosevelt High School. The reading component uses a three-stage ap proach. Stage I is for student with the most severe reading problems. Oral fluency, or the ability to read aloud, is its goal. According to Ms. W right, these students have d if f i culty w ith the sounds o f language and can’ t decode. S kill b uilding where students expand their com prehension skills is the focus for stu dents in the second stage o f reading im provem ent. The fin a l stage is reached when students can read to themselves, decoding the language, its sounds and meaning, and com prehend what they have read. The program uses highly structured group instruction, which the direct or feels is important for Title I stu dents. The cu rricu lu m is planned, se quential, and students progress through stages. Each o f these has identifiable goals. These parallel the commonly accepted stages o f read ing instruction. The program also uses a single model which the entire sta ff adopts. It has been used the past four year without drastic modi fication. A ll o f the staff members are certified teachers, and because the in stru ctio n a l model hasn’ t changed, staff can spend their en ergies dealing with students rather than developing m aterials. "W e have an extremely dedicated s ta ff," boasts Ms. Wright. The Jefferson program provides service in math and reading. Ten full and part-time teachers staff the program along with a secretary and community agent. Special Pench Ice Cream Hrs. Tue.-Fri. 11:00 am-10 pm • Sat. 12:30-10 pm Sun. 3:00 pm-8 pm Juanita Matthawa Owner The story of "Frankenstein" was originally w ritten by a 20-year-old woman, Mary Shelley. ^«4^ ] vopeYes In addition, H ill said, the survey showed 21 per cent o f the students were planning to work full time, five per cent would enter the m ilita ry and six per cent were undecided upon their future plans. Approximately 41 per cent o f the students plan to attend a four-year college this fall, 22 per cent a two- year college and five per cent a voca- tional/technical school. The survey had a 78 per cent re sponse rate (2 ,4 15 students) from Portland’s 3,088 graduating seniors. “ The survey results are very posi tive as to the confidence our P ort land students have fo r success in continuing their e d u ca tio n ," H ill said. Considering today’s economy, most students are not making plans for college unless they truly believe they can succeed w ith the invest ment. "The Portland school’s adminis tration sees in these statistics a vote of confidence by our students that they have received the kind o f education in our schools which has prepared them for college studies,” H ill said. C A S O N 'S F IN E M E A T S and Neighborhood Bill's 2115 N. Williams Ave. 288-4666« Portland. OR 97227 T h e o tla (T .C .) C a to n , M a n a g e r w CHICKEN KONRAD MARK HAMILTON Black community subject of study Konrad Mark Hamilton, a recent University of Oregon Honor’s grad uate, is compiling a history o f the P ortland Urban League and the C ity ’ s black com m unity from the time o f the Urban League o f Port land’s founding in 1945 to the pre sent. H am ilton's work w ill be the firs t history o f the c ity ’ s black com m unity during this period o f time, and the first to explore the re lationship between the black com munity and the city's principle black advocacy and social service organiz ation. This study follows upon the work done by Ham ilton fo r his honor’ s thesis at the University o f Oregon, which dealt with the history o f the National Urban League and its role in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. This work won Hamilton the distinction o f being one o f four individuals to receive the honor’ s degree in history from the Univer with that Original New Orleans Flavor sity of Oregon in 1982. Following the completion of his Portland study this summer, Hamil ton will be entering the University of California at Santa Barbara where he will be pursuing graduate studies in Public History under a two-year fellowship. Freddye Pettet, Executive Direct or of the Urban League of Portland, has cited H a m ilto n ’s efforts as being important in increasing the black community’s consciousness of its recent history and progress. Pet tet said, " It 's just as important to know where you’re coming from as it is to know where you want to go. Studies such as those done by Kon rad Hamilton keep us in touch with our recent past and help provide a direction for the future.” Konrad H am ilton is the son o f Judge H .J . Belton tnd M id o ri H am ilton o f West Linn and is a 1976 graduate of West Linn High School. e e e e I'VE GOT GREAT LEGS! 3 Locations To'Serve You: 5949 N.E. Union Ave. 283-9542 • 3120 N.E. Union Ave. 281 2628 2320 S.E. 82nd Ave. 774-9651 e e • •e e e e e e e e e e e v e e e e e W hy is the Vatican called "Vatican” ? It was built in a section of Rome known for years before as Vatican Hill. SWEET, RIPE Students w ant more education Most 1982 graduates from Port land Public Schools w ill continue their education at four-year and two-year colleges or vo ca tio n a l/ technical schools. Glenn H ill, school district guid ance and counseling director, said a survey conducted by P o rtla n d ’ s school counselors this spring showed 67 per cent o f the graduates were planning to continue their edu cation. 5938 N. 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