Portland Observer, August 11, 1962 Section II Page 11
4-H conducts program
A 4-H pilot "Learn to Earn” pro
gram is underway in Portland’s A l
bina district to test the feasibility of
training young people in landscape
care and maintenance for part-time
employment.
Conducted by the Oregon State
University Extension Service with
the support o f a small grant from
the Jackson Foundation, six young
men, ages 14 to 16, are being paid
while they learn , reports W illia m
Boldt, Extension Youth Specialist.
The young men, recruited
through the 4 -H urban program in
Portland, are receiving 80 hours o f
instruction in yard maintenance and
care, small engine re p a ir, leader-
ship, safety and business practices.
H a lf o f the instructional lime will be
spent in obtaining practical exper
ience.
year through the N atio n a l 4 -H
C ouncil. The T o ro Company sup
ported development of the materials
at the national level.
"O n e test of the effectiveness of
the materials and training al the end
of the four week training period will
be whether or not the young men arc
able to o btain p a rt-tim e jobs in
landscape care and m aintenance,"
Boldt points out.
The Extension Service s ta ff will
also evaluate how well the instruc
tional materials and plan worked.
A sim ilar pro g ram , but one in
which participants will not receive a
stipend while being trained, is sche
duled next fall for Clackamas Coun
ty.
Lance G lo ver, 4 -H program as
sistant, is leading the project under
the direction of Ira M um ford, OSU
M u ltn o m a h C o un ty Extension
agent.
"Although six people are a small
number in an area o f high youth un
employment, we hope that what we
learn this year can be applied on a
much larger scale in 1983,” Boldt
said.
This in itial group will be testing
the new 4 -H "L e a rn to E arn ” ma
terials which became available this
Mastering the college financial course
Don Moore, representative of Computerland in
Tigard, explain« computer techniques to Kim Mar
tin (seated), Samuel Bernal and Robert Kellerhals
(in doorway).
Upward ound celebrates
I successes
You can ride the college tuition
escalator without falling o ff. Finan
cial writer Roger advised in the May
issue o f Families, “ Don’t lose heart.
Ironically, in these worst times for
college costs, i t ’ s still the best o f
times for scrounging around for va
rious loans, scholarships, w o rk-
study aids and other resources for
meeting those costs.”
Harris points out that if you don’t
q u alify fo r a G uaranteed Student
Loan or the National Direct Student
Loan program s, you might check
the A u x ilia ry Loan to Assist S tu
dents. According to H arris, " L ik e
the federal student loans, this loan
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by ( 'luudia Fisher
July 30 brought celebration o f in
dividual and group achievement at
the completion o f the course-work
phase o f this sum m er’ s U pw ard
Hound program at P ortland Stale
University. Fifty students from fam
ilies with low incomes were chosen
to participate in the program’s sec
ond year o f preparing students for
post high school education.
Enrollees in the PSU program ,
from federal government assigned
schools including Lincoln, Marshall
and Wilson High Schools, are 60-70
per cent black and 20 per cent S.E.
Asian with the remainder Hispanic
and white. Students from other city
schools attend similar programs at
the University o f Oregon and Paci
fic University. W hile students were
recruited in the past, there is now a
waiting list of 40-50 students.
Students interested in the PSU
Upward Hound program must com
pete for fifty positions based on po
tential for academic achievement in
colleg and on attitude, in addition,
low -incom e guidelines, set by the
U .S . D epartm ent o f Edu catio n ,
must be m et. A fam ily o f four
qualifies if annual income does not
; exceed $8,6(X).
;
The PSU program stresses math,
! English, and study skills like notc-
• taking, text scanning and using the
library. In addiiton, says Armando
: L ag u ard ia, whose dedication and
■ enthusiasm are immediately appar
ent, students can specialize in com-
. puter study and journalism and are
o ffered electives in Spanish, U .S .
ethnicity, a rt, oral history and ca
reer e x p lo ra tio n . W eekend field
trips include visits to the Oregon
coast, the Ashland Shakespeare I cs-
. tival, Portland cultural events and
steelhead fishing trips. PSU library
and recreational facilities arc also
open to enrollees.
Laguardia was the first black U p
ward Hound graduate to receive a
degree, following emigration from
Cuba and graduation in 1965 from
Jefferson H igh School where he
participated in Upward Hound. He
says the program has changed and
that the PSU program differs from
others. Laguardia, who completed a
master's degree in educational cur
ricu lu m , has worked to develop a
year-round, continuous skill build
ing p ro g ram . D u rin g the regular
school year students attend Satur
day tutorial programs if desired, or
if their G P A falls below 2.5. Three
times a year outside speakers visit
and high school groups meet month
ly for discussion.
Students receive s ta ff guidance
and inform ation with stress placed
on students accepting responsibility
for directing their own futures and
for viewing education as an active
rather than passive process. Though
too soon, says I aguardia, to predict
college success o f students in the
two-year-old PSU program, nation
ally 90 per cent enroll in college and
fare better than average in academ
ics and continued attendance. This
year, every graduating student in the
PSU program will begin post-high
school education.
Students perform
July 30 was Presentation Day for
students and staff. Energy and close
bonds between students, staff and
parents were evident as the p ro
gram 's and students’ accom plish
ment were dram atized. Counselor
Peggy Adams proclaim ed the day
one o f celeb ratio n among the d i
verse people and personalities con
tributing to the program.
In a "highly integrated, intellec
tual, physical and emotional experi
ence," with cooperative e ffo rt be
tween s ta ff, students and parents,
enrollees " to o k a step not just to
ward college life, but toward know
ing themselves, respecting others,
and learning to listen and communi
cate,” said staff.
Presentation Day included stu
dent interpretive readings, original
poetry and essay reading by A lina
M a lra y , Phung D an g , Stcphina
Waldron, Vinh Nguyen, Cindy Kin-
nam an, Lisa B lackm an , G lo ria
Dempsey and Regina Johnson. To
an amused audience, T ro y T h u r-
good and L a rry Po rter presented
"the loser’s approach" to a job in
terview. Jackie Huskey, interview
ing s ta ff m em ber Paul F ra n k lin
showing the right approach, con
cluded with the q u ip, " I ’ m sor/y,
but we don’t hire grownups.”
Spanish songs were sung, T-shirt
silkscreening was described, compu
ter equipm ent was displayed, and
P u rnell M a rk s , obviously chosen
for his ability to entertain with wit
and humor, provided "commercial
messages.”
One prolific poet, Stcphina W a l
d ro n , read tw o o f her moving
poems, " T o o Young to U n d e r
s ta n d ,” and " B la c k , W om en,
C hild .” Vinh Nguyen read his essay
on "Differences between Vietnam
ese and American young people.”
Nolan Kellerhalls described Irish
im m igrant arrival to the U .S . and
their clim b out o f p o verty. Dana
Harris, Melody Johnson and Robert
Kellerhals described the history o f
Jews expelled from Palestine, tra
vels to European countries and then
arrival and success in the U.S.
Manuel Bernal described the em
ploym ent he’ ll begin this summer
and, in an impromptu recitation of
an original poem, thanked the staff
of the program:
Wc are like a school o f fish.
We mustn’t spread apart
or we will lose ourselves
in the vast sea.
So we must stay with the main
fish o f Upward Bound,
For we are here for the world to
see.
Awards banquet
The day ended w ith an evening
A w ards Banquet at W estm inster
Presbyterian Church. The "S tra w
berry G a m b le rs,” 12-18 year old
singing sisters managed by their
father, provided entertainment.
Awards were presented for Most
Improved Students in English, math
and com puters. English awards
went to Houmphan Vongsa, Samuel
Bernal and D ana H a rris . M a th
■awards went to C h eryl M cG inn is,
Ray M itc h e ll and Vinh Nguyen.
Kim M a rtin received the Most Im
proved C om puter Student A w ard
with Nolan Kellerhals receiving the
Best Computer Student Award.
U p w ard Bound S p irit Awards
went to Stephina W a ld ro n and
Samuel Bernal. Perfect Attendance
Awards were given to Phung Band
A m h T ra n , C a rrie L ove, Dana
Harris, Houmphan Vongsa and Ray
M itc h e ll. M ost H e lp fu l Student
.
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plan is guaranteed by the govern
ment— only if carries a 14 per cent
interest rate.”
And scholarships are out there.
“ In fact,” he writes, “ there’s an es
tim ated b illio n d ollars a year in
scholarship and tuition-assistance
grants waiting to be plucked from
various donors.”
The trick is to find out who is do
ing the o ffe rin g . C onsult high
school and college financial aid o f
fices, your state department of edu
cation, and local civic and profes
sional organizations to see what
they offer. Don’t be reluctant to ap
ply. Most scholarship commimttees
don’t expect applicants to have ge
nius IQs.
A nd since housing costs play a
large part in the rising cost o f col
lege, you might want to consider co
operative housing. Students can
trade their labor for cost savings. In
one cooperative house at the U n i
versity o f M ichigan students were
able to lop $450-5500 o ff the normal
dormitory bill for the school year by
working a mere four to six hours a
week.
Harris compares searching for all
the available financial aid to taking
a course: " T h e re ’ s plenty o f hard
work involved, but if you master the
course, it could be the most import
ant grade o f your financial life.”
Awards were presented to N atalie
W h ite , L a rry W h ite and Samuel
Bernal.
limited to job experience assistance.
Laguardia lauded the continuing as
sistance o f firms including Interna
tional Business Machines C o rp ora
tio n ’ s local d istribu to r in T ig ard,
C o m p u te rla n d , which loaned the
program a com puter te rm in a l, a
p rin to ut m achine, program m ing,
and a representative to explain it all.
Pacific N orthwest Bell Telephone
Co. donated 50 instruction manuals
and a computer terminal. U.S. Ban
corp provided funds to hook the ter
minals to local computers via tele
phone lines. Tektronix will provide
a tour o f its W ilso n ville facilities
and dem onstrations o f com puter
graphic products used in manufac
turing, engineering, science and pre
sentation graphics.
Students to gain experience
W ith six weeks o f summer classes
accomplished. Upward Bound stu
dents w ill begin a month o f entry-
level work experience in areas in
cluding law, banking and finance,
medicine and h ealth, public ser
vices, and com puter technology.
C E T A grant funds allow them to ex
perience two weeks each o f public
agency and p rivate sector career
areas.
Public and private placements in
clude: University o f Oregon Health
Sciences, Portland State University,
U .S . Forestry Service, U S A F
R O T C , U . o f O . Radiology, Arm y
Corps o f Engineers, Burnside Com
m u n ity C o u n c il, P o rtla n d C ivic
Theater, Providence Hospital, Pen
insula P a rk , Brady T ro p h y C o .,
N W E x -O ffe n d e rs , U .S . B ank,
John Powers School, Forest Jenkins
Insurance, Steve W right Construc
tion, Qualitype, Fire Service, Jean
Fegan school, Esquire Motors, Ore
gon Trek, and two attorneys.
Private sector involvement is not
Funding in jeopardy
Funding for the two-year-old Up
ward Bound Program will continue
one more year. H o w ev er, despite
successes, the Reagan adm inistra
tio n has cut n atio n w id e funding
two-thirds from $66 million in 1981
to $24 m illio n in 1983. Extensive
private sector involvement is touted
these days, but thus far it is no
means for survival for this program
despite commitment and success.
o if t i iiv iiiy t t c u iu iu iiy u m i
a c c M iiy q u a iu ic u
m inorities and w om en fo r the position.
If-
If you are interested in a career in law enforcem ent and are 21 years or older,
have a high school diplom a or G .E.D , are a U .S . citizen and have no fe io n y
convictions, the Bureau is interested in you.
A pplications are now being accepted at Portland Civil Service 510 S W M o n t
gom ery, Portland, Oregon betw een the hours of 8:00 and 5:00 Registration
m ust be done in person. A pplicants w ill be notified by mail as to test date.
For further information contact:
Officer Paul Maxey, 248-5653. Personnel Division
222 S.W. Pine Street, Portland, Oregon