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Page 6 Section II Portland Observer, September 29, 1982 O B S E R V A T IO N S FROM THE SIDELINES by Kathryn Hall Bogle M AKE A NEW HOM E Phon* Secretary Service A T THE OLD A D D R E S S • Low Rates • Personal Service • Serving Portland Area WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD PROFESSIONAL call Toni for inform ation I 285-5204 T ’ S “ Sayonara” to Japan and “ H ello again” at the University o f Michigan fo r L o ri Reynolds this month as she returns to the Ann A r bor campus. L o ri, daughter o f D r. and M rs. W alter Reynolds, spent five or six weeks o f her summer vacation at the Sophia University at Tokyo honing her knowledge o f business transac tions w ith a course in International Business as Japanese conduct it. F ortified w ith one year’ s classwork in Japanese L o r i was pleased that the lectures were conducted in English by Japanese businessmen and by visiting lecturers from Aus tra lia w ho do a lo t o f trade w ith Japan. “ It was not all heavy finance and study fo r me as I had also applied fo r a course in Japanese theatre. T ra d itio n a l threatre, that is. Many evenings were spent w ith classmates at theatres in T o k y o , K y o to and there were a few times when we ven o th e r cities and tow ns. We saw tured w ithout a guide and we had no Kabuki, a highly stylized form using problems. The Japanese are so cour only male actors fo r all the cast. We teous and they seem to make a spe saw Kyogen, a short comedy style cial e ffo rt to help w ith language or and o f course, th e ir B u n ra ku , a direction; whichever is needed.” puppet theatre centuries old. Reynolds plans to return to Japan “ I also had a chance to visit my soon, she said. She likes the fo o d , 7th-grade friend, Itsuko H o ri, who the Japanese life style she encoun ived in Portland fo r a while but now tered, th e ir sm o o th ru n n in g b u lle t lives in T o kyo . I lived in a d o rm i train and the people. Linguistics is to ry o f a ll women on the campus. her m a jo r at U . o f M ich ig a n and We were urged to go on outings only Spanish has also been one o f her when one o f fiv e student guides studies. A t age 21, w ho can te ll c ould accom pany us. H ow ever, about “ manana?” The beginning o f fa ll heralds the beginning again o f organizational schedules, the pooling o f ideas and strengths to hearten the com m unity spirit. A t Saint A ndrew s C o m m u n ity Church on N .E. A insw orth, about 125 members o f C hurch W omen United met last Friday fo r a day o f discussion o f their Mission Institute, one o f their four pillars o f organiza tion. The wom en, representing many Christian churches, celebrated their diversity as they shared a common purpose and goals. Helen Q uirino, president o f CW U, in tro d u ce d the theme o f the day, “ Pilgrimage o f Faith — Oneness in C h ris t,” and the focus o f the m is sion, “ Peoples o f the Pacific,” slat ed fo r m orning and afternoon dis cussion groups. M rs. Q u irin o , o f Ascension Roman Catholic Church, was assisted by Percie Miles, Tabor H eights M e th o d is t C h u rc h , Jane Shephard, Church o f the Brethren, and Fairy M iles, Hughes M em orial U nited M ethodist C hurch, fo r the study sessions. Hazel M otley o f St. Andrews acts as coordinator o f missions for CWU. Louise C am bric was the d a y ’ s o r ganist. A delicious lunch was pre pared and served by St. Andrew s members, Gustavia Bonner, W illis and Francis W illiams and others. O regon’ s firs t black elementarv school principal. Dr. W illiam Gerald, lo o ks back at th a t experience as being a “ memorable and satisfying high p o in t” in his career, but he grows excited now over the new posi tion he has been awarded. In his o f fices at the Education Service Center on N. Dixon Street, Dr. Gerald speaks o f his new position as Adm inistrator fo r the Early C hildhood Units. The position, he says, was created to pull together the three schools o f Area I: E lio t, H um boldt and Boise, and the five schools o f Area II : Irv in g to n , Sabin, King, Vernon and Woodlawn, into one cluster. " I see this as a jo in t effort between m yself and the eight p rin c ip a ls ,” says Gerald. “ A consensus view o f ours w ill be the criteria by which we judge our progress. "W e start with the unique features each o f these schools already has, such as a program for four-year-olds, or a fu ll day fo r a kindergarten or other programs fo r grades 1-5 that other schools do not have. We plan to supply a d d itio n a l fie ld t r i’ps fo r enrichment, a foreign language com ponent (we expect it to be Spanish, and learning maps. The Rev. Elonza J. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards were greeted and wel comed to Alien Temple CME Church by members and friends on Sunday in the church p a rlo rs . The Rev. Edwards comes to A lle n Tem ple from C urry Temple C M E in Seattle, to fill the vacancy open w ith the de parture from the com m unity o f The Rev. S trayhand , pastor there fo r many years. Hosts fo r the Welcome Tea were members o f the Board o f Christian Education who are members o f all the boards and auxiliaries o f A llen Temple. Mrs. Alzena De Develeaux, general chairm an, was assisted by M ilton Adams and Lillia n Jenkins. On O ctober 10, D r. M a tth e w DR. WILLIAM GERALD Prophet w ill be featured as guest speaker at A llen Temple when the “ A h yes, learning maps,” Gerald church observes th e ir annual says w ith s a tis fa c tio n , ’ ’ and the "Laym en’s Day.” The Lay Council, learning contracts that tend to show headed by W alter R. M itc h e ll, in the v a ryin g le a rning styles o f o ur vites the public to hear Dr. Prophet students. We need these to help us address “ The Laymen o f the ’ 80s.” to learn the best ways in which stu Time is set for 5.00 p.m. dents tend to learn. Does an individ ual child learn more readily one-to- one? Does he or she learn best in a The 18th annual meeting o f the crowded and busy atmosphere, or in Railroad Senior Citizens Association a q u ie t place? Does he lik e to be drew nearly 200 members o f the As p ro m p te d or does he do his best sociation and its Ladies’ Auxiliary to without prompting? Mannings restaurant, Lloyd Center “ T here is the c h ild w ho learns on F riday evening. M rs. A ld rid g e better in the early m orning and an Johnson, o f the Auxiliary group, was other who does better in the a fte r the principal speaker o f the evening. noon. We know a bout the m u lti Edward Butler, president, presided faceted child who can learn with the with his officers: C liffo rd Jackson, radio going fu ll blast_W e want to vice president, V irg il Buckner, sec id e n tify these students as soon as retary and George Canada, treasurer. possible.” DARLENE'S ANSWERING SERVICE R £ P S E C IT Y A P P L IA N C E Wm. D. Herboth Remodeling .4 ? 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The d is tric t has sent through a mandate (for us) that other schools do not need to fo llo w .” Dr. Gerald expects to pull together the best in the eight programs and to offer them as a model to the others, he said. “ We feel that i f these are recognizable as ‘ g o o d ’ things, we have a ‘best’ model. “ These particular schools are the magnet schools w hich w ill attra ct pupils from other schools — in this way there w ill be created a way to produce a better ra cia l balance. Parents are already involved in a tu torial program called H O ST.” Dr. Gerald has been a school ad m inistrator fo r 14 years in Portland and had seven years as an adminis trator in Prairie View, Texas, prior to coming to this city. He holds ad vanced degrees fro m P ra irie View College and the University o f Texas. His doctoral degree was earned from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. D r. Gerald is active in the com munity. He is president o f the Albina Rotary Club. He is a past-chairman and is, currently, vice-chairman of the Teachers Standards and Practices Commission whose duties are assess ing certification fo r all teachers and administrators in the state o f Oregon. He is also the im m ediate past- president o f the Oregon Alliance o f Black School Educators. Dr. Gerald and his wife, Gwen, have a combined fa m ily o f seven children ranging in age from 26 to 15 years. Tlie 22nd Anniversary o f Nigerian Independence w ill be observed by members and friends o f the Nigerian student body o f Portland State U ni versity in an evening celebration on Saturday, October 2. The new Red L io n Inn at Lloyd Center will be the celebration setting, according to announcem ent made by E fio k U d o to n g , president o f Nigerian «tudents at PSU. Dinner at 6:00 p.m . w ill begin the evening festivities. From San Francisco w ill come the the Nigerian C onsul General. He is expected to address the gathering and w ill trade “ progress reports” w ith the students. A m o n g other speakers are Dr. E.C. O gbuobiri, a BPA electrical planning engineer, whose to p ic is to be “ T ra n sfe r o f Technology to N ig e ria ,” and Betty Dana, contact person fo r the United Nations, who w ill speak on the N i gerian contributions to the U.N. The evening w ill taper into a light er mood with a fashion show and a short Nigerian movie. Dancing is to begin after 9:30. Music w ill be a mix o f recorded and live sound with both African and American origins. FREE 14K Floating Heart with every purchase > FREE 14K Heart with Diamond V? with $100 00 or more purchase S THE R/HG'S RAH SOM j 24K Gold. Jade. Rubys 520 SW 5th Ave.. Portland 228-6448 I } J “THE BUTCH COORS STYLING TEAM” Introduces LONG H A IR '82 Yes, you can have long beautiful hair. M y dynamic styling team, after months o f research, has perfected a fail-proof program fo r long curls— with no breakage! 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