OBSERVATIONS
PROM THE SIDELINES
by Kathryn H a ll Bogte
A R O L Probasco, teacher ot
C
an eighth grade class at Glen-
haven School, has been elected
the executive board o f the Oregon
Education Association as the inter
im director o f District 22. The elec
tion, held on January 28th. was held
to fill the vacancy for minority rep
resentatives left by the departure or
Ed Chang, and marked the first
time in the history o f the O .E . A.
that a black woman has been named
to this position. A black male held
this position for a short time a few
years ago.
Probasco has a strong back
ground in work with local profes
sional educators and their affairs,
currently holding a directorship on
the executive board of the Portland
Association of Teachers (P A T). She
has been a member of the PAT bar
gaining team since 1980, a member
o f the M in o rity Involvement P ro
gram and a member of the Commu
nity Relations Committee. She was
one o f the original trainers o f the
Women's Leadership and Manage
ment T rain ing program for the
O .E .A .
Recently Probasco returned from
San Diego where she participated in
an NEA leadership conference deal
ing with affirm ative action and re
duction in the work force. She has
represented her district as delegate
to the National Conference of NEA
for the past four years and will
again be a delegate from the district
at this year's convention in Philadel
phia.
The interim directorship on the
O .E .A . w ill expire in A p ril, 1983
and Probasco plans to run for the
seat at the O E A Representative As
sembly at that time.
Says Probasco, "Minorities in the
teaching profession must be repre
sented on all committees and be vo
cal on the needs of minorities in ed
ucation. Changes from the inside
out take time, but changes from the
outside in take far longer. I want to
be there to help implement the
changes."
REDDYE
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Prophet w ill be
guest speaker at Faith Taber-
to
CAROLPROBASCO
naclc Church on February 3 when
the National Association of Minis
ters Wives will hold a fund raising
banquet to swell their scholarship
coffers. Mrs. Prophet, wife of Dr.
Matthew Prophet, Superintendent
o f Portland Public Schools, w ill
have as her topic, "V ie w s on the
Goals of Public Education."
Ticket in fo rm atio n may be ob
tained by calling 284-2677.
the 700 and took along Oregon fil
berts, Oregon cheese and salmon for
hospitality room snacks.
The March o f Dimes Gourm et
G ala benefit dinner committee
chose Geneva as one of the cooking
judges when they put on their $175
per couple bash at the Hilton on Fri
day, February 11. There are to be 24
" C e le b rity C h e fs " there. Ed
Whalen will be among those with
Governor Atiyeh, Tab Hunter, Jim
Bosley and Norma Paulus.
Geneva w ill be judging with
Pierre Franey o f the N e w York
rimes. Yvonne Rothert of The O re
g o n ia n . and Richard Nelson, (he
noted columnist and cooking teach
er.
Y N N Perry of Portland State
L
U niversity's Black C u ltu ra l
Affairs Board is very happy with (he
Gospel Festival featuring Tramaine
Hawkins, a successful event of the
past weekend.
T
C. G A R Y , president of the
Third W orld Law Student
Organization, is relaxing following
his organization's annual Network
Chairman for the Tri-Coun
held in the cafeteria on the
ty M others’ M arch o f Dimes, Dinner
re
campus of Willamette University—
ports a successful campaign com
also on last weekend. The students
pleted on January 26. She has also
accepted a committee post for the
invited a number o f Portlanders to
next United Way campaign and will
attend as guests. One o f the p u r
serve on the Program of Allocations
poses o f the Netw ork is to place
for that organization.
Willamette Law School "in a more
prom inent position in the mind's
nother w o m an in the
eye of the ethnic communities,” ac
cording to Gary.
news is Geneva Jones, who
last week returned from A tlan ta
H E P A IN T IN G S and d raw
where as Chairman of Cancer Cru
sade Com m ittee o f M ultnom ah
ings of Phil Reid, the graphic
County, she led a party of six dele
designs, slides and the Xerographic
gates and six other participants in a
works o f M ike T a y lo r, assistant
" k ic k - o f f” meeting for Crusade
professor of art at Lewis and Clark
College, are currently on display at
Committee people from around the
nation.
L in fie ld College in the Renshaw
The delegation was pul up at the
Gallery in McMinnville.
A tlan ta H ilto n where M ayor A n
A reception to honor the two art
drew Young gave them a big wel
ists will be held February 13th at 8
c o m e -a ll 700 of them. The volun
p.m. at the Gallery. The public is in
teers were there to gain new ideas,
vited to attend.
learn new facets of cancer research,
The two artists are members of
the newly formed "Mem bers G a l
how to give better service to the
public. Geneva made friends among
lery” of Portland.
RS. P R O P H E T , honorary
M
A
T
BEC holds annual
Black History ball
The Black Educational Center
will sponsor its second annual Black
History costume ball from 9 p.m. to
2 a.m Saturday, February 5th, at
the Royal Esquire Club, I7O8 N .E.
Alberta St.
Tickets for the ball, an event to
mark February as Black History
Month, will cost $7.50 They may be
purchased at the Talking Drum
Bookstore. 1634 N.E. Alberta.
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Both sessions last about two
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in the Nordic Land Room, located
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PSU President Joseph C. Blumen
will present opening remarks dueing
each reception. Then parents of the
prospective PSU students will be in
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will detail the types of educational
opportunities and services available
to sons and daughters who choose
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