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Page 2 Portland Observer. Octobar 12, 1963 Fall Series 1983 Black Studies head faces cuts THE RED ROSE SCHOOL by Nathaniel Scott continuing education for activists The la y in g , " I t ’ » lonely at (he lo p .” m u d be especially true for Darrell Millner, who became direc tor o f Portland Stale U niversity’s Black Studies D epartm ent in the Spring Term o f 1983. He has been a faculty member for ten years and was A cting Director in 1976- The Red Rose School offers classes to help us belter understand our position in socierv ond our ability lo change it through social action Fall classes include C h ris tia n ity a n d S o c ia l C h an g e led be Phil Harder lb Mondays) The P o litic » o f th e N u c le a r A rm s R ace led by Ada Sane het and Norman Solomon h Tuesdays! C e n tra l A m e ric a a n d the C a rib b e a n with speakers from the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee 17 Wednesdays) Is ra e l and P a le s tin e coordinated bv Terry Anderson with guest speakers including Palestinians and members of Neui Jewish Agenda 17 Thursdays! and In tro d u c tio n to D e m o c ra tic S o c ia lis m with members ol Democratic Socialists of America 15 Thursdays! 77. Dr. Millner combines his director ship at PSU with being a multi-eth nic specialist with the Portland Pub lic School District. Working out of the curriculum department, he is in the process o f "instituting a com prehensive m o d ification o f the school district’s curriculum "— the creating of new ethnic plans and re vising the school district's scope and sequence documentation, which will affect the guidelines that teachers must follow. The bottom line is that the public school system is fast be coming a dispenser of factual infor m ation that includes the A fro - American and the A frican experi- Director of Black Studies at PSU. Dr. Millner oversees the only Black Studies departm ent in the state, a department that has gone from five full-time faculty members to three, with no "funds for part- time professors or undergraduate teaching," which, he said, "are im portant." Adding to those woes is the fact that once again PSU is faced with the crisis of declaring financial exi gency. Nevertheless, Dr. Millner re alistically scans the horizon o f the future. " I think there is a distinct possi bility that the University will try to cut out Black Studies in response to the very severe budget cut the U n i versity is facing," he said. " I t ’s im- The tall term begins the week ol O c to b e r 17 Classes meet one evening per ueek at 7 10 p m and are held at the Friends Hall 4312 S E Stark Tuition for one course is J25 J 15 low income additional courses are t i l ) Those who preregister by mail may pay t 2 0 I t 10 low income! Make checks pavable lo New American Research Institute 2129 S E ¡.add Portland O R 97214 For In lo c m s tto n and b ro ch ure, c a ll 2 3 2 -0 1 9 9 brought lo you every week by AMERICAN STATE BANK MEMBER EEOERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Dr. Darrall Millner, Dlractor of Portland Stata Unlvaralty'a Black Studlaa Department and multl- portant for the Black community to understand this not to be any ex pression o f hostility to the concept o f Black Studies at PSU, because many other academic units are fac ing the tame possibility." He added that the elim inatio n o f the Black Studies department would have a greater impact on the Black commu nity than eliminating any other de partment would have on the white community. "This (PSU) is the only school in athnlc epaclallet with tha Portland School Diatrict. (Photo: Richard J Brown) the state that has Black Studies,” Dr. Millner said. "T he loss of Black Studies eliminates that aspect of ed ucation in this state." Dr. M illner views his frustration this way: " I t ’s very difficult to work under these psychological condi tions.” Regarding PSU’s dilemma, M ill- ner's first impression is, " W e are going to try to survive. And we are going to try to deliver a quality aca demic product that looks at world African leaders visit Harlem Harlem gave the red carpet treat ment to two visiting Afircan leaders who were in New York to address the United Nations Oeneral Assem bly. President Julius Nyerere o f Tan zania and Pesident Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone were received and honored on Harlem in ceremonies just two hours apart in the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Building (fo r merly Harlem Stale Office Building) on 123th Street, a common stopoff for visiting dignitaries. The two respected heads o f state were invited to Harlem by the H ar lem Urban Development C orpora tion (H U D C ) and its Harlem Third W o rld Trade Institute. H U D C is seeking to develop the Harlem Inter national Trade Center on a perma nent side! at the corner o f 123th Street and Lenox Avenue. A scale model of the complex was presented to each of the distinguished visitors. Each leader addressed Harlemites gathered in the large Art Oallery on the third floor of the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.. Building Presidnent Nyerere recalled his first visit to Harlem in 1936 "when I came to the U .N . to agitate for my country's independence." Having achieved "freedom o f a s o rt," the man called M w alim u (The Teacher) in A frica, instructed his audience that today's freedom struggle must be directed towards economics and trade. • A "deltiologist" is one who collects picture post cards. • Teepees and wigwams are not the same things. A teepee is a conical tent of the North American Indians, while a wigwam is a hut or dome-shaped wooden house. ess We dojot_do business w ith South Africa American State Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2737 N. E. Union Portand, Oiegon 97212 G ood news for Kaiser members. O u r Bess Kaiser M edical C enter rentnaiitMi is now complete. From left to right: Donald J. Cogavilla, President and Chief Execu tive Officer. Harlem Urban Development Corporation; Dr. Siaka Pro- byn Stevens. President of the Republic of Sierra Leone; Balozi Har vey. Executive Director. Harlem Third World Trade Institute—on the occasion of Dr. Steven's visit to Harlem. September 28.1183. President Stevens, who requested a special meeting with Black busi nesspersons, also stressed trade and economics. He spoke o f his coun try’s needs in hydro-electric power and agriculture and encouraged Black Americans to "participate as partners in the development o f my country." Donald Cogsville, president o f the Harlem U rban Development Corporation (H U D C ), said " A f r i can and Caribbean leaders see clear ly the need for a permanent trade center and the tremendous oppor tunities it presents for trade and eco nomic development here and abroad. Their support of the project is most encouraging." Balozi Harvey, head of the H ar lem Third World Trade Institute— a subsidiary of H U D C , said, "Pres idents Nyerere and Stevens join a long list of African and Caribbean heads of state who have made spe cial visits to H arlem to lend their support not only to the Trade Cen ter project, but to its location in Harlem ." Motor vehicle fees to go up soon It will cost you more to get your first driver’s license or to renew your license after October 15th. That’s when many driver’s license fees, as well as some vehicle registra tion fees, go up as a result of changes approved by the 1983 Legis lature. Here's what the increases will be. according to the Motor Vehicles D i vision: First-time driver’s license— an in crease of S3 for a total of $21. Driver’s license renewal—an in crease of $2 for a total o f $13. Instruction permits— up to $6, from S3 to SI I . First-time (original) identification cards—an increase of S3 for a total of $10. ID card renewals—up to S2 for a total of $7. All duplicate driver licenses and identification cards— up to $6, for a and Black history." He is concerned about the "nega tive impact on history," and vowed to work with other institutions, such as the Portland Public School Dis trict, to change that negativism. " M a n y ethnic students, by the time they reach college, have been made im mune to their own back ground by the process o f educa tion.” Reflecting on PSU’s Black Stud ies Departm ent. D r. M illn e r said, " I'v e seen it grow. I ’ ve seen it shrink and 1 hope to see it grow again." He added that, "W e are do ing a good job now but we certainly haven’t reached the full potential we have.” He invites the community to contact him with any suggestions or ideas. "Brown Beauty" is reputed to be the name of the horse Paul Revere rode when he warned the country side of the approach of the British. total feeof SIO. Totals for first-time and renewal driver licenses include $4 collected for the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and S2 for the Student Driver Education Fund. Fee changes for dtiver license and ID cards will generate about $4.3 million in revenue. Motor vehicle officials say the fees are needed to help offset the cost to provide driver services The only major change in vehicle registration fees set to take effect in mid-October is one for recreational vehicles where fees for campers, travel trailers and motor homes will be upped to help support State Parks and. for the first lime, some county park recreation sites Campers and travel trailers will pay a base fee of $36, plus $3 for each foot over 10 feet Motor homes over 10 feet will pay $56. plus $3 for each foot over 10 feet. Six dollars of the $16 base fee increase will go to county parks. The fee changes are expected to generate an added $2.7 million in revenue for parks during the current biennium. Another measure provides that certain vehicles, such as privately owned buses over 8,000 pounds, will pay a fee based on the weight of the vehicle. Currently, about 2,000 pri vately owned buses are paying only the $20 biennial passenger registra tion fee. Under the new fee sche dule, these vehicles will pay an an nual fee based on weight. A 24,000 pound unit, for example, will pay $70 a year. In addition to the higher fee, these units will be issued new plates to more correctly identify them. Drivers also may find themselves paying higher fines for violating cer tain traffic laws. t ’s taken close to live I years locom plete a two- phase. n iu ltin iillio n dollar im provem ent program at Bess Kaiser Medical Center in o d e Itati, a t thr neu H rw K n o t • — another example o f our ongoing co m m itm e n t to catcd technologies C o m provide quality heallh care puterized diag nostic and lo the community treatment equipment such 11 k - results of our efforts. as a C T scanner and angi Y ou'll notice we've kept ography suite Increased exterior cosm etic changes support sen ices Refine to a m inim um , pulling our ments in our outstanding renovation budget where K Neonatal Intensive Care really counts — inside U n it, o u r B ir th Center. Efficient as well as com Em ergency D e pa rtm e nt fo rta b le . the Center has and at ter hours Urgent ( are been remodeled lo accom modate today's sophisti- In the midst nt all the new, however, y o u 'll fin d that o ik thing hasn't changed The com m itm e nt o f our stall They re caring people \1t tht tif ( i nh-r | looking back w ith pride, ! and forward with renewed C linic And much more Introducing an old friend: ' dedication the new Bess Kaiser. Ready lo care lor you A l t e r m id - O c t o b e r 's ''R ede dication lo E xce l le n c e " cerem ony, w e 'll celebrate this major invest ment in the well being of our members and the com munity w ith a " Health Hap pening" in November I t A h l i t M * M a s « -4 fer < Ms .4 P felan J llh r g x i »hr I BX .4 R .«< . salato» SwmJax t k a f e r r l * IM B 'lc t » I SX Ik A IM R M H * Al ( » M I R I» A> sr Puntata! arat ms «rs all n-Mdrnts .4 fer xxw mmmws R» R<w R oti m -fevers me 'hr Rr •• ka.se M r Ja at ( c io tr R rvkrsKafx« k> I xs.drr r <1 I We ll he more than happy lo send you ou r special booklet on the new Bess Kaiser Medical Center Just call our Information Center at (503) 2KO-2999 E K a is e r PE R M A N E N TE HEALTH CARE PRO GRAM H exx \ Kaixer M cdk.il ( enter (fre ie s Venue Kwilend
