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-
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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.
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A "deltiologist" is one who collects picture post
cards.
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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.
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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.
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treatment equipment such
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