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November 10 1988
"The Eyes and Ears of the Community"
Volume XVIII, Number 50
Nineteen Years of Excellence:
Banquet/Fundraiser Honoring James O. Brooks
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|A special program will be
¡presented on Sunday, Nov. 13,
■at Bethel CME Church at 3:30
Ip.m. featuring the ‘Portland
¡Stars and Stripes Drill Team’
land Rev. and Mrs. James
¡Richardson. This will be the
Iflrst annual Scholarship Fund
¡Program presentation given by
the Bethel Young People's De-
Ip a rtm e n t. D o n a tio n s are
¡being received In memory of
¡Rev. Matthew A. Watley. Mrs.
¡Lenora M orris - Outgoing
¡Chairperson; Joetta Lynn Ervins
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shape a community and a city
where we all can live as brothers
and sisters. We must continue to
expand upon the standards he set
for us during his lifetime.
It is In remembrance of Mr.
n Saturday, Nov. 26, the
Portland Observer will cele­
brate “ Nineteen Years of Excel­
lence” with a fundraiser/banquet
honoring the James O. Brooks Me­
morial Scholarship Fund. The
guest speaker for the banquet will
be the honorable Lee P. Brown,
Chief of Police, Houston, Texas.
Music will be provided by ‘Romeo’.
The Idea for the James O.
Brooks Memorial Scholarship
Fund was conceived Monday,
April 8, 1988, the day Mr. Brooks
died, by Nyewusl Askarl, Editor,
Portland Observer. The announce­
ment of the Scholarship Fund was
made In an Editorial Commentary
“ A Final Farewell,” which ap­
peared In the April 20 publication
of the Observer.
By honoring the life and work of
Mr. Brooks, we are also honoring
ourselves and our community.
Throughout Portland’s African-
American community, Mr. Brooks
was well respected, very much ad­
mired and loved. He was a man of
vision, a man of dreams, and a
man who didn’t wait for others to
do what he should do himself. He
was a kind man, a gentle man, a
man whose heart carried all of the
warmth of the sun.
Born In Greenville, Mississippi,
Mr. Brooks shaped a legacy that
will serve as a standard for those
of us who will attempt to walk in
his footsteps. He was a man of
profound dignity — a man who
believed In the brother-hood/
sisterhood of all men and women.
The Portland Observer believes it
must carry on the legacy Mr.
Brooks Shaped through commit­
ment, hard work and love. We
must continue his work. We must
Inform our youth of his excellence,
of his dedication to the less for­
tunate, of his everlasting desire to
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Brook’s
legacy and in honor of h his
spirit of excellence that the Port­
land Observer established the
James Brooks Scholarship Fund
which will be awarded to two
African-American students on the
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streets of Portland. Rev. Henderson was publisher and editor. Ms. Margaret
Wicker was the general managing editor. On the front page
appeared pictures of Mr. Charles Jordan and Mr. Russel H. Dawson.
Portland Man Serves On
Navy Repair Ship
by Gwendolyn R. Jackson
SAN DIEGO — As a participant
In high school and college sports,
Portland native William Burton Jr.
always considered himself a team
player. That’s why he felt at home
after joining the Navy.
“The Navy has given me con­
fidence and enriched my life,”
says the 34-year-old son of William
and Mary Ann Burton of Portland.
“ I’ve learned leadership and per­
sonnel management skills that I’ll
probably never get anywhere
else.”
Burton has had the opportunity
to put his management skills to
use on the Navy repair ship USS
Jason, homeported here.
“ I’m the master-at-arms for the
mess decks (food service area) as
well as the leading petty officer in
my division,” says the food
services manager.
“ I supervise over 70 people In
various aspects of mess (food)
management, areas such as sani­
tation, food-borne illnesses, per­
sonnel management and food
Navy man William Burton Jr. serves
aboard the repair ship USS Jason,
homeported In Sand Diego. The
34-year-old petty officer first class Is
the son of William and Mary Ann
Burton of Portlad. (Below) The Jason
under way off the coast of southern
California. The Jason provides mo­
bile repair service to fleet ships
ranging from small frigates to air­
craft carriers, the Navy's largest.
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handling.
“ Working with as many food
service assistants as I do, It's im­
portant to emphasize the impor
tance of providing adequate and
wholesome meals to the crew,'
says Burton.
“Without a proper diet, ship­
board life would be miserable.
When the ship is under way, the
crew really has one of two things
to look forward to — a good meal
or liberty. My job is making sure
they get one of those.”
Rev. Alfred Lee Henderson
Publisher, the Portland Observer
Top Educators In U.S.
Convene In Portland To
Address Minority, Poor Children
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It Is our hope that the next 19
years will be even more productive
than the 19 we are closing the
books on. With your help, it will be.
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Equally as important, the Port­
land Observer w ill celebrate
nineteen years of being the “ Eyes
and Ears” of the community. Esta­
blished Oct. 1,1970, by Rev. Alfred
Lee Henderson, the Observer has
worked very hard to maintain Its’
status as a historically Black
newspaper — a tradition that had
its beginnings back in the 1820s.
Through hard times, down times
and sometimes no time at all, the
Observer has met Its publishing
deadlines for 19 straight years. For
19 years, the Observer has con­
tributed to the economy of Port­
land, the Black community and the
State of Oregon. For 19 years, the
Observer has served the Black om-
munity through commitment, hard
work and love.
And now as, the Observer
prepares to enter the 21st century,
it welcomes you to join us In
celebration.
And now, the Observer prepares
to enter the 21st century, it
welcomes you to join us in
celebration.
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Burton, a 1972 graduate of Grant
High School, joined the Navy in
December 1975. After completing
boot camp at the Naval Training
Center In San Diego, he remained
there for the next six months
assisting other recruits with basic
training.
In January 1977 he completed
his food service management
training, also located at the Naval
Training Center. In April 1978 Bur­
ton decided to leave the Navy and
become a restaurant manager in
Washington state. After he was
laid off in 1980. he returned to the
Navy.
Since returning, Burton has had
various naval assignments in­
cluding several other ships. He
reported to the Jason In May 1986.
Burton feels he’s fortunate hav­
ing the opportunity to serve on a
ship with both male and female
crewmembers.
“ I’ve also been on an all-male
ship and I feel that In those situa­
tions. the men tend to be more
‘macho’. With a mixed crew, you're
dealing more with reality because
these days It’s pretty rare to find
naval installations that are all
male,” he says.
With a Bachelor’s degree to his
credit, Burton plans to complete
his Master’s in human resource
management development and ap­
ply for one of the Navy’s officer
programs.
“ I'd like to complete my degree
before I apply,” says the petty of­
ficer first class. “ I think It would
look good on the application.
“ The Navy Is a good place to
start. I recommend it to anyone
who Is thinking of joining the
military.
“ But like anything else, think
about what you want to do and
have some idea of what you'd like
to do in the Navy. You’ll have a
greater chance of success In your
field,” he says.
Gwendolyn R Jackson is a Navy journalist
assigned to the Navy Public Affairs Center
in San Diego.
by Professor McKinley Burt
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orne 25 top public elementary
school administrators and
principals from across the nation
visited Portland Nov. 3-6 to attend
a conference entitled “ Partners for
Success,” an education workshop
developed to address the special
needs of predominantly poor or
minority students.
The goal was to provide
a n s w e rs to th re e p rim a ry
questions:
■ How can a falling school be
turned around quickly, ensuring
academic success for all children?
■ How can successful strat­
egies be disseminated and Imple­
mented nationwide?
■ How can business provide a
driving force In education reform,
particularly for “ at-risk” children?
This conference followed on the
Initial, precedent-setting meeting
In July of this year. You would
have concluded, however, that you
were observing the performance
of professionals who had been
working together as a team for
many years. But, then one would
recall that this structuring of goal
and mission was being performed
by effective educators who had
raised their schools to nationally-
acclaimed levels. Clearly, their
concentrated and productive In­
teraction reflected the very same
understanding of team develop­
ment that raised their Individual
s c h o o ls to a p in n a c le of
excellence.
The conference, held at Rip­
pling River Resort, was hosted by
Ron Herndon, director of the
Albina Ministerial Alliance Head
Star Program and Associated Ore­
gon Industries, Oregon’s largest
business lobby organization.
O ther c o n trib u to rs Included
Governor Nell Goldschmidt, Port­
land Trailblazers, U.S. West Com­
munications, Pacific Power and
Light, Westcom Communications,
N.W. Regional Education Labor­
atory, and other local businesses
and private foundations
Two of the workshop com­
ponents were of p a rtic u la r
Interest:
A. How to quickly turn around
Cleveland Elementary School (a
ficticious model)
“ A K-8 school Is suffering from
‘Academic Arrest' — Your mis­
sion is to resuscitate and get it
in the peak ot neaiin .
Defining the problem: Drawing
from Information you shared In
July, the following symptoms
were Identified: Poorly trained
p rin c ip a l; P o orly tra in e d
teaching staff; Low academic
achievement scores: Poor par­
ent and community Involve­
ment; Unkept physical plant;
Poor student discipline; High
absenteeism; Low student and
staff morale.
The innovative yet experience-
based solutions developed here
were perhaps the most Impressive
application of skills to be observ­
ed. The next component to be de­
scribed gives rise to the hope that
this combination of caring and ex-
pertlste can be fashioned Into a
structure for delivery to the
nation’s education establishment
as a whole.
B National Principals Organization:
How to systematically implement
changes nationally; setting it up
and keeping it going.
The purpose of this organiza­
tion of nationally recognized
educators who are successful­
ly educating low Income child­
ren Is to Influence national
policy that will foster equity
and excellence in the educa­
tio n
of
a ll
c h ild re n .
Further, we will accomplish
this by:
• Advocacy.
• Business partnerships
and alliances.
• Lobbying.
IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY
EDUCATE ALL C H ILD R EN ,
EVERYONE MUST BE INVOLVED
IN THE PROCESS: EDUCATION,
PARENTS, BUSINESS AND
COMMUNITY.
INVOLVEMENT OF ALL OF
THESE INDIVIDUALS SHOULD
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO: ADVOCACY; MENTORSHIP;
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;
TRAINING; BUSINESS PARTNER­
SH IPS — SERVING
AS
A
RESOURCE TO ALL ORGANIZA­
TIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN­
TERESTED IN EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE.
It Is with every degree of en­
couragement, support and felicity
that we advance the success of
this new organization, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOLS
OF EXCELLENCE.
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