Page 3 Portland Observer AUGUST 24,1989
UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD
ACADEMY
NATIONWIDE
COMPETITION
The United States Coast Guard
Academy is now accepting and proc
essing applications fo r appointm ent
as C adet, U.S. Coast G u a rd , Class
o f 1994. Applications are being ac
cepted for both men and women. A p
pointments as Coast Guard Cadets
are tendered solely on the basis o f an
annual nationwide com petition w ith
no congressional nominations or geo
graphical quotas. Applications must
be submitted to the D irector o f A d
missions prior to 15 December 1989.
Candidates must arrange to partici
pate in cither the College Board Scho
lastic Aptitude Test (S A T ) or A m e ri
can College Testing Assessment
(A C T ) p rio r to or including the De
cember 1989 A C T and S A T test ad
ministrations.
Appointments as Cadet are ten
dered based on the candidate’s high
school record, performance on either
the S A T or A C T , and leadership
potential as demonstrated by partici
pation in high school activities,
com m unity affairs and/or part-time
employment. M ost successful candi
dates rank in the top quarter o f their
high school class and have demon
strated proficiency in both the mathe
matical and applied science fields.
Candidates must be unmarried at
the tim e o f appointment, have no
legal obligations resulting from a prior
marriage, and must have reached the
age o f 17 but not 22 by July, 1990.
A ll candidates must be assured o f
high school graduation by June 30,
1990. A ll candidates must have
completed a m inim um o f three years
o f English, and three in mathematics
to include algebra and plane or coor
dinate geometry or their equivalents,
and must fu lfill basic physical re
quirements.
Coast Guard Cadets obtain an
excellent undergraduate education at
no personal expense. In addition, they
receive pay and allowances fu lly ade
quate to fu lfill their ordinary livin g
expenses. The constantly updated
Academy curriculum leads to a Bache-
lo r o f Science degree w ith a strong
academic emphasis on engineering
and science. The selected m ajor stud
ies, when combined w ith varied elec
tive courses, establish a solid foun
dation for a challenging career. Gradu
ates o f the Academy are com m is
sioned as Ensigns in the United States
Coast Guard. Selected officers may
pursue further postgraduate educa
tion and specialized training at many
leading c iv ilia n and m ilita ry gradu
ate or professional schools, in such
fields as aviation, business adm ini
stration, electronics, engineering, law
and oceanography.
The young Academy graduate can
look forw ard to a varied, exciting,
and demanding career as a regular
Coast Guard O fficer. Under the
Department o f Transportation, the
Coasl Guard performs a variety o f
missions. These include search and
rescue operations by ship and plane,
maintenance o f advanced electronic
and other aids to navigation around
the globe, operation o f icebreakers
w hich clear the way fo r a ll polar
expeditions, and enforcement o f ma-
rine law and all aspects o f merchant
marine safety. In addition, the Coast
Guard has responsibility fo r boating
safety and marine environmental pro-
tection.
T o obtain an application or fur-
ther inform ation w rite: Director o f
Admissions, U.S.CoastGuard Acad-
News Around Town
Teen-age Role Model
MINIMUM
WAGE TO IN
CREASE SEPT.l
On S cpt.l, Oregon’ s m inim um
wage w ill go from $3.35 to $3.85 an
hour. Oregon w ill join 14 other states,
the D istrict o f Colum bia, Guam and
the Virgin Island with minimum wages
exceeding the federal $3.35 an hour
rate.
One o f the most hotly debated
bills o f the 1989 Legislature, the
increase is the first since 1981 when
Congress approved the $3.35 pay
ment. Our legislature follow ed suit
in 1983.
A ll employers currently exempt
from state wage laws because they
are covered by the federal Fair Labor
Standards A c t must pay the new,
higher state rate beginning Sept. 1,
and com ply w ith other state labor
law provisions.
The new law also means the Ore
gon Bureau o f labor and Industries
w ill become the enforcement agency.
The U.S. Department o f Labor cur-
rently has jurisdictio n on m inim um
wage payments fo r roughly 92 per-
cent o f Oregon employees under a
complicated formula involving inter
state commerce and gross business
receipts.
The shift to state ju risd ictio n cre-
ates a m ajor challenge fo r the Bu-
reau’ s Wage and Hour D ivision. Ad-
ministering the new law involves only
G re g o ry Lew is B ra nd on , a June
graduate o f George M iddle School
where he excelled in basketball, w ill
enter Roosevelt H igh School this fa ll
w ith some very definite goals in edu
cation and athletics.
Already sixfoot-one at age 14, the
personable young man w ill play
football and, possibly, basketball as
w ell. Gregory, the son o f M r. Glen
Brandon, a local craftsman, exhib-
iled great promise in the Pop Warner
Lcague last year. He has also shown
exceptional abilities in track, base-
ball, soccer and sw im m ing.
G re g o ry has a love fo r m athe-
m atics, his fa vo rite subject being
A lg eb ra . W ith encouragement from
his father, he plans a college m ajor in
Electrical Engineering. Go for it young
man!
enforcement but a massive public
education program. The legislature,
however, failed to provide the re
sources when it approved Senate B ill
335. We plan to go to the Emergency
Board fo r the necessary dollars on
Aug. 31-Sept.l.
The Bureau has adopted tempo
rary rules, effective until Jan. 1,1990,
interpreting the requirements under
the higher m inim um wage. Because
o f the tim e crunch, we could not hold
Fall enrollm ent is now open at St. public hearings. Rest assured that
V in cen t de Paul C h ild Develop before we adopt permanent rules there
m ent C en te r, 44 N E M orris, near w ill be extensive public hearings and
Emanuel Hospital. The center w el forums.
The new $3.85 an hour m inim um
comes applications fo r child care fo r
wage
is the first o f three increases
tw o-to-five-year olds. Hours o f op
approved
by the legislature. The rate
eration are 6:45am to 6pm fiv e days
a week.
bumps up again on Jan. 1, 1990, to
The center fo llo w s a development $4.25 an hour. On Jan. 1,1991 it w ill
curriculum that focuses on each child’s rise to $4.75 an hour.
Although the major focus has been
needs and growth potential , and it
off ers a comprehensive speech and the increases several other changes
language program directed by a speech were made which I w ould like to
CHILD DEVEL
OPMENT
CENTER OPEN
FOR FALL
ENROLLMENT
specialist It has offered child care discuss briefly.
First, more workers w ill be cov
for 50 years to North and Northeast
neighborhoods. A United Way agency, ered. For example, some agricultural
the center’ s fees are based on a slid workers that were exempt under the
federal m inim um wage requirements
ing scale.
For enrollment information, please are being covered by the state la w -
the o nly exemptions being piece rate
call 288-0188.
harvesting on a casual basis, pruning
and range production o f livestock.
The higher m inim um applies to
m igrant workers. F am ily members
w orking on a fa m ily farm continue to
be exem pt
Individuals employed in domes-
G ov. N eil Goldschm idt w ill tour (¡c service such as housekeepers,
C olum bia V illa Housing Project to- companions or baby sitters who work
day, August 24, at 2 p.m. The pur- ¡n excess o f 20 hours w ill have to be
pose o f the visit, which w ill begin at pai(j
m inim um wage.
U niversity Park Com m unity Center,
There w ill be no more exemp-
9009 N. Foss, is to see the results o f pons fo r people who w ork out o f
the C om m unity Service Project, their homes—fo r example telephone
Operated by 28 agencies, including solicitors or manufacturing piece
United W ay, M ultnom ah County , WOrk.
C ity o f Portland, Housing A uthority
Students employed by colleges
o f Portland, Portland Public Schools, ¡md universities also w ill come under
and Multnomah County Sheriff’s De- p,e new state m inim um wage, in
partment, the p ro je c ts goal is to eluding those participating in w ork-
im prove the quality o f life, reduce study programs. The law does not
crim e, and reduce the fear o f crim e off cr students employed by the pri-
for area residents.
mary and secondary schools they
Results from the SW IN G (Stu- attend.
dents W ith Interest in G row th) Pro-
Another major change w ill be statc
gram, operated w ith $120,000 from mandated rest periods and lunch
United W ay by Boy Scouts, G irl breaks.
Scouts, Y M C A , Camp Fire and Boys
Employers must provide at least
emy, New London, CT. 06320; or & G irls Clubs, w ill be announced. tw 0 io-m inute breaks-15 minutes
Since June, 175 children, ages 5 for m in o rs-p e r eight-hour shift and
call (203) 444-8501.
through 16, have participated. Sev- a h jjf-h o u r lunch break. Breaks arc
eral o f the youth w ill share their not required under the federal m in i
success stories w ith G oldschm idt
mum wage.
Goldschmidt to
Visit Columbia
Villa
KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER
LADIES AUXILIARY
The St. M a rtin de Porres C o u rt 225 offe rs a scholarship to a deserving
black student from the inner city o f Portland for attendance at a Catholic
grade or high school.
The Knights o f Peter C lavcr Ladies A u xilia ry Court 225 is a Catholic
Service Organization w orking to improve religious educational opportuni
ties and com m unity outreach.
Applicants w ill be selected based on acceptance in a Catholic gradc/high
school and financial need.
Scholarships in the amount o f$ 2 0 0 to $500 w ill be awarded for the 1989-
90 school year.
A completed application must be submitted by September 2, 1989.
For additional inform ation, contact Geraldine M itche ll at 285-9583
evenings.
War on poverty graduates
convene here in Portland
The three Pacific Coast states-
W ashington.C alifom iaand A la s k a -
have increased their m inim um wage
above the F LS A rate. W ashington’ s
m inim um wage is currently $3.85
cents an hour and w ill go to $4.25 on
Jan. 1. California employers pay $4.25
m inim um and Alaska $3.85.
This is only a b rie f summary o f
some o f the changes employers can
expect. We look forward to our new
responsibilities and we arc confident
the Emergency Board w ill provide
the resources to allo w us to not only
enforce the new m inim um wage rates
but also to educate employers and
the public on the provisions o f the
law.
Dr. Paulette Hilton-Robinson, Secretariat Director of the National
Job Corps Alumni Assocaition in her return to the Portland area
by Etienne de la Plume
This week graduates from more
than 26 centers o f the National Job
Corps assembled here in Portland to
develop new policies which w ill
enhance existing training programs
a ll over the nation.
The N ational Job Corps was con
ceived under the Johnson a dm ini
stration’ s “ W ar on Poverty’ ’ . Since
its inception more than a quarter
century ago, 1.5 m illio n persons have
availed themselves o f training and
employm ent opportunities offered
under the program. And yet, accord
in g
to
D r.P a u le tte
H ilto n -
Robinson.Secretariat D irector o f its
alum ni association, “ The success o f
philosophy degree. Her thesis was
w ritten on “ The Influence o f M en
toring on the Career Development o f
Business Education Graduates.*’ It
has been used as a model in some o f
the large public school systems, es
pecially in the state o f Pennsylvania.
According to Glen F. Lom ax, A s
sistant Secretariat Director, more than
60,000 trainees attend some 46 cen
ters a ll over the United Stales.Some
o f these programs are residential
They are geared specifically to those
young people between the ages o f 16
and 22 who have made a decision not
to return to high school and are seek
ing other options to education and
training.Certain infractions o f the law
are not an impedim ent to training
and these opportunities are open to
both men and women. In such cen
ters they receive a small subsidy while
studying to acquire a marketable skill.
As in the case o f Dr. Robinson .m any
o f these young people later decide to
pursue a college education.
On the local level Eldon Jones is
the Region 10 director which covers
both Oregon and Washington. He
described the training offered at
Tongue Point operated under a con
tract w ith General Electric. There,
training is offered to about 400 stu
dents in seamanship which includes
the operation o f tugboats. W elding,
electricity .business and clerical and
several other skills. Other centers
contemplate o ffe ring aviation m ain
tenance in the near future.
Anyone interested in exploring any
o f these opportunities in greater de
tail should make a to ll free telephone
call to either 1-800-JOB-CORPS or
1-800-TR A IN -Y O U .
the Job Corps is one o f this nation’ s
best kept secrets.”
Dr. Robinson, a form er Portland
resident speaks with authority. Twenty
years ago she took advantage o f the
clerical training program offered at
theTongue Point training center. She
later studied at the U niversity o f
Oregon under their Upward Bound
Program which is another govern
ment and privately sponsored en
deavor fo r disadvantaged young
people. A fte r receiving her under
graduate degree she worked in sev
eral public sector jobs. She went on
to do graduate w ork in vocational
education and received the doctor o f
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