rage 10 Portland Observer OCTOBER 26,1989
Students At Black Colleges Win
Foundation Scholarships
NEW Y O R K -T w e lv e sludenis at
five predominantly black colleges have
been named winners o f M etropolitan
L ife Foundation Future Teacher Schol
arships. A ll 12 are entering their ju n io r
or senior years in college.
This is the fourth year that the foun
dation has awarded scholarships to stu
dents attending historically black c o l
leges. The w inners are chosen com peti
tively for their academic ability and
com m itm ent to the teaching profession.
"Pollster Loa Harris reported in a
1988 M et L ife teacher survey that most
(67%) m in ority teachers agree that in
St. Andrew Catholic Church To Present
16th Annual Auction - October 28
Plane tickets and accommodations for a vacation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, two
cars, a VC R and handmade quilts are just a few o f the items up fo r bid at St. Andrew's
Catholic Church's 16th Annual Auction. The event begins at 7 p.m., Oct. 28 at the
St. Andrew's Com m unity Center, 4940 N.E. 8th Ave.,
Bid tickets fo r the auction are $5.00. The annual auction is the prim ary fu n
draiser for St. Andrew ’s Com m unity Center, w hich serves many com m unity groups
in N.E. Portland, including the Bow and A rrow C lub fo r Native Americans,
Narcotics A lcoholics Anonymous and p olitical gatherings.
P H 1 L IP
creasing m inority presence in the pro
fession is very important," said Sibyl
Jacobson, president and chief executive
o ffice r o f the M etropolitan L ife Founda
tion. "W e hope that these Future Teacher
Scholarships provide students w ith an
added incentive to persist in pursuing
leaching careers."
The scholarship program is adm ini
stered by Citizens' Scholarship Founda
tion o f Am erica, Inc., a national, non
profit scholarship organization in S l Peter,
M inn.
The M etropolitan L ife Foundation,
established in 1976by M etropolitan L ife
Insurance Company, has contributed more
than S60 m illio n to support health and
education activities, as w ell as civic and
cultural affairs throughout the United
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King Improvement Association
4815 N.E. 7th Ave. • PorUand, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 248-4576
(Meetings on the 4th Tuesday.
Board meets on 2nd Tuesday)
M O R R 1 S
SA L U T E S
U. S. A.
Pec>ple Who Made A Difference
George T. "Mickey” Leland
U.S. Congressman
18th District, Texas
He lived and died working to feed the hungry people o f the world.
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