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August 2 9 , 1990—The Portland Observer -P age 7
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basic skills development. We have a
reading program, math, w riting, study
skills fo r secondary schools, and we also
have a S A T preparation program fo r
high school juniors and seniors. In addi
tion to that, we w ork w ith adults, w ho
have been hurt on the jo b and need
vocational rehabilitation. These people
need to increase their basic skills so that
they w ill be able to do some type o f new
job. W e train teachers attempting to pass
C BEST too.”
P o rtla n d O bserver-W hy are your
services necessary?
H a rtz o g -'T think they are im por
tant and necessary to children because
they are not having a ll o f their needs met
in the school system. I ’ m talking about
children in both public and private schools,
that *s partly because o f economics. Class
sizes are very big and there are different
levels o f skills inside the classroom.
Teachers are not able to meet a ll o f those
needs. So, some o f the youngsters need a
boost and that’ s what we are here fo r.”
Portland Observer-How do you ob
tain your clients? D o you get referrals
from the schools, the state, or can clients
just w alk in o ff the streets?
H a rtz o g -” A11 o f those, but basi
cally ours are referred from people who
have been a part o f the program. W e
receive grants and contracts w ith d iffe r
ent agencies that allow us to w ork w ith
students on that level. For the most part,
parents pay fo r the services fo r their
youngsters to get them up to grade level.”
P o rtla n d O bserver-W hat happens
when a person needs your services and
can not afford them?
H a rtz o g -” Somelimes, we are able
to o ffe r assistance through monies solic
ited from organizations and corporations.
We can give fu ll scholarships or partial
ones and it varies from tim e to time.
P o rtla n d O bserver-In 1989, 38%
o f all high school students dropped out,
why do you think this has happened?
H a rtz o g -’ ’There are probably as
many reasons as there are people who
dropped out o f school. I think what hap
pens most times is that youngsters get to
the secondary level and are unable ,
because o f their basic skills, to do the
work. They become disenchanted and
drop out. B y the same token, you have as
many youngsters w ho are very talented
dropping out because thev are bored in
the school setting.”
Portland Observer-How do you
keep a student from dropping out or
getting bored in a school setting?
H a rtz o g -” Y o u ’ ve got to motivate
them outside o f the academic arena so
that they can see the need fo r what their
plans m ight be in the future. For ex
ample, i f you can get them excited about
a career they arc interested in, they m ight
see the need fo r doing the things neces
sary fo r success. I t ’ s the type o f thing
that someone has to mentor or support
the child outside o f the school system.
P o rtla n d O bserver-D o you think
that the average individual reads enough
or up to the proper s k ill level?
H a rtz o g -” No, not up to s k ill level
or the amount o f reading that people do.
Reading has really dropped o ff a great
deal. I was listening to a tape the other
day that suggested how adults in the
United States only read tw o books annu
a lly and that’ s crim inal. When you think
o f a ll the inform ation that’s available to
us, i t ’ s almost a shame that people do not
take advantage o f it all.
P o rtla n d O bserver-W hat effect do
you th ink television has had on a per
sons’ a b ility or desire to read?
H a rtz o g -’ ’Television has affected
people’ s desire and a b ility to read a lo t
M ost people think that they have a lo t o f
inform ation about material and we re
a lly don’ t. We ju st have a surface view o f
things that television has told us. People
need to analyze and seek other inform a
tion on their own. Television has had a
great im pact on reading, especially in
young children because it is such a great
babysitter. Television takes the children
over and they are unable to use their
im agination properly or creative juices.
They’ ve (the children) are getting use to
watching something happen instead o f
m aking something happen.”
P o rtla n d O bserver-There arc c h il
dren who can read time on a digital
watch and not in real time, what should
parents be doing to prevent these types
o f situations?
H a rtz o g -’ ’Parents should not buy
their children digital watches or contrap
tions that erode basic skills. Many young
sters can’ t te ll tim e on a regular watch
and its because o f the d ig ital clock in the
house. There needs to be a regular clock
around somewhere and parents need to
spend more tim e w itl Jie ir children in
this area.”
Portland Observer-How would you
compare the educational system in
Am erica to others around the w orld, like
Japan fo r example?
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IIa rtz o g -” We are so quick to say
the educational system, but the Japanese
society is a fa m ily oriented society and
so the educational system can easily be a
successful one because the fa m ily is
oriented towards success. I think part o f
the problem w ith our system is that
everytime a problem comes up, they try
and turn it over to the schools. The schools
have gotten away from the basic premise
o f educating children to read, w rite,
compute, and spell. N ow , they have to
teach A ID S , N utrition , sex education,
and there is only so much time in the day.
Furthermore, you can’ t teach a young
ster that is hungry, you can’ t teach a
youngster that has not had any rest, and
you can’ t teach a youngster that is sick.
So, the schools gets those types o f prob
lems to deal w ith and i t ’ s d iffic u lt
P o rtla n d O bserver-W here do you
see your program going in the future?
H a rtz o g -” Sylvan has been around
for 12 years, locally, and there are 600 o f
them around the United States. We are
also in Alaska and Gaum. W ith the type
o f program that w e’ ve developed and
designed, the demand fo r our services
w ill increase.”
P o rtla n d O bserver-H ow credible
is the Sylvan program?
H a rtz o g -” W e are very successful
and credible. We are able to get a years
growth in a very short period o f time
w ith our students i f they are consistent in
their attendance. We have a 3-1 student-
teacher ratio which insures success and
individual attention. W e have success
stories a ll over the place o f youngsters
who have done w ell in life and school.”
P o rtla n d O bserver-G ood luck in
the future!
Ila rtzo g -T h a n k you very much.
For more inform ation about the
Sylvan Leaning Center, contact Jeanne
Hartzog at (503)249-2855. The o ffice is
located at 4300 Northeast F rcm ont...If
you are a graduate o f a United Negro
College Fu8nd institution, please con
tact M rs. Hartzog. She is in the process
o f tracking a ll o f the graduates in the
Portland metropolitan area. You can
contact her at the Sylvan Learning Cen
ter.
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leaving no room fo r the lame excuses
and dubious explanations fo r failures
presented by some school districts. There
follow s this quote from the Senator’ s
address to the “ Schools o f Excellence”
organization founded by Ron Herndon.
“ Academic excellence is not solely
the province o f m iddle and upper in
come youth. Academic success comes
to those children who receive quality in
struction , who are held to high standards,
and who are educated in a supportive at
mosphere. By bringing together in d i
viduals who have experiences such suc
cess, you are establishing a sharing envi
ronment that can do much to enhance
positive academic experiences in young
people.”
This quote is reprinted from page ii
o f that most valuable guide to a better
education fo r our children, “ Partners
For Success: Business and Education
(Principals Successfully Educating Low
Income and M in o rity Children T e ll How
it Can Be Done Everywhere / ’ Parents
and teachers can (should) oL iain a copy
locally, along w ith an accompanying
video tape fo r $9.95; National Schools
o f Excellence, 1425 N.E. DeKum , Port
land, Oregon, 97211. O r just drop by,
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has been able to reach the ‘ powers-that-
be* w ith this summer’s series o f critiques
and evaluations o f systemic inadequa
cies relating to both the district and the
school board (Particularly in respect to a
‘desegregation-type curriculum ’ fu lly
committed to the mandate fo r integra
tion o f m inority contributions to culture
and technology).
I f it should turn out that we have not
yet been successful in this e ffo rt then we
are fu lly prepared to escalate our a ctivi
ties - both in these page s and in the com
munity. As sort o f a hub o f communica
tions for minority media around the coun
try, each week we receive copies o f a
score o f African Am erican newspapers.
And we feel frustrated and ashanied when
we read accounts o f the high level o f cur
riculum integration o f m inority contri
butions being accomplished in ‘other’
school districts o f this nation. Certainly,
we shall use these pages to ‘ reproduce’
such documented evidence that others
are achieving this goal.
Wherever the need for such extended
activity is indicated, wc intend to be in
the forefront o f those who w ill be about
m obilizing opinion, organizations, and
citizens — people who, like Senator M ark
H atfield, address the issue squarely,
Northeast Portland’ s Sabin Ele
mentary, an early childhood education
center serving students in preschool
through Grade 5, this Thursday (August
30) receives more than $1,000 in cash
and school supplies from Pacific Power
& L ig h t Co. and its employees.
P P & L representative Carole
Rockney w ill present an oversized cor
porate check for $ 1,000 to Sabin p rin c i
pal M ike Jordan and Portland School
Board member Stephen Kafoury during
9:30 a.m. ceremonies at the school, 4013
N £ . 18th Ave.
The cash and supplies w ill
benefit students o f low -incom e fam ilies
throughout the school year, as deter
mined by a school committee o f parents
and faculty members.
“ W e pland to be fle x ib le in
how the donation is used,’ ’ Jordan saud.
* ’ Some funds w ill go fo r basic supplies. !
The rest w ill be used fo r special needs
such as student grants for lunch money.”
Sabin is P P & L ’ s “ adopted”
school fo r 1990-91 in the School Part
nership Program involving six Portalnd
corporations. Corporate donations are
matched by equal grants from the O re
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Letter from Herndon and Jackson on NIKE
Given all the controversy surrounding N IK E , and who is supporting or not supporting a national boycott o f N IK E shoes, we
thought it necessary to set the record straight and state the Portland B U F position.
First, let us repeat again, we believe the best course o f action is to play the role o f mediator by bringing N IK E and PUSH
to thè table, and discuss the issues in a w ell thought out reasoned manner. Apparently Mediation is emerging as the most
prominent theme at this time, due to requests from respected African-Am ericans nationwide. O bviously, we are on the rig ht
tract here in Portland, and it would make good sense i f either one or both parties set aside organizational attitudes and
seriously resolve differences. A t the moment actions on the part o f both N IK E and PUSH are very counterproductive, serves
no useful purpose, and both organizations have a lo t o f stake and a lo t to lose.
The Portland BU F position is also based on the follow ing factors:
A. PUSH has raised some legitimate issues, and the issues are not unknown to N IK E because we raised the same identical
issues five years ago. One outcome is the shoe and apparel store on M .L . K ing Blvd., therefore, the Portland BUF is not
against issues raised by PUSH.
B. There has been a significant role we have played w ith N IK E locally, indeed unique. Our involvem ent w ith N IK E has
been strictly business, and all transactions thus far have benefited the larger Northeast African-Am erican community. It
would be irresponsible to sever a relationship at this time w ith a corporate giant in the shoe industry, who has been respon
sive to the needs o f Portland’ s African-Am erican community.
C. W hile many may wonder w hy the Portland BU F is not supporting the N IK E obycott, we are aware o f the fact that we
are not alone. A t least one other BU F chapter has not o ffic ia lly joined in the N IK E boycott.
D. We would like to commend other Black organizational leaders fo r their courage and standing w ith us locally. A true
Black united front does exist in Portland, and our thanks goes to the Urban League, N .A.A.C.P., and the C oalition o f Black
Men.
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E. It it hoped the com m unity w ill continue to supoport the Portland BU F, and we are very clear that our contributions to
the African-Am erican community w ill never be to its detriment. The basis fo r our actions has never been for self-serving
purposes, and to our knowledge no B U F member is wealthy, and i f by chance it happens by way o f corporate contributions,
the wealth w ill always be shared w ith the community.
Thank you very much fo r taking the time to review our position.
Sincerely,
Ron Hemdon
Rev. John H. Jackson
Co-Chairs, Portland B U F
P.O. Box 3976
^P ortland, OR 97208
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tinue,” he added.
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proxim ately 11 percent o f a ll residential real estate trans
action completed in this country are handled by a Century
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real estate markets in the Northwest. Those are among the
findings in a just-released survey conducted by the N orth
west Region o f the Century 21 Real Estate Corporation.
Portland ranked sixth in average sales price w ith
homes selling between $125,000-140,000. I t ’ s the highest
area in terms o f annual appreciation, and third in the
average number o f days that homes are on the market prior
mately 1,600 square feet
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ranging from $190,000 - $210,000. Number one in aver
age amount o f tim e on the market was Wenatchee, Wash
ington, where homes are lasting only 10 days before
selling. Conversely, the longest average pre-sale period
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categories: average sales price, a vei age numl “ r o f days on
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