Pa e (> The Portland O bserver-January 9, 1991
».ocal Writers
Invited To Submit
Poetry
In Honor Of
Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month in
February, U.S. Bank is requesting poetry
be submitted for publication in Portland-
area newspapers. Local writers are in­
vited to submit their original works of
poetry to:
U.S. Bank Public Relations, Afri­
can-American Reflections, P.O. Box 8837
T-5, Portland, Oregon 97208.
Deadline for submission is January
25th. All entries must be typed, prefera­
bly limited to 20 lines and double spaced
(handwritten entries will not be consid­
ered.) Entries must be original works by
the submitter and should include name,
address and phone number. Please indi­
cate whether the writer is an adult (over
18), a young adult (13-18), or a child (12
and under).
Approximately 24 poems will be
selected for inclusion in a special poetry
section provided by U.S. Bank in local
newspapers throughout February. The
special section will be titled “ African-
American Reflections.” Only one entry
per person. Entries will not be returned.
Spring Play
Romeo and Juliet, by William
Shakespt are will be presented by Jeffer­
son High School in the Auditorium, 5210
N. Kerb St., Portland, OR 97212, on
February 28, March 1 and 2, at 8:00 pm
for all shows.
This is a production of the Jefferson
Theatre Department, and stars Cans Peters
as Juliet, Damon Turner as Romeo,and
staff members Geoffrey Brooks as Capu-
let and Lennie Edwards (Gatekeeper in
The Wiz) as the Prince. Directed by
Brian M. Biggs.
All seats general admission: $5 for
adults and $4 for students and seniors.
Rap The Night
Away
U KREW, the nationally known rap
group will headline a January 18 concert
at Mt. Hood Community College. “ Al­
though the group originated in Portland,
they are even more well-known now on
the East Coast,” said Ozell Hazzel, ac­
tivities coordinator for the college.
“ W e’ve been looking for a chance to
bring them back home for a show and
this is it, ' he added. One of the group’s
members, Hadim, is a former MHCC
music student so the performance will
indeed be a homecoming.
The show will open at 8 p.m. with
music provided by DJ Andrew Rotch-
ford followed by Portland’s hottest new
rap act Krowd Kontrol. Krowd Kontrol
is quickly building a reputation for their
high-powered, tight funk/R&B rap per­
formances.
“ It’s been quite a few years since
the college staged a major concert,”
commented Hazzel. “ We hope people
w i f i recognize what a great opportunity
this is.” The concert is part of the col­
lege’s celebration in honor of Martin
Luther King.
Teaching Award
(This award was established in 1987
by the A T S Council in recognition o f
excellence in teaching plant pathology.
The award is presented to individuals
with active responsibility fo r one or more
courses in plant pathology and recog­
nizes th e individual’s disti nguished pro­
ficiency in teaching, as indicated by
development and effectiveness o f courses
taught.)
The follow­
ing citation o f
an award o f ex­
cellence to an
African Ameri­
can plant scien­
tist o f world
renow n was
brought to our
a tten tio n by
professor McK­
inley Hurt o f our
Lafayette Fredencki/q/f- Dr. l-afay-
ette /* reaenck received this honorât the
annual meeting o f the “American Phyto-
pathological Society (APS)” held this
past August Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The noted biologist is the father o f
our own “Lew Frederick” o f television
station KGW, channel 8, Hurt was hon­
ored over the holidays by a visitfrom the
Frederick family, three generations. Dr.
Fredrick and Hurt ‘go back’ to 1943
when both were shipyard workers in
Vancouver, Washington.
This piece is offered as an encour­
agement to our young students-motiva-
tion to pursue the careers in science
where new opportunities open up each
day. Note that the “Dutch Elm Dis­
ease”, on which Dr. Frederick is an
authority, has sorely afflicted trees in
the Pacific Northwest, including those
in Portland's downtown mall. We sa­
lute this brother who has contributed so
much to the enhancement o f minority
education as well as science.
Lafayette Frederick was bom March
19, 1923, in Friars Point, MS. He re­
ceived elementary and secondary educa­
tion in the public school system of south­
eastern Missouri. He received the B.S.
degree from Tuskegee Institute in 1943,
the M.S. degree from the University of
Rhode Island in 1950, and the Ph.D.
degree in plant pathology and botany
from Washington State University in 1952.
Dr. Frederick began his academic career
as a member of the faculty of Southern
University in Baton Rouge
\, in 1952.
Carol Turner PPS Board
member w ill be the guest
speaker at the next
meeting of NCNW
Portland Section monday
January 4th, at the King
Facility, CSD confernce
room.
f
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They attest to the high caliber of his
mentorship. He can be regularly seen
taking students to local and national pro­
fessional meetings at his expense. He
always goes out of his way to help others
and make them feel comfortable. His
efforts to increase minority involvement
in research have been recognized by the
issuance of three recent major grants for
the improvement of minority access to
research careers. A message that has
been echoed again and again is that Dr.
Frederick chose to serve at minority
educational institutions throughout his
life so that he might enhance career
opportunities for the less privileged.
Dr. Frederick has been a member of
the Commission on Undergraduate Edu­
cation in the Biological Sciences, chair­
man of the Biology Achievement Test
Development Committee for Educational
Testing Services, chairman of the Gen­
eral Research Program Advisory Com­
mittee of the National Institute of
Health,and a member of the Smithsonian
Foreign Currency Program Advisory
Council for Systematica and Environ­
mental Biology. Dr. Frederick holds mem­
bership in various honor societies in­
cluding Phi Kappa Phi, Bela Beta Bela,
Phi Sigma, and Sigma Xi. During his
career, he has received numerous awards
and honors for his scholarly contribu­
tions and dedicated service; one such
honor is a species of Hawaiian shrub,
Cytandra frederickii, dedicated to him in
recognition of his contributions to plant
systematics. More recendy (1988), he
was the recipient of the Samuel M. Nabrit
Outstanding Biological Scientist Award
from Atlanta University. Other awards
recognizing his teaching are the Atlanta
University Board of Trustees Excellence-
In-Teaching Award and the Outstanding
Educator Award in America.
Dr. Frederick has maintained active
membership in numerous professional
societies, including The American Phyto-
pathological Society, AAAS, AIBS,
Association of Southeastern Biologists
(president 1985-1986), Botanical Soci­
ety of American (president of the Wash­
ington Section, 1975), Electron Micro­
scope Society of America, the National
Geographic Society, and Georgia Acad­
emy of Science (president 1975).
Dr. Frederick is truly a pioneering
mycologist and teacher who is most
deserving of recognition as teacher, re­
searcher, and leader in our field.
BY: JAMES FORMAN
In a popular sense semantics usually
means how words are used and often the
quibbling over the meaning of this or
that phrase or sentences. The process of
implementing the U.N. resolution call­
ing for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops
from Kuwait, unfortunately, may be
entering the stage of semantics in a popular
sense, for U.S. President George Bush
has stated publicly, in effect, if Iraq
withdraws from Kuwait the U.S. is open
to discussing other Middle East prob­
lems, including the question of Pales­
tine. U.S. Secretary of State opposed to
Iraq and Kuwait meeting together to
settle any outstanding differences be­
tween them. Baker has said, moreover, if
Iraq pulls out of Kuwait there will be no
thought of an attack on Ir^q.
The New York Times on Thursday,
January 3, 1991 carried a story by Pat­
rick E. Tyler from Baghdad that said:
“ Yasir Arafat, head of the Palestine
Liberation Organization, indicated nei­
ther her nor President Saddam Huessin
of Iraq is insisting that the Palestininan
problem be solved before Iraqi troops
get out of Kuwait.” He and President
Hessin, however, would like some assur­
ance that the Palestinian question w ill be
discussed. It is highly unlikely President
Bush or Secretary of Slate Baker will
renege or default on their public state­
ments to discuss other Middle East prob­
lems once Iraq withdraws from Kuwait.
Nor is it likely the U.N. or the U.S. public
will accept such a refusal to attempt to
bring a more lasting peace in the Middle
East.
On Friday, January 4,1991 the twelve
European nations began meeting in
Luxembourg, trying to find a method by
which to help peacefully resolve the
conflict between the U.N. and Iraq. They
have made it very explicit, however, that
Iraq has a responsibility to comply with
the U.N. resolution to withdraw from
Kuwait by January 15, 1991. President
Francois Mitterand of France has made a
more emphatic statement saying France
is not opposed to the use of force against
Iraq in order to implement the with­
drawal decision of the U.N. Perhaps the
group of twelve or the European nations
may be able to help further resolve the
dispute between the U.N. and Iraq.
The Black America News Service
continues to encourage journalists, edi­
tors, concerned community people, and
those for peace throughout the world to
support the U.N. as the principal forum
for the resolution of conflict between na­
tions.
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Suspects Arrested
in Tri-Met
Shooting Incident
On Saturday, January 5, at approxi­
mately 2:20 p.m., Portland Police re­
sponded to the intersection of NE 27th
Avenue and Broadway street, regarding
a shooting which had ocurred on a Tri-
Met bus.
Upon the officers’ arrival they
contacted two persons identified as Darrell
Chenault 18 years, of NE Portland, and
Vickie Guerrero, 13 years, of SE Port­
land. Both Chenault and Guerrero had
apparent' y been sh o t Officers received
information from witnesses that there
may have been two persons involved in
the shooting, and that they had fled the
scene on foot. Officers later appre­
hended two persons after a brief foot
chase.
After the two persons had been in­
terviewed by Portland Police Bureau
Detectives, one person identified as
Dontae Duran Blake, 16 years, of 1112
NE Sumner Street, was charged with
Attempt Murder and Assault in the Second
Degree in connection with this incident.
Blake was lodged at the Donald E. Long
Juvenile Correctional Facility. The other
person identified as Dana Dcmarkel Allen,
18 years, was not charged. Blake is
described as a Crip gang affiliate. The
victims, Chenault and Guerrero, do not
have any gang affiliation.
From the investigation it was deter­
mined that Chenault was shot after be­
coming involved in a confrontation with
Blake Guerrero who was nearby was
also injured.
Both Chenault and Guerrero were
treated a t ' manucl Hospital and released.
He was promoted to the ranks of associ­
ate and full professor there during 1953-
1962. From 1963 until 1976, he served as
chairman of the Department of Biology
at Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA.
Since then he has been chairman of the
Department of Botany/Microbiology at
Howard University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Frederick also served as this univer­
sity’s acting dean of the College of Lib­
eral Arts during 1986-1987, as well as
pro-dean for several years in addition to
his departmental duties.
In spite of continued efforts by
Howard University to recruit Dr. Freder­
ick as dean, at considerable financial
benefit, he preferred to return to the de­
partment where he could continue to
work with students interested in research
careers and could also continue his leach­
ing and research cffons. He has advised
50 graduate students who have earned
either M.S. (23) or Ph.D. (27) degrees.
He teaches mycology classes each se­
mester and is recognized as a superb
teacher.
Dr. Frederick enjoys a reputation as
a pioneering mycologist of international
acclaim as a result of his research on the
slime molds, Ncurospora, and Dutch elm
disease. His chapter on “ Plasmodial Slime
Molds,” which was published in the
Handbook of the Protoctista, gives credit
to his stature in this area. Additional
publications on Neurospora have assure
him a position of world authority on the
genus. On Dutch elm disease, his ana­
tomical studies have helped to lay the
foundation for our understand i ng on how
this disease progresses and how thera­
peutic measures might be used to pre­
serve historic American elms in urban
landscapes. His recent scanning electron
microscope studies on the ultrastructure
of conidium and ascospore development
and the histopahtology and physiology
of Dutch elm disease stand as tribute to
the caliber of his work and also to his
efforts in education. He recently added
an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) at­
tachment to the microscope. This equip­
ment is used in the training of students
interested in pursuing research careers in
biological science.
Dr. Frederick life’s dedication has
been to others at the expense of self. He
is never too busy to stop and talk with or
help a student or colleague, or others.
Most of his pub! cations have resulted
from his guidance of graduate students.
Hopefully, Semantics Will Not
Block Peace In The Middle East!
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