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M o re “ E v id e n c e s O f P ro g re s s ” , S o Long A go
P rofessor M c K inley B ir t
That was a g ra tify in g response to
la s t w e e k ’ s re v ie w o f M r .G .F .
R ich in g s’ C ollection o f “ facts relat
in g to the Progress o f the Race since
E m ancipation.” Some readers saw a
cruel iro n y posed by this saga o f black
achievements in m anufacturing and
m erchandising w ritte n a hundred
years a g o -to d a y ’ s M in o rity Business
enthusiasts have set goals p itifu lly
short o f great grandparent’ s accom
plishments.
The pride and respect that comes
through in M r. R ic h in g ’ s marvelous
narrative is almost palpable. It is easy
to im agine that you are at one o f his
popular “ race lectures” and you are
s ittin g spellbound as a rich , w arm
A fric a n voice speaks o f peers and
ancestors. Let us continue on here
w ith a fin e example o f his in im ita b le
style.
“ M r. James E. D ix o n o f P ro vi
dence, R .L, belongs to that class o f
by
J. E. Dixon
men who are h elpful to my book in
enabling me to demonstrate that the
colored people arc entering, a ll the
professions and business w alks o f life
in w h ich w hite men enter and suc-
cced.
“ M r. D ixon went to the north
from Richm ond, Va. having lost both
his parents at an early age, it left him
to look after h im s e lf ju s t at the tim e
when a lo vin g m other is needed most
W hat he has in the way o f an educa
tio n was obtained at New Bedford,
Mass But having a desire to travel, lie
accepted an offer to go to sea, w hich
vocation he follow ed fo r a number o f
years, rounding the globe at least
seven times, v is itin g one o r more
parts o f every continent, inclusive o f
A ustralia, New Zealand and a num
ber o f Islands in both the P a c i f i c
and A tla n tic Oceans. F in d in g it to his
a d v a n ta g e he h a ile d fr o m an
E nglishport, and stuck to the English
M erchant Service.
He secured a mate’ s certificate,
and worked h im s e lf up to a position as
c h ie f o ffice r o f one o f he finest sa iling
ships under the E nglish flag. B ut by
an unfortunate accident in Calcutta,
Union/Mars Milky Way Recognizes
Outstanding High School Seniors
For the eight consecutive year,
the A m a te u r A th le tic U n io n /M a rs
M ilk y W ay H ig h School A ll-A m e ri
can A w a rd and college scholarship
program w ill recognize outstanding
hig h school seniors. The nationw ide
program honors w ell-rounded young
men and women who excel in aca
demics, athletics and com m unity ser
vice. T h is year, 102 scholarships,
ranging fro m $ 1,000 to $40,000, w ill
be awarded.
One young man and one young
wom an from each state w ill be se
lected as State Recipient and each
w ill be awarded a $1,000 college
scholarship. F rom those State re c ip i
ents, eight Regional Recipients w ill
be selected and each w ill be awarded
a college scholarship totaling $ 10,000.
T w o o f the Regional Recipients w i ll
be selected as N ational Recipients,
and each w ill be awarded scholar
ships totaling $40,000 over four years.
The eight Regional Recipients,
along w ith th e ir parents and a school
representative w ill also be awarded
an expense-paid trip to New Y o rk
C ity in A p ril. On A p ril 25, 1994. the
students w ill be recognized for their
achievements at a special awards cer
emony attended by prom inent educa
tors, O lym pians and com m unity lead
ers. The evening w ill culm inate w ith
the nam ing ofone young man and one
young women as N ational Recipients
o f the A A U /M a rs M ilk y Way H igh
School A ll-A m e ric a n A w ard
A c c o r d in g to M a r y E lle n
Dougherty. M & M /M A R S spokesper
son, the Amateur A th le tic U nion/M ars
M ilk y Way H ig h School A ll-A m e ri
can A w ard recognizes students who
arc com m itted to the service o f others
as w e ll as to th e ir ow n success.
“ T h ro u g h this A w ard, vve a ckn o w l
edge stu d e n ts w h o c o n trib u te to
th e w e ll-b e in g o f o th e rs , w h ile
p u rs u in g a ca d e m ic a d v a n c e m e n t
a n d a th le tic a c h ie v e m e n t. T h e
w e ll-ro u n d e d stu d e n ts h o n o re d by
the A w a rd have a c h ie v e d a sue-
c c s s fu l and p ro d u c tiv e b a la n ce in
th e ir liv e s . A t M & M / M a r s w c
f ir m ly b e lie v e th a t th e re is m u ch
to be g a in e d fro m s tr ik in g a b a l
ance in a ll areas o f o n e ’ s life .
A l l g ra d u a tin g h ig h school
se n io rs are e lig ib le fo r n o m in a
tio n . N o m in a tio n fo rm s are a v a il
able th ro u g h h ig h s c h o o l g u id
ance c o u n s e lo r o ffic e s , o r fro m
the A m a te u r A th le tic U n io n , 3400
W 8 6 th S treet, PO B o x 6 8 2 0 7 ,
In d ia n a p o lis , In d ia n a 4 6 2 6 8 . A ll
n o m in a tio n s m ust be p o s tm a rk e d
no la te r th a n D e ce m b e r 6, 1993.
T h e A m a te u r A th le tic U n io n and
a p a n e l o f n a tio n a lly re c o g n iz e
e d u c a to rs , a th le te s a n d c o m m u
n ity s e rvice a ch ie v e rs w il l ju d g e
the n o m in a tio n s .
T h e A m a te u r A th le tic U n io n
a n d M a rs I n c o r p o r a t e d / M ilk y
W ay B a r are pleased to h o n o r o u r
n a tio n ’ s a c co m p lish e d yo u n g men
and w o m e n th ro u g h th is c o n tin u
in g a w a rd s p ro g ra m .
July 4, 1884, he lost his rig h t arm He
then returned to New Bedford, Mass ,
and after a hard struggle against big
odds, mastered telegraphy. The West
ern U nion Telegraph Co., in recogni
tion o f his services in their main
office, appointed him June 11, 1889,
as manger o f their branch office at the
Parker House, New Bedford, w hich
place he held u n til he resigned June 3,
1893, to take charge o f his present
position at Signal Tow er on the main
line o fth c New Y o rk, New Haven and
fa il to discharge his whole duty in
giv ing each train the proper signal,
great loss o f life and properly would
result So w ell has the company been
pleased w ith his w ork, that they offer
employm ent to other members o f the
race when they can show that they are
properly fitte d fo r duty.”
I ’ l l te ll yo u s o m e th in g else
th a t is " p a lp a b le ” , you can a lm o s t
c u t i t w ith a k n ife . A n d th a t is the
deep sile n ce fro m the ra c is ts w h o
have c la im e d we d o n ’ t need b la c k
h is to ry ; A n d fro m those to n g u e -
in c h e c k - o p p o n e n ts to the use o f
th e B a se lin e Essays in P o rtla n d
P u b lic S c h o o ls ( s tra n g e th a t
th e y ’ ve n e ve r ceased to push E u
ro p e a n e th n ic c o n t r ib u t io n s - -
d o c u m e n tc d o r n o t). Perhaps th e y
do, in d e e d , need m ore s e lf es
teem , th in k ab o u t it.
T h e a u th o r c o n tin u e s on w ith
th a t e n n o b lin g to u ch . " M rs . M a ry
C. T e rre ll is one o f the B o a rd o f
Hartford Rail Road, at Providence, R I
Some idea o f his w ork and re
sponsibilities is given in this state
ment. In 1894, 34,284 trains passed
this point, and the number is never
under this. The operator has to know
and report the exact condition o f ev
ery train. In addition he has to give a
signal to each tra in whether or not it
is a ll rig h t to go ahead The position
held by M r. D ixo n is indeed one o f
great responsibility, and should he
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T ru ste e s o f P u b lic S c h o o ls fo r the
D is t r ic t to C o lu m b ia , and she is
the f ir s t c o lo re d la d y to be so
h o n o re d in any c it y o f th e U n ite d
States to my k n o w le d g e . I p re s e n t
h e r p o r t r a it.”
"M rs T e rre ll is interested in ev
ery movement that w ill advance the
cause o f colored people and espe
c ia lly colored women. I am to ld that
she has ju s t been elected as President
o f the Federation o f A fro -A m e rica n
Women, and succeeds M rs Booker
T. W ashington, w ho was the firs t
president. She is a graduate o fO b c rlin
College, O hio, and was at one tim e a
teacher at W ilb e rfo rce U n ive rsity,
O h io where she was m uch loved.
M ore next week. Have we been
had w ith a ll this current “ F irst B lack
to this and another” ? We have done
it a ll before and even better! W hat
kin d o f obscene game has been go in g
on, and are there some blacks in on it
as w ell?
enue.
The theme o f th is year’ s Jobs
F a ir is “ W orkforce Connection ‘ 93--
Path to a Job." A c tiv itie s and e x h ib i
tors w ill focus on p ro vid in g residents
o f N /N E Portland w ith the opportu
n ity to meet local employers and so
cial service providers.
M ore than tw enty (20) private
Representatives from local em
ploym ent and tra in in g programs, in
c lu d in g the N ortheast W o rk fo rc e
Center, Portland C om m unity Collcgc-
-S k ills Center, The P rivate Industry
C ouncil and the U rban League w ill be
available to provide one-on-one coun
seling on jo b search skills. Local
employers and tra in in g specialists w ill
present workshops on a regular basis
throughout the day on topics such as
resume p re p a ra tio n , in te rv ie w in g
techniques and com pleting jo b a p p li
and public sector employers are ex
pected to participate in this year’ s
cations.
The E m ploym ent D epartm ent
w ill have four (4) com puter term inals
Jobs Fair. “ We are focusing on re
c ru itin g employers who have current
jo b openings o r anticipate openings
in the near future.” said M arcia D ou
glas, C h a ir o f the Jobs F air C o m m it
tee. “ F or employers, this is an ideal
opportunity to meet potential jo b ap
plicants,” Douglas continued, “ and
fo r job-seekers in inner N o rth /N o rth -
east, our goal is to provide leads to
im m ediate opportunities.”
set up w ith o n -lin e jo b post ings. W ant
ads w ill be posted from employers not
able to be there in person. Represen
tatives fo r the State Veterans Scrv ices
D iv is io n w ill be on hand to prov ide
veteran's benefits counseling.
In addition to the assistance for
adult jo b seekers, this year's F air
includes a youth component to assist
out-of-school youth w ho a re in the jo b
market. The youth workshops w ill
also help in-school youth increase
th e ir jo b fin d in g skills for part-tim e
and summer employment.
A ll residents o f inner N /N E Port
land are encouraged to attend Free
parking is available at th c K in g N eigh
borhood F acility. T ri-M c t bus ser
vices to the K in g F a cility is provided
on Lines 6 and 72.
The NE JOBS Com m ittee is part
o f the N E C o a litio n o f N eighbor
hoods. Primary partners include the
N ortheast W o rkfo rce C enter, the
N orth-N ortheast Business Associa
tion, m ajor employers in the north-
cast area, the C ity o f Portland, M u lt
nomah County, the Urban league o f
Portland, the Oregon Em ploym ent
Departm ent. Portland Development
C o m m ission-JobN et Program. Port
land C om m unity C ollege-S kills Cen
ter, Portland Public Schools and The
Private Industry Council
For additional in fo rm a tio n on
the October 23 “ W orkforce Connec
tion ’ 93” Northeast Jobs Fair, contact
the NE Workforce Center at 240-5342
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Black Applicants Sought For Ervin Scholarships
Up to 1Ü fu ll-tu itio n scholarships
w ill be awarded to talented college-
bound black high school students next
year through the John B. Erv in Schol
arship Program at W ashington U n i
versity in St. Louis. W ashington U n i
versity is now accepting applications
for the program , w h ich was inaugu
rated in early 1987 To date, 77 Erv in
Scholars have enrolled at W ashing
ton U niversity.
The application deadline for the
1994-95 academic year is Jan. 15,
1994.
recognized black educator and form er
dean o f the U n ive rsity’ s School o f
C o n tin uin g Education.
U n d e r the s c h o la rs h ip p ro
g ra m , 10 b la c k fre sh m e n w i l l re
ce ive re n e w a b le s c h o la rs h ip s o f
f u ll tu itio n and an a n n u a l stip e n d
o f $2 .5 0 0 fo r fo u r years o f u n d e r
g ra d u a te s tu d y at W a s h in g to n
U n iv e rs ity . T u itio n fo r the 1993-
94 school ye a r is $ 1 7 ,6 0 0 .
The s c h o la rs h ip s arc aw arded
o n the basis o f a ca d e m ic m e rit ad
c o m m u n ity se rvice . T h e u n iv e r
s ity w il l p ro v id e fu r th e r s u p p o rt
to re c ip ie n ts w h o d e m o n s tra te
a d d itio n a l fin a n c ia l need. T h e
W ashington U n ive rsity estab
lished the merit-based program in
honor o f Erv in, vv ho was a nationally
s c h o la rs h ip s are re n e w a b le each
year, p ro v id e d th e stu d e n ts m a in
t a in a s a t is f a c t o r y a c a d e m ic
re co rd
To apply fo r the scholarships,
students must: apply fo r freshm an
admission to W ashington U n ive rsity;
submit an E rv in Scholars applica
tion, subm it tw o letter o f recom m en
dation; and w rite tw o o rig in a l essays.
Interested persons may w rite to James
E. M cLeod, chairm an o f the John B.
E rv in S cholarship C om m ittee, at
Campus Box 1089, W ashington U n i
versity, One B rookings D rive , St.
Louis, M O 63130-4899, or ca ll 1-
314-935-6800.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
Office: (503) 288-0033
Fax #: (503) 288-0015 .
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Residents OF N/NE Portland
The N E JOBS C om m ittee w ill
sponsor the Northeast Jobs F air on
Saturday, October 23 rd fro m 10am
u n til 4pm. Location: The K in g N eigh
borhood F a cility, 4815 N E 7th A v
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City Club Committee Split On East
Multnomah County Roads Measure
(Report on 26-1 includes m ajor
ity and m in o rity recommendations)
A C ity C lub o f Portland study
com m ittee is divided on how M u lt
nomah County voters should cast their
ballots on measure 26-1, the cast
M ultn o m a h C ounty roads in itia tiv e .
A m a jo rity o f the com m ittee fa
vors measure 26-1, w h ic h w o u ld
change M ultn o m a h C ounty’ s charter
to grant cities control o f country roads
w ith in th e ir ju ris d ic tio n upon a c ity 's
r quest. Four cities in M ultn o m a h
C o u n ty —F a ir v ie w ,
G re s h a m .
T routdale and W ood V illa g c --d o not
presently control the county roads
w ith in th e ir city lim its. O n ly Gre
sham favors the in itia tiv e and plans to
take control o f county roads i f the
in itia tiv e passes
The m ajority report argues that
“ M u ltn o m a h Countv should allow
Diversity
re n tly (he o n ly tw o cities in M u lt
nomah County to control the roads
w ith in thcirboundarics. The majority
recommends a “ yes” vote, conclud
ing the potential transfer o f roads
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w ould not jeopardize M ultnom ah
C o u n ty’ s county-w ide road system.
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w ould not create another gov
ernm ent entity, as some opponents
claim , since Gresham already has a
roads department, and...
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docs not create new taxes o r in
nomah County. Moreover, the m i
n o rity concludes, the measure side
steps a state statue prescribing the
transfer o f roads from counties to
cities (ORS 373.270) and is therefore
vulnerable to legal challenge. "N ego
tia te d in te rg o v e rn m e n ta l a g ree
m ents." w rites the m in o rity , "a rc the
best way to resolve these issues ”
C ity C lu b m em bers w i l l de
bate b o th re c o m m e n d a tio n s and
v o te to accept one o r the o th e r at
the c lu b 's re g u la r F rid a y p ro g ra m
on O c to b e r 22 (b e g in n in g at 12
crease taxes.
A m in o rity o f the com m ittee a r
gues that voters should vote "n o " on
the measure. The m in o rity believes
the ballot measure "fragm ents au
th o rity ” w ith in the county. and doubts
that the city o f Gresham w ould oper
ate roads more e ffic ie n tly than M u lt
noon in the State B a llro o m o f the
P o rtla n d H ilto n , 921 SW S ix th
A v e n u e ). U n til the C lu b vo te , the
C ity C lu b has no o f f ic ia l p o s itio n
on b a llo t m easure 26-1
C o p ie s o f th e re p o rt can be
p ic k e d up at th e C ity C lu b o lfic c ,
317 SW A ld e r. S u ite 1050.
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