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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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JOBS Fair To Bring Job Opportunities to
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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