,. • THIS NEWSPAPER IS THE OLDEST BLACK PUBLICATION IN THE NORT!!WEST JUNE 29, .1972 .1.1 r-------~~~----~ GEN. AD~254 POST TIME 7:30 FREE PARKING COMPLETE DINING & BEVERAGE FACILITIES NO SUNDAY RACING (Sotry, Racing Commllalon ptohlb/la adm/u/on of chlldtan undet 12.} DAILY DOUBLE 2ND & 3RO 10TH & 11TH RACES ~-- PARK MULTNOMAH KENNEL CLUB N.E. 223RD & HALSEY EAST OUT BANFIELD FREEWAY (SON) PH•:.1NE 665-2191 • CaliOn Us for a step-saving extension telephqne. @ Pacific Northwest Bell • .------------Prices good Wednesday, June 28 thru Saturday, July 1-----------.. FredMeyer Extra Savings MY-TE~FINE Ice Cream Reg. 59' 49( Half Gallon each Choose from 4 luscious flavors. Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Neapolitan. Van Camp's Pork and Beans· Reg. 32' 24' 31 Oz. Can each Hearty picnic main-dish. Serve hot or cold. Oregon Chief Wieners Reg. 79' 58 ~ound Mix or Match Special U.S.D.A. Inspected Pan-Ready Cut-Up Fryers 28~b · Flash . frozen to lock in farm fresh flavor. 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Variety Sections 4 pa;"$1 OO In white or assorted colors. Sizes 6 to 11. Availabe Apparel Sections Teens' and Women's ltalian.Style Sandals Reg. $ 146 . '1.99 pair Dare to go bare in marvelous strappy sandals with adjustable heel strap and cushioned insoles. Sizes 5-10. Open 9 q.m. to ·10 p.m. daily, including Sunday. Always plenty of free and eosy parking. The Big Parade Wilson ·Riles lays it on the line By LOUIS MARTIN Wilson Riles, who. is t h e elected superintendent of public instruction for the state of California, was the main speaker at the 2d Annual Black Congressional Caucus dinner in Washington last week. A tall, handsome, black man, with t h e physique of a football player, Riles is nationally acclaimed as a top authority on the p u b 1i c school in America. His election victory o v e r Max Raffert y a,well known reactionary in California, was an upset. Few believed he had a ebance because of his liberal views and his black skin. The people however, listened to 'him and that was all he needed to win their support. At the Caucus dinner Riles made an impassioned appeal for the support and the s.trengthening of the public school system. He called for support from the legislators, the courts, the taxpayers and especially the parents of black children. He said "to be ignorant and free" is a con- ~ition that "never was and never will be." He ridiculed the myth that slogans, fist-waving and all the symbolic gesturing and posturing of a people can lead to liberation.in the world today. Riles said he understood and was sympathetic to all the new manifestations of the new black awareness. He was not opposed to adding Swahili to the curriculum as some black educators advocate. On the latter point, however, he said that' if a black man got a job as a commercial airline pilot, he hoped that he would be able to communicate clearly in standard English. If he happened to be fluent only in Swahili, he would have one hell of a time communicating with airport tower in case of an emergency. Riles made it clear that blacks must b_e able to function effectively in the modern world where technological and scientific miracles are constantly forcing basic social changes. His definition of education was· much broader than the popular notion of absorbing and storing in the mind a multitude of facts. To him a good student was not merely a data bank. He must know how and where to get the facts and know how to relate them to one another. He must be able to think. I was struck by the emphasis Riles placed on economics and the responsibility of parents· in the educational process. In this connection he. pointed out that highest elementary school test scores in the country were found in a middle class, :mixed area called Baldwin Hills or the "golden ghetto" in Los Angeles. The worst test scores are found ·in white Appalachia. He s_aid wealthy and middle class. parents, irrespective of race, demand more for their children and expect more from their children. Economics seems more important than race in this process. Poverty ·and isolation are evils which · always create the psychological conditions that favor failure. · Many of the · points made by the California educator have been made before. Nevertheless, he brought a specific challenge to the black leadership at the dinner that I believe was more significant than most of us appreciate. There is far . more talk of liberation and freedom than ther~ is of economics and education. There seems to be a tendency to talk and dr~am, as the minister :rpight say, of the ·wonders of heaven and there is too little talk or concern about what is necessar,y to get there. · Parenthood is seldom a topic of much discussion. Nevertheless, those of us who bring children into the world automatically assume some very serious responsibilities. Parental delinquency as well as juvenile delinquency warrant our concern.
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