Oregon Advance Times_1968-02-01

Page 4 Oregon Advance/TIMES February 1, 1968 Land of the Free Textbook Tells of Negro Contributions by Elizabeth J. Ingersoll A comparison of the text– book "Land of the Free– A History of the United States (Benziger Brother, Inc., New York, 1966) with similar so– cial studies textbooks shows that this book does integrate our American minorities in– to the "stream of liberty." Without undue emphasis, and with appropriateness, we find for the first time in a text book the shame we as a nation should have for in– tolerance, bigotry and slav– ery, as well as contributions made by some of our minori– ties. The book is being used in several Portland elementary schools in seventh and eighth grade history studies. Page three of this book acknowledges that American practice has not always measured up to the ideal of government by pe0- ple ••• Indians were treated as though they were children and were not allowed to vote; no Negro slave ever voted, and more than 100 years after the end of slavery, many Negroes were barred and dis– couraged from voting. "Relatively few women or Indians or Negroes have been elected to office and other groups have had little repre– sentation • . • " In many ways the nation still had unfinished business towards becoming the ideal, and we are still in a stream of liberty which is one of the underlying themes of this text book. "Land of the Free" notes as early as 1800 free Negroes in Philadelphia pe– titioned that Congress end the slave trade. Whereas, other similar books rarely, if ever, mentioned the fact that not all slaves were docile or pa- thetic, this book does, and even "some slaves were so desperate that they cut off their own hands or com– mitted suicide." For the first time stu– dents using this book become aware that Abraham Lincoln's original amendment would have produced a gradual phase-out of slavery in the 1870' s, and various compro– mises were effected. Also they learn about the growth of Jim Crow and the Black Codes. What is there about this book which has aroused so much controversy? Is it be– cause such radicals as W. E. B. DuBois, Eugene, Debs, Sacco and Vanzetti are men– tioned? Is it that the sec– tion on the growth of our cities includes slums and tenements, child labor abuses, poverty in the midst of plenty or our American history of in– tolerance and pr ej u dice towards minorities, and her treatment of the Indians? Or is it because our past foreign policy of isolation, the Monroe Doctrine, Open Door and Intervention have at times been of shameful rather than a prideful nature? American evils are not ig– nored in this book, but any– one can see that our reform measures through the years have been admirable-shame and pride, both of which flow in the stream of liberty towards the Land of the Free. "Land of the Free" is written by John W. Caughey, John Hope Franklin and Ern– est R. May. Remember when civiliza– tion used to stand at the crossroads and wonder which way to turn? These days it has to find the right clover– leaf at 60 miles an hour. Congratulations to the Oregon Advance/TIMES BURNER REPAIRS STAMPED METERED DELIVERY 281-1161 3246 N.E. BROADWAY PROMPT SERVICE Herbert Amerson Is the man of the Opportunity Line. That Is a special service program seen on KOIN-TV, Channel 6 each Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It is to provide in– formation on jobs and job training In the community. Medics Decide Which Patient Treated First During the heat of the sum– mer, Emanuel Hospital, sit– uated in the heart of the Al– bina area came under sharp criticism from some area residents. The main com– plaints were lodged against the Emergency Room and School of Nursing. Robert Steed, personnel manager at Emanuel, said that the emergency room is op– erating on a completely un– biased basis. He said pat– ients are waited on in order of severity of the injury or illness. Black patients lodged the complaint that they were forced to wait while white patients were being taken be– fore them. This same com- ~ ·~· t . .• - r- • plaint has come from white patients who have had to wait while black ones were ad– mitted. Emanuel has three full– time practicing physicians who decide which cases should take priority. Objections to a question– naire given before patients are admitted were also voiced. The Questionnaire is to pro– vide the doctors with as much medical history about the pat– ient as possible and to pro– vide the hospital with the nee– essary information con– cerning payment. The second area of crit– icism was the Emanuel Hos– pital School of Nursing. No black woman has ever grad– uated from or attended this school. Applications have been made but none have ever been accepted. No figures were quoted as to the num– ber of applicants. Since the criticisms were made, the hospital now has a joint re– cruitment program with Good Samaritan Hospital in effect. Under it the hospital hopes to have black students' ad– mitted to the School of Nursing. Those who will be admitted will have to _rank highly within the group of applicants. Emanuel offers two trainee programs: Nurses Aide and Ward Clerk classes. These programs are federally funded. There are 1,079 people em– ployed at the hospital. Of those, 125 are members of minority groups, 100 being black. Of these, there are three registered nurses, 19 technical and 79 non-profes– sional or unskilled employees. The non-professionals include licensed practical nurses, clerical workers, nurses aides, orderlies and janitors. DELTA AUlO WRECKER~ Good used parts, to get your . shape at a reasonable car in price. We've Got E'm. Also J -::_. Photo Cou~t;s! Orego~rnal TOP PRICE PAID for CARS This combo, The Passovers, is shown playing to attract attention to X-ray survey aimed at combattlng tuberculosis. The disease is said to have a stronger hold in Albina than In most other areas of the state. The Passovers were appearing at the Cotton Club. wrecked, or Junk Cars $$$. Adults, Children Work In Community Services DElTA AUTO WRECKERS 1404 W. Schmeer Rd. Opposite Portland Meadows, under Freeway. 289- 0627 A group of men from Lake Oswego, who have met sev– eral times with the Commu– nity Service staff at the Al– bina Neighborhood Service Center, has indicated a de– sire to become involved in a program to better human relations and understanding. ,Mrs. Verna Shepherd and other citizens of the area have started a series of "living room" dialogues with the Oswego group. These discussions have been infor– mative and will be enlarged in the future to include a mutual exchange of person– alities, ideas and problems. Children of the Lake Os– wego area and children from our area formed a group and called themselves theChoral– eers. Under the leadership of Ira Mumford, the children entertained at three Christ– mas parties in the area. The children and Mumford en– joyed the experience and are going to continue to sing to– gether. During January, the Com– munity Service workers at the center attended a three– day training session at Port– land State College. Thework– shop was designed to instruct case aides, program aides and Community Service work– ers to work more effectively in the community. The work– shop was sponsored by the Northwest Training Center and was conducted by Robey Eldredge and Lynn Patterson. Looking for new and inter– esting programs for your club or group? Contact Mrs. Verna Shepherd for a pro– gram on Negro history. An informal group meets at least once a week to learn about and discuss this topic. Of particular interest is an open discussion which is edu– cational to all participants. Volunteer leaders are both welcome and needed to help plan these sessions. NOW YOU CAN GET THEM HERE! SCHORN'S FULL LINE OF QUALITY PAINTS "Your Painter Knows ..." 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