,
By WARREN P. ITCHELL, III
lIF J A BLACK GHETTO
To atch your littl d ughter march off to school ea h morning
ith no mon y for her lunch. . . .
To land in n un mploym nt line e ch day
ith th same 01 bunch ...
To do the dirt or on your job e ch day
Fo no re sons ... other th n you're blac
a hungry ife nd childr n each mornin
ondering if it's right to go b c ...
each. d y ith insults and cusations
Th t you really only ant to go so far ...
To be d nied a hom impro ment to n
But gi n a $15,000 10 n for car ....
This my ite friends, in America,
Is not a Bro d ay sho ;
This my friends is no f ntasv ...
Thi is life in a blac gh tto.
Author's o! Th is is
tak from th Eighth 5tl'l t hill. The old Fruit Market is visible
in t background.
s.o.
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STUD
T DEVELO S
L C
•
Bettin Beck, a i th
der from Johnson school,
h recently presented her inde­
pendent pro' t to the S.O.A.R.
cl s.
In explaining her pro­
ject, Bettina says, "I ha e chosen
Blac Hi tory for my S.O.A.R.
project because I anted to
kno more about the chi ve­
ments of my r ce."
HISTO Y
"I hay used lots of
re ource materi Is that includ
Jet and Ebony magazines, the
Blac Holy Bible, the Martin
Luther King Center for Clang ,
and Anheuser Busch, Inc.,"
Bettina say .
"I ha e pictures of
som of the first BI cks ho
chie ed certain things, and pic­
tures of the Great Kings of
Africa. My mother call d
Jesse [ac son in Chicago, and he
sent me a nice pic ure," the
young scholar comm ts.
According t S.O.A.R.
teacher, J net Riesen, one of'
the outstanding features of
Bettina's presentation was h r
en ctment of the incident in
Montgomery at sp rked the
Civil Rig ts Mov ment. ,.
Bettina's mother play-
chool Schedule
8 T H RBO AREA SCHOOLS
ednesday, pril 25, 1979
LUNCH - Kitchen: Hot Dogs; Prep cked: To ted Ch
BHHS - Boy's Tennis ith Eau Claire at 4 p.m.
STATE · & FED. PROGRAMS - Amer. Indian Arts & Crafts
at artind I from 3 to 5 p.m.
.J..£ - "De loping Ye r " presentation to students, Gr de ..
5 at 8:45 a.rn.; Grade 6 t 10:2().a.m. (also to beheld
Friday, April 27).
SEEL Y - CCORD - All school "Spring Extra ganu"
featuring film of Washington D.C. trip, School Cloir,
tumbling, at 6:45 p.m.
P. KS COR ERS - Tornado Film at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 26, 1979
LU CH - Kitchens: Spaghetti Casserole. Prep c ed: Chic -
en Cutlet. .
BHHS - nnual "Festival of B nds" Concert featuring
Elementary nd Jr. High Band in BHHS gym at 7:30
p.m. Tic ets are $1.00 t the door. .
ILLBURG - " om & 0 ds" Volleyball ight at 7 p.m.
STUMP/SOP US - P'T 0 Sloppy Joe Supper and B ke
S Ie at Stump from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 27, 1979
LUNCH - Kitchens: Grilled Cheese; Prepacked: Cheeseburger
� - Softball at us egon at 2 p.m.
- Tr ck (Boys & Girls) at Muskegon at 3 p.m.
- Girls' Track ith K lamazoo Central, 4:30 p.m., home
_ Varsity B seball with Muskegon at 3 p.mr at home.
I
fAIRPLAIN EAST/NORTHEAST - Young Author's Con-
ference in Pontiac, Michigan.
- School Field Trip to Chicago, 8 a.m.
OJECT
ed th role of rs. Ro P r s,
the Blac seamstress who, tired
from or ing long hour on
her f t refu d to i e up­
h r seat on a city bus.
Bettina is one of 0 r
100 students in the S.O.A ..
program sponsored b t Ben­
ton H rbor Are; schools and
serving 23 elem ntarv schools.
Bettina's project long
with over 60 other represent­
ing grad s three to six will be
on di pi y during Op n Ho
n ay 9 t 7:00 p.m. at Fair-
plain E st school. .
Bettina is th d ughter
of Can da Bee, n employ
t Whirlpool: They Ii e at
7 ells.
S.O.A.R. is n cronym
for Speci I Opportunities for
Acad mic Re lization.
S turday, April 28, 1979
BHHS - State High School B nd & Orchestra Festival at
E. Kentwood High, Grand Rapids. BHHS Symphony
B nd to play at 2:40 p.m.
- Boy's Trac at iles Invitation I at 10 a.m.
- Girl's Track t Loy orrix at 10 a.m.
UA&l - School Carnival "80 Days Around th World"
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
COVERT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Wednesday, April 25, 1979
LUNCH - Soup & Sandwich
CHS - Softball with Sau atuc t home, 4:30 p.m.
f'i'RST GRADE program at 2:00 p.m
Thursday, April 26, 1979
LU CH - Sloppy J oes
CHS - Tennis ith Fennville, there at 4:30 p.m.
-- Baseb II at Fennville,"'4:30 p.m.
- Trac at home with u egon Hts., 3: 0 p.m.
Friday, April 27, 1979
LUNCH - Tuna Casserole
FQURTH FIFTH GRADES P.E. program, 1:15 p.m.
C:Ii - Softball ith Allendale at hom ,4: 0 p.m.
Saturday, April 28, 1979
CHS - Trac with Centerville (Boys), hom t 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 29, 1979
TITLE I OTHERS shion Revie , CHS uditorium,
4:00p.m.
Th feature film to be
silo Thursd y, ril 26, at
7:00 is "The Gold Rush" hich
is consider d Charlie Chaplin'
greate t hit. Th story re 01 es
around an am teur pro p tor
nd hi tternpts to find gold
in Alas a around the tum 0
th century.
Th public is invit d.
Boo dded to
library collection re: "The
Airm n Who ould ot D' ..
by Io n G. Fuller; "The Far
" Pa ilion" by .. Kaye; "Du-
bin's Liv s" b Bern rd ala-
mud; "Birdv" by illiam
ton; • ild Tim " by Bri n
G rfield; 'The Accomplished
o n" by p-
py Edg "by toza e ng ;
and "Great Days" by Don ld
Barth 1m .
JU lOR DEPART T
Pr -School Story Hour
meets this We�n sdav, April
25, from 10 to 11 .m.
Th film, "Pedro, Th
Littl Airpl nett ill be silo
Ion ith other stori s and
. ctivities.
Films for children to
be own on Frid, pril
27 at 4 p.m. and on tur-
day, April 28 at 3 p.m. are:
. "Up in the Air" - oup
of children run a a from
th ir bo din sh coo I in a
hom m d hot ir b lloon.
"Karate" - Sho ort,
r te, s a ,form of If-de-
fen and nd a d nee.
boo added 0
the Junior col ection include:
"On the Balance Beam" b
ancy Robison; ..
Superstar" by J
"Frei ht Train" by
and "I Am Eyesl
Leila ard.