MARCH 30 - APRIL 5,19
THE CITIZEN
rlcan Shared Ho pita 1
Company In an Franclaco. Providing h pit 1 with
ulpm nt to v ually dlagn tumors, Inborn abnormalltl. Injurl. and AIDS,
t e- r-old n urG8urgeon took hi. company public In 1884 to ral an ddltlonal $4
million. A HS I n on. of only four 81 ck controlled U.S. companl trading har in
th ock market. "I'm very conc rn.d about g ttlng more 81 ck Into th.lr 0 n com­
p nl "8 t .. adding, "on ofth ay th 81 ck community c n begin to make a
dlft r nee I. to buy tock In comp nl a that r. 0 ned or run by 81 ck "
Finance Career training offered by PIC
y Larry A. Still
ASH I GTO PA - A
pilot training program designed
to provide skilled jobs for inner
city re· ents in the multi­
billion dollar housln finance
industry launched in the
Capital here ee by the
D.C. PIC and the Federal Horne
Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Freddie Mac) in cooperation
with the District government.
The local PIC has subcon­
tracted with "the minority
o n d Potorn c Re "Estate
institute to train 2� mortgage
I n proces rs at an pproxi­
mate cost of $50,000 for three
The euopolitan Kansas
City Club of the ational As­
sociation of Negro Buaine and
Prof; ional omen' Club
Inc. � ANB at pwq - promot­
in • Sian -A-Lang," an upbeat
board game about communi­
cation.
uSlang-A-Lan,"· a bingo-
type lame played tth linao. It
is d igned to familiarize player
ith words and phi either
coined or given uniqu meaning
by Blacks. Some examples in­
dud "rap," "hope," II right­
on!" and" lam-dunk," "give me
five:' "�," "greens," and
7
.s.u. ducator outline
effective t ac ing me hods
Western Dune Reading
Council and the uskegon Area
Profe ional Development
Consortium heard that children
need to b told "what i to b
learned" as oppo ed to II t
to do",
According to the principal
speaker at the annual winter
ork hop, Dr. Gerald G. Duffy,
Professor of Education, Dep rt­
ment of Teacher Education,
Michigan State University,
teachers need to more fully
explain why and hat i being
learned.
Often children perform hat
they are expected lito do"
without gaining understanding
as to the purpose and meaning
of hat is to be learned, Dr.
Duffy noted. This proce fre­
quently results in counter­
productivity and children ac-
Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity
national Voter
Registration
underway
PHILADELPHIA, P A - In an
effort to enchance the popula­
tion of regi ered voter in the
United States, the tional
Social Action Commi . on of
Kappa AlpJfc. Psi Fraternity,
Inc. has launched a national
"Voter Registration Program"
targeting eligible udents at
high schools and college cam­
puse , Randall C. B con, Grand
Polemarch of the fraternity
nnounced.
"Every Chapter of Kapp
Alph Psi Fraternity, Inc. shall
formulate a "Voter Registration
Program" in which em pha .
shall be placed on registering
eligible high school and colleg
students throughout the coun­
try ,It said Grand Polemarch
Bacon.
"This is a crucial time for
tho of us who continue to
seek freedom, justice, employ­
ment opportunities and political
equity and parity,' Grand Pole­
march Bacon asserted.
"Each local chapter will m e
a public announcement to the
public regarding this national
undertaking," Grand Polemarch
Bacon continued.
'The Province repre ntative
serving on the fraternity's
national Social Action Commls-
. on shall be the Province
Vot r Registration Coordinator.
Every local Chapter Polemarch
shall appoint a Voter Registra­
tion Coordinator," said Grand
Polemarch Bacon. "Chapt
Coordinators shall repo to the
Province Coordinator who will
in turn report to the frat mity's
national Social Action Com­
mi . n Chairman."
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Inc. is compris d of 7 000
college-trained men who work
and live around the world.
quire a tendency to avoid rea­
ding.
Dr. Duffy recommended
that teachers introduce the
lesson with hat is to b learned;
hy it is to learned, and ho it is
to be learned. He su ested that
teachers impre studen with
the importance of reading; take
children through guided prac­
tic as to what is to be learned;
provide children ith indepen­
dent practice; and allo oppor­
tunities for student to apply
hat they have learned.
Attendance at the con­
ference included approximately
225 teachers; readin re ources
teachers; readin speciali ts and
consultants; administrator and
office p ronnel from area
public schools; and both gra­
duate and und rgraduate col­
lege and university tud nts.
HOW TO GET THE
o EVVOU EED
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Guide is a 99-page fact­
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dozens of ways to increase
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Compiled by veteran
financial journalist James
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YourWayTo Financial Sue­
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Make 16.95 check or
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Law-Tay Communications
P.O. Box 54041, Washing­
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months. The program is funded
with about 35,000 from the
D.C. Government Training and
Retraining Program TREP) of
the U.s. Employment Service
and a S10,000 m tching grant
from FHLMC.
In announcin the program,
Deputy Mayor Curtis McClinton
said "This partnership between
. Slang-A-Lang is new game :rl��::t a�d j�;S ��ru;::
"that will work." A glossary ot career opportunitie for our
terms comes ith the game re· dent . U The program will
hich was invented by Irene rve as a model for other
Carter inor, a free-lance wri- cities working with private
ter. industry council to provide
Inquiries dad ance order skilled job training for their
have begun pouring in from residents, McClinton empha-
around the country. Delivery of
the game, which co ts '9.95, sized.
plus U.OO for hipping and han- In presenting the 10,000
dling, is lated for early ay. chec , Leland Brendsel, acting
For further information con- president of Freddie ac, de-
tact: Iren Carter inor '" A clared "we are especially pleased
sociate, P.O. Box 185, ... to help District residents
Raymore, MO. M083 or phone prepare for jobs that will benefit
(816) 331-0132. . the entire community. . ."
Brendsel said his firm is inter­
ested in supporting similar pro­
jects in other cm s in an effort
to hire more illed trainees.
Enrollees are trained s mort­
gage loan processors, closers,
servicers or 10 n originator.
According to the D.C. PIC
report "The mortgage indu try
i experiencing substantial
growth resulting in a climate
in which companies are raiding
each other for employees and
creating salary wars in many
urban centers. In shington
salary for loan proce or has
risen from the 10,000 (annual)
range in 1979 to the 16,000
range in 1984 for merely an
aptitude for the work. One
year's experience warrants
salaries as high as 22,000.
Search firms contacted reports
a national aver e of 14 000
to 16 000 for six months
experience. "
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