Buffalo Criterion, 1985-04-10

              vol ti — no 15 wkdnesday april lu-16 iwv _ wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion niagara region out-of*town 25c rochester group to cite 3 in business social action education home meeting to hear commissioner 300 fair housing supporters expected new york state housing commissioner yvonne scruggs-leftwich will keynote the 22nd annual meeting of housing opportunities made equal according to annual meeting chairnan johnnie m mayo approximately 300 fair housing supporters are expected to gather in the scenic 38th floor res taurant of maine midland center on april 25th ticket information is avail able at 881-5973 commissioner scruggs leftwich has headed the new york state division of housing and community renewal since 1983 ad ministering an array of housing and community development programs previously she served as hud's deputy assistant secretary for community planning and develop ment executive director of t&twamawt i/3i tt u ban policy group and chairman of the depart ment of city and regional planning at howard uni versity home is a not-for profit organization with 600 members throughout western new york since 1963 the agency has 1 led the struggle for fair and equal access to housing on the niagara frontier yvonne scruggs-leftwich workman hill white to be honored theta sigma chapter phi beta sigma fraternity will honor three outstand ing individuals for excel lence in business social action and education friday ami 28th at 7 p.m the ' blue and white awards banquet and ball will be held in the executive . inn's crystal ballroom 4243 genesee st cheektowaga honorees are daniel workman jr business award john hill social action award and donald e white education award daniel workman assis tant president of the m & t bank is manager of the m&t bank's delavan office m & t's manager of the year for 1983 mr workman's responsibili ties in addition to manag ing a staff of 14 include development of new account relationships and retention of current account relationships im plementation of new sales programs and products generation of business loans preparation of bud gets and staff develop ment former deputy special assistant to the governor for urban affairs mr workman is a graduate of canisius college and the american institute of banking he is married to the former joanne hiu the couple have three children recognized for his out standing work in the field of social action in the buffalo area john hill is director of community re lations buffalo general hospital he is president and board chairman of the health committee of western new york which is presently planning its second national health conference here in june mr hill has conducted seminars on various phases of management health care & communica tions among mr hul's published academic papers are heart attack free facing sur gery and " patients's responsibilities he contributed health and consumer education articles to several weekly newspapers awards that mr hill has received include black achievers in indus try 1490 enterprises inc and wufo radio's the pastor speaks broadcast achievement award he also has hosted wkbw's eye on buffalo a community oriented tele vison program he is chairman of the executive council of the church of god an naacp life member other organizations " include eoc vocational advisory council national hospital admitting association langston hughes insti tute american red cross and the j_____tr k_nu nity renewal advisory committee honored for his contri butions in education don ald e white is an assistant manager in the air separation engineer ing dept of the linde division union carbide corp tonawanda he is founder and president of the board of the buffalo area engineering aware ness for minorities beam whose goal is to increase the number of minorities entering the engineering profession mr white holds a b s degree in mechanical en gineering from lafayette college easton pennsyl vania and has done additional stud at ___ illinois institute of tech nology in chicago his backgorund at union carbide includes experience in design of the unox wastewater treat ment system supervision of the air separation auxiliary equipment en gineering and coldbox design engineering groups and currently is in volved with air separation plant safety engineering prior to joining union carbide mr white was an engineer with the bell aerosystems company in wheatfield where he per formed rocket propulsion systems analysis on many programs including the mm v tern an 18 agena and the lunar module mr white prepared th initial beam proposition land yrith phi omega chapter of omega psi phi fraternity and union carbide obtained the sup port of the buffalo school board the state univer sity of new york at buffalo and local industry hun dreds of students have participated in beam's junior and senior ihyih school program tal ■ flans are underway to increase native american participation and creation of summer enrichment programs at erie com munity college the state university college and for a summer research pro gram in engineering at sunyab a native of baltimore mr white and his wife anita a science teacher in the buffalo school system are the parents of two sons daniel workman john hill donald e white retiring democratic zone leaders feted the black democratic zone chairmen associa tion recently honored all retiring democratic zone chairmen from the city of buffalo at the kensington place past chairmen honored were frank e booker dolores d dixon joe kirach john lis leroy jackson jr george r lewis jessica johnson john macalusco charles simmon charles l michaux jr * michjael ranni jr henry n stahl john rine jr carl perla jr jessie q rollin frank szuniewicz rocco termini andrew san fuippo john p shea and samuel sacco special awards were given to philip washington john hargraves northern region black caucus mitiz williams greater east side civic assoc ed parson chairman the first photo shows some of the zone chairmen as they posed for a criterion photographer from left seated are george lewis charles michaux leroy jackson and ed herndon standing from left are assemblyman arthur o eve luke brown council james pitts moody pugh and phu twitty x the second photo shows mayoral candidate george k arthur center as he is being congratulated by moody pugh arthur who serves as council president received the democratic party party endorsement shown in the photo from left are councilman pitts moody pough council president arthur legislator barry robinson and teddy robinson standing rear are jim merritt and richard cuu-k — criterion photos future looks bright by abdullah luqman former six-time school board president predicts loosely structured classes with studies especially designed for the individual student in the year 2,000 this was one of the opinions ex pressed by mrs florence baugh in an exclusive interview at the community action headquarters reporter what will the educational system look like in the year 2,000 mrs baugh the educational system in the year 2,000 will be based upon the new scientific and technologi cal methods loosely structured with individual programs developed es pecially for the student each child will be able to advance at his/her own individual pace reporter what changes have been made that would have aided you in learning when you attended school mrs baugh the early childhood centers head start programs chil dren's educational programs like public television's sesame street and computers would have allowed us greater career development opportuni ties students are exposed to many times the amount of information today then they were when i was young reporter what are some of the major accomplishments by the school board during your tenure mrs baugh integration of the buffalo pubuc schools and the magnet school that are models for other school districts in america reporter what are some of the major disappointments mrs baugh the under-financing of the schools in the city every year too much of the board of education's time and energy is spent trying to get enough money to run the schools properly education should be society's first priority if we spend ample time and resources on education then our youths will come up with solutions and inventions for our societal problems - after all of these years i still find that racism still exists in buffalo reporter what can the public do to help mrs baugh the best thing for the average person to do is keep aware of what is going on in the classroom the administration poutics that effect educa tion reporter how did your being a member of the board of education effect your children's education mrs baugh it had a positive effect by forcing them to strive harder for excellence it also put • lot of pressure on them it seemed that teachers and students alike failed to realize that they were just normal chudren reporter do your relatives and friends get frustrated when you cannot personnaly settle ail of their problems with the educational system mr baugh not my relatives and sensible friends but many people think that i wave a magic wand i can do only what is legal and in order to get anything changed i must convince a majority of the board members to get any solution passed some people expect miracles in my job on the board of education i can help people help themselves not do things for them pleasant grove to hold mary dixon day sunday april 21 the deaconess board and senior choir of pleasant grove baptist church 226 cedar st will honor mary dixon on mary dixon day at the church special services will be held at 4 p.m special expressions from the members of the deaconess board missionary so ciety for friends are welcomed local women plan one-day political skills workshop making a difference women in electoral poli tics a one-day skills workshop to prepare more women to enter public policy arenas will be offered to all women on wednesday may ist in buffalo by united meth odist women of the western new york con ference the program to be held in the masonic temple 212 cazenovia st in south buffalo is part of a nationwide emphasis of the women's division general board of global ministries united methodist church according to bethany schwartz of niagara falls the western new york conference covers the western part of new.york state and east to roches ter some 60 conferences around the nation have scheduled similar work shops this year professional trainers for the workshops are being provided by national wo men's educational fund the non-partisan national training and information service for women and public leaderships with headquarters in washing ton d c this united methodist women's emphasis and the works of which are are sharing with all women of the communities in which we have scheduled pro grams is a response to the fact that only 10 percent of all elected officials are women although women are 53 percent of the population bethany schwartz chair of the program said the day's agenda will begin with registration and coffee at 9 a.m and a session of worship and analysis of the biblical and theological foundations tor social action with skills training program begin ning at 10 a.m with a panel of local women in public life s-ieakers include joan bozer representative of the 4th distric of the erie county j___ajurf-:_nn m_eii • richardson president of the buffalo board of education the day's agenda con tinues with skills presen ttions and exercises under the direction of the na tional women's education fund trainer helen p seager of pittsburgh ma seager was four years the director of the pennsyl vania commission tor women an agency of the state government - the political skills workshop -— see page 7 f serving working leading in wny inner cities lsince 1923 a price only 20 c per cop