| Show Monday May 13 1974 10 Ra-g- e woman journalist relates career experiences "Black LjTin Ladder uif writer s iv:c ri 7 v n- -t A hl ration’s ds nave ever had the oaiirtara'--e Ofr — a Trr:irr rr:i ra'e ex-ter-- what it’s really like r:r:ty a— rrgst a race t'- -t the risriry of this rtincrity i merely beirg able to exist rar re r ret : rarity cI at tribe ted to their ability within a ra a iy white society trttr grtegs in this country r:t been the only target of iryit:e£- ’STcrter - eigltted nst to have been and discriminated a large extent also aga wee its ago I had the A few :c fteturtity of meeting Sandra largerty the rationally syn-- t -- rated : tin Slack newspaper niit while on a visit to the impusf"" Haggerty a 1551 USU graduate has experienced many types of rejection Many taking the form cf a note sent by a magazine say' ‘they didn’t want rer work to :g letters cf who from readers rejection e sagree with what she says Recalling the days when she was a student here Ms Haggerty said “When I first came to this area it was quite interesting Because many people in this area have very very little contact with Black people they weren’t aware of the fact that Black people came in all shades of brown and all kinds of hair and green eyes “I was not the sterotypea concept of a Black person that they had in their mind Therefore I heard a number of things that maybe I wouldn’t have heard if I had been very visible” Ms Haggerty presently a visiting professor in com Occupational competency test administered by ITE dept munication at the University of denly a White America was Utah has been writing for interested in reading about the Black experience prior to that newspapers now for eight years my Her column is syndicated in 80 time there was no market for Ms of kind explained writing” newspapers throughout the Haggerty The is about country subject being Black in America Interestingly enough Ms “I simply write a column and I in sell it to The Los Angeles Times Haggerty did not major While at USU she syndicate and they distribute it to journalism in history while taking a newspapers across the country” majored in Russian language minor said Ms Haggerty Haggerty was born and raised in Oakley Kansas Her family later moved to Denver Colorado where upon graduating national publication about her experiences as the only Black girl on the campus of USU The article was entitled “A Negro Among Mormons” which sold for $75 “One of the things that I talked about in the article using parallels was the Mormons explanations for why Black people are Black” explained Ms Haggerty Being from a Southern Baptist background Ms Haggerty added that she discovered that Mor- mons were not the only one with reasons as to why Blacks were Black “I felt the reason was rather humorous but many of my readers did not” she said Ms Haggerty 34 credits her journalistic career to “timing” She started in the bay area where she worked with the Oakland Tribune for about 12 Years At the time she started with the Oakland Tribune there were no Hacks on the staff of the Tribune at all Also during the time she started which was in 1965 in the bay area the Black Panthers were beginning to come on the scene the Black community was also calling for Black Studies “It was the beginning of what I called the ‘Black Blitz’ Sud from high school chose to come to Utah State At present Ms Haggerty is working on a new book concerning the contemporary Black woman In it she addresses many of the myths surrounding Black women One such myth says Black women have always been liberated because they’ve always worked 4-- H members selected from this year’s delegates to the National 250 Lake City She was selected for her leadership poise and ability to tell the diversified contemporary story of 4-- H 4-- H Conference in Washington DC Miss Cottam an active for the past seven years is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Cottam 3051 Lake Circle Salt al and auto staff members LaMar Wright and Jay Hicken administered the performance portions of the auto mechanics and carpentry' carpentry ting mechanics Two of his The annual Conference is held to acquaint with the of to youth issues concern major to action determine today being taken by federal government 4-- H CTIERG 7i!G ACTION IS For Various Automotivo Needs Info on exceptional children available in ’Breakthrough1 by staff writer Lynn Lanier An opportunity for students to voice their feeling and concerns towards exceptional children is now available publication has been somewhat out of circulation because of the lack of input into it “We' have adopted a sort of what we call mainstreaming The purpose of this program is getting the disabled gram It has been brought to the at- back into the mainstream of tention of this reporter that if education” said Lionel Brady “This is garbage” she said “It for has every desired to faculty adviser is not a form of liberation when anyone the about attitudes their express “Breakthrough!” you work because you have to education area the anspecial Brady also stated “We want to The working Black mother swer be invite students to write their “Breakthrough!” may probably has to leave her kids “Breakthrough!” a opinions ideas or whatever as alone and that’s a bad enthe by long as it has relevance to The prepared vironment for raising children” publication is Education Special Department Special Education department who feel for individuals The “Breakthrough!” will not looking Ms divorced Recently they may have some input in only function here at USU but will Haggerty knows the depths of that of exceptional children the area also serve as a direct line or this problem well She is raising of the Mark editor Hopper clearing house of information to her own three daughters while said student “The those in the field of Special publication maintaining a career philosophy of the faculty is that Education in Utah Another such myth which she students are people too We feel “We are hoping that the idea of talks about is that of Black that students have as good of a this will also serve as a student mind as those teaching them” initiated project” Brady said women being pillars of strength of Besides being open to all “There may be some pillars “Breakthrough!” is not at all students here at USU those instrength We bleed we cry we an obscure publication Hopper hurt just like other women said who is also a graduate student dividuals in the department of said that the paper has been in Elementary Education Social Ms Haggerty Since moving to Utah her newly existence for one year and is Work Special Psychology adopted hobby has become circulated around to faculty and Education and Communicative disorders are especially enskiing Ms Haggerty also likes students the the Over year past collecting antiques couraged to take part '4-Her- outstanding Department Eighteen industrial-vocationteachers from the state took the examination in printing auto mechanics and carpentry Examination in all of the 22 occupations for which tests have been designed will be available in October according to Dr Neill Sjack head of the department The examination is scored through the Educational Testing Service It is designed to measure the trade competency cf persons from education and industry so that their skills and knowledge can be compared to state norms Dr Slack coordinated the written examinations for prin- Ms the first pieces of writing that she did was sold to a One of Communications major recognized named among outstanding a freshman Lea Cottam communications major at USU was named one of the eight The first National Occupational in Utah Competency Tests given were administered at Utah State InUniversity recently by the dustrial and Technical Education Federal feds increased 's' Utah’s state agencies and Congress and to relate implications for local programming reported Gerald Olson USU supervisor who the Utah delegates accompanied to the nation’s capital from Utah to Other the conference were Paul attend Lehmitz son of Mr and Mrs Glen Lehmitz 8940 South 4160 West West Jordan Denise Petersen daughter of Mr and Mrs Denis M Petersen 1527 4-- H 4-- H North 2000 West Farr West and Jeffrey E Banks son of George and Elaine Banks Spanish Fork Activities included workshops on a day on Capitol Hill and heritage tours The only surviving of Queen Victoria Princess Alice Countess of Athlone who was born in 1883 grandchild is SPECIAL EDUCATION SCEC (Student Council for Exceptional Children) would like to invite you to our SPRING PICNIC FUN! FOOD! GAMES! Date: Thursday May 6 Time: 6:30 Place: Willow Pork 1 1 974 and local governments will receive an estimated $362 million in fedeal revenue sharing funds for the new fiscal year which begins July 1 Sen Wallace F Bennett said today This represents an increase of nearly $271000 over what the state’s counties cities and towns will receive during the current fiscal year 1974 The increase comes from a boost in the total mount of revenue R-Ut- funds sharing being distributed throughout the country in fiscal 1975 Sen Bennett said that when the current fiscal year ends in June Utah governments will hve 'received over $84 million since the first revenue sharing checks were mailed in January 1972 Next year’s payment of $362 million will push the state’s total to over $120 million since the program began Following are the amounts estimated for local governments during fiscal 1975 (the money will be paid quarterly October ’ January 1975 April and July): in Utah state government $12077991 Beaver County Box Elder County $40796 $151561 Cache County $318030 Logan City $249043 Carbon County $189795 Davis County $491141 Duchesne County $127478 Emery Garfield County $104123 County $40436 Iron County $169675 Cedar City $192919 Millard County $109300 Morgan County $65773 Rich County $21448 Salt Lake County $6842238 Salt Lake City $3960910 San Jaun County $163057 Sanpete County $122411 Sevier Summit County $98373 County $98769 Tooele County $149802 Tooele City $141587 Uintah County $275322 Utah County $882907 Orem City $494069 Provo City $1108493 Wasatch County $119038 Washington County $142421 Weber County $874127 Ogden City $1032855 Salad Drink Desert will be furnished Meat Eating Utencils Dime and get acquainted with the SPECIAL BRING: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT family and friends Bring your CACTUS CLUB Mon Happy Hour Barbeques 3$l |
