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Page AlO-The Chronicle. Thursday. June 14, 1984 Tatum: Gearing By ROBIN ADAMS Chronicle Staff Writpr The talk political ;ircles was that Bill Tatum I wouldn't make it through he May 8 primary. But he defied the odds and will run n November as one of four Democrats for the city- |n^C^|^DKk&Hj^ > XHinty school board. V But, says Tatum in a re- 9|^ interview, he was always a serious contender. elated by the win," Tatum "And I viewed it as people seeing A me as a viable candidate , . Jk throughout the race. my victory because it wasn't I st-ong victory. I've got Tatum defines work as c jf^jj |^HL rontinuing his grassroots ^ . 1%\. I ^ organization efforts, fun* Ikt&JHIIHHMaiBlHiH draising and contacting the ;andidates who did not sur- Surprisingly, Bill Tatum vive the primary for their ahead is rocky (photo bj support and ideas. "Now I'm going through "I don't want to go back iome things that will make o segregated schools," says me a better candidate," Tatum, who voluntarily atTatum says. ended then predominantlyTatum has built his white Reynolds High primary platform around School before local court^:wo issues -- better ordered integration. "But discipline in the schools and et's cut down on some of fairness. He says that while :he busing burden of black ne doesn't believe in paddl- ;hildren. Let's have ng children who freedom of choice." nisbehave, there has to be Eliminating the district in some solution to curb the predominantly-black East "ising discipline problem. Winston where the students "We need to develop a are bused to the western ask force to set a discipline part of the county in order policy that will be accepted :o integrate the schools, the py 80 to 90 percent of the ;losing of schools in the inparents," he says, ner city, and the lack of "Discipline has gotten plack contractors doing away." business with the school The rest of his platform >ystem are other concerns ests on stands for salary in- that need to be addressed, :reases for teachers, against Tatum says, a prescribed school prayer But Tatum's concern for [he believes in silent in- issues affecting the black' dividual prayer) and against community, his involvepusing. ment with the Black Ornhans to honor mn By ROBIN ADAMS household w< Chronicle Staff Writer one hundred , ^ j. . . "But it w William and Sadie Peay never had any . .. .... 0 , when to liste children of their own, but on Saturday ? . . . ^ , ... f . pull in the re night, the Peay s will be referred to as ... ... r The ability momma and daddy hundreds of times. . ' the reins For 22 years the Peays were the known for. superintendents of Memorial Industrial "They wer School, an all-black orphanage, and Betty Grace became parents to thousands of children. orphanage. 4 On Saturday, June 16, at the M.C. Ben- you broke a ton Convention Center, hundreds of the ble." children who were often called Peay Girls And troul and Boys will give thanks to Mr. and Mrs. follow her. William L. Peay, the school's "Verdell ; superintendents from 1946-68. Dillard said U .1 vyc nave never gouen logemer as a spankings tfi group and told the Peay's thank you," and I got tw said Verdell Hayes, who once lived at tffe^ Mr. Peay orphanage. "This is our chance. We want matter of t to thank them for all the good things." adults and i Once named the Colored Orphanage, reason for tl Memorial Industrial School was establish- Only a : ed in the early 1920s. In 1923 it was taken Memorial Ii over by civic clubs in the city and was disciplining moved from its location on Clem- was spent tf monsville Road to a 425-acre farm in the farm, cookir j ' SnnrffAmn \ ik MulnbiLiMAtt Uwr Pray, hnsrl Memorial Industrial School was not a pride in mak school for delinquents, but was a home new outfit < for dependent and neglected children. Un- make other < til 1960, the children attended school on the year, the campus. Later they attended Carver To ask th Consolidated School, now Carver High more memor School. more than c; The orphanage was closed in 1970 and "If we an is now Horizons Residential Care Center stay all j for handicapped children. tomorrow," Although many of them had to live She sums with the stigma of being an orphan, by saying sh Hayes said the family atmosphere provid- good times ed bv the Peavs nrohihifpri them frnm anrl ever feeling alone or homeless. people coulc "We were a family," Hayes said. "And "A girl c you felt like you belonged. long ago am "If a person felt like an orphan, it was said. 44She v probably in their own mind. Every oppor- was getting tunity was there for you. Kids were able to who had be go to college and many turned out to be you to knov productive citizens." trouble, altl Mrs. Peay, the more talkative one of true." the couple, said she and her husband tried Many of to stress a family-like atmosphere, but she the home ar will be the first to admit that doing so was teachers ai difficult. master's and "It was a challenge," Mrs. Peay said. during war; "You had to go at it with an open mind. And Satur You just had to. Think about it this way: together to We did everything that a regular dad. 4 4 \ * up for November * m lM^ ^I 9^^ k'-^ ^HEI^HI I -4MP?'SBgTUBWBBWK?V - ''^flHBBk. JKKB ** s survived the May 8 primary, but he will be the fir / James Parker). Leadership Roundtable because it would help me Coalition and his stance get elected by white people, against the city-county $35 But I've had white people million bond referendum ;all and say they voted for last fall have given him the ne and will work for me in abel of a "black" can- November." iidate ? one who talks The reason for that, about black issues and who Tatum says, is that he is an iays he intends to work for aonest candidate, hose black issues if elected "People can put trust in o the board -no " ho cave "Th av/ pan - ? - IIV f I 1V JfAJJ. IIVJ VU1I >v Having that label has on- .y on me. I'm a hardy made him work harder, working individual and very ie says. aggressive towards getting "If I took an individual ideas and doing the job. 1 for what he says (about see myself as a behind-theme), I wouldn't - run," scenes person and I don't Tatum says. "But when want the glory. I'm not people are saying I can't, selfish." :hat is my opportunity to That unselfishness is strive ahead. When so- what Tatum feels will make meone says I can't, then I ' try harder. Whites need to Jp know that we have some Jy real serious issues that "heed o be addressed. i "1 know people would flMRr ike to see me tone down m and dad ould do in those times, times M jt) and I were good friends,'* added that discipline was a eaching the children to be teaching them to think and temselves. small amount of time at ndustrial School was spent children because most of it ? mding to chores around the lg, cleaning and sewing. Mrs. Jf a. Ut uuc ^nnnimr^frartirc^. ! ^ , jgg^. tet* -gwfcdtiate, 4ook S ing sure that each child hacf a 4 jvery Easter and worked to !m Nothing and draperies during ie Peays to list some of the , able moments at the school is W A an be bargained for. A swer that, you would have to . V Mm ' aiicrnuun anu pan or up the memorable moments Bljj;; e and her husband had some tt>ji and as a result have more Uj/Ik I "grandchildren" than most Jyftfl :alled long distance not too < JK; d talked an hour," Mr. Peay f wanted to tell us how well she along. It was just like a child en home. They always want "793 v that they are staying out of i hough sometimes that's not > ^ - regularly 13.00 the Peay Girls and Boys left Regular or buttondou id went to college. Some are center tailoring and oni id ministers; some have I press cotton and po doctorate degrees; some died stripes or plaids. Size: some have seen better times. day, many of them will come say thank you to mom and / F ? ICYlit SLIGHTLY IM Ugllt Bi Low Fa I DRESS SHIRTS Sl^GG. RETAIL Button-down collar and pread collar styles. Solids & stripes in sizes: V 14V* to 17V*. rnemoers. "I'm not going to change he board around," he says. 'But I'm going with some Y^SWCnl can work the a HSS?'TZ personality person." 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