Marshall wins sec
ond primary
By SAMANTHA McKENZIE
Chronicle Staff Writer
Waller Marshall won the Dis
trict 1 school board second primary
election Tuesday by a landslide
with 64 percent votes.
According to the Forsyth Coun
ty Board of Elections unofficial
summary report Marshall walked
away with 1,398 votes. Henry
Jones, a retired school teacher, fin
ished the race with 803 votes. Mar
shall and Geneva Brown, who fin
ished in the first primary with more
than 3,000 votes, will officially sit
on the board as voting members in
December.
Marshall said while he was
glad to be a part of history ? the
first time two blacks will occupy
seats on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County school board ? he was glad
it was finally over.
"I'm glad this step is over, but 1
still feel this process was unneces
sary. I'm glad the people spoke out
against it," Marshall said Tuesday
night
While in the NAACP, Marshall
led the fight to eliminate run-offs
from elections, claiming that it less
ened the chance for blacks to win.
He critized Jones' decision to call
for a run-off and said it had defeat- ?
ed the purpose.
"With two blacks on the board,
the board won't be the same. They
will never be able to ignore the
black community again," he said.
"But I'm optimistic that we will be
able to work together as a board."
But now with the campaign
behind him, Marshall said it's time
to be a voice for the needs of the
black community in the school sys
tem.
At a school board meeting this
week, the board postponed the
redisricting issue and naming the
two black representatives that will
sit in as non-voting members.
Woolen said she will first make
a motion at the next meeting to
keep talks of restricting going but
moving not to make any final deci
until the two black representatives
are on Hie board," said Brown.
Brown said the first thing she would
like to see, regarding redisricting
plans, is a list of reasons why a sys
tem-wide redistricting plan was
temwide. Marshall said he thought
the problems that erupted at
Bolton Elementary School were
because of the lack of a good cur
riculum. ?
"They see it as a discipline
Robinson loses by 2000 votes
By SHERIDAN HILL for superintendent of public instruction, choose 2nd
&*** y - and 12th district congressional nominees and decide
The day after losing his bid for the Republican The only other Democratic race to be decided
nomination for state superintendent of public Tuesday is aHouse race,
instroction to Tfcena S> Little, Vernon Robinson went & & *he 1st District, state Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr.,
out to his front yard and planted a Little campaign , son of the incumbent congressman who has
siga in it announced his retirement, is competing with black
. The Winston-Salem State University political businesswoman Eva Clayton for the party's nomin*
science professor ran an aggressive campaign - &>**? v
against the woman who had the support of the state* ?',* the Democratic winner in the 1st District faces
wide Republican party. He surprised many when he Republican Ted Tyler in the November general elec*
carried the state's five m^jor urban counties, but \
ended up with wily 43 percent of the vote, " s, Also Tuesday: ^ ,
*T only lost by 2000 votes* he said. "People V ^ * The Republican runoff in the new 12th Dis
who think their vote doesn't count should think , - trict, George C. Jones and Barbara Gore Washington
agairt/Less than one vote per precinct would have ? vying for the nomination. The winner will face
Changed the outcome of this**# C - 1 ?f: Democratic* nominee Mel Watt in November. The
v Robinson said he congratulated little on * y l&h w the stated other minority district* AU thecal
tough race* and that she agrees that parents are didates are black. I
ested In sweeping reform, his main platform. He S p! & the 2nd District, Republicans Don Dayb
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of my ideas on reform as possible," said Robinson, Buchanan and Gttgg Thompson are competing.
| ft A eontest berween a biack and * white for the;, *tg|* Democrats Emily H. Moore and M* Keith
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sions until December.
Brown and Marshall both said
if such a vote is passed, they will
accept the non-voting seats on the
board.
"It would be acceptable to me
if they make that decision to wait
developed to begin with.
Marshall said he feels "getting
a better education should be the pri
mary factor" for redistricting.
At the top of his agenda, Mar
shall said, will be developing a
multi-cultural curriculum sys
problem, but I see it as a curriculum
problem. They don't know how to
deal with black students, especially
blafck boys. If the developed a cur
riculum that suited the needs of
everyone, the problem would take
care of itself," he said.
Memorial held for suicide victim
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
As the years go by, a tree that Stands
next to the Ronald McDonald House on
Hawthorne Road will grow to be strong and
tall. Unfortunately, the young man that it
was planted for and named after won't have
the chance to do the same.
Fourteen- year-old Alexander Gregory
died Thursday, February 13 from a self
inflicted gunshot wound to the heac^ follow
ing an incident at Paisley Middle School
which led to a 10-day suspension. Last
Thursday, May 28, nearly 30 of his friends,
teachers, and relatives came together to
remember him by planting a tree in his
honor.
According to Susan Kraft, who was Gre
gory's communication skills and math teach
er at Paisley, the memorial was the idea of
Gregory's classmates. "The students initiated
wanting to do something in memory of
Alex," said Kraft, who was glad to be a part
of the ceremony. It was Kraft who suggested
tffot the ceremony take place at the Ronald
McDonald House.
"The school system has some guidelines
that they go by because of the psychological
effects on the students, explained Kraft. "So
it was just easier to do something off cam
pus rather than on campus."
Gregory's foster parents, Abron and
Ruby Griffin were pleased with the ceremo
ny. "I was just thrilled. It was very uplifting
to know that he had friends who thought so
much of him?" said Ruby Griffin. She added
that she was also glad that the ceremony
took place at the Ronald McDonald House.
"That was an honor because I couldn't think
of a more special place. It was just ideal.
And now since I woik at the hospital, I can
just go by and check on the tree and look at
it," she continued.
Classmates of Gregory help plant a tree In
dedication to him.
Racial tension elsewhere helps state's black colleges
By ESTES THOMPSON
Associated Press Writer
Racial tension on predominant
ly white campuses is helping enroll
ment growth at North Carolina's
private black colleges, say officials
of the schools.
"Racism is raising its ugly head
on white campuses across the coun
try and students are saying why go
there and butt your head against the
wall/1 said Shaw University presi
dent Tklbert Shaw.
The Baptist college in Raleigh
was struggling several years ago,
but is growing today because of the
resurgence in interest in historically
black colleges. Enrollment has
climbed from 1,450 4 1/2 years ago
to 2,100. ?
"It's a national phenomenon,"
Shaw said. "Everywhere you go the
black colleges are having mush
rooming enrollment The black stu
dent is recognizing the black
schools are a bargain. ..."
Last fall, 791 students applied
for a freshman class of 544 at Shaw.
Other private black colleges also
have had more freshman applicants
than places for them.
North Carolina has six private
black colleges and universities, and
they attract as many students from
out of state as from within North
Carolina, which also has five public
universities that are historically
black.
"I think what you're seeing is a
resurgence of interest in black col
leges," President Robert Albright of
Johnson C. Smith University in
Charlotte said recently.
"Over the past five years we've
averaged approximately 1,750
?plications per year. We normally
j$ive a new student class of 400
freshmen and 25 transfers," he said.
Recruiting has gotten easier in
recent years, Albright said. He
thinks students are beginning to
identify more with black schools
"as they once did prior to the days
of integration."
"Many of the parents who went
to historical black colleges feel
(their children) might be better off,"
he said. "In many ways that is a
result of a lot of the racism that is
taking place at predominantly white
colleges."1
Johnson C. Smith has 1,250
students.
Worries about racial tension at
predominantly white colleges and
universities are sometimes cited by
students attending Barber-Scotia
College, said President Joel Nwag
baraocha.
"I came to realize that when
about 10 students transferred from
Iowa and Virginia to finish up. Our
question was "Why are you leaving:
those schools?' and they indicated
the racial tension that existed didn't
give the opportunity to do academic
work," he said.
Nwagbaraocha also said guid
ance counselors at high schools
now are more likely to suggest pri
vate, black schools to seniors.
Last fall, 400 applied for about
300 freshman spots at the 600-stu
dent college, he said.
"Barber-Scotia has a very
strong liberal arts program," he said.
The school gained recognition in a
national finance magazine as a bar
gain among private schools.
Reaction to racism isn't the
only reason for the trend at black
colleges. Most are small and offer
students individualized instruction
and the chance to stand out from the
crowd.
"They recognize these campus
es are places where they can realize
their potential because they are
somebody on a black campus, they
develop in terms of leadership,"
Shaw said.
St. Augustine's College in
Raleigh had 3,300 applications last
year for 650 freshman spaces, col
lege spokesman Tracey Todd said.
The school's enrollment is about
2,000.
More applicants than spaces
also is the trend at Livingstone Col
lege in Salisbury, said admissions
director Grady Deese. Last fall, Liv
ingstone had 850 applications for
about 300 freshman places.
"We're able to offer individual
ized instruction to most of our stu
dents," Deese said.# "They're not a
number. We're getting more transfer
applications from major colleges.
They're going there and getting lost
in the shuffle. A lot of our students
need a lot of direction."
Surplus food distribution set
The Forsyth County Depart
ment of Social Services and the Cri
sis Control Ministry are hosting the
Surplus Commodity Distribution on
Tuesday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Home Environment
Building at the Fairgrounds.
Due to the June Jubilee that
will be occupying the South parking
lot. Fairground officials have asked
that individuals coming to receive
commodities that day, to park in the
East parking lot.
Individuals can enter the
Lawrence Joels Veteran Memorial
Coliseum off Deacon Boulevard
between the coliseum and the
annex. (This is directly across from
Groves Stadium). There is a walk
way to the Fairgrounds.
Food distributed on Tuesday to
households with a food card will
include: flour, pork, peanut butter,
pears, tomatoes, applesauce and
butter.
Food stamps households and
persons who applied for the surplus
food must have food cards. No
cards will be issued at the Fair
grounds.
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