The Register, 1970-10-30

              THL&5 REGISTER
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE HEARD'
VOLUME XLII, NUMBER  7       NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO OCTOBER 30, 1970
'Africa's Black Pearl'Crowned 1970-71 'Miss A&T'
By Jacquline Glisson
On one of the most unforgettable nights of the 1970-71
school year, the brothers and
sisters of Aggieland witnessed
along with many visitors and
guests, the touchingly beautiful
crowning of Miss A&T, Sister
Pearl Brown, Wednesday, night.
To the tune of "Black Pearl", the
theme, Africa's Black Pearly was
displayed throughout the intriguing coronation.
Dramatic readings of Black
poetry set the mood for the
1970-71 Coronation of Miss
A&T. The audience became enraptured as the radiantly, attractive queens were brought forth by
their escorts to take seats on an
enormous and beautiful map of
the African continent which lay
in the center of the gym floor.
The queens made their entrance
to pulse-moving, rhythmic music
with an African beat.
SGA president, Matthew
Simpson, emphasized his introductory speech by the statements, "We truly are young, gifted, and Black. We can say, we are
somebody."
A unique addiCon to the
coronation prograrr    as the pre
sentation of several visiting
queens form other Black colleges
and universities by Brother
Simpson.
Excitement grew as the four
attractive queens, one for each
class composing Miss A&T's
court, made their impressive
entrance.
The climax of the coronation
was reached as Sister Pearl
Brown made her dramatic and
surprising entrance through a
partition behindher throne. The
crowd arose in joy, loyalty, and
pride as their beautiful 1970-71
Black Pearl of A&T made her
profound debut.
Dressed in a bright gold outfit
a silvery-white coat and matching
turban, Sister Pearl took her
place upon the throne. Dr. Lewis
C. Dowdy, adorned in his
African costume, installed Sister
Pearl   into   her   new   position
through a moving speech. Looking at her majesty, he emphatically stated "The dignity of
African womanhood is seated before me; can you deny it?"
To the underlying question of
"why" the African setting, Dr.
Dowdy answered that it brings
home an   identification  we can
not get otherwise. "Let's work
together for freedom and unity."
were the closing words of Dr.
Dowdy spoken in Swahili.
The audience listened attentively as their 1969-70 queen.
Sister Lillian Campbell, made her
final heartwarming speech as
Miss A&T.
The coronation reached its
peak with the crowning of "Our
Black Pearl" by Sister Campbell
who placed the token pin on her
turban and the royal Black staff
in her hand
Brother Jesse Marshall, Dean
of Students, introduced our
queen's mother, Mrs. Lucille
Brown. The program was completed by the African dancers
performing "Gingo La Ba La."
In the greatest moment of her
Ufe, the 1970-71 Miss A&T made
her touching coronation speech.
With dignity and grace, she
ended her speech wtih the words,
"We are somebody!" Our lovely
queen was then presented with
many gifts.
Brother Hollis Pippins demonstrated a truly African sense of
rhythm as he went through the
expressive and skillfully executed
motions of his dedication dance.
Aggies Have Great Enthusiasm In
Their Opinions About Homecoming
By Ruth James
As homecoming approaches,
an outsider wonders what are the
opinions of students and alumni
about Homecoming 1970-71,
especially the game, the parties
and other highlights that will be
taking place that weekend.
Jacquline Glisson, a
sophomore from Sumter, S. C,
commented "through strong
determination of the team and
support of the Aggies, A&T
should be victorious in the
Homecoming Game." She also
added, "Victory always makes*
homecoming an even greater
event."
, Paul Jones, a senior from
■Kinston, stated, "The game will
be lively and also Homecoming is
a good occasion." He also added
that A&T stopped Morgan
State's 34-game winning streak
the year Morgan came to A&T
and also beat Morgan State at its
homecoming last year. We should
come out on top at
Homecoming."
Marilyn    Bell,   a   sophomore
from       Jackson      ,     said.
"Homecoming is a time when
alumni, students and friends get
together." She feels with high
ihopes that the Aggie team will
win over Morgan State.
Connie Johnson, a sophomore
form Moultrie, Ga., feels that
Homecoming '70-71 will be an
experience to be remembered.
With hopes of a superb victory
and successful dance, her
intentions are to be an Aggie
from beginning to end.
Earl   Martin,   a   junior   from
Winston-Salem,     feels     that
everything lined     up    for
Homecoming this year will.be
out of sight. He hopes everyone
will have a fine time during
Homecoming Week.
•Janet Jones, a sophomore
from Fuquay-Varina, states that
"this year's Homecoming will be
one of the best yet. Well,as far as
the game is comcerned, I'm
hoping and prayingthatour Aggie
team will roll to victory over
Morgan State."
Verence Moore, a junior from
Gary. Indiana, feels that, if the
team cuts down on so many
mistakes, the team will capture
the game. He also added,
"Homecoming weekend will turn
out great."
Donald Thompson, a senior
from Sumter, S.C., stated in his
opinion " that the Homecoming
Game is the greatest sporting
event of the school year. It is a
time when all Aggies, young and
old, can unite to cheer the team
to victory.
Doria Spears, a sophomore
from Charlotte, is looking for a
great Homecoming week. She
also hopes that Homecoming
'70-71 will be one that's
remembered for a long time.
Emma Brooks, sophomore
from Charlotte, feels that the
Aggies will be encountering a
dynamite performance for the
Homecoming Game.
Nancy Beatty, a freshman
from Council, feels "that the
Aggies will win and hopes to
experience a wonderful time at
her first Homecoming at A&T.
Anonymous hopes that the
Aggie spirit between the team
and the students will help boost
the team to a victory over the big
rival, Morgan State.
"Africa's Black Pearl". Pearl Brown was crowned "Miss A&T"
Wednesday night by the 1969-70 queen, Lillian Campbell (back to
camera). (Photo by Conley)
Soul Festival Produces
Binding Aggie Spirit
By David Spruill. Jr.
Enthusiasm and school spirit
are the two major elements that
bind us all together as Aggies.
What significance is homecoming
without these vital elements? To
this effect, the Aggies truly
displayed their spirit during the
fantastic performance of The
Blenders, The Shadows of Love,
and The Majors at the opening
event for homeeoming,vthe Soul
Festival, in Harrison Auditorium
Tuesday night.
To kick off the homecoming
activities, the Blenders opened
up the show with a funky version
of "The Chicken," which made
the Aggies slap, stomp and
scream with all their might. The
Blenders, a nine-membered crew,
played and danced to "Chocolate
Buttermilk," "Let The Music-
Take Your Mind," "I'm Losing
You," "It's A New Day," "Spinning Wheel" and many other
rocking selections. The Blenders
are mainly students of Winston-
Salem State with the exception
of Graha.m Fletcher who is a
student here at  A&T.
The featured singers of this
aggregation were Hobert Sharp,
Graham Fletcher and Eugene
"Sweet Child" Best. "Sweet
Child" truly motivated the coeds
with his version of "Going in Circles" and "Ain't That Loving
You."
Another   highlight   of   the
Blenders' performance was
"Where We Are" which featured
a mean trumpet player, Mike
Doughtry.
Other members of the group
are Hobert Sharp and Ervjn
Payne, guitar; Bongos, Ervin
Stowe; Graham Fletcher and
Bernard Foggie, saxophone;
Darryl Sharp, trombone; Ronnie
Eller on the drums; and "Sweer
Child" on organ.
The Shadows of Love, a local
group performed next with
their romantic and harmonlt V«f-
sions of "Trying To Make A feel
of Me," "25-30 Yeari of Une*
"Didn't I," "I Gave To Y'ett " f'"
Like Your Lovln|," "*to
Knows," "What'a I FuHaUWWk.'
and "Ooo ChUd."
The Shadows of Love, a trio,
features "C-C" Banks, "Paul
Banks" and "Spider Man." TWl
aggregation also did one of their
own songs entitled, "Up and
Down" which sounds hitbound.
Next in Une came the fantastic "Majors," who are members of
A&T. They provided "I Can't
Get Next To You," "Memphis
Underground," and many other
soulful tunes that turned Aggies
on.
With all these highlights of the
Soul Festival, one can easily see
that the Aggies definitely got off
to a good start with their homecoming festivities. The Soul Festival proved to be uptight and
out of sight
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