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VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 5 NORTH CAROUNA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY. GREENSBORO       SEPTEMBER 22, 1972
ARLENE BELL
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Joe Tex Talks About
New Career With Islam
By Gloria Rogers
Famous singer and
entertainer, Joe Tex, was guest
speaker at a program Thursday
night   in   Harrison   Auditorium,
which was sponsored by the
Greensboro Mosque of the
Nation of Islam. The nationally
renown soul singer, now turned
Muslim minister, stated that he
changed his name to Minister
Joseph X and is presently touring
the country speaking for the
Nation of Islam.
He was influenced to join the
Muslims six years ago when he
heard the teachings of Elijah
Mohammed in Miami, Florida.
"I have seen too many Black
men, women, and children
mistreated by the white man,
and the Black men and children
need to open their eyes and see
what is going on," he stated.
Singing    and    dancing,    he
explained,   was   an   occupation,
. not a career. His career is with
Elijah   Mohammed  and not the
entertaining field.
There were two reasons given
for his current tours around the
country. First, there is a need to
teach the truth about the Nation
of Islam becjuse Blacks have
gotten only third-hand
propaganda about Muslims from
the white man; secondly,
maoney must be raised to build a
hospital in Chicago for Blacks.
Other main points in the
message dealt with the main
teachings of "the Honorable
Elijah Mohammed, a Black man
from Georgia with a third grade
education, but who today is . . .
the most powerful man in
America."
He strongly emphasized that
the 6000 years of white rule is
coming to an end in less than
four years. In continuing, he
pointed out that the Caucasian
race cannot afford to give back
what has been gained in 400
years to the Black man. "Boss is
not going to do anything for us."
"God is a man," he stated;
"but for years Black people
seemed to have been looking for
a  mystery   man."  Furthermore,
he feels that the Black man
should mate within his own race.
He stated, "God blesses the child
that has his own."
According to Minister Joseph
X, the Black woman knows that
her Black man is the best own
earth, but he asks the Black man
if he has yet realized that he has
the best woman.
The program ended with a
question and answer period.
Arlene Bell Takes Title
Janet D. Jones
News Editor
Climaxing the elections which
were held Thursday was the
announcing of Arlene Bell, an
early childhood education major
from Asheville, as Miss A&T for
1972-73 school year.
Arlene won by a close margin
of v'otes over eight other
candidates. Pearletta Graves was
first runner-up for the title of
Miss A&T.
Jennifer Byrd, a nursing
major, was elected secretary of
the senior class. The position of
vice president of the junior class
was filled by Greg Pridgeon, a
Raleigh native.} and Lorey Hayes
will wear the crown of Miss
Junior.
The office of treasurer of the
sophomore class will be occupied
by Cecilia Joyner.
In the freshman class
elections, Sidney Britt won the
presidency and Cynthia Edmond
was elected to the office of
secretary. To reign as Miss
Freshman is Cristol Watson.
Elections this year were
somewhat different from
previous elections in that voting
was done in the dorms and
voting machines were not used.
Bennie Mc Morris,
vice-president of the SGA,
reported that only 25% of the
student  body  voted during the
elections.
He also stated that the reason
for the dorm procedure of voting
was because of the regulations
restricting the use of voting
machines during or near national
elections.
Commenting on her victory,
Arlene stated that she was quite
surprised and happy. "I was
quite elated because of the
competition," she stated
Arlene has high hopes of
representing the Aggie family on
all occasions in such a way as to
reflect a Black woman that
everyone will be proud of. She
plans to spend much time
working with the Student
Government.
Hello., A&T State University
Computer Telephone SystemComing
By Vivian Edwards
Completion of the Centrex
Telephone System is scheduled
for February, 1973. This is a new
direct dialing system where an
operator will not be necessary.
An attendant will only be at the
switchboard to give information.
The Centrex system will
operate in this manner: each,
station will have its own
telephone number. Presently,
A&T has one number and
persons trying to place a call
must  ask  for the extension to
which they desire to be
connected. All incoming calls
will go directly to the station
called, without any need for an
attendant. Stations will be able
to dial outside calls direct, as
well as dial inside calls. Finally,
any station may request the
attendant to transfer an
incoming call to any other
station.
A computer print-out of all
calls made at the University will
be sent to the business office
each month. This computer
print-out will provide an accurate
record of all long-distance calls
made by each station. From this
computer print-out the business
office will then be able to charge
departmental budget^
accordingly.
The cut-over of systems is
being made in an effort to obtain
better phone service. It will
hopefully eliminate the delay in
reaching a party and some of the
busy signals received by people
trying to place a call.
Centrex will offer these
advantages: efficiency, the
speeding up of incoming calls,
and an automatic identification
of outward dialing.
Minister JOSEPH X
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