The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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PONY EXPRESS
Volume 23, Number 1
PANOLA COLLEGE, CARTHAGE, TEXAS
September 24,1971
Speech Center Bids In
A contract was awarded last
week for the construction of a
$350,000, Speech and related
Arts Building according to Mr.
Q. M. Martin, president.
Martin says that construction
of the new building which will
be located in the northeast
corner of the campus will begin
as soon as possible with a hoped
for completed date of Sep-
tember ’73.
He said it will modern in
design with a seating capacity
for 700 student, with four class
rooms, one designed especially
for the electronic teaching
devices will be constructed. A
Dr. Pugh Selects
Panola Pipers
Linda Hicky poses on the hood of a Panola bus as Sep-
tember Calendar girl. Miss Hicky is a sophomore math
major from Marshall. What’s Miss Hicky doing on the
bus? The photographer put her there. Lucky Jack.
Dr. Don Pugh, head of
Panola’s music department,
has recently selected members
of the Panola Pipers for the
1970-71 season.
The Panola Pipers are a pop
group who perform in the
Carthage area, under the
direction of Dr. Pugh.
There are ten members of the
Pipers, singing group, five girls
and five boys.
The female singers are Debra
McCarty, a Freshman from
Marshall High School; Anita
McKenzie, a Freshman from
Joaquin; Becky Womack, a
music major from Tenaha;
Brenda Watson, a Freshman
from Tenaha; and Kaye Long,
an art major from Waco, Texas.
The male singers include
Eddie Pride, a business major
and Sophomore from Carthage;
Bob Burns, a recreation and
parks major from Tenaha; Ron
Roquemore, a Freshman from
Carthage; Calvin Christian, a
sociology major from Tenaha;
Roy Wyatt, a music major and a
graduate from Marshall High
School.
The group also includes a 3
member instrumental en-
semble.
Jane Jimerson will be playing
the piano. She is a Freshman
from Carthage. Galen Sawyer,
on drums, is an agriculture
major from Carthage. Willie
Spradley on guitar is a Fresh-
man from Logansport and a
graduate of Carthage High
School.
lobby will be located in the front
entrance of the building. The
outside will be tan brick with
green and white trim.
Architect firm; Cates,
Decker, and Barbar of Tyler.
This building will be the most
expensive one per square foot
on campus. The present
auditorium will be redesigned
to accommodate one lecture
room plus two class rooms.
Though the new dormitory is
only one-third finished, many
hope it will be completed by
mid-term. The dorm will house
38 girls and 50 boys, making the
total dormitory space available
on campus for 112 students.
The air conditioned building
will have four student lounges
and one guest lounge with
television and radio. A new
parking lot will also be built.
Community Service
Classes to Open
Seven non-credit, self-
improvement night courses will
be offered by Panola Junior
College this fall according to
Cecil Robertson, director of the
community services in the
evening school.
Courses in art, music, finance
and hobby skills will be offered
in the evening school and
staffed by individuals skilled in
the specific fields.
Mrs. Ruby Rainwater,
Carthage artist, will teach a 12-
week course in acrylic painting,
beginning on September 28. The
class'is scheduled to meet on
Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9
p.m. Tuition for the course is
$20.
Staff Has Eight Newcomers
Eight new members have
joined the faculty at Panola this
fall. Of these eight, two are
instructors in academic
courses, and six are instructors
in technical studies.
Dr. R. C. Vance, psychology
instructor, taught for six years
at the Dallas Baptist College
before coming to Carthage. He
received his BA and MA
degrees from Stephen F. Austin
in Nacogdoches, and obtained
his PHD in religion from
Central College in Indianapolis,
Indianna.
Mr. Joe Hough, history
teacher, comes to Panola from
East Texas State University
where he taught history for two
years. His past work includes
teaching one year at Richard-
son High School in Richardson,
Texas, and four years in
Brokenbow, Oklahoma at
Brokenbow High where he also
was principal. Mr. Hough ob-
tained his BA degree at
Louisiana College in Pineville,
Louisiana and his MA degree at
East Texas State. He also
received an associate degree in
science from Eastern
Oklahoma A&M in Wilburton,
Oklahoma.
Teaching in the technology
field is Mr. Vaughn Groom, who
is the data processing in-
structor. Mr. Groom worked
two years for IBM in Houston
before joining the faculty at
Panola and taught physics and
math for one year at Richfield
High School in Waco. He
completed his undergraduate
work in physics at Baylor
University in Waco.
Cosmotology instructor Mrs.
Zudora Deaton has been in the
field of cosmotology for twenty-
five years. Mrs. Deaton taught
beauty courses for two years at
Angleton High in Angleton,
Texas and is now in her third
year of instructing this course.
She attended the Castillion
School of Beauty in Longview
and operated her own beauty
salon for ten years in Pasadena,
Texas.
Mr. Don Sitton, now teaching
in the agricultural field, in-
structed classes in un-
dergraduate school while in the
Navy. He received his BS in
agriculture from Stephen F.
Austin and his MA in animal
science from Louisiana State
University. This is Mr. Sitton’s
first time to instruct courses on
the college level.
Instructing courses in
welding is Mr. Raymond Page.
Before coming to Panola, Mr.
Page was in business for
himself in Angleton, Texas. He
has also been an iron worker in
the construction business. Mr.
Page attended Texas A&M in
order to become a certified
welder.
Mr. James Johnson teaches in
the field of automechanics. He
taught four years at Smiley
High School in Houston before
coming to Carthage. Mr.
Johnson is originally from
Carlisle, Texas. He attended the
University of Houston and
Texas A&M.
Mrs. Jerry Bettevy,
vocational nursing instructor,
has lived in Carthage since 1952.’
Her past working experiences
include nursing at Panola
General Hospital and
Schumpert Hospital in
Shreveport. Mrs. Bettevy at-
tended Louisiana College and
received her degree from the
Baptist Hospital in Alexandria,
Louisiana.
Also offered this fall is a
repeat of last year’s popular
Beginner’s Bridge course. Mrs.
Beth Parker will teach the 10
week course which will meet on
Monday nights from 7-9 p.m.
starting on September 27.
A short, six week’s course in
bass fure making will be taught
from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday
evenings by Cecil Robertson.
The $10 fee includes materials
for making five lures. The
starting date for the course is
September 20.
Two music courses will be
offered.
Class voice lessons will be
offered on Thursday evenings
from 7-8:20 p.m. Dr. Don Pugh,
head of the Panola music
department, will teach the 15
week course and tution is $18.
Starting date for the course is
September 28.
Class piano will be taught to
beginning students by Mrs.
Myrna Hook, piano instructor at
the college. The course is
scheduled to begin on Sep-
tember 27 and the cost will be
$18.
Individuals interested in
improving their knowledge of
the financial world, may sign up
for a six-week course in stocks
and bonds to be taught by Mel
Brooks of E. L. Hutton. The date
and time for the course will be
announced.
A course for preparation for
the GED examination will also
be taught again this fall. The
ten-week course will be taught
by W. L. Edmonds and Leta Fae
Arnold, both instructors of
Panola College. The $15 fee
includes testing at the ter-
mination of the course. Starting
date is September 28.
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Smith, Louis. The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 1971, newspaper, September 24, 1971; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507817/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.