The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1971 Page: 1 of 4
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PONY EXPRESS
Vol. 22 No. 7
PANOLA COLLEGE, CARTHAGE, TEXAS
April 8, 1971
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Mandy Boone, Carthage freshman, is the calendar girl for
March. Mandy, who is also a Pony cheerleader, is a
Special Education major.
Thirty-Seven Seek Degrees
Thirty-seven Carthage area
citizens are candidates for
graduation from Panola Junior
College this spring. They will be
receiving either certificates of
graduation, an associate of arts
degree, or an associate of
science degree.
Those students receiving
certificates of graduation are
Vivian Elaine Ballard, Car-
thage; Leonard G. Bell, Car-
thage; Doris Jean Boyce,
Carthage; Paul Keith
Brightwell, Beckville; Sandra
Ruth Britton, Carthage;
Patricia Moody Cordray,
Carthage; Thomas Aurbon
Crow, Jr.; Carthage; Nelda
Deason, Carthage; Jimmie Lee
Downing, Gary; Paulette
Gardner, Carthage; Gloria
Instructor Wins Grant
to Study in Puerto Rico
Mr. Ronald Harrell, biology
instructor here at Panola
College, is among twenty-five
other teachers across the
country to attend the University
of Puerto Rico. A grant was
given to Mr. Harrell by the
National Science Foundation
for $550 to study marine biology,
and tropical ecology for a
tentative schedule of six weeks.
Some 175 teachers applied for
a grant by the NSF and only 25
were selected. The purpose of
this grant is to better prepare
the teacher in this changing
world of education. The courses
offered give the teacher the
latest findings in the field of
biological sciences.
The study is based on a daily
schedule beginning June 21 and
ends July 28. Field trips to coral
reecs and mangrove swamps
are two of the attractions on the
agenda.
The National Science
Foundation is supported by the
federal government. After the
Russian Sputnik was launched
the United States were shocked
by their achievement and began
to feel behind in education. The
federal government gave the
NSF a grant for teachers that
are qualified to study during the
summer.
Faye Gladney, Beckville;
Cheryl Laveta Harris, Car-
thage; Rickey Hayward Harris,
Carthage; Danny Wayne
Harrison, Carthage; and Jim
Lynn Holder, Carthage.
Other candidates for
graduation include Denny Mack
Jernigan, Carthage; Johna K.
Jimerson, Carthage; Janice
Ann Jones, Carthage; Lavern
Guinn Kendrick, Carthage;
Steve Arnold Langford, Car-
thage; Harold Chester Lewis,
Carthage; Randall Guy Reeves,
Carthage.; Teresa Lynn Sam-
ford, Carthage; Sheila Sue
Skinner, Carthage; Judy Smith,
Carthage; Trudy Smith, Car-
thage; Charlene Soape, Car-
thage; Wanda Sue Thompson,
Carthage; Tommy Joe Waits,
Beckville; Nancy Birdwell
Wilcox, Carthage; and Terry
Keith Williams, Beckville.
(See Thirty Seven)
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Fate of New Speech-Arts
Building Depends on
Bond Election Approval
An upcoming bond election to
be held April 17 will determine
whether or not Panola Junior
College will receive its much-
needed Speech-Arts Building,
according to Mr. Q. M. Martin,
President of the college.
This new building, which will
house a resource library, will be
designed to contain specially
wired stalls where students can
check out video tapes on such
subjects as lab experiments or
historical events to play on the
cassette-like equipment there.
The present auditorium, Mr.
Martin says, is outdated and
inadequate in size, seating, and
sound equipment. Our present
auditorium will be converted
into three rooms, two of those
being classrooms and one a
room similar to the Science
Lecture Room. A new entrance
is planned to the college. When
finished, there will be a circular
entrance-way that passes by the
auditorium.
These plans, however, will not
be possible unless the coming
bond election is favorable.
Some voters are hesitant to vote
“yes” on the issue because they
fear an increase in taxes. It
might be well to note that the -
approval of the bond issue will
not raise the taxes in any way;
the present tax rate is sufficient
to cover the project. How, then,
will the money be gotten? The
bonds will b&used as collateral,
the money will be borrowed,
and the sum will be paid off with
the present taxes. Con-
sequently, taxpayers need not
be afraid of higher taxes if they
vote in favor of the bonds.
The bond election, which is to
be for $350,000 , will be partly
retired by the government
On Campus
grants at an interest rate of
approximately 3 percent.
There are eight voting places
conveniently located
throughout the county. These
eight are the Beckville School,
Gary School, Woods Com-
munity House, Fairplay
Community House, Clayton
Community House, Deberry
Community House, Deadwood
Community House, and the PJC
gym.
The key issue in the election is
to get the permission of the
voters to build the Speech-Arts
Building, because the govern-
ment requires this approval by
the voters before construction
can begin. The construction on
the new building should begin in
July if the bonds are voted.
Construction
Delayed
Plans for the new dorm to be
built here at Panola have been
delayed, according to Mr.
Martin,
college.
President of the
The reason for this delay is
the Davis-Bacon Bill, which
says constructors do not pay
wages other than the minimum
and can hire at any wage. Until
the men involved in the con-
struction abide with the act, the
progress here is being held up.
Although construction should
resume in approximately two or
three weeks, the dorm will not
be ready for use in the fall
semester. However, it is ex-
pected to be open for the spring
semester.
Tuition Increase to Have Little Effect
Ron Harrell
By Wanda Moore
There has been a lot of talk
concerning a possible tuition
increase, but not many students
seem to know much about the
situation. To set the facts
straight and possibly correct
errors concerning the increase,
the PONY staff talked with Mr.
Martin, President of the
college.
According to Mr. Martin, no
legislation has been passed
concerning a rise in college
tuition. However, such a bill is
expected to pass through
Congress in approximately a
monty.
Therefore, the tuition
question revolves around what
Congress is considering at the
time. The House of
Representatives has already
passed a bill which will raise the
tuition from $50 - $105 per
semester in a junior college.
The Senate has a bill
somewhat similar to that of the
House. At the present time, a
committee hearing concerning
both bills is being conducted in
order to iron out the differences
and present the bill to the
voters.
How does this affect Panola?
Actually, it has very little ef-
fect, since the tuition will in-
crease only $13 if the bill does
pass through Congress. As Mr.
Martin pointed out, the bill is
aimed primarily at four-year
colleges and out-of-state
students. Therefore, Panola
students do not seem to have a
great increase in store for them
next year.
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Moore, Wandra. The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 8, 1971, newspaper, April 8, 1971; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507822/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.