Panola College Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1993 Page: 1 of 12
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EI^EliliSMENT
Palmer puts
crowd to "sleep,”
see page 5
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Financial aid is
easy to find,
see page 3
SlilTSi^gl
Basketball, baseball
action continues,
see pages 7&8
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Vol. 43, No. 10
around
Graduation fees
due Friday
Candidates for
graduation should go by
the business office and pay
their $10 graduation fee
before 2:30 p.m., Friday,
February 26 in order to
participate in the spring
graduation ceremonies.
Play provides
entertainment
The "Rimers of Eldritch"
will be performed on
February 25 and 26 in the
Studio Theatre as part of
the Junior College Play
Festival Show.
Performances begin at 7:30
p.m. Panola College
students will be admitted
free. Admission for other
students is $4 and $5 for
adults. For further
information or
reservations, contact Liz
Hedges at 693-2064.
PTK plans
spring initiation
Phi Theta Kappa will
hold its spring initiation on
March 1 in the Student
Center Ballroom. The
initiation will begin at 6:30
p.m. Families and friends
are invited to attend.
□ By approving the
historic Ginocchio Ho-
tel building as the new
Marshall site PC is sav-
ing money and meeting
necessary state guide-
lines.
by Emily Meachen
Express Co-editor
Panola College is literally
making history with its move to
the historic Ginocchio Hotel.
Trustees, at their regular
_ monthly meeting Monday night,
approved renting the property
to house Marshall classes.
Panola College student Stephanie Forrest stands on the staircase ot Interim President Charles
the Ginocchio Hotel in Marshall. Photo by Al Rowe. Hughes, the board voted the
Ginocchio chosen
as Marshall site
historic building as the new
Marshall Center site.
The problem of a new site
arose when the board voted to
sell the previous Marshall
Center to TSTC last November.
The building is located in
downtown Marshall on South
Washington. Payments of $3000
per month will be paid to the
owners Morris and Karon O'-
Tyson.
"Our savings will be
considerable. The rent is $2,000
less than our current rent in
Marshall and $5,000 less than
our rent will become under the
lease agreement that we had
with the Panola College
Development Foundation,"
Hughes said.
Because the building has been
vacant for several years and has
never been used as a school,
several repairs and renovations
are necessary. Estimated cost of
the repairs is around $15,000.
"There will be some cost
.incurred in moving into the
building," Hughes said. "But we
will want to be creative as
possible in order not to change
the character of the building."
The decision was considered
urgent because Panola College
had to notify the state of definite
plans in the vocational
programs in Marshall.
"I realize that it is wise to be
hesitant about entering a long-
term agreement in Marshall, but
we will loose our approval for
vocational courses if we do not
act with deliberate speed,"
Hughes said.
Faculty to be considered in March
Administrators' contracts renewed by board
□ Several employment contracts were considered
Monday night at the board meeting. The vacancy
on the board and other items of new business
were discussed.
by Emily Meachen
Express Co-editor
Employment contracts for
administration and other
selected staff were of prime
consideration by Panola College
trustees Monday night.
Contracts approved were
Charles Hughes, academic dean;
Dr. Ron Johnston, dean of
occupational/continuing edu-
cation; Betsy Wheat, dean of
student services/admissions;
and Kathy Brightwell, director
of business affairs.
Also, Twink Ross, director of
college relations/services; Ron
Moody, accountant; Barbara
Simpson, records office
manager; and, Jerry Hopkins,
director of the Shelby College
center.
Those individuals with 11-
month contracts approved were
Don Clinton, student activities
officer; Wanda Gaines,
counselor; Tim Self, counselor;
and June Nutt, vocational
counselor.
Contracts were also renewed
for Vickie Dickerson, allied
health coordinator, Bill O'Neal,
social science coordinator; Bob
Wilkins, computer technology
coordinator; Brenda Allums,
fine and performing arts
coordinator; and, Verna
Waldrep, cosmetology coordin-
ator.
Also, Lillian Cook, letters
coordinator; Jim Martin,
industrial technology
coordinator; Sandra Walker,
physical educational
coordinator; Norma Lawless,
office technology coordinator;
Carl Hedges, developmental
coordinator; and, J. R. Brannon,
science and math coordinator.
Faculty contracts will be up
for renewal at the March board
See BOARD, page 6
Few extra scholarships will be necessary
Top academic students
sfa Quintet recruited for program
to perform
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f Influtic
The Faculty Woodwind
Quintet from Stephen F.
Austin University will
perform Thursday, Mar. 4,
in the Q.M. Martin
Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
The concert is sponsored
by the music department.
Admission is free.
Scholarship
info available
Scholarship applications
for next fall can be picked
up in the Office of College
Relations/Services. A
college transcript, recent
photo and two letters of
recommendation must
accompany the
application. The deadline
for returning the
application is April 15.
Learn defensive
driving now
Defensive Driving
courses for the spring will
be offered in Carthage and
See CAMPUS, page 6
□ After months of
consideration the PC
Board of Trustees ap-
proved the honors pro-
gram .
by Emily Meachen
Express Co-editor
Top students at Panola may
have to work a little harder next
year. The new honors program
approved by the Panola College
Board of Trustees Monday night
is set to challenge even the
hardest working students.
The program idea was first
introduced to the board during
the fall semester. Since that time,
a faculty committee has been re-
searching the idea.
"Since last September, a fac-
ulty committee has been study-
ing the honors program,"
Interim President Charles,
Hughes said. "The idea of the
program is to enrich the quality
of education at Panola College."
The program will have a core
of around 16 students who
would be recognized as honors
students. These students would
be recruited because of their
academic ability.
The creation of new classes
would not be necessary to start
this program. Extra sections
may have to be added and the
curriculum would have to be
changed slightly.
"The classes would just have
to be changed for the honors
program," Hughes said.
Panola is not the first school
to institute a honors program.
Schools varyiiig in size from
Kilgore College to Sam Houston
State University have honors
programs in effect.
"If we don't do this, I think
we will be making a mistake."
Hughes said. "This program will
assure that students can get an
education here comparable to
one they would get at A&M."
Hughes stressed that this is
not the only plan for academic
expansion possible in Panola's
future.
"We are not being elitist,"
Hughes said. "We are not focus-
ing on just one aspect. We want
to increase all areas of the col-
lege."
One of the concerns of the
board was the cost of the pro-
gram. Board Member William
Goolsby asked about the
amount of money needed to
provide the students with
See HONORS, page 6
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