The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 30, 1958 Page: 1 of 4
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The Pony Ex
VOL. 11 No. 1 PANOLA COLLEGE, CARTHAGE, TEXAS
All College Picnic To Be Friday
From The
Horse’s Mouth
Sectionizing of PE students in-
to all-girl and all-boy classes was
completed last week. Coach Bill
Griffin will plan all class activi-
ties; he will be assisted with the
girls’ classes by Joan Spradley and
Esther Nichols.
* * *
Plan now to go to the State
Fair in Dallas on October 11. Col-
lege busses will transport stud-
ents on the one-day trip.
* * *
Assemblies are being scheduled
now on the Dean’s calendar for
two Mondays a month; the Student
Council will meet on alternate Mon-
days. Club sponsors are urged to
check on available dates.
* * ♦
Want to read a current-article
on anything? It can be on botany,
fashions, politics, books, glamour—
you name it, and the library prob-
ably has it. According to Mrs. Gen-
eva Gullette, librarian, the per-
iodical subscription list totals 93.
Freshman and sophomore class
officers will be elected next Mon-
day, October 6, during activity per-
iod.
/ * •
Sixteen students are enrolled in
art class this semester. Accord
ing to Mr. Joe Phillips, instructor,
they will work with clay, tempera,
papier mache, linoleum blocks,
and crayons. They will also learn
the techniques of string printing,
screen painting, and weaving.
Biology students this year num-
ber 108. 64 attend onfe lecture, and
44 attend the other. They are,
however, divided into four lab
sections to make for better work-
ing conditions.
Record 260 Here
Directory
CLUBS GET SET
Students interested in partici-
pating in various club activities
met yesterday during activity per-
iod to organize, set forth object-
ives, and submit a report of pro-
posed activities to Dean Travis
Williamson.
The clubs are scheduled for bi-
monthly meetings on alternate Fri-
days.
Following is a list of proposed
areas of extra-curricular activities:
1. Green Jackets is a service
organization with membership op-
en to sophomore girls who have
a C average or above.
2. Saddle Club, whose members
train in horsemanship, helps to
sponsor Western Day activities, the
high school FFA rodeo, and the
Christmas parade.
3. Flying Club is open to those
who hold a pilot’s license or who
are working toward a license.
Trips are made by plane to nearby
plants and fields.
4. Intramural activities are di-
vided into three club areas: golf,
archery, and tennis. Proficiency
and skill in each sport is the pri-
mary aim.
5. Baptist Student Union, led
by Southern Baptist students but
with membership open to all de-
nominations, sponsors a daily col-
lege devotional program and sev-
eral socials during the year.
6. Future Teachers Club is open
to those interested in teaching as
a vocation.
■ 7. Rod and Gun Club trains its
members in marksmanship . Rifle
teams are organized from this
group.
8. String band is composed of
Devotionals Held
Daily By BSU
Morning devotionals open to stu-
dents of all religious denomina-
tions are being held daily at 8:15
a.m. in Annex One by the Bap-
tist Student Union executive coun-
cil. Barbara Maples, devotional
chairman, is in charge. Both adult
and student speakers are being
featured.
Jerry Bazer will direct the week-
ly song program each Wednesday.
Scheduled to bring inspirational
messages this week are Fern Mang-
ham, Mrs, Martha Smith, and Rod:
ney Edge. Devotionals were giv,en
last week by Nellie Barnett. Mr.
C. V. Robertson, Paula McMillan,
and Barbara Maples.
HONOR ROLL
Requirements of eligibility for
the Dean’s Honor Roll are three-
fold, according to Dean Travis Wil-
liamson.
To be eligible a student must
be enrolled for 15 semester hours
or more; he must earn a minimum
of ‘30 grade points; and his grades
must be in the top 15 per cent
of the student body.
The honor roll is presented each
semester.
string instrumentalists interested
in playing hillbilly music for as-
semblies and other programs.
9. Folk Dancing Club sponsors
square dancing and other folk
games.
10. Masque and Gavel Club has
two projects, dramatics and debat-
ing. Both are for public perfor-
mance. Membership is open to all
students.
Friday afternoon classes will be
dismissed this week in order for
all students and faculty members
to attend the annual All-College
Picnic, according to an announce-
ment from the dean’s office.
The picnic will replace the
spring outing and at the same
time will coordinate several fall ac-
tivities in which the student body
is generally engaged. The occas-
ion is designed primarily to help
the students become better ac-
-quainted with each other at the
beginning of the school year.
Student Council members and
members of the sophomore class
are in charge of arrangements.
Activities will include sports ev-
ents, freshman initiation, and class
competition. Further plans for the
day were not complete as the paper
went to press.
74 TEACHERS
ON FACULTY
Fourteen faculty members, in
addition to President M. P. Baker
and Dean Travis Williamson open-
ed the 1958-59 school year at Pa-
nola College, according to the
Dean.
Instructors and their assign-
ments include Mrs. Merle Glass,
English; Mr. William Stephens,
history and government; Mr. Joe
Phillips, business administration
and art; Mr. C. V. Robertson, chem-
istry and physics; Mr. Milton Smith,
music and education; Mrs. Rosalind
Ulmer, history and English; Mr.
Bill Riley, mathematics; Mr. Roy
Monk, bio’ogy; Mr. Arthur John-
son, engineering; Miss Martha Mil-
ler, business administration; Miss
Lenora Palmer, business admin-
istration; Mrs. Geneva Gullette, li-
brarian; and Mrs. Martha Smith,
English, speech, and journalism.
For Fall Semester
A record enrollment of approx-
imately 260 day students at Pa-
nola College has been announced
by Dean Travis Williasom. An addi-
tional 70 students are enrolled.in
the night adult education classes.
. Nearly 32 per cent of the full-
time students are Carthage resi-
dents; ten per cent live in Mar-
shall; eight per cent reside in
Beckville; and seven per cent are
from Center.
Groups of seven to 13 students
commute daily from Joaquin, Jef-
ferson, Tenaha, Timpson, Gary, Ta-
tum, and San Augustine. Six
Louisiana students are registered;
students from the greatest dis-
tance are two from Corpus Christi
and Sinton.
“We are pleased,” the Dean
said, “with thev increase, and with
the fine spirit displayed by all of
the students. We are looking for-
ward to a good year here at Pa-
nola.”
dimly lighted Student Center. The Student
Council was?in charge of arrangements.
Couples are pictured dancing at the col-
lege’s 1958 Get Acquainted Party in the
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Burns, Sue. The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 30, 1958, newspaper, September 30, 1958; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508063/m1/1/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Panola College.