The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971 Page: 2 of 4
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Quiz
for PJC
As we begin the spring semes-
ter here lat Panola College, may-
be we should take a look at the
most important reason for com-
ing to school. To see if you qua-
lify to be a second-semesiter PJC
student, take this s'mple test.
Done on a 1-10 scale, the higher
you score, the better student you
are. Ready? Question number
one: What is the chief reason I
get up every morning to come
to school? Number two: As a
PJC student, what do I most
look forward to every day?
Number three: What am I ac-
tually spending my money on as
I attend the college?
Now for the evaluation of your
answer. If you gave “to get an
education” as the answer to any
of these questions, give your-
self one point. Only one, you
ask? Well, education-wise. that’s
not much, but of course educa-
tion isn’t even near the right
answer. Those of you who an-
swered “preparation for a ca-
reer” came a tiny bit closer to
the correct answer, but not
much. Give yourself two points.
The remaining seven points go
to the best answer of all. What
is that? Well, only those who are
PJC students through and
through know for sure. What is
the basic reason for coming to
college? Why, to play cards, of
course. Yep, card games are the
answer to all the questions on
the test.
Ridiculous, some might say. It
must not be so ridiculous, con-
sidering the number of card
games that go on continuously
in the SUB every day.
For those of you who don’t
engage in this activity or think
it is useless, worthless, or bor-
ing, why not consider the advan-
tages of the card games? Ima-
gine the variety you have in
playing. After you’ve played
spades, hearts, and King’s Cor-
ner all morning, you can spend
the afternoon in a game of rum-
my or forty-two. There’s some-
thing for everyone in cards. If
you’re the type who likes to be
alone, then solitaire is the game
for you. Besides the variety,
card games are advantageous
because 'they give the student
something to concentrate on
while doing less important
things such as eating or study-
ing.
See how important and excit-
ing playing cards can be? Not
only do you learn something, but
you also entertain yourself.
Right, card fans?
After all, if you gdt bored with
cards, you can always use the
final resort—go to class!
............... ........................... Dean’s list includes
Letter f om cheerleaders | Thirty-seven scholars
Dear Students:
School spirit is of much importance to a team.
For a school to win in competition, it needs school
spirit. If students don’t have spirit, neither does the
team.
We as cheerleaders put forth an effort to lead
you in supporting the team. We therefore ask only
little of you. This little can be summed up in only a
few words — “School spirit.”
The boys need to feel and to know that each
student present at the game is backing them.
A team, when behind in a game, needs moral
support. When we stand to lead in a yell, we enjoy
having each of you participate. When “Two Bits”
was done at our last home game, only ONE person
stood up for Panola.
We don’t know what you come to games for,
but we wish we could say it is because you support
YOUR Panola Ponies.
We ask you not to down a team when it has lost
a few games, because it is partly your fault. The
teams know the spirit at PJC is dead, and this is
your fault.
We try to lead you in yells and will continue to
do so because we love our school and have a beam
of spirit in our hearts because we love our Ponies
and want to see them win!
If you want your school to win in athletic com-
petition, try backing them.
Do your school a big favor by having pride and
by showing gratitude to the athletes and coaches
of this college with a little yelling from your heart.
In this way you will be saying thank you for repre-
senting my school!
The Pony Cheerleaders
The Academic Honor List com-
piled by Panola College consists
of two groups. The Dean’s List
honors those students carrying
at least fifteen academic semes-
ter hours and achieving a grade-
point average of 2.5 to 3.0. The
Honor Roll lists those students
whose grade-point average for at
least fifteen academic semester
hours ranges between 2.0 and
2.5.
Thirty-seven students made the
Dean’s List and forty-six made
the Honor Roll. Those on the
Dean’s List include Barbara
Beaty, Carthage; Donna Cariker,
Carthage; O. A. Cassity, Car-
thage; Pattie Eaves, Joaquin;
Beverly Fausett, Center; Joe
K’ng, Tenaha; Phyllis Poss,
Carthage; Leslie Prince, Car-
thage; Betty Taylor, Logansport,
La.; Vickie Bounds, Center;
Linda Hickey, Marshall; Faye
Gipson, Garrision; Don Harris,
Beckville; Nancy Wilcox, Car-
thage; Donna Liston, Carthage;
Debra East, Carthage; Vickie
Langford, Carthage; Wanda
Moore, Marshall; Susan Mullins,
Carthage; Gail Hooper, Car-
Panel to study dress code
A new student dress code will
be drawn up at Panola Junior
College for the 1971-72 school
year. Q. M. Martin, President of
Panola College, will head the
committee along with six facul-
ty members and six students ap-
pointed by the student council.
The s'x faculty members will
include, Mrs. Dee Brown, Mr.
W. L. Edmonds, Mrs. Shirley
Emberton, Mr. Ron Harrell, Mr.
Cecil Robertson, and Mrs. Jew-
ell Shfffield. The student mem-
bers have not as yet been ap-
pointed by ithe student council
but will be at a later date.
The committee will develop
a written dress code for the
students to better understand.
The college policy and procedure
book is being revised and the
new booklet will be published
for the use of the college in the
school term of 1971-72. It will
cover the rules and regulation
adopted by the board of trustees,
facility, students, and adminis-
tration in such areas in student
life.
One of the rules it will cover,
and perhaps the most important,
will be the matter of dress and
behavior.
The committee, on suggestion
of the President, is to develop
a reasonable and acceptable code
of ethics and dress.
This committee will meet and
make a report within the next
two months.
The administration has faith,
says President Martin, in the
judgement of the students and
their employment of the proper
behavior aud dress patterns.
It is expected that the dress
and behavior code will be a se-
ries of suggested procedures ra-
ther than a set of rules to be
enforced.
thage; Karen Smith, Beckville;
David Anthony, Florian, La.;
Gloria Lyles, Center; James
Pierce, Carthage; Robert Tiller,
Elysian Fields; Janis Wellborn,
Elysian Fields; David White,
Jasper; David Wilburn, Center;
Keith Griffith, Carthage; Patri-
cia Phillips, Marshall; Robert
Strong, Joaquin; Teresa Sam-
ford, Carthage; Janice Palmer,
Logansport, La.; Penny Shofner,
Center; Jackie Davenport, Cen-
ter; Mary Gail Woods, San Au-
gustine; and Sherry Yarbrough,
Center.
The students making the Hon-
or Roll are C. L. Ballard, Tena-
ha; Keith Chapman, Carthage;
Danny Harrison, Carthage; Sha-
ron Langley, Carthage; Tol A.
Miller, Center; Donald Proctor,
Waskom; Amy Stone, Joaquin;
Leonard Bell, Carthage; Linda
Lucus, Carthage; Sherry Will-
iams, Beckville; John Crawford,
Beckville; Martha Harvey, Ga-
ry James L. Holloway, Car-
thage; Vicki Lovell, Center;
Nelwyn Morton Tatum; Linda
Robinson, Center; Carl Alan
Rowe, Waskom; Margaret Mang-
ham, Carthage; Linda Erwin,
Carthage; Linda Murphree, Cen-
ter; Martha Bearden, Timpson;
Janet Beckham, Joaquin; Bill
Pederson, Houston; Jane Ad-
ams, Carthage; Mandy Boone,
Carthage; William Curtis, Cen-
ter; Sonja McCrery, Shreveport;
James Melanson, Lacassine, La.;
Pam Thompson, Timpson; Con-
nie Chamness, Carthage; Will-
iam Howard, Waskom; Becky
Cherry, Marshall; Lennie Gar-
rett, Garrison; Terry Brown,
Marshall; Judy Carswell, Car-
thage; Buddy Childress. Joa-
quin; Johnette Ebbeling, Whi-
tinsville, Mass.; Laurie Finley,
Marshall; Dena Holmes, Car-
thage; Emrick Jagneaux, Neder-
land; Judy LaGrone, Carthage;
Steve Langford, Carthage; Joan
McSwain, Center; Susan Reed,
Carthage; Sharon Ryan, Car-
thage, and Karla Woodley, Mar-
shall.
I NIGH) SCHOOL
I REGISTRATION
pony express
Official newspaper of the students of Panola College,
Carthage, Texas, published monthly during the fall and
spring semesters.
Editor ...................... Wanda Moore
Associate Editor .....................Janice Palmer
Business Manager....................Shelia Skinner
Sports Editor ..................... James Brooks
Staff Writers ............ Allie Rayson, David Wood,
Bill Winningham
Photographers.............Jack Lee and Louis Smith
Faculty Advisor........... Mr. Charles Hughes
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