The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971 Page: 3 of 4
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O ’Neal- Man of
Bill O’Neal is a man who has
played many parts throughout
life as a teacher, coach, author,
traveler, historian, amateur im-
pressionist, actor, and director
of plays.
Most of the students and fa-
culty of Panola College know
Mr. O’Neal as the actor who
took part in the play with Mrs.
Morrison.
Mr. O’Neal is a man of high
quality in the teaching profes-
sion and is capable of instructing
almost anything the broad field
of liberal arts requ'res. He has
taught history, which is his ma-
jor, . English, civics, Spanish,
speech, drama, and physical ed-
ucation.
The 28 year old Corsicana na-
tive has taught and coached at
Lampasas, Anna, and Waskom
as well as part-time at E.T.S.U.
He has also given private speech
lessons. In receiving his major
in history, he attended Navarro
Junior College. He received his
BA degree in 1964, and h’s MA
degree in 1969, both at E.T.S.U.
He also has worked on his doc-
torate degree at the University
of Texas.
Being an historian, Mr. O’-
Neal’s specialty is in teaching
history. At the present time, he
is teaching American History
here at PJC.
He has traveled throughout
Mexico twice to explore the Az-
tecs, Zapotec, and Mayan In-
dians, bringing back artifacts
from these cultures. Our man on
the scene has traveled the US,
visiting historical sites such as
battlefields, forts, and ghost
towns.
Mr. O’Neal is also a fine coach,
whether in football, basketball,
or baseball. His favorite sport is
football, but he enjoys basketball
as well. At the present time he
is pinch hitting for Coach
Greene in his absence from the
Panola Pony basketball team.
As a coach Mr. O’Neal shows
much inspirat’on for his teams.
He believes the best way to vic-
tory is through hard work and
plenty of confidence. While at
Waskom for one year, he com-
piled a 6-2-1 season with a foot-
ball team pegged to be last in
the district rankings.
The Panola teacher also flexes
his ability into the field of writ-
ing. He has published nine ar-
ticles. His two latest articles
have been published in 1971 ma-
gazines. One article is in the
January issue of Texas Coach,
and the other will be released
in the April issue of the South-
western Historical Quarterly.
Mr. O’Neal is currently work-
ing on a biography of Henry
Brown, a gunfighter with Billy
the Kid, who, while later a mar-
shal in Texas and Kansas, got
killed robbing a bank. The au-
thor drove to Kansas over the
New officers to lead
Panola Race Relations
Two new officers was elected
January 19, 1971 to represent the
PRRC. They were Cederous Al-
exander (Freshman) for first
Vice President, and Wanda
Thompson (Sophomore) second
Vice President.
An open discussion was held
on race problems persisting
here at Panola and in the Car-
thage schools.
According to the President,
Ronald Smith, it is a possibility
of sending a mixed race group
to Carthage High School to dis-
cuss race problems, the conclu-
sion has not yet been decided.
recent holidays in research for
the book.
As an actor Mr. O’Neal play-
ed the lead in several plays
while a student. Mr. O’Neal has
directed 12 plays in his exper-
ience in drama. More recently,
he played a vignette with Mrs.
Morrison at the Panola Faculty
Talent Show.
As everyone knows by now,
Bill O’Neal is also quite a hu-
morist. Whenever possible, he
adds a little humor in his lec-
tures to break the monotony.
He is most gifted in his impres-
sions of such actors as James
Stewart and Clark Gable.
There is one thing in which
Bill O’Neal falls short. He can-
not cook anything other than
corn on the cob, cinammon
toast, and Rice Crispies. For
breakfast he enjoys a frozen TV
breakfast, he eats lunch at
School will be dismissed Fri-
day, February 19, so that the
Panola faculty can attend the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the Texas Junior College Teach-
ers’ Association to be held ir/
Dallas February 18-20.
The principal meeting will be
at 1:30 Friday. Then immediate-
ly after, sectional meetings will
be held in which each depart-
ment discussed its own work.
The second general sess'on will
meet Friday night. This session
will replace the banquet which
is usually held. On Saturday
morning additional sectional
meetings will be held. Miss Mil-
ler, who was president of the
school, and for dinner he has
an apple.
For a hobby our Mr. Versati-
lity finds a pleasure in building
clay models of forts, castles,
and other interests. He donates
these models to museums. One
can be seen at Fort Mason,
Texas.
For musical enjoyment he lis-
tens to classical music, country
and western, popular, with dixie
and jazz as his favorite.
When asked if he enjoyed his
position at Panola, he replied,
“This is the best job I’ve ever
had, and I £njoy full time col-
lege teaching more than any-
thing I’ve ever done.
Bill O’Neal is truly a very ta-
lented man and has been suc-
cessful in life. The Panola Col-
lege student body and faculty
are proud to have a man around
campus such as he.
organization in 1962-63, will at-
tend a reception for past presi-
dents Thursday night. Mis Pal-
mer serves on the professional
development committee.
The school pays the teachers’
travel expenses to attend this
convention. The faculty has re-
servations at the Statler Hilton
in Dallas, the headquarters for
the convention. The six repre-
sentatives from our choir, who
are to sing at the convention, a-
long with Dr. Pugh, will stay at
the Baker Hotel.
The Texas Junior College
Teachers’ Association is an or-
ganization of 42 colleges with
3100 members.
JANICE PALMER, Logansport freshman; and Miss
Emberton, business teacher at PJC; tour the Occupational-
Technical building now in construction.
PJC Well Represented
At Dallas Convention
MR. BILL O’NEAL, HISTORY TEACHER HERE AT
PJC; has proven to be very versatile. Mr. O’Neal’s hobbies
and interests range from making clay models to listening to
Dixieland jazz.
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Moore, Wandra. The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1971, newspaper, February 18, 1971; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508070/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Panola College.