The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 6, Ed. 1 Monday, February 12, 1996 Page: 3 of 8
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After 20 years of dedication
BSU salutes ’Mama Carol’
by Kristie Sheffstall
Express Writer
Carol Langford, otherwise
known to many Panola College
students as "Mama Carol", has
been donating her time and tal-
ent for a little more than 20 years
to students at the Baptist Student
Union.
At a recent BSU luncheon,
Langford was honored by one of
her former students, Billy Shultz,
with the recital of a poem he had
written for her.
"When I first came to Panola I
didn't know a soul," said Shultz.
"The first person I met was Carol
Langford and she's been my
friend since."
Her start in working as a BSU
hostess came after she and her
husband moved back to Carthage
in the early 70's.
"My husband had grown up
around here, but I didn't know
anybody. So, I decided to sell
Avon so I could get aquainted
with people," said Langford.
Through her job selling Avon,
she met the secretary-hostess of
the BSU, who was in the process
of retiring from the position.
After meeting with the part-
time BSU director and then dis-
cussing the decision with her hus-
band, Langford took over the po-
sition as secretary-hostess of the
Panola College BSU.
However, several years later the
issue of hiring a full-time BSU di-
rector and terminating the position
of secretary-hostess arose.
"Students begged me to apply
for the position," said Langford,
"but because of my lack of semi-
nary and college education I clidn't
get the job."
Instead, the Rev. Freddy Mason
took over as director.
Not long after Mason became
director, did it become evident that
he was going to need some help
with his position.
"It wasn't long after I lost my
position as secretary-hostess when
my church served the meal for the
BSU luncheon. I asked if I could
help out and when I came up to
the BSU, Freddy asked if I could
help out on a full-time basis," she
said.
"My husband and I discussed it
and he said he thought it would be
good for me to help out. So, I said
yes and have been serving since,"
said Langford.
Even though preparing food for
50-plus students hasn't always
been the easiest job, Langford
wouldn't have it any other way.
"I missed it when I was gone,"
said Langford. "I have recieved lots
of blessings from being with the
students and being a part of their
lives."
Kristie Sheffstall
BSU’s Carol Langford always has a smile for Panola students.
ExCel students attend leadership conference
by Kim Carpenter
Staff writer
COLLEGE STATION-Re-
cently ExCel members traveled to
Texas A&M for the Southwestern
Black Student Leadership Confer-
ence.
The theme of the conference
was "The Foundation of the Past is
Laid... Will the Pillars of Today Sup-
port the Roof of Tomorrow?"
Representative members in-
cluded Shenna Rougley, Naquista
Arps, Jessica Procter, Dana
Howard, Tanya Hymes, and Kim-
berly Carpenter. Representative
colleges throughout the South
west attended.
Thursday
night enter-
tainment
was pro-
vided by
Reg E.
Gaines,
poet, lec-
turer, direc-
tor and pro-
ducer. He
vided a forum where African
American students could assemble
the convention.
Representatives from major
companies
such as State
Farm, Deloitte
& Touche LLP
and Abbott
Laboratories
attended.
Friday's
keynote
speaker was
USA TODAY
Columnist Bar-
ducer ne , Courtesy Photo
ExCel representatives from Panola that attended the conference.
performed
various poems and skits. and address the problems and con- bara Reynolds.
Students attended workshops cerns facing the black community. She spoke about the role of lead-
and seminars. The seminars pro- Also a job fair was held during ership and commitment each stu
dent must take in their schools
and communities.
Saturday's speaker was Dr.
James Anderson of North Caro-
lina State University. His speech
encouraged students to be the
next Martin Luther King Jr. or
Barbara Jordan.
"Why are we waiting for an-
other Martin Luther King?" said
Anderson. "When a potential
King is sitting in this audience."
A banquet was held Saturday
nightat the Hilton Hotel.
Dr. Michael Dyson of the Uni-
versity of North Carolina at
See CONFERENCE, page 8.
Future plans
made by CSO
by Gina Sue Rogers
Staff Writer
The Catholic Student Organi-
zation held a meeting December
15 in the Panola College Chapel.
The meeting was a "study-
break" during finals with refresh-
ments followed by Mass.
"This was a neat meeting,"
said sponsor Phyllis Reed.
CSO will meet Wednesday at
11:35 a.m. in the student center.
For more information about
the CSO contact Reed at 693-2005
or Tim Self at 693-2048.
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