The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 5, 1995 Page: 3 of 8
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The Pony Express - 3
Panola student receives recognition
by Suzanne Jamar
Express Editor
Not only does Panola College
Sophomore Dana Howard per-
form for students but she also
participates in events community
wide.
Recently Howard was named
Ms. Courtesy Club during the
Carthage Courtesy Club Beauty
Pageant.
"The Carthage Courtesy Club
was established by the Reverend
Leo Graves in 1992," said
Howard.
Each year since this time, The
Carthage Courtesy Club has held
a beauty pageant.
"Wanda Gaines, coordinator of
the pageant told me about this
event and asked if I would like to
participate in it," said Howard.
This competition includes
three divisions, Princess, Duchess
and Queen.
Howard participated and won
in the Queen division. Howard
competed against five other par-
ticipants in the Queens category
and won.
As a participant, Howard had
to compete in three areas, includ-
ing a casual wear competition, a
talent performance and a formal
wear exhibition.
"For my talent, I performed a
dramatic interpretation of the
poem, The Welcome Table," said
Howard.
She also had to sell ads and par-
ticipate in extra events for this
event.
"I sold 10 ads," said Howard.
"However, since I am not from
Carthage it was real hard for me to
sell them."
Howard said that she thor-
oughly enjoyed the pageant.
"It was my first time being in a
pageant therefore it was a real
learning experience," she said.
"Everyone that participated were
all really nice and friendly."
Howard also said that she
would definitely participate in
other pageants if she was ever of-
fered the opportunity.
"Just as long as the pageant
doesn't include a bathing suit com-
petition I would definitely look
into competing in it," said Howard.
As winner of the pageant and
being Ms. Courtesy Club, Howard
was awarded a scholarship.
"I'm not sure how must the
scholarship is worth, but I will be
notified later with all the details,"
she said.
Howard is a 1994 Garrison High
School graduate. She participates
in a number of activities on cam-
pus, including the Panola College
Theater Department, Phi Theta
Kappa, Excel Club B.S.M., Gospel
Choir and Delta Psi Omega.
After graduating from Panola,
Howard plans to attend University
of Texas in Austin, with a major in
business.
■■■-JlH
by Laurie Moses
•
Breaking the monotony of
studying, tests and lectures is not
easy* But occassionally some-
thing happens on campus that
really causes students and teach-
ers alike to stop and have a much
needed chuckle*
According to History and So-
ciology Instructor Joe Hough, one
of the funniest things that ever
happened in his classroom was
something a student wrote in a
history paper*
"A girl wrote one time on
women's sufferage," said Hough,
"she finished by saying that she
thought it was"high time the!
Wpprien stopped suffering'/'
English Instructor Mary Nell i
King also'received an interesting
story In a narrative essay* The girl
wrote that after she and her
friends left a resturant in Dallas
they were accosted by a "hairy
Christian" <of course, she meant
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Art Instructor Ann Boland's
story was not very funny at the
time* She was pulling down the
overhead projector screen when
it fell onto her head causing her
to have to have four stitches*
"It was quite an experience,"
said Boland, "But it got their (the
students) attention and kept them
focused*"
History Instructor Bill Q 'Neal i
says that one of his funniest sto-
: ties happened several years ago
when his class was making a si-
lent movie in TimpsOn,
" The dimax was tying the
heroine to the railroad tracks/
said O "Neal, "But about file time
we got her tied up, a train really
did come along "
According to Theatre Instruc-
tor Liz Hedges, one of the funni-
est things that happened in the
Drama Department was when iti
started to rain cluring a perfor-
mance and the roof leaked on the
college president's wife's head*
| ^Psychology Instructor Dorothy
Bramblett says that her funniest ex-
perience happened to her as a stu-i
dent here on campus,
"I met my husband here in;a
;hiad done a demonsfration speech,
and as he was walking out, he
turned around with his. Skis, and;
knocked me down"
j Journalism Instructor; Brenda;
;
phonecalls o verthe yearsbut none
as strange as the time a woman
calied and. asked to talk to the
gynecology department* .Allums
; told her that'• fisere; was none and
i the nursing department* The
woman told Allums that she had
been to the gynocology depari-
rifent•justithie week before*
When Allums asked what they
had done; there; the woman re-
plied, "I had my hair fixed*"
; * To Inglish/Spanish Instructor
Lillian Cook, one of the funniest
things that happened in her class
was when a student fell asleep in
her class and she let hlmsleep right
on through into fire next class*
Math Instructor Karon O'Neal
says that one of her oddest experi-
ences occured /when; shife. taught in
b hs tool.
"I was being evaluated/ said
row just got up and went to my
desk and got a band-aid, and then
;|!!||
! £ According to Math Instructor
Chris Blair, the funniest thing a stu-
dent ever said ip; her happened
when she taught Biology. While
they were .dissecting!- worms, she
told the students that the worms
:%re: bfeymmefrical arid s student
;asked if die worms were bji-Sexuai
Charles Haynie
Panola College Sophomore Dana Howard was recently awarded
Ms. Courtesy Club. Howard is an active participant in many col-
lege and community-wide activities.
Student organization
under development
by Hemali Patel to know each other," said Phyllis
Staff Writer Reed, the director of this organi-
zation.
A new organization is in the
process of becoming a club at
Panola College. The Catholic Stu-
dent Organization is aiming to
become an official organization
on Panola campus starting in the
spring.
The first organizational meet-
ing for this organization was held
on November 15, 1995. This
meeting was basically held to see
how many students are interested
in forming this organization.
"We wanted to start by getting
According to Reed, many stu-
dents attended the meeting and
showed an interest in the forma-
tion of this organization and have
decided to have another meeting
in December.
Once established, they plan to
write a constitution stating the
purpose and goals of the organi-
zation.
Local priest, Father Ben Smilie,
is supporting the organization
and plans to participate in its ac-
tivities.
Preventative measures offered for college students against violent crimes
by Kim Carpenter
Staff writer
Violent crime is on the rise in
the country.
However, there are several
simple preventative measures in-
dividuals can take in order to pre-
vent from becoming a victim to
these crimes.
A preventative measure for
people that live alone is using
only initials on mailboxes and in
telephone listings. This can de-
crease assualt. Outside lights
should be left on and one or more
room lights should be left on
time and if your are fumbling
with your keys you are a target,"
said Carthage Karate Instructor
Gene Riggs.
around the car in front of you to
prevent carjackings. Cars should
be parked in well lighted areas.
case of an emergency.
If you must walk at night you
should travel in groups.
while leaving your dorm room or . Also while stopped at traffic According to Riggs everyone
house. lights allow enough space to drive should travel with a car phone in
Anyone driving must never
pick up hitch hikers. While ap-
proaching your car in a parking
lot, visually scan the the area and
under the vehicle. Keep doors
locked at all times and always
have you keys ready to unlock the
car.
"You should have your keys
ready when you enter your car.
An attacker waits for the right
"Students should walk in
groups of three or four at night,"
said Brent Gee, campus police
chief.
Pepper spray or mace can be
carried for self protection. It can
be obtained from various pawn
shops, army navy shops and/or
gun shops.
"Pepper spray is a good self
protection devise to carry," said
Gee. The active ingredient is
cayene pepper and it does not re-
quire you to be close to the at-
tacker.
But, according to Riggs, you
should be prepared to use it in the
event of an attack.
"Many people carry mace, but
they are not prepared to use it," he
said.
If a person is physically or sexu-
ally assaulted on campus the
school police should be notified
immediately or call 911. Currently
there have not been any assaults
reported at Panola College.
Karate is the best martial art for
self protection.
"It is designed to maim or kill *
your attacker," said Riggs. "It's'
goal is to incapacitate the attacker
and then be able to escape."
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The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 5, 1995, newspaper, December 5, 1995; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591787/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.