The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, February 20, 1995 Page: 3 of 6
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The Pony Express - 3
Faculty recital planned
Monday in Carthage
Enjoy an evening of musical
entertainment on Monday Febru-
ary 27, 1995 when the Fine Arts
Department at Panola College
hosts a faculty recital featuring
two of its music instructors.
Leslie Dutton-Alien, soprano
and Karen McBee, pianist will
perform at 7:30 p.m. in Q.M. Mar-
tin Auditorium on the Carthage
campus.
The evening program will fea-
ture keyboard selections by
Scarlatti, Ravel and Chopin and
vocal pieces by composers Mozart
and Schubert as well as arrange-
ments of several spirituals.
Allen has performed in many
voice recitals and in featured roles
in Sour Angelica and Fiddler on the
Roof. She was soloist in the USIS
Department Tour to Mexico City
in 1994.
Recent performances include
soprano soloist in Handel's Mes-
siah and in the ETSU Feast of Car-
ols. Allen has performed as a cho-
rister in major works with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, East
Texas Symphony Orchestra and
the North East Texas Symphony
Orchestra.
Allen received a Bachelor of
Music in piano performance/
pedagogy from East Texas State
University in 1992. Her Master of
Music is also from ETSU with an
emphasis in choral conducting
and voice. While completing this
degree, she served as graduate
conducting assistant to William
Gorham.
Allen joined the faculty at
Panola College in the fall of 1994
as voice instructor. She is also
employed by UT-Tyler as an ac-
companist and maintains a pri-
vate piano/voice studio.
McBee joined the faculty of
Panola College as piano instruc-
tor in 1989. She holds degrees
from East Texas Baptist Univer-
sity and the University of Texas
at San Antonio.
Most recently she completed a
doctorate in piano performance
at the University of Missouri-
Kansas City, Conservatory of
Music. At the Conservatory,
McBee studied piano with Rich-
ard Cass, artist-in-residence and
taught piano as a graduate teach-
ing assistant.
In addition to her responsi-
bilities at Panola College, McBee
serves on the executive board of
the Texas Society for Music
Theory and is the past president
of the Greater Marshall Music
Teachers Association. She also is
an active member of the Carthage
Music Club.
The public is invited to the
February 27th performance at
Panola College.
Change no stranger to Ben Grant
by Berri O’Neal
Express Writer
MARSHALL - Sitting at a table at Neeley's Brown Pig, it's hard to
picture the man in the jeans dressed in the robes of a judge.
However, you soon realize the unassuming demeanor disguises
a quick mind and sharp wit that is witnessed in his works.
Judge Ben Z. Grant, Panola College Class of 1959, is a justice on
the Court of Appeals for the Sixth District in Texarkana.
When not pondering the heavy matters of law and justice, he
finds time to escape through writing plays... novels... children's
books ... whatever.
"Plays are easier to write," he said. "Dialogue comes easier and
you can gage your audience's reaction better."
Grant has written three plays: The Kingfish, from hardscrabble, and
Sage of the Sabine - the Strife and Times oflssac Van Zandt.
The Kingfish was co-authored with Larry L. King and played
off-Broadway in New York, in Washington D. C., Austin, New
Orleans and other cities in Louisiana and Texas.
"I met Larry King in New York when he was working on Best
Littlewhore House in Texas," Grant said. "I threw the idea of the play
to him, came home and wrote the first act, then the second act and
he took it from here."
The play centers on the life of Huey B. Long, former governor
of Louisiana.
"Larry directed the Washington production," he said.
The play then moved to the John Houseman Theatre in New
York for a five-week run.
Grant said that the play was drawing good audiences until it
closed.
"Looking back, I see what we did wrong," Grant said. "We put
all the money in advertising and did have enough left to pay the
Grant's plays carry an East Texas or southern flavor from
hardscrabble, a two-act play, is set
in rural East Texas. It has been
produced by East Texas Baptist
University and Panola College,
among others.
The production played to sold
out audiences at Panola in 1990.
The theme of the play is
change and how people feel
about it.
"We have a built in resistance
to change," Grant said. "It's just
human nature. However, I think
young people are better at ac-
cepting it than others."
Grant said the play also points
out that "the older we get the
more entrenched we are" in our
beliefs.
"Our resistance to change is not always logical," he said. This is
pointed out in the play.
Grant's third play is about Marshall's Issac Van Zandt. He has
also penned a one-act play, Boa, that was recently produced at
Stephen F. Austin State University.
Besides plays, Grant has written a children's book, The Last
Dragon. He has also written a novel, The Wolf Has No Pillow, set in
Scotland in the 1790's. A second novel, Trouble Walks North, is about
half finished.
Grant will be the featured speaker at the alumni luncheon at 1
p.m. Saturday. He also plans to attend the productions of from
hardscrabble.
Cheerleader applications now available
Medical records, other
programs considered
by Amanda Marr
Express Writer
Expanded vocational pro-
grams at Panola could possibly
include a medical records tech-
nology program in the near fu-
ture.
The Panola College board of
trustees recently approved the
proposal for a technology train-
ing program. But because state
funding is two years away, the
board may delay start- up if the
state wins approval.
The medical records technol-
ogy program would be a two-
year program, with graduates
earning an associates degree in
applied arts and sciences.
Through this program and a
combination of specific courses,
graduates would be eligible to
take the American Health Infor-
mation Association certification
exam.
It will be September 1997 be-
See BOARD, page 4
by Amanda Man-
Express Writer
Panola Cheerleader tryouts are
scheduled for April 29.
Tryouts are open to high
school seniors and college fresh-
men. The minimum GPA for col-
lege students is a 2.0. Both high
school and college applicants
must submit transcripts.
Three letters of recommenda-
tion must be supplied along with
an application. All information
must be received before the April
3 deadline.
Some new requirements have
been added, while the general
skills are still prerequisites.
All applicants must attend one
of the scheduled workdays to
learn the tryout material.
"Teaching the tryout material
at the workdays is a great idea,"
said Freshman Heather Brown.
"It gives everyone a chance to re-
ally learn the material and perfect
it."
On Senior Day, April 12, at 1
p.m. In the Physical Education
Gym, a work session will be held.
The second workday will be held
in Johnson Gym Saturday, April
29, beginning at 9 a.m.
The squad is leaning toward co
-ed status; therefore, the skills will
vary in difficulty level.
Males and females will be re-
quired to perform sharp cheer
motions, dance motions, jumps,
stunts and gymnastics.
Prospective cheerleaders may
bring their own stunt partners.
However, they must also stunt
with Panola Cheerleaders.
Males are required to do a pike,
while females are required to do a
herkie. Both must have a toe-
touch.
Male applicants must have a
standing back while a round- off
back hand- spring is mandatory
for females.
Applicants will also be inter-
viewed.
Judges are chosen from one or
more of the following areas: former
Panola cheerleaders, qualified
cheerleader coaches and profes-
sionals in the industry.
"As a member of the squad, I
believe the Panola Cheerleading,
program is one of outstanding cre-
dentials. I encourage anyone in-
terested to try out." said Michele
Laenger, a current freshman mem-'
ber.
A limited number of scholar-
ships are availableN These are
based on need, academic perfor-
mance, cheerleading activity and
conduct. Scholarships can include
tuition, fees, books and dorm
room. If a cheerleaders chooses to
live in a dorm, he/she must pay for
a meal ticket.
For an application, or addi-
tional information contact Brenda
Allums Panola Cheerleader spon-
sor, at 693-2042.
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The Pony Express (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, February 20, 1995, newspaper, February 20, 1995; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth591942/m1/3/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.