Laredo Community College - Spur Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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West Sponsor srdent Adnana Pena Tnstan rolled Merrcos ro Grande was San Auvustrrr hc drd not last obecome21Cll1 d to have llle L. K One century before Laredo changed a fort rnto a campus the Unrted States and Mexrco were Hghtrng a war to reassert Texas rndependence and rts rrght to become one of the Unrted States From 1846 to 1848 Capt Mrrabeau Bunoaparte Lamar and hrs company of Texas Mounted Volunteers held Laredo Seerng that the wrthdrawal of hrs troops at the end of the War would agarn leave Laredo crtrzens unprotected f1OIn deadly attacks of Indrans Lamar urged Gen Zachary Taylor to establrsh an army post here March 3 1849 was the begmnrng of that post named Camp Crawford for the Secretary of War In 1850 however the name was changed to Fort McIntosh to honor Lt Col james S McIntosh whose death m 1847 was caused from wounds he suffered at the Battle of wg. Mfr Molma del Rey The Indran menace seemrng les sened the Army abandoned Fort McIntosh rn 1858 but the followrng year two rnfantry companres re garrrsoned the place The US troops abandoned the fort on March 12 1861 to Laredos Confederate companres under the command of Col Santos Bena vrdes Federal forces drd not reoccupy Fort McIntosh untrl October 23 1865 srx months followrng Gen Robert E Lee s surrender A new fort was burlt then one half mrle south of the orrgrnal star shaped earth works whrch on a bluff had commanded the Paso de los Indros When the last world war ended the cavalry abandoned the post In 1947 Laredo unror College turned the barracks rnto classrooms and the arsenal rnto a homemakrng cottade

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vas es ustice at a e sent o e an o ,itizens sent to Jctnne wxy W 1 X AW in if Upper picture standing from eft M1re la Guajardo, Marta Ramirez, Nelda David Rosa Meza Mrs R1 cardo Reyna Sponsor Anlta Sa 1nas, Marta Mendiola, lose Ramos, joe Botello, Beatrice Alvarez, Tommy Kuykendall Connie Gass. Sitting- Marla Antonia Sandoval, Maria Teresa Rocha Ofelia Vidauri, Aurora Sanchez Beatrice Ramos, Alicia Gonzalez, Norma TEXAS STATE EDUCA '- lie +2 f, Sanchez Lower plcture aaove, standing Pedro u11oz, Erasmo Rodriguez, Reymundo Fernandez, Manuel Trevino, Raul Aguero, Felipe Rocha Carlos Gutierrez, Pedro Trevino, Antonio Trevino. Sitting Conrado Alvarado, Roberto Sanchez, Mrs. Carol Kotsis, Adelina Guerra, Sylvia Ramirez, Eulalia Al- varez. Tl N ASSOCIATIO . - 4.-if , ' ffqifgf-' uri-scam. wr S7 ' W V! ' X VX ,xfsa,9s,zN,mM4 ,foggy ,sw Oflicers of the future teachers club examine - modern building located on or near the site of Texas' Hrst school. From left: Alfredo Monte- mayor, parliamentarian, Armandina de los San- tos, president, Candy Guarjardo, secretary, Icilinojosa, treasurer, Hector Lozano, vice-pres1- ent. A f-N rf QXW' f f Q. y-4 mam-rfaeffff .-,Maw-.,,.- ' ,,-v. N-., -.aww , ,,,, .ffff4 X V X - 2 ,N ,. X ' 'f vt W f f 7, , is. K. ,sigh Q- 3-.. X' ' '- , . X X, , s f, gwgg ,..,:q ka. ,. figsgre: 1 . t. XR,,N, ,w, -X 1 D., -.,r--. Za.. X f X J' ' f Z 1 'W it ' W 7 W 1 X wx ., .,,,, Q. i X X Q, va zz K!! 1 4 0 Z +2 Marg 5 wi x X , X x ..',i V . 1 vis- ,- Q . .V ,g S his .W,H. ' S A X X-iyf ' Wi? X A lf , 5-rw . my Z f ,,'. 'C li T' , x mff' . s. Af f' 45..- Q . 2 1.6 Xx ,,, , . , , H .,,' X QS. f Q raw qi, ,. X ,g qu-, Y ,,, f .1 ,,,N,,. ..., -,-My 5 T WM. N M x X i ri ff X L2 I A Y Q N it ,,, V ' 1 A 1 K l , 51, ,, f :HH V L, ll ,,,. . r . ,.,,,x--..