Laredo Community College - Spur Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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0 X1 . Q xmdtulgdmla who THE SPLIR The once grassy land stretching between the Rio Grande and the Nueces cradled the U.S. cattle industry. The descendants of Spanish horses and cows escaped to this plain and multiplied, spilling great free herds of mustangs and longhorns even further northward. The original Laredoans, and others of the earliest civilized settlers, brought north their domesticated livestock and the know-how of cattle raising. Their language also furnished such words as chaps, corral, lariat, rancho and rodeo. Getting the yearbook going, clockwise from left to right: Francisco Pena, Editor, second semester, Pete Trevino and Nick Gaitanos, Photographers, Kenneth Sewell, Sponsor, Anthony Pena, first semester Editor, Yo- landa Rodriguez, Secretary, Rosendo Mendiola, Chief Typist, Thelma Martinez, Typist, Ramiro Martinez, Assistant, Charles Henry and Chacho Garcia, Artists. Others assisting included: Ive Puig and Paulino Galvan, Artists, Heberto Benavides, Beatriz Ramos, juan Pena, Theresa Rocha, Elva Reyna, Ofelia Vidaurri, Adelina Guerra, Hector Cuellar, Tristan Castaneda, Henry Ramirez, Alicia Reyna, Gracie Iacaman, Howard Ruhlman, Roberto Sanchez. X.

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V V Yolanda Rodriguez and Ptosendo Mendiola keep track of the number of students who j have had their pictures taken. 6 77 ff ZZ , if 5 Fernando Luna patiently awaits the little birdie. Are they decorating the Christmas tree or trying to take it apart? 7 l 1 l 1 Get left 5 1 SGIT 5 Phc Ant lan: I Me T Hel A Ott a lee Hel ft P l Vid Tri Rev e Rel

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STUDE T COUNCIL iiilii f . ' E1 ff.: V. 55:2 C E S l N lf ' f 'tif ,L 'f V:,. i I 50' 9 , . ' .ie The Student council helps maintain all student eetivi- Cantu, Secretarya M158 Elpha Lee West, Sponsors . s 5 ties, campus-Wide. From left above: Hector Lozanog Dora GOUZHICZQ HOWHICI P1Uhlff1HH3 Pf9S1dCHt5 Adflafla is Diana Utley: Margie Talamasg Derley Dilleyg Lulu L02-911103 SYIVI-3 BHITIIFGZS FfaHC1SC0 PC1135 Tflsfan 5 i Hinojosag Hector Cuellar, Sergeant-at-Armsg Minerva C339-Dedas Af1f01'110 Cf1Hd0- i on 4 After the oldest independent settlement in Texas was tion fo the Centralisfs Wh0 Controlled MGXICOS made fLaredo was neither a mission nor a presidioj, government. The Republic of the R10 Grande was Laredo citizens civilized tens of Indians. Thousands Created and the building below On San Augustin iff savages, however, ranged lhe afea klumg and Steal' Plaza became its capital. The Republic did not last ing. The government at Mexico City, even after Mexi- lon but Soon Laredo W S 05.6 el to become a City co Won her independence from Spain, rarely sent help f g' , a p 1 V y h th 0 to Laredoans. In 1889-after unrelieved Indian depre- O Texas and the Umted States and to ave e Cue dations-Laredo joined Mexican F ederalists in opposi- Strength Of fhell' g0VCfI1IHSI1tS- aa: becc Cap of 1 Vipis. ix In J that I ,s ssss ig I r 2 l af v o s i . from ' l I Craw 1 thel Q p s up p Col, i V l l I 1 l