Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Funeral program for Lillian Brown Mitchell, born March 11, 1919 and died December 18, 1996. The funeral was held December 21, 1996 at New Light Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. J. S. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and she was buried in Gates of Heaven Memorial Gardens in San Antonio, Texas.

Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1995-1996 school year.

Funeral program for Mrs. Joyce P. Galloway, born January 15, 1929 and died December 15, 1996. The funeral was held December 19, 1996 at Jacob's Chapel United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Howard Mims. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton Paradise Funeral Home and she was buried in Gates of Heaven Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from Rosemary Taylor to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. thanking them for donating blankets to the Children's Shelter of San Antonio.

Letter from Donna Muslin to Barbara Lawrence inviting the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. to participate in a charity shopping day at the J. C. Penney store. Muslin would like members of the chapter to sell $5 tickets to the event, with the chapter keeping the proceeds. The body of the letter is a form letter, but Muslin also wrote a brief personal note to Lawrence.

Funeral program for Jo Etta Johns Bryant, born June 26, 1919 and died December 9, 1996. The funeral was held December 14, 1996 at New Light Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. J. S. Smith. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park.

Letter from Milt McFarland to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for donating blankets to the Christian Assistance Ministry.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Funeral program for Mrs. Betty June Rogers. born January 4, 1905 and died December 6, 1996. The funeral was held Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at West End Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Glen P. Taylor. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton's Paradise Funeral Home and she was buried in Southern Memorial Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Letter from Joyce H. Coleman to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for donating blankets to Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. to provide at their women's shelter.

Letter from William P. Burns to Barbara Lawrence thanking the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. for donating blankets to the SAMM Center's "Blankets of Hope" project to minister to the homeless.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Monthly student newspaper from St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Letter from Patricia Russell-McCloud to chapter presidents of The Links, Inc. informing members that the national offices of The Links, Inc. and The Links Foundation will undergo reorganizations at the beginning of the new year in 1997. Consequently, members trying to contact the offices, especially the human resources department, may experience delays. Also, as a result of the reorganization, many positions in the national offices will open and Links' members from all chapters are encouraged to apply.

This study was conducted to examine the problem of attrition from a public middle school foreign language enrichment program by students who were admitted on the basis of superior grades, test scores, and recommendations from their teachers, counselors, and parents. The study took place in inner-city San Antonio and involves Latino sixth and seventh graders from mostly low-income families. Literature pertaining to school choice options, education of Latino students, and student attrition was reviewed. Research questions pertained to the differences in characteristics of students staying in the program and leaving it and in the reasons students gave for their decisions to stay or leave. In addition, the efficacy of an existing student attrition model, modified for this study, was tested for organizing data. Data sources included surveys of students and teachers, interviews with administrators and counselors, and school records. Logit regression analysis revealed two factors linked to student persistence in the program to be significant to the .01 level: student involvement in the initial decision to apply to the program, and the presence of a student's best friend at the school the student attended. A third variable approached significance (at the . 10 level): the student's score on the math …

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Biweekly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Funeral program for Sis. Ethel Harrell , born November 12, 1918 and died in March, 1996. The funeral was held March 22, 1996 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Claude Wm. Black, Jr.. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort San Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Funeral program for Mrs. Willie Mae Collins Duncan, born June 13, 1903 and died November 15, 1996. The funeral was held November 22, 1996 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend Robert Jemerson. The funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and she was buried in Southern Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.

Memorandum from Joan Parmenter to Barbara Lawrence confirming an order of blankets for the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. More blankets are available through The Links' National Headquarters for a price of $10.00 per blanket.

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Agenda for the November 11, 1996 meeting of the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. Items for discussion include the chapter's correspondence, treasury reports, committee reports, and current business. Included is a list of recent correspondence.