Plans Announced for Colegio Jacinto Trevino in Mercedes 1970-12-03

Jacinto Trevino College is the name of a new educational initiative, funded by a planning grant from the federal government, the Zale Foundation of Dallas, and the Mary Immaculate Order of Houston. The college is housed in the historic Dr. Webb landmark home at Third and Missouri. The historic building is leased from the Knapp brothers, who also own Knapp Chevrolet. While no official announcements have been made regarding the schools educational goals, a spokesman confirmed that a press conference is scheduled soon to provide further details.

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Colegio Faculty and Students Meet with City Commission 1970-12-10

Members of the faculty and students of recently established Colegio Jacinto Trevino met with City Commissions and a full Commission room to describe their educational activities and goals. According to the Colegio speakers the college provides internships for Antioch Graduate School Masters degree candidates. The internship program provides new approaches to the education of Mexican-American students at primary secondary and undergraduate levels. Additionally the program provides classes which prepare drop-outs to obtain their General Equivalency Diplomas.

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Baptist Preacher Accuses Colegio of Being MAYO Front 1971-01-07

Reverend Sumerlin Accuses Colegio Jacinto Trevino vice president Aurelio Montemayor of supporting controversial goals of MAYO (Mexican American Youth Organization). The Reverend offers free copies of a paper telling the real purpose of MAYO and citing The Peoples World which exposes the ultimate goals of the organization.

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Dr John Plakos Speaks at Colegio on Bilingual Education 1971-01-14

John Plankos of Fort Worth Texas director of National Consortium on Bilingual Education Texas spoke to students at Colegio Jacinto Trevino. Mr Plankos is a leading authority on bilingual education in primary and secondary levels and has spoken at many national conferences.

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Baptist Preacher Accuses Colegio of Supporting Succession 1971-01-14

Church sponsored article - Reverend Sumerlin quotes an article in the Peoples World which states that Narciso Aleman president of Colegio Jacinto Trevino is one of the original founders of MAYO and seeks to implement El Plan de Aztlan which calls for the 5 Southwestern states to secede and form a separate nation.

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Baptist Preacher Accuses Colegio of Communism 1971-01-28

Reverend Sumerlin supports his accusations against Colegio Jacinto Trevino president with information published in The Peoples World and other militant publications. Sumerlin vehemently objects to granting public money to support the Colegio Jacinto Trevino and its goals and accuses the college of being evasive and dishonest about their militant intentions.

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Colegio Jacinto Trevino Announces Open House 1971-02-04

Dr. Leonard Menta announced a public open house for the new college on Sunday February 1. The invitation stated that “this event signifies to us at Jacinto Trevino College and to the entire American community a time of informally sharing the rewards achieved through people of all ethnic and social background.

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Baptist Preacher Criticizes Colegio MAYO Affiliation 1971-02-04

Church sponsored article - Baptist minister Reverend Sumerlin describes reading a college handbook which declared that all colleges should be socialist institutions. He implies that Colegio Jacinto Trevino adheres to this philosophy. He wrote to the Department of Health Education and Welfare to question their funding of Colegio but has not yet received a reply.

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Colegio Jacinto Trevino Open House Attracts Crowd 1971-02-18

The recently opened Colegio Jacinto Trevino held its first Open House, attracting a sizable crowd for a day filled with inspiring speeches and entertainment. The event featured notable speakers, including Carlos Guerra, national president of MAYO - Mexican American Youth Organization; Antonio Orendain - representative from the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, Mayor Adan Cantu and Narcisco Aleman the college administrator. Entertainment highlights included musical and theatrical performances that celebrated Hispanic culture.

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Ladies Auxiliary Questions Government Funding of Colegio 1971-02-18

Seventeen ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary met and voted to write Elliot Richardson Department of Health Education and Welfare. Their letter requested information on what Colegio Jacinto Trevino stands for and how the federal funds allocated to it will be utilized.

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Colegio Has Important Visitor from Antioch Main Campus 1971-03-04

Dr. Robert Piper, Dean of Graduate Studies at Antioch College, visited Colegio Jacinto Trevino on Wednesday to engage in discussions with both staff and students. Colegio Jacinto Trevino is a branch of Antioch College. Later in the week, Dr. Piper, accompanied by a group of students, will travel to San Antonio to meet with the president and vice president of Antioch. Following that, they will head to Austin for meetings with officials from the Texas Education Agency and Valley legislators.

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Baptist Preacher Accuses Colegio of Destroying Nation 1971-03-04

In a paid announcement the Baptist minister accuses the college leaders of attempting to establish the Plan of Aztlan which would make an independent nation out of the 5 Southwestern states. The minister has been outspoken in his opposition to the college since it was founded in Mercedes.

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Servicemens Letter Shows Interest in Colegio 1971-03-04

Serviceman Guadalupe Betancourt writes that Colegio may provide valuable services to soldiers serving in Vietnam. He points out that current college offerings in the lower RGV are limited.

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New York Times Article on Colegio 1971-03-15

Summary of early efforts to establish Colegio Jacinto Trevino while battling local oppostition led by Reverand Summerlin

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Letter to Editor From Eddie Howell Defending Colegio 1971-04-01

Letter to the editor from Eddie Howell defending Colegio Jacinto Trevino against Reverend Sumerlins accusations. Howell states that there are all black colleges therefore there should not be opposition to al all chicano college and points out that a repressed minority is obligated to rebel against the established powers.

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Letter to Editor From Reverend Sumerlin Criticizing Colegio 1971-04-08

Letter to the editor from Reverend Sumerlin responding to previous letter from Eddie Howell. Sumerlin continues to state his reasons for opposing the college accusing Colegio Jacinto Trevino of trying to destroy democracy and emphasizing his opposition to granting public money to the college.

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Grant Approved 12 to 1 Preacher Dissents 1971-04-22

$200000 grant for Jacinto Trevino College overwhelmingly approved by the Office of Economic Opportunity. The vote was 12 out of 11 the only dissenter was Reverend O.W. Sumerlin. The substantial grant will provide needed resources for the college to expand and increase resources.

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Colegio to Host Conference for Experimental Colleges 1971-08-12

Colegio Jacinto Trevino to host National Conference for the Union of Experimenting Colleges and Universities at the Mercedes memorial Library. The union is a consortium of colleges involving in developing the concept of a University without Walls.

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Colegio Sponsors Discussions on Migrants 1971-10-14

The topic of the Colegio Jacinto Trevino will sponsor US Congressional testimony at the Mercedes Civic Center on migrants. The hearing will be at the Mercedes Civic Center and is co-sponsored by several organizations including Colegio Jacinto Trevino and the Interstate Research group and the Center for Community Change.

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Colegio Plans $1000000 Pyramid of Chicano Culture 1971-12-30

Colegio Jacinto Trevino administrator Narciso Aleman speaks to Mercedes city commissioners and urban planning board about a proposal to build a 1 million dollar Pyramid of the Sun in Mercedes. The pyramid would be 100 feet tall seat 8000 persons and would preserve Chicano Culture according to Aleman. Longtime critic Reverend Sumerlin asked for permission to speak before any decision was made. However Mayor Cantu informed him that no decision would be made at the meeting.

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Colegio Proposes Pyramid Honoring Chicano Culture 1972-01-06

Jacinto Trevino Construction Talked - Jacinto Trevino College administrators met with the Mercedes Urban Renewal executive director and city council to discuss their plan to build a million dollar “Pyramid of the Sun for its education headquarters. They proposed to build the structure as part of the Urban Renewal program on North Ohio Street in Mercedes.

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Baptist Preacher Requests Citizen Input on Pyramid 1972-01-06

The local Baptist minister requests that local constituents be allocated 40 minutes of time to present information any city commission meetings where the Urban Renewal agency discussed proposals made by Jacinto Trevino to build the Pyramid of the Sun

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Ladies Auxiliary Concerned about Pyramid of the Sun 1972-01-27

The topic of the recent American Legion Auxiliary meeting was National Legislation and Security. During the meeting the ladies discussed security issues and read a letter concerning the proposed construction of Colegio Jacinto Trevino Pyramid of the Sun.

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Colegio Sponsors Summer Childrens Program 1973-08-02

Colegio Jacinto Trevino summer school childrens program celebrates end of the program with a Pinata Party at the colegio. The college provided a educational and fun summer program for the children of Mercedes. Children and their parents and siblings attended the party.

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Former Home of Colegio Jacinto Trevino Burns Down 1977-04-13

Photo and byline: Landmark burns -- For more than 70 years she stood but a fire last Saturday morning has spelled the end for this Mercedes landmark. The structure built in 1905 by ALIG was used as a rooming house for their engineers was later sold to Dr Charles Buck and was best known as the Buck home. Latest usage was that of Colegio Jacinto Trevino in the early 1970s. Knapp says the building will now be torn down and the lot cleared.

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Year Old Landmark Colegio Building Burned Down Colegio Building Scheduled for Demolition 1977-09-08

Former Mayor Adan Cantu spoke at City Commision meeting that the former Colegio Jacinto Trevino building should be condemned and torn down due to the structure could be a danger. Commissioners agreed to take up the matter.

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Demolished 1977-11-23

Photo and byline: And now its gone - Demolition took just a few short days once began last week on this Mercedes landmark. Gutted by fire last April the structure was judged to be beyond repair. Originally built in 1905 as a rooming house for engineers it was later sold to Dr Charles Buck and was known as the Buck home. Latest tenant was Colegio Jacinto Trevino several years ago.

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Garcia Spoke at Colegio Jacinto Trevino 2006-12-31

G. G. Garcia recalls: The late Baptist Reverend W. Sumerlin daily excoriated Colegio for being a hotbed for Chicano activists. -- Communists - was the term he used to describe them. As a conservative Republican I was anathema to the ultra-liberal ideologues of the college. The speaking engagement would be confrontational. Like Daniel I was walking into the lions den.They would not attack the incumbent Texas State Senator Jim Bates a Democrat. He was too glib in both languages. State Representative Raul Longoria also a democrat hardly ever showed his face during the campaign. He was using the phantom strategy - You cannot attack what you dont see. Ricardo Molina the third party candidate was running on the Raza Unida ticket. He was one of them. So I was it. I took them on one against many. I walked out feeling I had earned their respect.

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