Written by history students at Gary High School, Gary, Texas, this issue includes two articles relevant to East Texas history. "Mission Dolores and Jim Corbin," (Moss Heaton and others) is a summary of material presented by Professor James Corbin about the early Spanish presence in East Texas. The first attempt at setting up a mission was in 1690 but that establishment did not survive. The Spanish were ostensibly interested in saving the Indians through Christianity, but fundamentally they did not want the territory to fall into the hands of the French. The second article, "The Joe Shields Hanging," (Moss Heaton and others) recounts the story of Joe shields a local legend in East Texas. The several versions of the events leading up to the hanging are told. In addition the murder trial and court records are reviewed. (BZ)