The Defender, Yearbook of Travis County Rural Schools: 1936

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Yearbook of rural public schools in Travis County including historical background, photos of administrators and students, and other photos of school life, athletics, clubs, and activities. This book includes schools representing the towns or communities of Manor, Pflugerville, Creedmoor, St. Elmo, Colorado, Esperanza, Garfield, Elroy, Honsby-Dunlap, Manchaca, Oak Hill, Richland, Bluff Springs, Carlson, Decker, Dry Creek, Fiskville, Gregg, Lund, Kimbro, Littig, Maha, Merrilltown, New Sweden, Pilot Knob, Pecan Springs, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Valley, Rose Hill, Sprinkle, Summitt, Schiller, Teck, Bee Cave, Brewton Spring, Cypress, Cedar Valley, Cox Springs, Cottonwood, Carl, Fairview, Eanes, Hayne Flat, Hamilton Pool, Oak Grove, Pleasant Grove, … continued below

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[337] p. : ill., ports

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Travis County Public Schools 1936.

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Yearbook of rural public schools in Travis County including historical background, photos of administrators and students, and other photos of school life, athletics, clubs, and activities. This book includes schools representing the towns or communities of Manor, Pflugerville, Creedmoor, St. Elmo, Colorado, Esperanza, Garfield, Elroy, Honsby-Dunlap, Manchaca, Oak Hill, Richland, Bluff Springs, Carlson, Decker, Dry Creek, Fiskville, Gregg, Lund, Kimbro, Littig, Maha, Merrilltown, New Sweden, Pilot Knob, Pecan Springs, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Valley, Rose Hill, Sprinkle, Summitt, Schiller, Teck, Bee Cave, Brewton Spring, Cypress, Cedar Valley, Cox Springs, Cottonwood, Carl, Fairview, Eanes, Hayne Flat, Hamilton Pool, Oak Grove, Pleasant Grove, Prairie Hill, Nichols, the J. B. Norwood School, Round Mountain, Travis Peak, Turnerville, Webberville, and Willow Ranch.

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[337] p. : ill., ports

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Book contents: Foreword -- Dedication -- Administrative -- County Board -- County Officials -- County Views -- County Meet -- Mustang Chapter (Manor High School): Foreword // Introduction // School // Administration // Classes // Features // Organizations // Athletics // Humor -- The Campfire (Pflugerville, Texas): Foreword // Pflugerville History // Dedication // School // Administration // Classes // Features // Organizations // Athletics -- Creedmoor [School]: History // High School // Grammar School // Favorites // [Sports Teams & Organizations] -- St. Elmo [School]: Graduates // Lower Classes // Organizations -- Colorado [School]: History // Grades // Organizations // School Life -- Esperanza [School]: History // Classes // Grades // Organizations -- Garfield [School]: History // Classes // Grades // Clubs // School Life -- Elroy [School]: Classes // Grades // Clubs // History -- Hornsby-Dunlap [School]: History // Classes // School Life -- Manchaca School: Classes // School Life // History -- Oak Hill [School]: Classes // History // Grades 1-2-3 // School Life -- Richland [School]: History // Upper Classes // Under Classes // Clubs -- Bluff Springs School: 7th & 8th // Grammar Grades // 6 Horsemen // Parent Teachers Association // Community Life // School Life -- Carlson School: History // Grades // School Life -- Decker [School]: Classes // Organization // Then and Now // History -- Dry Creek School: Upper Classes // Groups // School Life -- Fiskville [School]: PTA // Seventh Grade // Primary Room // Clubs & Activities // School Life -- Gregg [School]: Classes // Clubs & School Life // History -- Lund [School]: History // In Memory // Classes // School Life -- Kimbro [School]: History // Grades // Clubs // School Life -- Littig School: Classes // School Life & History -- Maha [School]: History // Grades // Groups // School Life -- Merrilltown [School]: Dedication // Classes // Clubs // School Life -- New Sweden [School]: History // Classes //Clubs & School Life -- Pilot Knob [School]: History // Classes // School Life -- Pecan Springs [School]: Dedication // Grades // Clubs -- Pleasant Hill [School]: Grades // PTA & Girls 4-H Club -- Pleasant Valley [School]: Grades & Groups // History -- Rose Hill [School]: "We" // History -- Sprinkle [School] -- Summitt [School]: Seventh Grade & Parent-Teacher Association // Grades // School Life // School Activities -- Schiller [School]: School Life & History -- Teck School: History // Classes // Groups // School Life -- Bee Cave [School]: Classes // History -- Brewton Spring [School]: History -- Cypress [School]: School Life -- Cedar Valley [School] -- Cox Springs School -- Cottonwood [School] -- Carl [School] -- Fairview [School] -- Eanes [School]: History -- Hayne Flat [School]: Grades, Play Ground Ball & Graduates // History -- Hamilton Pool [School]: Grades // History -- Oak Grove [School] -- Pleasant Grove [School]: Groups // History -- Prairie Hill School: Groups // School Life -- Nichols [School]: History // School Life -- J. B. Norwood School -- Round Mountain [School] -- Travis Peak [School]: Students // History -- Turnerville [School]: History -- Webberville [School]: History -- Willow Ranch School: In Loving Memory // School Life -- Advertisements

"This Mustang Chapter Of Travis County Year Book '36 Compiled, Arranged, and Designed By The Students Of Manor High School. Manor, Texas" (p. [15])

"The Campfire of Pflugerville High School was copyrighted 1936" (p. [77]).

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Travis County Public Schools. The Defender, Yearbook of Travis County Rural Schools: 1936, yearbook, 1936; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1283454/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Travis County Historical Commission.

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