The Classroom Book Collection in the Eanes History
Center Library contains books that are typical of the books that were in
the classroom library of the Eanes County Rural School. The books in
this collection were published between the 1880's and the 1960's.

"The Classroom Library in the Rural School" *
In the rural schools such as Eanes County School, a
classroom had it's own library of books for "free reading" when, during
the school day, there was a few minutes after lessons and assignments
were finished to get a favorite book from the bookcase to read. Series
books, such as Tom Swift and His Jetmarine (1951), or Laura Hope's books, such as the Bobbsey Twins (1940) were always popular. There were books of adventure, such as Adrift on the Ice-Pan (1909), books about animals, like (1938), and biographies, Boy's Life of Abraham Lincoln (The Yearling 1933) and history, such as Young People's History of the World for the Past 100 Years (published in 1902!)
The Eanes History Center Library has the set The Book of
Knowledge--A Children's Encyclopedia in 19 volumes (1918), that was the
"reference library" of the Eanes Rural School for several decades. It
was not until well into the 1950's when the Eanes Elementary County
School added more classrooms that a central library for the school was
established.
Even today, when every school has a large central library
filled with wonderful books, every classroom still has a quiet corner
with a book collection where a child can fill his "free" moments with
fun reading.
* Taken from the article written in the Eanes
History Center for publication in the Westbank Picayune, Distinct
Section, August 30, 1996.
Classroom Library Collection
Alden, Raymond: Why the Chimes Rang, and Other Stories. 1906, 1945.
Aldis, Dorothy: All Together. A Child's Treasury of Verse. nd
Aldrich, Bess: The Rim of the Prairie. 1925.
Aldrich, Janet: The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills. l9l4
Alger, Horatio: Helping Himself. nd
Allen, Captain Quincy: The Outdoor Chums in the Forest. 1911
American Red Cross First Aid Text Book. 1936
Appel, David: Comanche. 1951
Appleton, Victor: Tom Swift and His Jetmarine. 1951
Appleton, Victor: Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout. 1914
Barton, Mary Hollis: Three Girl Chums at Laurel Hall or The Mystery
of the School by the Lake. 1926
The Beautiful Garment and Other Stories. 1927
Bee, Clair: Freshman Quarterback. 1951
Bee, Clair: A Pass and a Prayer. 1951
Bee, Clair: Pay-Off Pitch. 1958
Bee, Clair: Touchdown Pass. 1948
Bee, Clair: Triple-Threat Trouble. 1960
Benson, Sally: Junior Miss. 1941
Bowen, Sidney: David Dawson at Casablanca. 1944
Bowen, R. Sidney: Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal - The War Adventure Series. 1943
Bowen, Sidney: Dave Dawson with the Pacific Fleet. 1942
Brown, Mrs. Mary M.: A Condensed History of Texas for Schools. 1895. Display
Buchanan, Fannie: Short Stories of American Music. 1937
Buck, Frank: On Jungle Trails. 1936
Cather, Willa: A Lost Lady. 1927
Champney, Elizabeth: Witch Winnie in Holland. 19ll
Chandler, Edna: Cowboy Sam and the Russlers. 1952
Collins, Allan: The Story of America in Pictures. 1935
Complete Library of Universal Knowledge. nd
Cooper, J. Fenmore: The Last of the Mohicans. 1898
Cooper, Mabel Lee: Favorite Stories. 1923. Display
Dixon, Franklin: The Phantom Freighter. 1947
Dixon, Franklin: The Secret Place. A Hardy Boy Mystery Story. 1946
Dixon, Franklin: The Short Wave Mystery. 1945
Dixon, Franklin: The Tower Treasure. l959
Dixon, Franklin: What Happened at Midnight. 1931
Dodge, May Mapes: Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates: A Story of a Boy in Holland.
Drago, Harry: The Snow Patrol. 1925
Drimmer, Frederich: The Animal Kingdom, the Strange and Wonderful Ways of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, and Insects. Volumes I, II, III. 1954
Eaton, Anne Thaxter: Treasure for the Taking, A Book List for Boys and Girls. 1946
Francis, Stella: Campfire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hanna Forgot. 1918
Gauss, Marianne: Book of the Woods. 1931
Grenfell, Wilfred: Adrift on an Ice-Pan. 1909
Gunnarsson, Gunnar: The Good Shepherd. 1940
Handcock, H. Irving: Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis. 19l0
Handcock, H. Irving: The Motor Boat Club at the Golden Gate or a Thrilling Capture in the Great Fog. 1909
Handcock, H. Irving: Uncle Sam's Boys in the Phillippines or Following the Flag. 19l2
Harry, Robert: Island Boy, A Story of Ancient Hawaii. 1957
Hendryx, James: Blood of the North. 1938
Heuman, Willian: The Indians of Carlisle. 1965
Hillyer, V. M.: A Child's History of the World. 1934
Hope, Laura: The Bobbsey Twins. 1940
Hope, Laura: The Bobbsey Twins at Home. 1944
Hope, Laura: The Bobbsey Twins in Rainbow Valley. 1950
Judd, Frances: The Murmuring Portrait. 1938
Judd, Frances: The Secrets at the Windmill. 1938
Kittrell, Norman: Ned, A Story of Reconstruction Days. 1907
Kohl, Grace: Your America: A Story for Americans. 1953
Lambert, Janet: Treasure Trouble. 1949
Lenski, Lois: Coal Camp Girl. 1959
Lester, Paul: The Great Galveston Disaster. In Memorial of the Galveston's Dead. 1900
Lippincott, Joseph: Wilderness Champion. 1944
Malot, Hector: The Adventures of Perrine (En Famille). 1932
Masefield, John: Jim Davis. 1932
Mee, Authur: The Book of Knowledge - A Children's Encyclopedia. 19 Volumes. 1918. This set was used in Eanes Elementary County School, 1920s-1960s.
Miers, Earl: A Blazing Star, The Founding of the Thirteen Colonies. 1970
Milne, A.A.: Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh. 1969
Morley, Christopher, Editor: Modern Essays. Second Series. 1925
Morris, Charles: Young People's History of the World for the Past 100 Years. 1902. Display
Nicolay, Helen: The Boy's Life of Abraham Lincoln. 1933 (1906)
Otis, James: Toby Tyler. 1938
Pryor, William: The Train Book - A Photographic Picture Book with a Story. 1933
Rachel, Byron: Elephants to Eskimos. 1966
Ralphson, G. Harvey: Boy Scouts in a Motor Boat. or Adventures on the Columbia River. nd
Ralphson, G. Harvey: Boy Scouts in the Philippines. The Key to the Treaty Box. 1911
Rawlings, Marjorie: Cross Creek. 1942
Rawlings, Marjorie: The Yearling. 1938
Richard, James: The Club Team. 1950
Rolfe, Mary: Our National Parks, Book Two. 1937
Sainsbury, Noel: Bill Bolton and Hidden Danger. 1933
Sidney, Margaret: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. 1948
Snow, Edgar: People on Our Side. 1944
Stephenson, Robert: Kidnapped. nd
Stone, Clarence: Mustang Gray. 1941
Stuart, Jesse: Mongrel Mettle. 1944
Swift, Jonathan: Gulliver's Travels. 1947
Tarkington, Booth: Seventeen. 1916
Treadwell, Louis: 1926 Annaulog, A Cumulative Reference of Scientific and Other Useful Information. From Scientific America. Vol. I. 1925
Wheelwright, Jere: Kentucky Stand. 1951
Whilhelmus, B. D.: Wishbones and Backbones - Careers for Ambitious Boys. 1936
Wiggin, Kate Douglas: The Birds' Christmas Carol. 1891. Display
Wilder, Laura Ingalls: The Long Winter. 1940
Wilder, Laura Ingalls: The Shores of Silver Lake. 1939
Winfield, Arthur: The Rover Boys on Snow Shoes. nd
Winfield, Arthur: The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes. 1901
Wood, Frances: Yippee! Cowboy. 1947
World Book Encyclopaedia. 18 Volumes. Reading and Study Guide. 1937
Young, Clarence: The Motor Boys Across the Plains. nd