The
purpose of these
Eddy area school webpages is to present, through photographs, a visual
history
of the early schools that existed in both the Eddy and Bruceville
areas, from
the late 1800's thru the mid 1950's, and to provide the viewer with
photos of
some of the students, teachers, and faculty that made up the population
of
these schools. Also represented on these pages, are early photos of the
school
buildings and adjoining structures that were present at each of these
school
sites. All of these schools were actually located in McLennan County,
Texas,
but a large number of the students attending them lived in nearby Falls
County.
The
effort to
locate and document early photos and details about these schools is an
ongoing
effort and the contents of this page represent a work-in-progress. As
in any
type of research, it is critical that the information presented is as
accurate
as possible. With that in mind, I would encourage anyone who has
additional
information about any or all of the schools identified here, to
contact Falls County
Coordinator
at the Falls Co. website. This also
applies to any errors that are detected in the material presented on
this
webpage.-rlh
BRUCEVILLE SCHOOL
1912 - 1939
In
1912 a two-story
red brick school building was built in the adjacent community of
Bruceville,
Texas to serve the needs of the families that lived around that area.
This
school was located on six acres purchased from Mr. M. G. Montgomery and
was in
operation until around 1940 when it was torn down and the bricks used
to help
build a new Bruceville-Eddy High School gymnasium.
(Note:
Clicking on a
title will open up a new window for viewing the selected entry. When
viewing a
picture, be sure and scroll thoroughly in all directions to ensure that
you
have seen all of the photo. Sometimes there are notes on the picture
that you
may miss otherwise.)
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The Bruceville
school was a two-story red brick building built on six acres of land
purchased from Mr. M. G. Montgomery. This school building was built in
1912 and served the community for many years, until it was torn down
around 1939 and its bricks used to construct the BEHS gymnasium. |
Robert L.
Haddock |
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This photo
shows a class at the Bruceville Elementary school, school year unknown. (L to R) |
Robert L.
Haddock |
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This photo
shows the student body of the 2nd & 3rd Grade classes of
Bruceville Elementary School for school year 1931-32. (L to R) |
Robert L.
Haddock |
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This photo
shows the 2nd Grade Class of Bruceville Elementary School for school
year 1932-33. (L to R) |
Robert L.
Haddock |
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