It was always an important day when the school had picture day. The students would bring their younger brothers or sisters to get their pictures made. This helped the school funds. I remember my Dad drove the school bus from 1951 to 1959, then he went to work for the State until he retired.

My brother Bobby drove the Shiloh route while he was a junior in Hackleburg High School.

I was five and Don my brother was seven. Mother had left us to stay with our sister Shirley, who was eleven. Shirley was sick and in bed. The rest of the family was in the field picking cotton. Don was playing with matches. Mother had washed some sheet and hung them up by the fireplace to dry. Don caught the sheets on fire . He told Shirley and when help arrived it was to late to save anything but ourselves. I got blame along with Don for playing with matches. We moved into our neighbor’s big old house. It was not home. Jim Ellis Wiginton let us live in the house till Dad and neighbors built the house back in the same place. Bobby was oldest brother at home and he stayed everal Month to help Dad build the house. People didn’t have insurance on their homes and you were thankful for the caring relatives and friends in your neighborhood.

Don

Don
Don 1956 -57

Doris 1953-54

Doris 1953-54
Doris Terrell, first grade, 1953-54

My first and second grade teacher was Mrs. Self. The old school building only had four rooms. We had an old coal heater in the
front of the room. Mrs. Self would have the child who was acting up in Class, bring coal in for the heater. I had to make a few trips! I don’t remember getting a paddling other than when you had a birthday.
Mrs. Self would take the paddle and give you as many licks as you were old and one to grow on. I remember her students did not like her for this.

Math was my favorite subject because my sister Shirley would help me with addition and subtraction. It was always fun when Mrs. Self would have two of us go to the board. The student who finished the problem first would stay and compete with another student. I enjoyed playing this game.

The school had what they called a “Box Supper” to raise money for the school. I remember riding the bus with Daddy as he picked up the children for this special event. I had on my Sunday dress for the night and my Box decorated with beautiful ribbons and bow. They would auction the boxes and if it was really decorated nicely they would get a nice price for the box. Whoever bought your box then you had to eat with that person. This I did not like and I am sure my mother had a wonderful lunch with homemade apple pie, but I was to scared to eat. I would have went missing if Daddy had not been there. I was glad when it was over and I was back on the bus heading for home. We had a big room in back of Mrs. Self’s class room with a long wide hall between the two classes that led to the stage room. This room looked so big to us as a child. This is where all special events were held. There was a coke machine between the two classes. On Special Occasion our parents would give us a dime to buy a coke.

This was an exciting year when you graduated from
the second grade to the third grade. Mrs. Edna Harper
taught the third and fourth grade. Mrs. Harper love to
work with her class in decorating for the holidays. I
remember decorating for the Christmas holiday as if it
was yesterday. Mrs. Harper went to the woods and cut a tree and she would let us made ornaments to put on the tree. We made roping out of popcorn and we colored white sheets of paper and cut them into small rings and glued them together. Our class drew names and you bought a gift at our Christmas party for the name that you picked. The girls would always get coloring book and colors or jacks. The girls would set in the floor and play jacks and if you didn’t like to play jacks then you colored. The boys would play in the other corner with marvels. I didn’t play marvel at school, but would play at home with Don when we wasn’t playing cowboys and Indians. Don was in the 5th grade when I was in the 3rd grade and Mr. Harper was his teacher.

John 3:16 was taught in School!

Mrs. Edna Harper would give us a scripture to memorize and you would get a credit if you learned this scripture. John 3:16…”For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” was the first scriptures Mrs. Harper gave for the class to memorize..

In the spring the student came to school ‘barefooted”, that is why our heal are so tough today. As a child this was fun and I remember the girls would play jump rope between the two big trees that were in front of the school.. Some days we would
play softball.
My sister Audrey would always do my hair for school pictures. She loved doing hair and later in her junior and senior year she worked in Mrs. Edna Beauty shop.

It was time to graduate to Mr. Harper class. He was principal of the school as well as teacher of the 5th and 6th grade.

In the spring the student came to school ‘barefooted”,
that is why our heal are so tough today. As a child this
was fun and I remember the girls would play jump rope
between the two big oak trees that were in front of the school. Some days we would play softball. My sister Audrey would always do my hair for school pictures. She loved doing hair and late in her junior and senior year she
worked in Mrs. Edna Beauty shop. It was time to graduate to
Mr. Emit Harper's class. He was principal of the school as
well as teacher of the 5th and 6th grade.

Doris's Classmates at Shiloh

Doris's Classmates at Shiloh
This is Mrs Edna Harper roll book for 1956- 1957.

Shiloh 1956-1057

Shiloh   1956-1057
Patricia Collier was on the roll.1956-57

Larry Self

Larry Self
Larry Self was in our Class.

Sarah Kelley

Sarah Kelley
Doris's Classmate

Doris 1956-57

Doris 1956-57
Doris Terrell was on the roll book.

Our Parents Signature for the roll book.

Our Parents Signature for the roll book.

Perfect Attendance!

Perfect Attendance!
Faye McCarley, Terry Kelly, and Mae Mitchel received Honosr for perfect attendance that year. Mrs. McCarley deserve a big applaud for having a large family and they were farmers to have a child to receive honor for this special Occassion.

Shiloh Year Book of 1951

Shiloh Year Book of 1951

Don, Douglas, Aubrey


This is Don Terrell, Leonard Terrell’s son and records of first grade at Shiloh Elementary School. Mrs. Ettie Self was the first and second grade teacher. Douglas Terrell, Uncle Felon’s Son, and Aubrey Terrell, Uncle Charlie’s son. This is Grandpa Buck Terrell’s grandsons.

Don's Classmates !

Don's Classmates !
Shiloh 1951-52

Douglas Terrell

Douglas Terrell
Shiloh 1951-1952

Aubrey

Aubrey
Shiloh

This is the years book of 1931 of Shiloh School.

This is the years book of 1931 of Shiloh School.

Shirley Terrell's Class Mates

Shirley Terrell's Class Mates
This was a copy of Mrs. Edna Harper note keeping.

Gerldine Terrell

Gerldine Terrell
Shiloh Elementary

Faye Nell Terrell

Faye Nell Terrell
Shiloh Elementary

Betty Cochran

Betty Cochran
I'm sure Mrs. Harper had her work cut out with all the cousins in the same class.

Billy Max Anglin

Billy Max Anglin
Shiloh Class Mates

Shirley Graduation Class of 1959, Hamilton High School

Shirley Graduation Class of 1959, Hamilton High School
Jo Ann Dyar, Jen, Ann Evans, Shirley Terrell,

Polly Cochran's classmates

Polly Cochran's classmates

Perfect Attendance for Polly McCarley

Perfect Attendance for Polly McCarley
Mrs McCarley has another chlld with perfect attendance!

Hubert Cochran Classmates

Hubert Cochran Classmates

Hubert Cochran's grads

Hubert   Cochran's grads

Hubert's Parents signature

Hubert's Parents signature

Saturday, September 20, 2008