Black School - Monroe Township, Pike Co, IN - Grades 1 thru 8

Pictured above is a picture of the Black School, Monroe Township, Pike Co, Indiana.  It was donated to the Pike County Library from Elna Thompson, widow of Eugene Thompson and his nephew, Tom Sharpe.  Eugene Thompson graduated from Spurgeon High School in 1935 and taught school at Ross School, Monroe Township Grades 1 through 8th in 1938-1939.  Then he taught at the Lincoln School, Monroe Township in 1940-1941 Grades 1 throught 8th.   Eugene was teaching at the Black School when he left in March 1941 for military service in WWII.  Wayne Erwin finished out the school year after Eugene left.                                                     Black School - Teachers - Monroe Twp, Pike County                                                                            1891 - Lizzie Thompson                                                                            1921-22 - John Davis                                                                            1922-23 - Basil Burns                                                                            1923-29 - Unknown                                                                            1929-30 - Carl Fowler                                                                            1931-32 Haskell Woolsey                                                                            1932-33 - Unknown                                                                            1933-34 - Haskell Woolsey                                                                            1934-35 - Delphus Henke                                                                            1935-36 - Delphus Henke                                                                            1936-37 - Cecil Durham                                                                            1937-38 - Wayne Erwin                                                                            1938-39 - Earl Johnson                                                                            1939-40 - Jewell Dyer                                                                            1940-41 - Eugene Thompson  -  Wayne Erwin                                                                            1941-42 - Earl Johnson                                                                            1942-43 - Aaron Mason Anyone with information that would fill in the missing years for Black School or any other Pike County School, may contact the library genealogy department at any time, phone 812-354-6257 or write sbayne@pikeco.lib.in.us   They are very interested and appreciate receiving any pictures or school histories.

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