Early Education for Black Students
Classes From the Past
Classes at Spicer School
Back Row: Fisher, Glenda Rose Palmer, Kenneth Campbell, Carolyn Ward, James Harris, Margert Crowder
Teacher: Ruth Richter
Middle Row: Unknown, Willie Houston, B.Y. Tate, Benjamin, Harold Johnson, Norris Kesee.
First Row: Leaks, David Fuller, Kenneth Mays, George Carter, Margaret Tate, Luther Madison.
Back Row: Marther Hunter, Maranda Jackson, Name unknown, James Sanders, Charley Smith, Sally Hunter.
Front Row: Patrica Carter, Amanda Jewels, Betty Bruce, Alice Holmes, Sharon Gardner, Lorane East, Edna Runnels, Ruby Perry.
Back Row: Ricky Slater, Wayne Houston, Sam Bellville, Charles Crowder, Robert Houston, Curtis Bruce, Elijah, Holmes, Lonnie Ward, Harold Aldridge.
Front Row: Winfree Barber, Fish Gordon, Wendy Smith, Kathy Ward, Brenda Smith, Bennie Henderson, Shirley Seals, R. King.
Teacher: Mr. Washington
Basketball at Spicer
1961 Basketball Team
Back Row: Mr. Washington, Rosevelt Smith, Name Unknown, Charles Bailey, Jr. Smith, Name Unknown, Leely Crowder, Coach Eugene Johson.
Middle Row: George Lewis, Clifton Leaks, McFarland, Walter Clark, Ray, Robert Holmes, Davis, Jolly Johnson
Front Row: Ronald Dotson, Name Unknown, Arthur McFarland.
1966-1967 Basketball Team
Back Row: Elijah Holmes, Willie Carter, Jr. Talford, Curtis Bruce, Rodney Barber.
Middle Row: Kenneth Aldridge, Robert Houston, David Holmes, Wayne Houston, Harold Aldridge, Coach Freddie Nails.
Front Row: John Jackson, Frank Mayes, Jr., Willie James, Unknown Name, Joe Jackson, Kenneth McFarland.
Distinctions ~ Honors ~ Accomplishments
Union Center Colored School
Union Center Colored School After It Closed
The Union Center Colored School was the former Cochran School building. It was remodeled and turned into a very attractive building at the time. There were 113 students in Union Center. Mrs. Elthenia Teal was the principal. There were five other teachers on the staff that taught grades 1 through 8. After eighth grade, the students attended Austin County Negro High School in Sealy.
After integration, Mrs. Teal taught at O’Bryant Elementary until she retired.
Austin County High School
HAWKS Football
In 1957 the Austin County Hawks claimed the 'Class A' Title where they defeated Hawkins for the crown. There was a downtown Sealy parade on Saturday after the game. This was before integration, and the Hawks were the negro high school team. They were made up of youngsters from all over Austin County. The school was located in Sealy, Texas. They played there home games at Tiger Stadium on Saturday nights.
Hawks Homecoming
1957 Class
'A' Title
