Zelienople High School - Zelie Ann Yearbook (Zelienople, PA)

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Father U1 Z Vtfe have chosen to dedtcate the 1948 Zehe Ann to lohn E Kocher 1n honor of Zellenople Hrgh School s frttreth anmversary Mr Kocher was born on a farm north of Zelrenople lu M 22 1870 As a boy he attended the Qld Furnace school rn Beaver County At the age ot 211 years he enrolled at Shppery Rock State Normal School Know Slrppery Rock State Teacher s Sol legel He was graduated from the rnstttutror w1th the class ot 1895 rn the meantrme havrng taught a year rn the townshtp schools of Mtddle Lancaster and Butler County n September 1895 he came to Zeltenople as a teacher and supervrsrng prtncrpal of the town s tour room hrgh school He was 1nstru mental rn havlng mtrooluced rn Zeltenople schools a planned three year course begmnrng wrth September 1898 On completron ot such Before completron of hrs last school term at Zelrenople Mr Kocher purchased The Con noquenessrng Valley News the town s weekly newspaper He ed1ted thrs paper or thrrty years sellrng out as ot August 1 1932 In lune 1987 he was made tax collector of Zelrenople borough and has served srnce then rn that capacrty He now restdes at 219 West Grandvrew Avenue Zellenople We the graduatrng class ot 1948 are proud to declrcate our yearbook to th1s man who through hrs rngenurty and foresrght lard the toundatron for our present day well run school system We hope to fmd guldance through Mr Kocher s experrence We re very proud ot the Job he has done and hope that our school w1ll carry on wrth the ftne tradltlon he upheld u '1 , if , . , J - . , l I I - 1 1, 4 A . , . if J 1 T . 1 , , , a course he graduated four classes. f , . I . . 1 , . 7

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