Oley Valley High School - Olean Yearbook (Oley, PA)

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Early History of the Oley Schools As we look back to the days before the Oley Townsh1p Consolrdated School we see long years of hard work wh1ch all cornbmed for the achreve ment of an admrrable goal In the begrnnmg educat1on was marntamed rn the homes of some of the early settlers Chrldren were taught practrcal subjects and an emphasls on rehgrous teachmg gave them fme moral trammg The hrst step toward more formal educat1on was the establrshment of church schools The fert1l1ty of the so1l rn our valley attracted a group of stalwart settlers who lrke the Pur1tans were rmbued wrth a sense of relrgrous tolerance They were of noble stock skrlled 1n arts and 1ndustr1es .g:S2'::- Serem