Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1911 — Fifty-six Years In One School. [ARTICLE]

Fifty-six Years In One School.

Prof. Zephaniah Hopper, the oldest school teacher in Philadelphia, who is eighty-two years old, began iris fifty-sixth year of teaching at ths Central High school. He was greeted by ths faculty and by another generation of students, as he marched into the assembly hall the other day. He is as active as ever, still walking every day to and from his home. The veteran prof eastr was graduated in the first class that left the high school. After spending a few years at college and to special work, he went back to the school as a professor. He has remained there ever since. - There are men all over the country who are now grandfathers, yrho number Doctor Hopper as their teacher. It is estimated that be has taught fully fifteen thousand students during his long service.