Strasburg high school in West Prussia

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The Königliche Gymnasium ( Königliches Simultan-Gymnasium until 1879 ) was a school in Strasburg in West Prussia (Brodnica) from 1873 to 1919. It was then continued as the Polish State Gymnasium .

history

Buildings from 1873 to 1887

In 1873 the Royal Simultaneous High School was opened in Strasburg after decades of efforts by the city. It was responsible for the Prussian districts of Strasburg and Löbau. The first building was in today's ul. Kamionka 18. In 1879 it was renamed the Royal High School in Strasburg in West Prussia . In 1887 the company moved to today's ul.Mazurska 28.

Structures

In the first school year of 1873/74 there were 120 students, in 1875/76 185 and 1900/01 200. In the early years most of the high school students were German, some Jewish and Polish. At the beginning of the 20th century, about half were of Polish origin. The children mostly came from well-to-do families of landowners, merchants, wealthy citizens or state officials. School fees of 90 to 120 marks per year had to be paid, which made access difficult for children from simple families. This was also one of the reasons for the relatively low proportion of Polish students in an area that was predominantly inhabited by the Polish population.

There were a total of nine jumps and one year of preparation. The boys started at 9 or 10 years of age, and a year earlier for the preparatory class. The Abitur could be taken at the age of 18 or 19, but the graduates were usually a year older if they had to repeat a year. Only 432 high school students successfully graduated.

The school's claim was simultaneous , that is, Catholic, Protestant and Jewish students should have equal rights. The language of instruction was German. In addition to the normal high school subjects, there were optional classes in English, Hebrew and Polish. Polish students felt exposed to strong pressure to Germanize , which emphasized German culture and history. There were Polish nationalist student underground movements, e.g. B. the Philomat. After their discovery in 1901, Polish classes were banned by the Prussian authorities.

In the years up to 1919 there were a total of 120 teachers, of whom only 4 were Poles and 3 were Jews.

Further development

Building from 1887 at Mazurska Street

In 1920 the school was placed under Polish administration and renamed the State Gymnasium . The grammar school continued after 1945. In 1968 the company moved to ulica Lidzbarska 14. The current name is I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Filomatów Ziemi Michałowskiej .

The administration ( starostwo ) of the powiat brodnicki is now located in the original building from 1873 at ul. Kamionka 18 . In the building from 1887 is the Centrum Kształcenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego with various educational institutions.

Personalities

Directors

  • Hermann Eckard, 1873–1876
  • Heinrich Kretschmann, 1876–1879
  • Max Koenigsbeck , 1879–1886
  • Wilhelm Alfred Scotland, 1886-1902
  • Richard Gaede , 1902-1907
  • Peter Marschall, 1907–1919

Teacher

student

  • Franz Künzer (1864–1947), Second Mayor of Poznan and Managing Director of the German Savings Bank Association

literature

  • Jerzy Wultański: Brodnickie gimnazjum 1873-1948. Brodnica 2008.
  • Stefan Bilski, Lidia Lewalska, Kazimierz Soboczyński: Z dziejów Gimnazjum i Liceum Ogólnokształcącego w Brodnicy 1873-1995 . Brodnica 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ I LO konczy 140 lat Pomorska.pl (Polish)