School system in Nörvenich
The school system in Nörvenich , Nörvenich , Düren district can be documented from 1729. This article shows the time of the Catholic elementary school.
The buildings
In today's house at An der Vikarie 1 or the previous building, the first four years of school were taught simultaneously by a teacher in the only classroom . The school was in use until 1940. Today it is a listed building .
After that, the house at Hirtstr. 28, today a chillout youth home and fire station, as a school building. Opposite is the former Protestant parish hall (now privately owned), which served as a Catholic elementary school with the pavilion classes set up next to it, later the Pinocchio kindergarten . In the Bahnhofstrasse today was elementary school , originally secondary school was. In the 1970s, next to the primary school, the later secondary school was built (inaugurated in 1978), which was sold to an investor in 2016 after years of vacancy and is now to be a senior center. After the auditorium had already been demolished, it was found that the building was statically insufficiently dimensioned for the planned extensions and conversions. In October 2017, consideration was given to demolishing the entire building and building a new one.
The teachers
In the Kingdom of Prussia , compulsory schooling was introduced as early as 1794 .
The first named teacher was Matthias Harff from 1729 to 1737 and Franciscus Nicolaus Josephus Erasmi was mentioned in 1739 and 1742. Hermann Joseph Duren (Deuren) was mentioned in 1744 and named in 1746 as "just deceased". Schoolmaster Gohr was mentioned in 1773 and schoolmaster Cronenberg in 1775. Peter Schmitz was mentioned in 1801 and 1807. From around 1820 until his retirement on June 1, 1842, teacher Wilhelm Commer taught. Carl Feiser, who worked from June 1, 1842, died in office on May 1, 1879. Jacob Schmitz stayed for only one year, namely 1873. Werner Rosarius taught from before 1885. Ferdinand Arends, who retired on April 1, 1919, stayed for a very long time, namely 36 years from 1883 . Johann Wilm stayed for only one year (1894). Wilhelm Königs was mentioned in 1896 and 1899. Bernhard Becker taught from before 1902 until January 1, 1907. Leo Thomaßen followed from August 1, 1907 to October 16, 1912 and Franz Baltin from January 16, 1912. The first woman to teach was Magdalena Rother from April 1, 1913 to October 1, 1913. Katharina Pelzer worked from October 16, 1913 at school. In 1919 she was mentioned as a teacher. Elisabeth Ecker came on February 1, 1917 and Katharina Emonts was in Nörvenich from November 1, 1919 to March 15, 1929.
Hermann Dauzenberg, after whom a street in Nörvenich was named, taught for 41 years in the Catholic elementary school, from April 1, 1919 until he retired on September 30, 1950. Gertrud Tönnishoff worked as a teacher in Nörvenich for 47 years, from April 1, 1929 to April 1, 1966 (retirement). A school year used to run from Easter to Easter, i.e. from April 1st to March 30th.
In 1941 the beginning of the school year was set for September throughout the German Reich . This was reversed by the occupying forces in the British Zone after the end of World War II . In the 1960s, there were two short school years , from April 1 to November 30, 1966 and from December 1, 1966 to July 31, 1967. Since then, the school years have started on August 1 and no longer at Easter.
Michael Keimes taught in 1932/1933. Franz Oepen was only in Nörvenich for a few months, namely from September 6th until the end of the same year. Johann Zimmer followed him until October 10, 1936. Hubert Erdmann was a teacher from October 1, 1936 until he was drafted into military service in 1943 . Adam Nicolay taught from 1947 until he retired on April 1, 1960. Karl Josef Virnich (February 16, 1950 to October 1, 1951) and Hubert Esser (November 1, 1950 to March 1, 1951) were only there for a short time. active in Nörvenich. Josef Merzenich followed from November 1, 1951 to May 1, 1954. Kunibert Hammerschmidt worked at the elementary school from May 1, 1956 to August 30, 1962. Then came Hans Dreßen (May 11, 1954 to June 30, 1955) and August Korczak (May 16, 1955 to May 1, 1956). Wilhelm Windelschmidt, who was last principal of the secondary school, came on April 1, 1960 and stayed until his retirement on August 31, 1984. Walburga Hembach came in August 1960 and stayed until the Catholic elementary school was closed. Marie-Therese Merten, married Lustig, came on October 1, 1962 and also stayed until the company was dissolved. Margret Zens from Wissersheim taught from August 1968 until her retirement on May 31, 1987. She was most recently vice principal of the secondary school.
The elementary school Nörvenich was closed in 1969 and converted into a community school.
At the Vicarie 1
Primary School Bahnhofstr. 18th
Former secondary school
The gym (inaugurated in 1978)
Former school Hirtstr. 28
The pavilion classes next to Hirtstr. 28
Individual evidence
- ^ Teacher at the former Catholic elementary schools in the Nörvenich community, Karl Heinz Türk, 1989, Dürener Druckerei and Verlag Carl Hamel