Examinations at the Merano Gymnasium and the Succession of Director Albert Jäger

Austrian Monarchy.

Merano, 26 June. Since the 16th of this month, examinations have been held at the local gymnasium, conducted in such a manner that each subject was covered from its foundational elements through to the conclusion in the highest class. The splendid success during these examinations testified to a proven teaching method and to the solid design of the curriculum. The correspondent gained from the examinations the firm conviction that it was only with these teaching staff that the outgoing director was able to give the gymnasium such an impetus and to earn the esteem which the school enjoys with the ministry and in the fatherland. Reportedly, the director himself holds the view that this work of his devoted activity will endure and flourish fully, as he is said to have declared at an important juncture that his position would be filled „vigorously“. This standing of the teaching staff upholds the resolve of the prelate of Mariaberg to continue the Obergymnasium even after the recall of director Albert Jäger.

This opinion had just consolidated in the correspondent when the Wanderer came into his hands, containing a report of 11 June on the Merano gymnasium. The reporter states that with Albert Jäger the sole pillar of the gymnasium would fall, and that no teacher met the requirements of the law. It is well known what caliber of men have been active for years with the highest recognition at the local gymnasium, how recently the teaching candidates from Merano passed their examinations with distinction, and how the zeal for the moral and scientific education of the students proves itself. In the face of all these facts, that reporter from the Wanderer seemed to the correspondent like a man who, torn by immense Weltschmerz himself, can scarcely bear to see others endure upon their own native soil.