Zeitungsreise: Living History
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Director Fr. Albert Jäger announces that the ministry has officially approved the opening of the higher gymnasium in Merano. Classes including the eighth grade are set to commence on 8 September 1850, dispelling rumors concerning the closure of the school.
A former graduate reports on the semester examinations at the Meran Gymnasium under the leadership of Father Albert Jäger of Marienberg Abbey. The author praises the new curriculum and the modern integration of geography and world history, while offering reflections on language instruction.
On 26 August 1849, the Benedictine Abbey of Marienberg in the Vinschgau celebrated the joint priestly jubilee of its three highest dignitaries. The festivities were attended by numerous clergy and civic notables, including representatives from the town of Meran. The occasion also highlighted the abbey's vital contribution to the Meran Obergymnasium, urging support for the educational institution.
Following imperial approval, the Meran gymnasium is being expanded into an eight-class higher gymnasium. With the cooperation of Marienberg Abbey—which is sending Father Albert Jäger as a professor among others—and local authorities, the opening is scheduled for September 1849.
Following Bozen and Brixen, Meran is granted approval to establish an upper secondary school. Despite its own financial constraints, Marienberg Abbey undertakes to provide the required professors at its own expense.
The Catholic constitutional association in Merano is campaigning to establish a higher gymnasium in the town. To avoid burdening the provincial treasury, the abbey of Marienberg has offered to staff the teaching chairs with Benedictines free of charge.
Obituary for Frater Zölestin Gschwari of the Marienberg Benedictine Abbey, who died at the age of 24 at the Meran College. The text pays tribute to his poetic talent and introduces a selection of his verses.
On the occasion of the centenary of the Meran Gymnasium, student Franz Kupperion delivers a speech of gratitude. He pays tribute to the selfless work of the teachers from Marienberg Abbey and the support of the town of Meran, looking forward with hope to the school's second century.
Address marking the close of the 1841/42 academic year at the Merano Gymnasium on the occasion of its centenary under the direction of the Benedictines of Marienberg. The text recounts the impoverished town's revival from the 1720s onward through the establishment of the school, Johann Rufin's endowment, and the contributions of Abbots Johann Murr and Beda Hillebrand.
A biographical sketch of the Baroque painter Johann Evangelist Holzer (1709–1740) from Burgeis. The article chronicles his youth and studies at Marienberg Abbey, his apprenticeship under Nikolaus Auer in St. Martin in Passeier, and his artistic career in Straubing and Augsburg alongside Johann Georg Bergmüller.
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