Original scientific paper
Girls High School in Osijek during World War I
Veronika Završki
; Legatours, Osijek
Abstract
This paper is intended to describe the operation of the Girls High School in Osijek during World War I. The paper is chronologically and thematically structured, beginning with a review of the school’s operation immediately before the war. It describes its instructional delivery methods and charity activities of teachers and students and provides a brief outline of the social, religious and linguistic composition of its students during the war. After the academic year 1914/1915, when few classes were held and the number of students dropped, the school operated regularly during the following war years, albeit on a half-day basis. As a result of the school building’s requisition, the teachers and students were relocated and forced to attend classes in improvised city premises or dwellings. Since 1917, this school has been located in the uptown school building on Jägerova Street. That same year, the Senior Lycée and Female Gymnasium were opened, and the number of students stopped growing. Students and teachers were expected to frequently engage in charity activities throughout the war.
Keywords
World War I; Girls High School; Osijek
Hrčak ID:
317857
URI
Publication date:
28.3.2024.
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