CONFESSIONAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN NOVI VRBAS (1822–1836)

Abstract

The paper presents the Draft of the Confessional Grammar School in Novi Vrbas, in which the author Karol Abaffy shows its work at the time when he was a professor and director of this school (1826–1836). The source is very important since it has not been used in historiography so far. The paper places special emphasis on those data, claims and descriptions that are not in the known literature about this school and points out possible discrepancies with the allegations in the Draft. This source describes the teaching process and the way in which only one professor worked with students in four grades of the school, and much more extensively than in the existing literature. The author also describes the financial circumstances and difficulties in raising funds for the functioning of this school. At the end, a table with statistical data is attached: on the number of students in the school in the school years 1826/27 – 1835/36, on the number of students in specific classes, the number of members of certain religions, as well as the list of students in the school year 1835/36, in which the religion of each student is stated (Evangelicals, Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Reformed and Jews), and the achieved success in learning and behavior.