Dear Katherine,
the meaning of "Hauptschule" at the time you refer is a school in the village
where the church is located, i.e. in the principal village of the parish.
There were additionally to the Hauptschule some so-called "Nebenschulen" in other
smaller villages of the same parish which I would translate into secondary
schools.
In case of Osten the situation abt. 1840 was the following:
There was one "Hauptschule" in Osten itself. Since 1838 Johann Friedrich
Flickenschildt was teacher of this school. He was born on 25.05.1811 at Neuhaus on
the Oste. In 1838 he married Sophia Dorothea Schulte from Bargstedt. They had
9 children. J.F. Flickenschildt (who died on 05.07.1879) was the best known
teacher in the nothern part of the Kingdom of Hannover. He published
school-books in mathematics which were used even in foreign countries.
Additionally following "Nebenschulen" existed in the parish of Osten:
in Achthöfen, Altendorf, Nord-Isensee, Süd-Isensee, Obernaltendorf, Oberhüll
und Niederhüll.
Moreover, the village Osten had 4 private schools with few pupils only.
Sincerely,
Albin von Spreckelsen
Super response! Thanks for the information!
Don
Avspreckelsen@aol.com schrieb:
Dear Katherine,
the meaning of "Hauptschule" at the time you refer is a school in the village
where the church is located, i.e. in the principal village of the parish.
There were additionally to the Hauptschule some so-called "Nebenschulen" in
other smaller villages of the same parish which I would translate into seconda-
ry schools.
Sorry for having some doubts in parts of that description, because the regular
form of scholl in the towns were also "Hauptschulen", not only those in the
villages. The branch schools of same ecucation-level may have been guided at
special times by a central school. This was also the developement in villages
with increasing population and progressing school administration, a developement
which lead in the end to the vanishing of the traditional village schools. But
the English "secondary school" has a fixed term, which can aproximatively only be
translated only with the German "H�here Schulen" or "Gymnasium". That is also the
answer to Don Watson question, what was or is between elementary and high school,
if high school is identical to "Hochschule", what is almost the same as universi-
ty here. Unfortunately in the 19th century and also later on, there was almost no
permeability from "Hauptschule" to "H�here Schule", so local opportunities deter-
mined very early in childrens life later coming on, from village schools normally
lead no way to higher education and by that to better social coming along.
In case of Osten the situation abt. 1840 was the following: ...
I am very envy, because I hadn�t had these detailed and concrete facts about the
surched Osten schools, which Albin von Spreckelsen could give. Very good work.
Sincerely Hans Peter Albers