oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2006-10 00038

[W. Fred Rump <fredrump(a)gmail.com>]

On 10/14/06, Werner Honkomp <werner(a)honkomp.de> wrote:
> Hello Fred,
> thank you for help.
> Werner

Just another quick comment on schooling. I'm about to depart for
Charleston, SC from our current place at Williamsburg, VA. Been
travelling and we are slowling heading back to Florida for the winter.

My interest in the schooling issue comes from the fact that my
gr...grandfather became Ludimagister in Hilter, Westphalia after being
discharged from the Prussian service as a Feldjäger out of the Ansbach
Jägercorps in Bissendorf. Now how did he get enough education to
teach, play an organ and become the second in charge at the parish
church in Hilter? That has been a puzzle to me as well as Margot.

I came to the conclusion that today's educational standards don't
match. We need to think differently. 8 years of school seemed to have
gone a little farther back then. We know of many people who went to
Harvard and other universities in their early teens. Today that would
be an extreme anamoly. My Feldjäger's children presumeably were taught
by him and all became well educated and could write like a college
student today. The penmanship was immaculate. One went on to study at
the gymnasium and became a preacher and then switched to Catholicism
in the US to become or try to become a RC priest. I have copies of his
letters stored at the U. of Notre Dame's archives. He also taught
ancient languages presumeably Greek and Latin. It all boggles the mind
as to how much these folks learned in such a short time compared to
today's lengthy school years.

Anyway, got to to go and get on the road. We have 800 miles to cover today.

Fred



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