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− | The Alexanderkrone Business School in the village of that name in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]], was founded by a school union <em>(Schulverein) </em>as a <em>Zentralschule</em> in 1906. In spite of great difficulties with the government, the school opened with three teachers and 69 students; an increasing student body soon required the engagement of another teacher. A large beautiful building housed the school. In 1916 it was converted into a business college in order to secure more rights. But it did not exist long as such. Soon after the outbreak of the [[Russian Revolution and Civil War|Revolution]] it passed into communist control and was reorganized to fit their pattern. A series of able teachers served the school, among them | + | [[File:AlexanderkroneZentralSchuleFaculty.jpg|300px|thumbnail|right|''Teachers of the Alexanderkrone Zentralschule with their financial supporters. Back row (l-r): Heinrich Neufeld, Isaak P. Regehr, Daniel P. Enns and Gerhard H. Peters. Seated: Dr. Nicolai Klassen, Jakob Sudermann, David J. Dick and Bikov.'' Phote: Mennonite Heritage Archives G. Lohrenz collection 44:376.]] |
− | + | The Alexanderkrone Business School in the village of that name in the [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]], South [[Russia|Russia]], was founded by a school union <em>(Schulverein) </em>as a <em>Zentralschule</em> in 1906. In spite of great difficulties with the government, the school opened with three teachers and 69 students; an increasing student body soon required the engagement of another teacher. A large beautiful building housed the school. In 1916 it was converted into a business college in order to secure more rights. But it did not exist long as such. Soon after the outbreak of the [[Russian Revolution and Civil War|Revolution]] it passed into communist control and was reorganized to fit their pattern. A series of able teachers served the school, among them [[Regehr, Isaac P. (1864-1930)|Isaak P. Regehr]], [[Enns, Daniel Peter (1877-1946)|D. P. Enns]], G. H. Peters, and Heinrich D. Neufeld. | |
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The Alexanderkrone Business School in the village of that name in the Molotschna settlement, South Russia, was founded by a school union (Schulverein) as a Zentralschule in 1906. In spite of great difficulties with the government, the school opened with three teachers and 69 students; an increasing student body soon required the engagement of another teacher. A large beautiful building housed the school. In 1916 it was converted into a business college in order to secure more rights. But it did not exist long as such. Soon after the outbreak of the Revolution it passed into communist control and was reorganized to fit their pattern. A series of able teachers served the school, among them Isaak P. Regehr, D. P. Enns, G. H. Peters, and Heinrich D. Neufeld.
Author(s) | Heinrich Goerz |
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Date Published | 1955 |
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Goerz, Heinrich. "Alexanderkrone Business School (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 9 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexanderkrone_Business_School_(Molotschna_Mennonite_Settlement,_Zaporizhia_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=149007.
APA style
Goerz, Heinrich. (1955). Alexanderkrone Business School (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexanderkrone_Business_School_(Molotschna_Mennonite_Settlement,_Zaporizhia_Oblast,_Ukraine)&oldid=149007.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 45. All rights reserved.
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