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Samples of Work by Students (Friedensberg)
(Above) "Wenn der Mann zürnt"
Heinrich Herbig, Friedensberg, 9th August 1877, age 12.
Text:
| Wenn der Mann zürnt ist Schweigen die beste Antwort des Weibes. Ein frommes Weib herrscht über den Mann durch lauter Gehorsam. Ein Mädchen muß nicht so lange müßig stehen als eine Taube ein Körnlein aufnimmt. |
When the husband is angry, silence is the wife's best answer. A pious wife rules over her husband purely through obedience A girl must not stand around idle any longer than it takes a dove to pick up a seed of grain. |
(Above) "Geography" (W.A.)
Olga Droegemueller, 1908, age 10.
(Above) "Ein Continent"
Gustav Herbig, Friedensberg, 15th March 1880, age 13.
Text:
A continent is the largest area of land that man can travel through without crossing a sea. There are three continents: the old, which encompasses Europe, Asia and Africa, the new, which is composed of North and South America, and New Holland, which forms a part of Australia.
(Above) "Ein frohes Herz"
Gustav Herbig, Friedensberg, 6th June 1877, age 10.
(Sütterlin handwriting)
The students learned both the German Sütterlin handwriting
and the "English" handwriting.
(Peter
Dörling's page about the Sütterlin handwriting...)
Text:
| Ein frohes Herz, gesundes Blut, ist besser als viel Geld und Gut. |
A joyful heart, healthy blood, is better than a lot of money and property. |
(Above) "Lehrer"
Heinrich Herbig, 24th July 1877, age 12.
Text:
| Lehrern, die dir Gutes raten, sollst du herzlich dankbar sein, sollst durch Worte und durch Thaten, sie wo du nur kannst erfreuen. |
To teachers who give you good advice you must be deeply grateful, by words and deeds delight them wherever possible. |
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