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  • 'Gymnasia' and 'higher burgher' schools, which are ail situated in the larger towns.

    Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough

  • Between this and the higher education of the 'Gymnasia' and Universities comes what is called

    Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough

  • In the 'Gymnasia' every pupil learns to speak them as a matter of course, and in the 'higher burgher' schools the same languages receive special attention, with a view to commercial correspondence.

    Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough

  • In Russia, Gymnasia for girls had begun to open up during the second half of the nineteenth century for the primary purpose of educating teachers.

    Higher Education in Central Europe. 2009

  • The Metman-Cohens remained with their students, continuing to teach when the Gymnasia moved to Shfeya.

    Fania Metman-Cohen. 2009

  • When the revolution broke out in Turkey, the Metman-Cohens sided with the Ottomans, as did the Gymnasia.

    Fania Metman-Cohen. 2009

  • Fania not only taught at the Gymnasia and washed its floors but also found time for active participation in local cultural life.

    Fania Metman-Cohen. 2009

  • The Gymnasia became a focus for cultural revolution and revival.

    Fania Metman-Cohen. 2009

  • Gymnasia are somewhat patronized by the civilians.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 Various

  • A large proportion of the boys at the 'Gymnasia,' perhaps the majority of them, pass on to the Universities, some to qualify for the learned professions, others because it is the fashion in Holland as in other countries for young men who have no intention of following any profession to spend a few years at a University in search of pleasure and experience; but the experience in this case is peculiar and unique.

    Dutch Life in Town and Country P. M. Hough

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