History
The school was founded in 1883 by Hugo Treffner, who also was the first headmaster (1883–1912). At first, it was a progymnasium for boys with three classes and teaching was conducted in German and later in Russian. Hugo Treffner took special care in educating boys from the rural areas and presently the school also encourages students originating from outside Tartu to enter.
In the following years, the school gradually expanded. In 1907 it became a full private gymnasium and since 1918, Estonian has been used for teaching. Following the Soviet occupation in 1944, the school was called Tartu First Secondary School and from 1958 to 1990, it also bore the name of A.H. Tammsaare. In 1954, the school began to accept girls as well. In the 60s, specialised classes in mathematics and physics were opened. The original name of the school was restored in 1990.
Read more about this topic: Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“Free from public debt, at peace with all the world, and with no complicated interests to consult in our intercourse with foreign powers, the present may be hailed as the epoch in our history the most favorable for the settlement of those principles in our domestic policy which shall be best calculated to give stability to our Republic and secure the blessings of freedom to our citizens.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.”
—Aristide Briand (1862–1932)
“The true theater of history is therefore the temperate zone.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)