Dénes Dienes: History of the Reformed Church Collég in Sárospatak (Sárospatak, 2013)
CONTENTS
János Ugrai „THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL ADVANCEMENT” 1777 - 1849 75 Environmental conditions 75 The spirit of the age: from the enlightenment to the fall of the war of independence 75 Rustic Patak and Romantic Zemplén 81 The Particle Schools 83 Organizational changes - adumbration of episcopal power 85 The College and its environment - the manor farming of the College 89 Revolutionary personalities 94 The pioneer chief lay officer - Earl József Vay 94 The school-forging law professor - Sándor Kövy 96 An erring neologist? - Dávid Barczafalvi Szabó 100 The last Renaissance man of Patak? - Isván Nyíry 101 SPIRIT AND MOOD 103 The curriculum and its changes 103 The teaching staff 107 Famous Teachers 109 Student Governments 117 Connections through Peregrination 119 Notes 123 SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-THE COLLEGE AND THE DEVELOPING, MODERN EDUCATION SYSTEM - 125 Environmental conditions 125 The evolution of state-governed education policy and the development of the education system 125 The region and the Church District - En Route to Differentiation 131 The modernization of financial management 135 Revolutionary figures 141 The outstanding duo of a bishop and a secular chief lay officerBaron Miklós Vay and Bertalan Kun 141 The Scholarly Poet - János Erdélyi 143 From Orphanage to the Top - Ferenc Finkey 145 Odd judgments - Benő Zsoldos 148 SPIRIT AND MOOD 150 Together, yet apart - independence for the secondary school 150 The Strong Pillar of the College - Education in Theology and in the Liberal Arts 156 A Decade-long Struggle for the Academy of Law 163 From College Teacher Training to State-directed Teacher Training in Sárospatak 169 Animated Student Life 175 Notes 180
