Hörcsik Richárd: A Sárospataki Református Kollégium gazdaságtörténete 1800-1919 (Sárospatak – Miskolc, 1996)

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education. And finaly, it benefited educationally as well, becouse the student learnt self-reliance and a sense of vocation by the work. Students benefited directly, through the payment for their work and, indirectly by learning a vocation such as wine making. Students learnt such basic knowledge either om production works that could he used later in life. Such an example for the indirect benefit students gained is the founding of the first national Savings Bank by Fáy András. In the following chapters the different branches of the college's economy will be discussed. The college's financial enterprize (1800-1850) The college in Sárospatak also acted as a special banking institute. It lent money out on an interest of 6%. Far more advantageous than the national 24%. The college can be ranked with the other traditional credit sources such as ecclesiastic and wordly trust fund but it deffered in the reuse of the profit. The success of the bank was due partly to the amount of donations and funds and partly to fix fact that the capital was left intact and only the interest was reinvested. The administration of the loan was done by the „Senior" the Rector and the Curator inspected the paying out. Later the borrowers had to provide a guarantor and pay a deposit to safegard the college's interests. The clients were mainly from the middle class landowners who were at the same time the college's principal backers. The college's financial enterprize actively helped the economic life in the region of the Upper-Tisza as that was the only financial institute in that region. The management of the college's vineyards The vineyards were a signifiant financial resource of the college for-centuries. Its last great period fell in the first 50 years of the 19th century. There are 2 types of vine cultivation extensive and intensive. The college used the intensive method which entailed hoeing 3 times a year, manuring, tieing up the vines 2-3 times, using a wine-press. It was also reflected in the keeping of the wine. Keeping the cellars and barrels clean and seperating the different type of wines.