Abateri şi pedepse disciplinare la Gimnaziul din Blaj (a doua jumătate a secolului al XIX-lea)
Misdemeanor and Disciplinary Punishments in Blaj Gymnasium (the Second Half of the 19th Century)

Summary/Abstract: Keeping order and discipline in Blaj Gymnasium was, at least during the period we focus on, a permanent task. This was the only possibility if we take into account the large number of students reported to the size of the town situated at the confluence of the two Târnava rivers. Regulations regarding discipline, the impartiality and the intransigence of the teachers and the way justice was done were of great help. Thus, we must state that each deed was investigated, checked, confirmed by witnesses. The punishment was established consequently only after these steps had been followed. Disciplinary misdemeanors ranged according to a large scale, from pranks to penal deeds. Accordingly, the punishments were very diverse, and they were carefully regulated. Incarceration and a diet reduced to bread and water were quite frequent. School-expel punishment was also given quite easily. We also noticed that a lot of the students that had been expelled used to return to the Gymnasium as private students. As far as attendance was concerned, there were not many misdemeanors and a lot of them were not very serious.

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