concept
Pro-gymnasium
pro-gymnasium
also: прогимназия
An incomplete secondary school offering only the lower classes of the full classical gymnasium curriculum, commonly established in smaller Russian towns lacking resources for a full gymnasium; the institution Ivan Stepanovich pledges money toward.
Reading notes
- The Darling §10 progymnasium
An incomplete secondary school offering only the lower classes of the full gymnasium curriculum; Olenka attended one as a girl, when she loved her French teacher.
- The Correspondent §54 the pro-gymnasium
A progimnaziya: an incomplete secondary school offering only the lower forms of the full gymnasium curriculum, often the most a smaller provincial town could support -- founding or funding one was exactly the kind of civic-minded gesture worth (Ivan Nikitich hopes) a flattering newspaper mention.