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Schools

The Royal Catholic Gymnasium was established in 1815 as the continuation of Jesuits schools. It had 20 teachers and 455 students: 239 Catholics, 175 Protestants, and 41 Jews. All classes including religion were taught in German language. There were two hours weekly, non-obligatory classes of Polish language, but the Polish language was not a part of regular curriculum. Parrish Church and Gymnasium A Protestant high school for the girls had 3 grades with 80 female students. An elementary town school had 12 classes, 13 teachers, 518 Protestant children, 256 Catholics, and 42 Jewish children. It was predominantly a Protestant school, but also employed Catholic teachers.