THE NIGHT SCHOOL FOR WORKING YOUTHS AT GELENDZHIK

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 15, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Krzacrimalsa- 10740
REPORT NO.
SUBJECT The Night Suh,o;o1 f6T VToki4g
at Gelendr&tk
lths
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The Night Set6e1 it'tor Worldig Youth 14..a located on la. Maim Qoridys
in GilendshiklI beilisiire it to 'be tnxIA161.1 of the thouirande of night
sohoole in the USSR oFteniusd far the oon3A7aderoef of icr4idrig youth%
who, far, finanaiiil reikeiS,nic9 hive bed to die0frpratirtas their eduostion
prematurely. Better John waited'tee youths who managed ta attend
night wohorg in the e.tranim ah:ng$ uteridng during the dsy in pleas and
factories.
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Only working youths were eligible to attend the school. Certificates
from their plant or factory administration were required of *hose
who wiihed to enroll. Courses were arranged to cover the fourth
through tenth grades. There was no tuition, but students had to,
buy their own textbooks and materials. The school year ran from
September to May. I do not remember the'names of the principal Or
of any of the teachers, all of whoth were regular teachers at the
Gelendzhik ten-year school who taught at the night school to increase
their incomes. I was told that 'the program of the school was
equivalent to that of regulareerlet schools. This meant that a
ptUdent who had successfully completed the tenth grade of the night
School would be entitled to enroll in any university or institute
on the same basis as graduates of regular 10-year schools.
In mY class there were about 20 boys atd 5 girls, ranging from 14
to: 20 years of age. There was no age limit for any class; even a
man of 50 years could enroll. -Lectures were held four times weekly
for four to five hours per da yi :from 1900 to 2300 or 2400 hours,
School days-were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and 'Priday. Attendance
was obligatory, but A certain tolerance was shown to students who
did miss a day mow and then; the school administration certainly
realized that all studentp had to work hard during the day to make
their living, and sometimes just couldn't manage to attend all the
lectures. On the other hand, since enrollment was on a voluntary
bails, students did their best not to miss any lessons. Naturally,
every lecture one missed would increase his homework load. Lectures
were held in clapsrooks,of which there were about eight in the
school. Every lecture w s 50 minutes long with a 10-minute break
between lectures. In addition to attending lectures, stUdents had
to do homework, especially in the Russian language, mathematicspand,
lass often, geography and history. Two to'three hours were normally
necessary to complete each day's homewerk; it was done either right
after school from midnight on, ortmuch more oftenpon-Wedneeday or
Saturday eveningewhen there were no lectures in the school, or on
Sunday, when there was no work at the plant or factory.
As well as I can remember, our fourth-grade subjects0eith the
approximate estimation of their weight in the total curriculum indie
eated by a percentage were as.follows:
4.. Russian language, spoken and written, (35%)
b.' Arithmetic (35%) .
0. Geography of the USSR, (20%)
d. History of the USSR (10%)
Frequently a two-hour lecture in the evening weuld supPlement
regular Russian language or arithmetic studies.
a. Russian language, with special emphasis on the orthography,
b. Arithmetic: fractions, decimals, and percentage:
0. Geography of foreign countries (15%)
d. Ancient Greek and Roman history. (15%)
e. English language (10%)
f. Botany, (10%)
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After the completion of each grade, ,a student wa required to pass
a final examination. Althoughsduring the educational yearsthere was
constant testing of students In all subjects ;which afforded the
teachers quite a good knowledge of each student's performance and
abilityi,, the annual examination was still given to ascertain this.
in a final and official Ift3r. Examinations were always attended by
spacial representatives of the Rayon's Educational Board (Rayonrryy
Otdel Narodnogo Obrazovaniya RayONO), as well as by the school
principal. Students who failed the examination had either to repeat
the class or to study-three or four months in the summertimesin
preparation for a make-up exam the next fall. Students who passed
the final exam were issued certificates of successful completion of
the particular grade; they then 'had the right to enroll in the next
higher grade of any regular Sydle6school. I never heard:of a case
where a student was dismissed from school during the school year
either for absenteeism or for unsatisfactory work.,
In the fourth through sixth grades, the number of night scheol
students was about 25,boys and girls per grade. The seventh and
eighth .grades normally had many more students., probably about 50
or 60; the ninth and tenth:grades had about ko in each. I do not
knew why attendance in the seventh and eighth gradeswas so large;
it May have been because so many had to leave the regular schools
after the sixth grate In order to start-working. Some children
attended the ninth and tenth grades in order to prepare for colleges
but they were few, especially after 1950swhen acquiring a college
education in the USSR became too expensive a proposition for any
but the well-to-do.
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