The Academy, people’s educational society (1904–1934)

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  • Tatjana Hojan

Keywords:

the Academy, society, educating of adults, Zagreb University

Abstract

The society Academy began to operate in 1904 with an intention to spread general education by lectures, founding libraries and by courses. Until 1914, the society was active continually. Lecturers were active across Slovenia with lectures on health care, literature and economy. In 1907, the society founded in Ljubljana together with the societies Sokol and Prosveta the Library of Simon Gregorčič. For lectures, they acquired university professors from Zagreb as well. After World War I, in the years 1918 and 1919, the society organized besides lectures courses on hygiene, astronomy, mathematics, French and Serbo-Croatian languages. In the second half of the year 1919, the society ceased its activities although it was officially cancelled as late as May 23rd 1934.

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