Dear William,
great news! As you know, it is difficult for several years for its young to get a place at Brunswick High School. For this reason, the government built a new school and today, on 25 October 1885, it was opened. The name of the learning center is very solemnly: "Ducal New Gymnasium. It is a magnificent red brick building with two wings. The central building has a large window, behind which hides the grandiose auditorium. But even more powerful is the entrance hall, called the refectory. It was built in French style and is put with its high ceiling, supported by columns, can hardly put into words. Please come soon to visit so that you can view it with your own eyes! Your
W.
was provided to construction, the new high school for a branch of the Martino-Katherineums will leave. However, a commission decided to make the project out of two independent schools. And so it was that the former head of the MK to initiation of the Duke's new high school with 521 pupils, the school moved. MK remained at only 270 students.
On 25 April 1906, to mark the 100th Birthday of Duke Wilhelm of name change: The Ducal new school was now called Ducal Wilhelm Gymnasium.
Brunswick, 20 April 1906
The Duke. Braunschw. Lünebest. State Department of Ducal. Upper School Commission here
have since His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Prussia, etc. Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick on the occasion of the upcoming centennial anniversary rested the birthday of His Highness the High Blessed Duke Wilhelm to determine graciously, that was founded by His Highness, "New School" hieselbst henceforth called lead to "Wilhelm-Gymnasium" has, so we Ducal upper school commission thereof with the commission having to do with simultaneous notification of the Consortium high school superintendent Dauber corresponding opening. Signed
Trieps
Svenja Hannig
