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v Novem mestu, drugega in maturo pa spet v Lju- threw a bench into the Tivoli pond,’ as Vidav
bljani. Dandanes bi tako vedenje označili kot van- writes. Plemelj, who was expelled from high
dalizem. Že pred tem je bil dve leti zapored kaz- school, had to complete his final year of high
novan zaradi obiskovanja gostiln, kar je imelo zanj school as a private student: the first semester in
tudi neprijetne finančne posledice, saj je izgubil Novo Mesto, and the second and his final ex-
štipendijo. Res je, da se je takrat že vzdrževal z in- ams again in Ljubljana. Nowadays, such behav-
štrukcijami matematike, niso pa ta dejanja kaza- iour would be considered vandalism. Even be-
la hvaležnosti revni materi, ki je kot vdova težko fore that, he had been punished for two years
zbrala denar za njegovo gimnazijsko šolanje. in a row for frequenting pubs, which also had
Kolega Boštjan Kuzman me je opozoril, da unpleasant financial consequences for him, as
Slovenski narod 5. avgusta 1893 na naslovni stra- he lost his scholarship. Indeed, he was already
ni incident v Tivoliju opisuje drugače kot Vidav: supporting himself by tutoring mathematics at
134 »Znano je, da so pred nekaj tedni trije osmošol- the time. However, these actions did not show
ci zagazili v prepir s stražniki in prišli v konflikt gratitude to his poor mother, who, as a widow,
z oblastjo. Mej temi dijaki osmega razreda naha- had struggled to raise money for his secondary
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jal se je najboljši dijak osmega razreda, nade poln school education.
in sicer tudi ponižen in miren dijak, ki je vzbujal My colleague Boštjan Kuzman pointed out
najlepše upe za prihodnjost.« Potem avtor član- to me that on 5 August 1893, Slovenski Narod
ka pijane dijake vzame v bran: »Pri mladini pa described the incident in Tivoli differently from
se po celem olikanem svetu sodi, da taki izgredi Vidav on its front page: ‘It is known that a few
sodijo v prirojeni lahkomišljenosti in da tukaj ne weeks ago, three eighth-graders got into an ar-
gre govoriti o tistem hudobnem naklepu, kojega gument with guards and came into conflict with
kazenski zakon zahteva pri svojih prestopkih.« the authorities. Among these eighth-grade stu-
Potem bralca spomni, da se podobna razgraja- dents was the best eighth-grade student, a prom-
nja študentov na Dunaju obravnava blagohotne- ising, humble and calm student who inspired
je. Jasno je, da je bila takrat toleranca do alko- high hopes for the future.’ The author of the ar-
holiziranih mladoletnikov mnogo večja, kot je ticle then defends the drunk students: ‘Among
dandanes. »[N]i čuda, če se vname mlado srce young people throughout the civilised world, it
in če se v kozarcu vina vtope pametne in razsod- is considered that such misbehaviour is part of
ne misli, ter se stori korak, ki bi se pri doraslem their innate light-heartedness and that there
in zrelem možem moral strogo in ostro obsoja- is no question here of the malicious intent re-
ti!« piše v članku. Tudi šolske oblasti pri nas so quired by criminal law for its offences.’ He then
bile mnenja, da za ta izgred »disciplinarna ka- reminds the reader that similar student riots in
zen zadošča«. Slovenski narod se pohvali, da ni Vienna are treated more leniently. It is clear that
poročal o izgredih mladoletnikov in jim tako tolerance towards underage drinkers was much
škodoval. Nemški časopisi v Celju, Ljubljani in greater at that time than it is today. ‘[I]t is no
Gradcu pa so razpihovali incident in povzroči- wonder that young hearts are inflamed and that
li, da je zadeva prišla pred sodišče. »Mi se tola- sensible and judicious thoughts are drowned in
žimo, da bodo strogi, ali vendar pravični sodni- a glass of wine, leading to actions that would be
ki več srca imeli, nego ga imajo ti žurnalistični strictly and harshly condemned in an adult and
barbari [...]«. Pisec se še malo huduje (»Ali skraj- mature man!’ the article says. The school author-
na ostudnost, ki tiči v takem početju razbrzdane ities in our country were also of the opinion that
žurnalistike [...]«), potem pa opozori na dvojna ‘disciplinary punishment is sufficient’ for this
merila: »Malo dnij po tistem dijaškem izgredu, misdemeanour. Slovenski Narod boasts that
o katerem smo doslej govorili, pripetil se je drug it did not report on the misdemeanours of mi-
jednak izgred. Udeležili so se ga trije nemški nors and thus harm them. German newspapers