 It turned out later that Schöpper could furnish proof of very good marks, having even been rated "excellent" in religion, but he could neither sing nor play the organ.The village councillors chose to overlook Schöpper’s lack of musical ability for, after all, there was no church in Eschenau anyway.The district administration demanded, however, that the teacher sit an examination after two years’ service and have himself further trained in the artistic subjects (Schöpper could also not draw very well).