 The subjects that were taught were religion, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, organ playing, keeping school and silkworm raising.Later, geometry was added.Another schoolteacher named Decker, who had been appointed by the Ducal Saxe-Coburg and Gotha government in 1833, received as remuneration 110 Thaler in 1851, 140 Thaler in 1855 and 160 Thaler in 1866.