 Schöpper had reached no mandatory retirement age, but he could no longer see and hear very well, and he was also suffering from a hernia.The yearly considerations for Schöpper’s service amounted to 137 Rhenish guilders, of which 70 guilders was paid out in cash, while 25 guilders was deducted for the school land, 10 for the dwelling, 4 for a specified amount of municipal firewood and 28 for 7 hL of corn (wheat or rye).Over the next few years, there was once again a high teacher turnover.