St. Sahakyan Male School :: ARTSAKH HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Sahakyan Male School 1878 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Shamkhor / Chardakhlu

Historical Introduction
1878 y․

Through the efforts of Assistant Diocese Inspector M. Yepiskopossian, in March 1878 a one-year parish school of males opened in Chardakhlu.

National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3850, p. 178.
Also see “Meghu Hayastani,” 1878, No. 25, p. 3.
“Mankavarzhakan Tert,” 1878 to 1879, p. 14.
Gasparian, Hovh. Chardakhlu and Its History. In: “Nor-Dar,” 1889, No. 197, p. 3.
Khudoyan, S. The East Armenian Schools between 1830 and 1920. Yerevan, 1987, p. 481.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

The number of its pupils varied from season to season due to their involvement in agricultural work.

“Meghu Hayastani,” 1878, No. 25, p. 3.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

1884 y․

Beginning with 1884, different books were periodically donated to this institution mentioned by the name of St. Sahakian.

“Ardzagank,” 1884, No. 9, p. 124.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

1886 y․

According to a visitor, in 1886 “this village has a spiritual parish school housed in a simple building, but the local people plan to erect another in the churchyard.”

“Ardzagank,” 1888, No. 7, p. 87.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

1888 y․

The new building of the school was completed with the villagers’ own means (1,500 rubles) in 1888: “...representing a fine edifice like the local church, it was accomplished in 1888...” Despite the aforementioned, however, by 1889 the new school had not been thoroughly built yet.

Gasparian, Hovh. Chardakhlu and Its History. In: “Nor-Dar,” 1889, No. 197, p. 3.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

1890 y․

On 8 April 1890, Musayel Shahgedaniants, an 80-year-old Armenian from Chardakhlu, died in Baku. In perpetuation of his memory, his son Mkrtich expressed willingness to build a new school in his native village and provide it with stable means of existence on condition that it should bear their family name, i.e. Shahgedanian: apparently, however, his intention was not carried out.

“Ardzagank,” 1890, No. 8, p. 4.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

1896 y․

In 1896 Chardakhlu had “...a newly-built school located in the churchyard.”

“Nor-Dar,” 1896, No. 77, p. 2.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 473.

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The plan of the parish school

Below follows a chronology of the activity of the parish school of Chardakhlu on the basis of the available data concerning it:

Dates	Schoolboys	Teachers	Notes	Source
1878	32	1	Foundation by 1878. Stepanos Ter-Michaelian from Banants	National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3850, p. 178. “Meghu Hayastani,” 1878, No. 25, p. 3; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1881	60			Khudoyan, S. The East Armenian Schools between 1830 and 1920. Yerevan, 1987, p. 481; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1884		1	Stepanos Ter-Michaelian	“Ardzagank,” 1884, No. 9, p. 124; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1885/86			Closed on a Government order	Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1886			Its Board of Trustees included Tanan Margarian and Priest Makar Ter-Stepanossiants	“Ararat,” 1886, p. 469; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1888	41			Khudoyan, S. The East Armenian Schools between 1830 and 1920. Yerevan, 1987, p. 481; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1890	32			National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3887, p. 150; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1891	47			National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3889, p. 149; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1892	41			National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3891, p. 121; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1892/93	55		One-year	National Archives of Armenia, fund 56, list 15, file 11, pp. 10-11; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1894	55	1		National Archives of Armenia, fund 53, list 1, file 3896, p. 34; file 3895, p. 99; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1895			Gevorg Ter-Stepanossian Manassiants taught Religion there	National Archives of Armenia, fund 461, list 1, file 12, pp. 72-74; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1896			Closed	Khudoyan, S. The East Armenian Schools between 1830 and 1920. Yerevan, 1987, p. 481; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474.
1913			Granted permission to reopen	“Ararat,” 1913, p. 302; Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 474: