26-Jun-1963 Award of the maturity diplomas [Maturazeugnisse] to the 19 graduates after 8 years tenure at the BEA boarding school, starting at age 10. Click to enlarge.
60-YEAR REUNION IN 2023
Our class of 1963 consisted of 19 persons. Of those 19, 6 had passed by 2023. 5 people missed the 60-year reunion, 8 made it, plus our school mate Hans Nedwed who left in 11th grade to graduate in another school.
From left: Waltraud Suppanz, widow after Michael Suppanz | Hans Nedwed | Wolfgang Pfrogner | Norbert Walcher | Martin Wabl | Christian Hartlieb | Reinhard Reinmueller | Claudius Mueller | Franz Leberl and wife Gertraud Leberl | Franz Kontur with wifeFive of the 8 attendees of the reunion assembled for breakfast the next day. From left: Hans Nedwed | Claudius Cornelius Mueller | Christian Hartlieb | Traudl Leberl | Waltraud Suppanz | Franz Leberl | Wolfgang Pfrogner and his paertner
50-YEAR REUNION IN 2013
In 2013 we assembled almost all of us. In the intervening years, two of our schoolmates have passed [Michael Suppanz, here in a wheelchair] and Kurti Weissenboeck, then already too weak to attend. The people from left: Traudl Leberl | Martin Wabl | Bernhard Heinl | NN1 | Franz Leberl | Wolfgang Pfrogner | Anna Hafner } Waltraud Suppanz | Michael Suppanz | Margit Schmidt [almost hidden] | Juergen Hafner | NN2 | Franz Kontur | Kurt Lorenzoni | Christian Hartlieb | Claudius Mueller | Dietmar Oberlechner und Ehefrau | Reinhard Reinmueller. Not present: Norbert Walcher | Kurt Weissenboeck
OUR GROUP COMPLETING 9TH GRADE [AGE 15]
The boarding school’s last 4 grades [grades 9 through 12 compare to the US-high school system] had one class room per grade, and each class had a headmaster [Klassenvorstand]. Ours was Prof. Domitrovic. Upon his passing, someone found a few photographs of our class in his estate, as presented here.
In 9th grade, we were 21 students [19 shown here]. Of those we lost 3 [since they moved on] but gained Andreas Unterreiner in 11th grade. Missing: Dietmar Oberlechner | Reinhard Reinmueller The 19 portraits from the above group picture. Illig | Knauer and NN did not graduate with us, but 3 people not listed here did: Oberlechner | Reinmueller | Unterreiner.
PLAYING THE VIOLIN IN THE SCHOOL’S CHAMBER MUSIC ORCHESTRA
The boarding school maintained a classical music orchestra. Shown here is the chamber setup with me [Franz Leberl] on the violine [see the insert]. The violinist with the back to the photographer is Reinhard Pflueger. We were directed by one of our music teachers, Prof. Drusovic. The picture is from about 1961.
HOW DID THESE 19 GRADUATES PROCEED?
All 19 attended universities and completed their degrees. All but two did so in Austria. All had, and retired from, successful careers.
8 –> engineers, 3 attending Vienna and 5 Graz Universities of Technology
4 –> law, 3 studied and worked in Austria, one studied and worked in Germany
2 –> economics/business administration at Vienna University of Economics and Business
3 –> languages, one each studying French and English in Austria, one studying Chinese in Germany and working there
2 –> medical doctors, one studying at Vienna Medical University, the other in Graz
