First edition. This book was compiled and published on the occasion of the 450th birthday (1979) of the prep school Johanneum in Hamburg. Documents the founding of the school, as well as the way in which the school preserves the humanistic spirit of its founding father, Johannes Bugenhagen, together with assimilating modern ideas on education in the Federal Republic of Germany. One of Germany's most renowned prep school. Includes a fascinating essay on the German philosopher Ernst Bloch and his "Realistic Humanism."