Educational and philanthropic activities of P. S. Korobka

The article is devoted to Pavlo Stepanovich Korobka who was the Ukrainian enlightener and a patron of art of the Chernihiv province. A vital way and public activity of philanthropist is probed in the article. It is shown P.S. Korobka’s publicly useful activity and his contribution to the development of native town Mrin. Exactly here It is here for his assistance an initial two-year college, Stone Virgin Church, Leonidiv handicraft school for boys, Ludmylivskyy female school, hospital, hospice, reading-rooms, fire brigade, teahouses, brickwork, weaving and weave-baskets workshop were built and equipped. Special attention is given to educational institutions ? a trade school and Ludmylivskyy Girls School of Agriculture and Home Economics gardening, which provided training specialists in agriculture, which in turn made it possible to ensure adequate staff countryside and contributed to a more rational use of land resources and improve the financial situation of villagers. It is displayed their role and importance to the society of those times. Prominent place in the article is devoted to Ludmylivskyy Girls School. It is shown the internal rules of the school, the learning process; covers the history of the institution and a brief description of its activities