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1870 w. Svidi wlis eqvTime ozurgeTis samazro saswavlebelSi miabares,rogorc Tavad ixsenebs: “ mxolod maSin miyides Coxa da wuRebi.es iyo bavSvobaSi pirveli da ukanaskneli xeiriani Cacma Cemi.CemTvis saxelmZRvanelo wignic ki arasodes aravis uyidia…vixsomebdi imas,rasac zepirad mogviTxrobda maswavlebeli,zogjer ki sxva moswavleebs vexmarebodi gakveTilebis daswavlaSi da am saxiT vsargeblobdi maT wignebs .”

sami wlis Semdeg, ozurgeTis samazro saswavlebeli qalaqis skolad gadaukeTebiaT.programa Secvlila da swavlac gaxangrZlivebula.eqvTimes kvlav rom 4 weli ar dasWirveboda 1874 w. foTis samazro saswavlebelSi gadauyvaniaT,romelic 1875 w. daumTavrebia.

Saswavleblis damTavrebis Semdeg siZe da biZa bevrs arwmunebda 12 wlis eqvTimes soflis gadamwerad daewyo muSaoba. Magram principulobam da swavlisadmi dauokebelma ltolvam ganapiroba is,rom uari ganacxada moxelis iol da im droisaTvis ramdenadme Semosavlian saqmeze. verc usaxsrobam SeaSfoTa igi.

1876 w. eqvTime swavla ganagrZo quTaisis pro gimnaziaSi, oTxwliani swavlebis Semdeg ki dasves klasikuri gimnaziis V klasSi.

moxuci mecnieri SemdegSi gulistkiviliT ixsenebda : “ quTaisSi gamgzavrebis win,gareT Zlier cioda. Aravis gaxsenebia CemTvis sazamTro tanisamosi gaemzadebina,mxolod waRebi da parusinis bluza mecva.” 
gimnaziaSi swavlis dros,eqvTime mudmivad xelmokleobas ganicdida,gimnazia gulkeTil adamianTa daxmarebit daamTavra: “ nasesxebi fulis wyalobiT daviwye swavla,Sevecode gimnaziis inspeqtors,oblobisa da siRaribis cnoba momatanina,swavlis gadasaxadisagan gamaTavisufla da radgan pansionSi adgili aRar iyo sanacvlod 8 maneTi daminiSna yovelTviurad.”_ aRniSnavs is. eqvTime TayaiSvils quTaisis klasikuri gimnazia vercxlis medliT daamTavra.1883 w. mieca kavkasiis olqis stipendia,romelsac swavlis gagrZelebis SemTxvevaSi gamoiyenebda.