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BaštinaDusty Covers99Krstoslava Franić and her Kajkavian Narrative Poem  The School Inspector’s ChildrenKrstoslava (Slava, Krsta) Franić (1881 − 1957) was a Croatian writer, a teacher by education, who frequently published various short texts in newspapers. Today she is unfortunately almost completely forgotten. She wrote in the Kajkavian dialect, and published two books in it. Her one-act comedy Odvjetnik iz prošlog stoljeća [The Barrister from the Previous Century] was published in Zagreb in 1901 (Fig. 1). Her booklet or, rather, a picturebook, Nadzornikova deca oliti huncmutarije gradske dece na ladanju [The School Inspector’s Children or Town Children’s Pranks in the Country], is particularly relevant as children’s literature. She also published a book of poems in standard Croatian, Majčina knjiga [Mother’s Book], which appeared in Zagreb in 1930.Fig. 1 The title page of the one-act play The Barrister from the Previous Century by Krstoslava Franić (1901).Sl. 1.  Naslovni list jednočinke Krstoslave Franić Odvjetnik iz prošlog stoljeća (1901).Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126100The School Inspector’s Children appeared twice. First, it was published by the Zagreb printing house “Merkur” in 1919, and then in 1924 a reprint was issued by Vinko Vošicki’s publishing house from Koprivnica, a town in the north of Croatia. These two editions differ slightly only in the technical details of the covers, the title pages and the layout of the author’s dedication to her readers. However, the text of the dedication is exactly the same in both editions, and equally dated “before the holidays 1919” (meaning the school summer holidays). The School Inspector’s Children is a humorous story in verse, deliberately addressed to child and adult readers in parallel. In the author’s own words, the book is dedicated not only “to my darling Kajkavian children”, but also to “those adults who have not lost the sense of the old Kajkavian humour in these hard times”. In the picture on the front cover of the first edition, the nickname or the pen name is given: Kibic (Onlooker), but it is not known who that was (Fig. 2).Fig. 2  Cover illustration from the first edition of The School Inspector’s Children (1919).Sl. 2. Ilustracija s korica prvoga izdanja knjižice Nadzornikova deca (1919).The story takes place in the country, where an elderly village teacher could barely wait for the school holidays to enjoy his well-deserved rest period. However, his dreams of a good relaxation are soon spoilt by the school inspector from the city, who sends the teacher his four sons to enjoy some fresh air, and so that he himself can get some rest from his own children, who are neither good nor obedient. The teacher and his fellow villagers suffer mischief and damage from the boys, who even take some pigs to the railway lines, with disastrous results. Eventually, everyone is relieved when the summer holidays are over, and the boys go back home. The text is written in fluent Kajkavian dialect of the Croatian Zagorje region, and the funny events seem to be even more dynamic because they flow in an exchange of rhymed seven- and eight-syllable lines in conversational style.Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca101Here we reprint the second, Koprivnica edition of this attention-grabbing and undeservedly forgotten piece from the history of Croatian children’s literature. A short Glossary in Croatian of some less known words is added.*To continue, we bring the memories of this exceptional author written by her grand-niece, the costume designer Ljubica Wagner, the daughter of Ljerka Ogrizović and Ivan Wagner.Aunty SlavaKrstoslava Franić was born in 1881 to Josip Franić and Zora, née Poch, as the third of five daughters. She also had a brother, who was still young when he was killed on the Thessaloniki front during the First World War. Krstoslava’s birthplace is not known, but must have been somewhere in the provinces where her father, being a county head, was employed as a civil servant at the time.She finished the girls’ teacher training school. All her sisters were educated in the Austrian-Hungarian girls’ secondary schools. The youngest sister, Ljuba, the grandmother of Ljubica Wagner, was married to Milan Ogrizović (1877-1923), a Croatian dramatist, writer and politician, and the author of the play Hasanaginica. Krstoslava, or Slava, showed early on her gift for writing. She published short texts and comments on the everyday life of Zagreb in daily newspapers and women’s magazines, just like Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873-1957), the first Croatian lady journalist and the author of widely popular historical romances. It was the time of the suffragette movement, which had its followers in Zagreb, as well.  Krstoslava was the only unmarried sister, probably because of her stooping figure, caused by kyphosis, which she failed to treat in her youth. Those who still cherish memories of her remember that she was of a serene and vivacious nature, witty, and was gladly received into everyone’s company. She also used to get together with young intellectuals and cultural workers. She was particularly close to the Ogrizović family, whose home was regularly visited by the children and grandchildren of her sister Ljuba, as well as by other children of their close relatives. It is to Ljerka, the daughter of Milan and Ljuba Ogrizović, that A. G. Matoš (1873-1914), the greatest Croatian modernist poet, writer and essayist, dedicated his renowned poem “To a girl instead of a toy”. The Ogrizović home was Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126* We wish to express our gratitude to the family members of Slava Franić, Mrs. Ljubica Wagner, Mrs. Snježana Grković-Janović, and Mr. Ivica Wagner, for cooperation and participation in preparing this text, and in particular to Mrs. Wagner for allowing us to publish the facsimiles of the picturebook  The School Inspector’s Children in Libri & Liberi. We also wish to thank the director and staff of the Public Library “Fran Galović” in Koprivnica for allowing us to use the copy of the book, and for their kindness and help in preparing the facsimiles for publication.102the gathering place of the Croatian literati, so that Slava Franić had an opportunity to meet the major representatives of the literature movement known as the Croatian Modern, and participate in their discussions. Among others, Matoš, Fran Galović (1887-1914) and Milutin Cihlar-Nehajev (1880-1931) were regular guests. This influenced the development of Slava’s literary tastes and of her sincere patriotism. She took part in demonstrations against the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and against Croatian politicians who supported the Hungarian acculturation of Croatia, she joined the group who burned the Hungarian flag, and protested against the declaration of the “Vidovdan Constitution”, the first constitutional document of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which was approved in 1921 through political spin, even though the opposition boycotted the vote, especially the Croat and Slovene parties. The document established the centralized rule of the new state that Croatia had become a part of, and which was ruled from Belgrade by the Serbian king.Slava lived in an unpretentious home in Bregovita ulica 6 (now Tomićeva) in Zagreb, opposite the well-liked Uspinjača, a cable car connecting Lower Town with Upper Town in Zagreb (it was established in 1890, and is still functioning). The children of the third generation often gathered in Slava’s apartment, enjoying the freedom of jumping and playing games on her armchairs and furniture, and knowing that they could always find lip-smacking cakes there. “My own memories of Aunty Slava,” remembers the writer Snježana Grković-Janović, “are connected with all the great holidays and birthdays, when we would visit my uncle and my aunt Ljerka, as well as Granny Ljuba. Krstoslava Franić was short because of her hunched back, but she had beautiful blue eyes, dark eyebrows, and dark exuberant hair. She would often entertain us children with funny verses at the table. We had a copy of Nadzornikova deca each, and even today we still remember some of the verses by heart.”Slava Franić died in Zagreb at the age of 69.Krstoslava Franić i njezina kajkavska priča u stihovima Nadzornikova deca Krstoslava (Slava, Krsta) Franić (1881. − 1957.) bila je hrvatska spisateljica, školovana za učiteljicu, koja se često javljala različitim prilozima u dnevnome tisku. Danas je gotovo sasvim zaboravljena. Pisala je na kajkavskom dijalektu na kojemu je objavila dvije knjige. Njezina komična jednočinka Odvjetnik iz prošlog stoljeća objavljena je u Zagrebu 1901. godine, u izdanju Prve hrvatske radničke tiskare (Sl. 1). Za dječju je književnost osobito zanimljiva njezina knjižica, zapravo Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca103slikovnica, Nadzornikova deca oliti huncmutarije gradske dece na ladajnu koja je doživjela čak dva izdanja. Osim toga, pod naslovom Majčina knjiga, objavila je zbirku pjesama na hrvatskom književnom jeziku koja izlazi 1930. godine u Zagrebu, u izdanju Kulturne sekcije društva „Katarina grofica Zrinska“.Knjižica Nadzornikova deca najprije izlazi 1919. godine, u nakladi zagrebačke tiskare „Merkur“ d. d., a potom, drugi put, nakladna knjižara Vinka Vošickog izdaje u Koprivnici 1924. godine i reprint toga izdanja. Dva se izdanja neznatno razlikuju u tehničkim detaljima korica, naslovnoga lista i stranice s kratkom autoričinom posvetom čitateljima. Tekst je posvete isti, a pod njim u obama se izdanjima posveta datira: „u oči praznika 1919.“  Nadzornikova deca komična je priča u stihovima, svjesno usporedno upućena dječjem i odraslom čitatelju. Riječima same autorice, osim „[d]ragoj mojoj kajkavskoj dečici“, knjižica je namijenjena i „onim odraslima, koji u ta teška vremena nisu izgubili smisao za stari kajkavski humor“. Na koricama prvoga izdanja, na naslovnoj ilustraciji, vidljiv je i potpis ilustratora (Kibic) (Sl. 2), ali nije poznato tko je izradio slike za ovu knjižicu.Priča se odvija na selu gdje je vremešni seoski učitelj jedva dočekao školske praznike kako bi uživao zasluženi odmor. Međutim, snove o odmoru pokvario mu je školski nadzornik koji mu šalje svoja četiri sina – da budu na svježem zraku, ali i da se nadzornik odmori od vlastite djece koja nisu nimalo poslušna ni dobra. Tekst je napisan u tečnoj zagorskoj kajkavštini, a duhoviti događaji tim su dinamičniji jer se nižu u izmjenama rimovanih sedmeraca i osmeraca razgovorna stila.Objavljujemo ovdje pretisak drugoga, koprivničkoga izdanja ovoga iznimno zanimljivoga i nepravedno zaboravljenoga djela iz baštine hrvatske dječje književnosti, uz priručni rječnik.*U nastavku donosimo sjećanja na ovu zanimljivu autoricu iz pera njezine pranećakinje, kostimografkinje Ljubice Wagner (kćeri Ljerke Ogrizović i Ivana Wagnera). Teta SlavaKrstoslava Franić rođena je 1881. godine u obitelji Josipa Franića i Zore, rođene Poch, kao srednja od pet kćeri. Imala je i brata koji je poginuo mlad na Solunskom frontu 1918. godine. Nije zapamćeno mjesto njenoga rođenja (negdje u provinciji gdje je otac obavljao višu činovničku dužnost kao kotarski predstojnik).Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126* Zahvaljujemo članovima obitelji Slave Franić, gospođi Ljubici Wagner, gospođi Snježani Grković-Janović i gospodinu Ivici Wagneru na suradnji i sudjelovanju u pripremi ovoga priloga, a gospođi Wagner i na suglasnosti za izdavanje faksimila slikovnice u časopisu Libri & Liberi. Također posebno zahvaljujemo ravnateljici i djelatnicima  Knjižnice i čitaonice „Fran Galović” u Koprivnici na ustupanju knjižice, susretljivosti i pomoći u pripremi faksimila za objavljivanje.104Završila je učiteljsku školu (preparandiju). Sve su joj sestre bile školovane u austrougarskim ženskim srednjim školama. Najmlađa sestra, Ljuba, baka Ljubice Wagner, udala se za hrvatskoga književnika Milana Ogrizovića, autora drame Hasanaginica. Krstoslava je rano pokazivala nadarenost za pisanje. Poput Zagorke javljala se u dnevnim novinama i ženskim časopisima kratkim crticama iz zagrebačkoga života. Bilo je to doba nastanka feminističkoga pokreta koji je i u Zagrebu imao svoje sljedbenice.Bila je jedina neudata među sestrama čemu je vjerojatno doprinijela njena pognuta figura opterećena kifozom koja nije liječena u mladosti. Oni koji je još pamte sjećaju se da je bila vedre naravi, duhovita, rado pozivana u društvo i da je rado okupljala intelektualnu mladež i kulturne djelatnike. Osobito je bila prisna s obitelji Ogrizović kod koje su se okupljala djeca i unuci njezine sestre Ljube i djeca iz sestrine šire obitelji. Kći Milana i Ljube Ogrizović, Ljerka, bila je ona djevojčica kojoj je A. G. Matoš posvetio poznatu pjesmu „Djevojčici mjesto igračke“. Dom obitelji Ogrizović bio je mjesto sastajanja hrvatskih književnika pa je tako Slava Franić imala priliku viđati predstavnike hrvatske moderne, Matoša, Galovića, Cihlar-Nehajeva i druge, i sudjelovati u njihovim razgovorima  što je utjecalo na formiranje njezinoga književnoga ukusa i iskrenoga rodoljublja. Sudjelovala je u manifestacijama protiv Austro-Ugarske Monarhije, protiv mađarona, uključujući spaljivanje mađarske zastave, kao i u protestu nakon proglašenja Vidovdanskoga ustava.Stanovala je u skromnom domu u Bregovitoj ulici br. 6 (sada Tomićevoj), nasuprot popularne uspinjače. Tamo su se okupljala djeca treće generacije koja su u njenome stanu imala punu slobodu skakanja i igranja po foteljama i namještaju, a uvijek je bilo slatkih kolača. „Moje sjećanje na tetu Slavu“, napominje književnica S. Grković-Janović, „vezano je za sve velike blagdane kad se mome ujaku i ujni (Ljerki), još za života bake Ljube, odlazilo na čestitanje, uključivši rođendane. Krstoslava Franić bila je niska rasta zbog pognutih leđa, ali prekrasnih plavih očiju, gustih crnih obrva i bujne crne kose. Za stolom bi često zabavljala nas djecu šaljivim stihovima. Svi smo imali po primjerak Nadzornikove dece i do danas neke stihove još znamo napamet.“Slava Franić umrla je u Zagrebu, u dobi od 69 godina.Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca105Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126106 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca107Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126108 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca109Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126110 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca111Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126112 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca113Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126114 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca115Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126116 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca117Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126118 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca119Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126120 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca121Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126122 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca123Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126124 Krstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca125Libri & Liberi • 2013 • 2 (1): 99-126126Rječnik  manje poznatih riječi i izraza(Redoslijedom pojavljivanja u tekstu)huncmutarije – nestašlucidukali su kakti nori – skakali su kao ludifraz – vragolijažmehko – teškokomaj – jedvahecariju van spelavat – izvoditi bedastoćufuč je dika vrta sva – nestao sav ponos vrtakras – izgled, krasotahudi – ljutikmica – mrakduhtali – izmišljalištreka – željeznička prugacajt – satvole hude – zle volje, mrzovoljantanec – plesnori hec – bedastoća, budalaštinazmir – čestoshajale – sastajalepodukali – popeli se, poskakaližuhki jad – gorki jadlukali – virilikuraža – hrabroststopram – tek ondadosmucal – došuljaopostekli – poludjelikarosa – kočijabagaža – cijeli planhotvoleju – one koje hoće (tj. prevažne ljude)prevzetni prefriganci – lukavci kakvih nemaSastavile Katica Kupres i Diana ZalarKrstoslava Franić: Nadzornikova deca

Krstoslava Franić and her Kajkavian Narrative Poem "The School Inspector\u27s Children"

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