sentences:  This school system's shortcomings did not last long, for the whole system itself was swept away by the ravages of the Thirty Years' War.Hardly a school in the broader area was even left standing after various armies had swept through the region.The first indication in the historical record about a winter school (a school geared towards an agricultural community's practical needs, held in the winter, when farm families had a bit more time to spare) in Ehweiler comes from the 18th century.