▁economic ▁res urg ence ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁personal ▁union ▁with ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Education ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁it ▁appeared ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁education ▁system ▁in ▁Luxemb ourg ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁fit ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁new ▁society ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁since ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution . ▁Econom ic ▁develop ments ▁brought ▁forth ▁new ▁social ▁and ▁professional ▁classes . ▁A ▁middle ▁class ▁of ▁employees ▁and ▁civil ▁servants ▁emer ged ▁from ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁state ▁services ▁and ▁administration . ▁Man ufact uring ▁and ▁trade ▁were ▁transformed ▁by ▁industrial ▁and ▁commercial ▁progress . ▁Through ▁a ▁far - re aching ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁system , ▁E y schen ' s ▁government ▁attempted ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁these ▁changes ▁in ▁society . ▁E y schen ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁special isation ▁of ▁schools : ▁the ▁Ath én ée ▁de ▁Luxemb ourg ▁for ▁those ▁int ending ▁to ▁later ▁purs ue ▁university ▁studies , ▁an ▁industrial ▁school ▁for ▁those ▁dest ined ▁for ▁a ▁technical ▁occupation , ▁an ▁agricult ure ▁school ▁for ▁far mers ' ▁sons , ▁and ▁a ▁craft work ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁craft s men . ▁Part icular ▁attention ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁voc ational ▁education . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁split ▁off ▁the ▁industrial ▁school ▁from ▁the ▁Ath én ée ▁and ▁added ▁to ▁it ▁a ▁commercial ▁section ; ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁created ▁an ▁art is anal ▁school . ▁These ▁efforts ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁increase