Just before the dismissal was enacted, Rimsky-Korsakov received a letter from one of the members of the school directorate, suggesting that he take up the directorship in the interest of calming student unrest.
Xusto antes de que a dimisión fora efectiva, Rimskii-Korsakov recibiu unha carta dun dos membros da directiva do centro, suxeríndolle que tomara a dirección co fin de calmar o descontento estudantil.