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Roman-Vodă National College ( ro, Colegiul Național Roman-Vodă) is a high school located at 4 Mihai Eminescu Street,

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, Romania. The school opened as a gymnasium in the autumn of 1872, with two teachers. Its establishment had received legislative approval nearly four years earlier, but was delayed by lack of funds and seen through by local figures. From the start, it was dedicated to

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. Initially sharing a building with another school, it became overcrowded in 1875, due to the rise in the number of grades. The situation improved in 1881, when the gymnasium took over the entire building. The same year, George Radu Melidon was hired to teach history; he would have a significant impact on the development of the school and the town as a whole.History
at the Roman-Vodă National College site The school moved into another building in 1890; the current one was approved for construction in 1897. From 1891 to 1899,

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served as principal,Past principals
at the Roman-Vodă National College site also teaching Romanian and history. The building was requisitioned during World War I, when the school operated on the grounds of the cathedral, sometimes holding classes outdoors; some pupils left, while part of the faculty was mobilized to the front. The gymnasium became a high school in 1919. In World War II, the building was used as a military hospital, while teachers and students were evacuated to

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. In January 1945, the institution merged with the local girls’ high school, becoming co-educational for two months, when the move was reversed. The following years were difficult ones as the school struggled to maintain its standards; a key turning point came in 1948, when the new

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dropped the Roman-Vodă name and grade 12 was eliminated. A library was opened in 1965; two years later, the villa in the yard began hosting a school museum and magazine press. A dormitory was opened in 1970. The original name was restored in 1971, and the institution was declared a national college in 2001. The school building is listed as a

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by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, which supplies a completion date of 1899. Also listed is the adjacent Hogaș Villa.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Neamț

Faculty and alumni

Faculty

* George Radu Melidon

Alumni

* Florica Bagdasar Elisabeth Bouleanu
“Cine a fost Florica Bagdasar. Prima femeie ministru din România, persecutată de comuniștii care o instalaseră în funcție”
''Historia'', December 21, 2016 *

Max Blecher Max Blecher (8 September 1909 – 31 May 1938) was a Romanian writer. Life and work Max Blecher's father was a successful Jewish merchant and the owner of a porcelain shop. Blecher attended primary and secondary school in Roman. After graduating ...

* Virgil Gheorghiu *

Garabet Ibrăileanu Garabet Ibrăileanu (; May 23, 1871 – March 11, 1936) was a Romanian-Armenians in Romania, Armenian Literary criticism, literary critic and theorist, writer, translator, sociologist, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, University of Iași professor ...

Andreea Marin Andreea Violeta Marin (born 22 December 1974, in Roman, Neamț County) is a Romanian television presenter and TV personality. Early life and career She majored in Journalism, Public Relations & Advertisement, Computer Programming and Mathematic ...

* Jean Mihail *

Cezar Petrescu Cezar Petrescu (; December 1, 1892–March 9, 1961) was a Romanian journalist, novelist, and children's writer. He was born in Hodora, Iași County, the son of Dimitrie Petrescu, an engineer and a teacher. After attending elementary school ...

Radu Timofte Alexandru-Radu Timofte (; 7 April 1949 – 19 October 2009) was a Romanian soldier, politician and spy chief. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he sat in the Romanian Senate from 1990 to 2001, representing Neamț County. From 2001 t ...

Notes

External links

Official site
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