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, located in

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, at 4 Arcu Street.

History

The school traces its origins to two earlier institutions, the Vasilian College and Academia Mihăileană. In 1860, when the latter's higher education role was taken over by the new

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, it continued as the National College, a high school with seven grades. In 1864, it was renamed the National High School; reflecting its early commitment to the Romanian language, it was the country's first school to feature the term “national” in its name. The new and current building, designed by Nicolae Gabrielescu, dates to 1890–1894. The student magazine ''Spre lumină'' first appeared in 1903. In 1916–1918, during World War I, the building was used as a Red Cross hospital.Short history
at the National College site After the war, the students founded a radio station and, in 1923, a cinema. During the same period, the school had its own orchestra, a uniform and military training. A dormitory for rural students opened in 1922; some 30 boys lived there free of charge, but were required to wear traditional dress. A permanent dormitory building was inaugurated in 1926. A new school flag was adopted that year, replacing one from 1828. In March 1944, during the

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of World War II, students and faculty were evacuated to Făget in the

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, returning one year later. In 1948, after the onset of the

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, the school underwent various name changes, ultimately settling on

Mihail Sadoveanu Mihail Sadoveanu (; occasionally referred to as Mihai Sadoveanu; 5 November 1880 – 19 October 1961) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure, who twice served as acting President of Romania, head of st ...

. In 1978, on the 150th anniversary of Romanian-language education in

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, the National High School name was restored. The buildings were rehabilitated between 1993 and 2003; meanwhile, it was declared a national college in 1998. The 1894 school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

Faculty and alumni

Alumni

* Alexandru Bădărău * George Bogdan * Octav Botez * Gheorghe I. Brătianu * Alexandru CazabanMircea Muthu, "Cazaban Alexandru", in Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. I, p. 288. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. *

Vasile Conta Vasile Conta (; ; November 15, 1845 – April 21, 1882) was a Romanian philosopher, poet, and politician. The son of a priest, he was born in Ghindăoani, a village in Bălțătești commune, Neamț County. He attended primary school in Tâ ...

* Ovid Densusianu * Emil Fagure Eugen Simion (ed.), ''Dicționarul general al literaturii Române'', vol. 6, pp. 101-102. Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2007. * Benjamin Fondane *

Calistrat Hogaș Calistrat Hogaș (born Calistrat Dumitriu; April 19, 1848 – August 28, 1917) was a Moldavian, later Romanian prose writer. The son of a Tecuci priest, he studied at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, University of Iași before beginning an ove ...

* Victor Iamandi * Nicolae Iorga * Nicolae Labiș * Petre Liciu * Gheorghe Macovei * Petru Th. Missir * Ilie MoscoviciIancu Braunștein, ''Evreii în prima universitate din România, II. Medici și farmaciști, 1881–1929'', Editura Gr. T. Popa, Iași, 2004, p.20–21. * George PanuGeorge Călinescu (ed. Nicolae Mecu), ''Opere'', vol. X (1960–1962), p. 430. Bucharest: Fundația Națională pentru Știință și Artă, 2010. * Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu * Grigore T. Popa *

* Gheorghe Spacu * Corneliu Șumuleanu * Ionel Teodoreanu * Constantin C. Teodorescu Ioan Goia
"Constantin C. Teodorescu (1892-1972)"
in ''Știință și inginerie'', 12/2013, p. 66

Faculty

* Petre Andrei Ciprian Teodorescu
''Academicieni ieșeni''
pp. 9–10, at the Gheorghe Asachi Iași County library site * Traian BratuPersonalities
at the National College site * Vasile BurlăIonel Maftei, ''Personalități ieșene'', vol. II, pp. 58-59. Comitetul de cultură și educație socialistă al județului Iași, 1975 * Alexandru Lambrior *

Titu Maiorescu Titu Liviu Maiorescu (; 15 February 1840 – 18 June 1917) was a Romanian literary critic and politician, founder of the ''Junimea'' Society. As a literary critic, he was instrumental in the development of Culture of Romania, Romanian culture in ...

* Alexandru PiruCornel Moraru, "Piru Alexandru", in Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, pp. 366-67. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004. *

Heimann Hariton Tiktin Heimann Hariton Tiktin (August 9, 1850 – March 13, 1936), born Heimann Tiktin, was a Silesian-born Romanian linguist and academic, one of the founders of modern Romanian linguistics. Biography Born in Breslau (part of Prussia at the time), ...

Notes

External links

Official site
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