Šiauliai Julius Janonis Gymnasium
Julius Janonis Gymnasium | |
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Lithuania | |
Coordinates | 55°55′50″N 23°18′46″E / 55.93056°N 23.31278°E |
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Motto | Res non verba (Latin for deeds not words) |
Established | 30 August 1851 |
Grades | 9–12th |
Website | jjanonis |
Šiauliai Julius Janonis Gymnasium (Lithuanian: Šiaulių Juliaus Janonio gimnazija) is a public secondary school in Šiauliai, Lithuania. Established in 1851, it is one of the oldest schools in Lithuania and has educated many prominent figures in Lithuanian culture and politics (including four signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania). It was named in honor of Julius Janonis in 1946 and offers education for grades 9 through 12.
History
The idea of a gymnasium in Šiauliai was raised in 1838 by local
The seven-year boys' school was opened on 30 August 1851. The first year it had 297 students, mostly children of local nobility and Russian officials.
The school also had a library which started from about 2,000 books transferred form Svislach.[4] It was the first government-funded library in Šiauliai. It grew slowly from 2,365 books in 1852 to 2,847 books (961 titles) in 1861. After the closure of the Šiauliai Public Library in 1864, its holdings grew to 5,731 books in 1866. In 1915, just before the school was shuttered due to World War I, the library had 11,327 books.[4]
During World War I, the school building was transformed into a German military hospital and its buildings were severely damaged. The school returned to its historical premises in 1922.
Names
During its history, the school was known under these names:[2]
- 1851: Šiauliai Men's Gymnasium (Šiaulių vyrų gimnazija)
- 1920: Šiauliai State Gymnasium (Šiaulių valstybinė gimnazija)
- 1928: Šiauliai Boys' State Gymnasium (Šiaulių valdžios berniukų gimnazija)
- 1946: Julius Janonis Secondary School (Juliaus Janonio vidurinė mokykla)
- 1996: Julius Janonis Gymnasium (Juliaus Janonio gimnazija)
Notable alumni
The noted students and alumni included:
- 1870: Michał Węsławski, lawyer, mayor of Vilnius
- 1870: Petras Vileišis, engineer, publisher of Vilniaus žinios
- 1870: Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis, dramatists
- 1891: signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- 1893: Alfonsas Petrulis, priest, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- 1894: Povilas Višinskis, doctor, journalist
- 1898: Steponas Kairys, engineer, professor, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- 1899: Konstantinas Šakenis, Minister of Education
- 1901: Mykolas Biržiška, professor, signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania
- 1903: Vaclovas Biržiška, bibliographer, professor
- 1904: Viktoras Biržiška, engineer, university professor
- 1905: Stasys Šalkauskis, philosopher
- 1915: Julius Janonis, poet
- 1923: Juozas Paukštelis, writer
- 1924: Juozas Grušas, writer, dramatists
- 1925: Vladas Niunka, communist official
- 1926: Stasys Ušinskas, stained glass artist
- 1928: Kostas Korsakas, poet, literary critic
- 1929: Lithuanian partisan
- 1941: Jokūbas Minkevičius, philosopher
- 1941: Olegas Truchanas, traveler, photographer
- 1946: Saulius Sondeckis, conductor
- 1949: Vytautas Čekanauskas, architect
- 1949: Vytenis Rimkus, painter, art historian
- 1979: Šarūnas Birutis, Member of the European Parliament
- 1987: Ramūnas Karbauskis, politician
- 2007: Deimantė Daulytė, chess player
References
- ^ a b c d Urbonavičiūtė, Romualda. "Senieji Šiauliai. Juliaus Janonio gimnazija: 161 metai tradicijų" (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių naujienos. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Nekrašius, Jonas (9 July 2004). "Pirmosios Šiaulių gimnazijos" (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių Kraštas. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Puzinas, Jonas (1930). Šiaulių miestas ir jo istorija (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Šiauliai. p. 39.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Nekrašius, Jonas. "Pirmoji valstybinė biblioteka Šiaulių berniukų gimnazijoje" (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių apskrities Povilo Višinskio viešoji biblioteka Gerardo Bagdonavičiaus ekslibrisų fondas. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Muziejaus istorija" (in Lithuanian). Šiaulių Juliaus Janonio gimnazija. Retrieved 25 June 2017.