The story of professor Kosta Vujic who in the mid-19th century taught an extraordinarily talented generation of gymnasium students, some of whom would go on to become prominent members of the Serbian society and eventually historically significant figures. They include Mihailo "Mika Alas" Petrovic, Stevan Stojanovic 'Mokranjac', Jovan Cvijic, and Jasa Prodanovic.