Most Beloved
In the autumn of 1939 he was transferred to the Normal School from Cristur-Odorhei, where he continued his studies for another year. As with Abrud, he showed a special interest in history, romanian and even mathematics. At the meetings of the Literary Society in the school, he was noticed by the teacher Justin Salanțiu, who predicted that "he will become a great writer", in the society he wrote and read some sketches. A composition that had its own father as its hero, chosen to be published in the school magazine, remained unpublished, the expected magazine no longer appeared due to the dramatic events that had followed. The three years of Transylvanian life will be evoked in "Life as a prey" and in "The Most Beloved of Earthlings". In 1940, following the Vienna Dictate, the student Preda Marin received an assignment for a similar school in Bucharest.