The school was noted for its well-known anti-Fascist teachers, among them the philosopher Norberto Bobbio, and Cesare Pavese, who later became one of Italy's best-known novelists.
A escola era coñecida polos seus profesores antifascistas, entre eles Norberto Bobbio e, durante algúns meses, Cesare Pavese, que despois se convertería nun dos mais coñecidos novelistas italianos.