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Chicago Vocational Career Academy (commonly known as CVCA, Chicago Vocational High School or CVS) is a public 4–year vocational high school located in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Operated by Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Vocational High School opened in 1941. The school was barely opened when the outbreak of World War II caused a change in plan. The school would be a vocational school, but one under the control of the United States Navy, where many mechanics who would build and repair aircraft, among others, were trained. After the war, the school was instrumental in helping returning veterans who went off to war prior to graduation to earn their diploma. The school is also closely associated with a few of its notable alumni, none more so than Dick Butkus, who played football at CVS and at the University of Illinois before his Hall of Fame career for the Chicago Bears. ==History== Planning for the school began in 1936 with the need for a new vocational school on the South Side of the city.〔 Construction began in 1939, and was partially funded through the Works Progress Administration.〔(''Local Dream, Worldwide Influence'' ), History of CVCA. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 Chicago Vocational School opened with an all–male class of 850 in 1940.〔〔(''New Vocational School will be opened in 1940'' ), January 1, 1940, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 32. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 Enrollment was further restricted to students who had already completed a year of high school.〔(''Big New School will Train for Heavy Industry'' ), August 4, 1940, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. W2. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 According to then Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, Dr. William H. Johnson, the school's purpose was "the employability of Chicago boys in the heavier trades and industries."〔 The ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' noted that the new school was "regarded as the most modern and best equipped trade school in the United States."〔 In June 1941, with entry into World War II imminent, the school was turned over to the United States Navy, where the school's emphasis would be on training aviation mechanics.〔〔(''U.S. to Operate New Trade School'' ), February 9, 1941, Paul Healy, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. SW1. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕〔(''Turn Vocational School into U.S. Training Center'' ), May 10, 1941, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 8. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 This change from general vocational education to specific wartime training had been something anticipated as a possible future of the school shortly before it had opened.〔 Later, additional training for teachers and other civilians in national defense jobs were added. These defense related training courses permitted the Defense Priority Board to free up funds for purchasing more equipment for workshops, and to build a US$500,000 addition to the building. Construction also included a still–extant airplane hangar.〔 During this time, non–vocational courses were moved to Calumet High School.〔〔(''Open Vocational School Spet. 8 in Westcott Unit'' ), July 12, 1942, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. SW5. Retrieved August 18, 2008〕 By 1942, classes were being taught 24 hours a day to accommodate work and training schedules.〔(''It's Always Something'', History of CVCA; accessed 19 August 2008 )〕〔(''Bares Shortage of Teachers for Defense Trades'' ), January 2, 1941, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 6. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕〔(''Classes to Meet Round the Clock at Trade School'' ), April 5, 1942, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S6. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 February 1946 saw the academic classes return from Calumet High School, and a return to the normalcy that the school had virtually never known, with the Navy officially "handing back the keys" to the school on April 30, 1946.〔(''Out of the Navy'' ), May 1, 1946, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 4; Retrieved August 19, 2008〕〔(''School Reopens to Give Civilians Training Center'' ), February 24, 1946, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. SW4. Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 1946 also saw the admittance of the first women to the school.〔〔(''City to Admit Girl Students to Vocational'' ), August 25, 1946, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. SW13; Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 CVS started offering night courses to help returning veterans who held a day job. For times, classes were being offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week to accommodate the varied hours of returning veterans.〔〔(''S. Side Evening School Classes Begin Monday'' ), September 8, 1946, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. SW4; Retrieved August 19, 2008〕 The Navy had left behind an aircraft hangar, and a small number of relatively intact aircraft, keeping aviation maintenance in the school's curriculum until 1995. This was highlighted in 1948 when students managed to restore a Stinson monoplane to working condition. Rather than dismantle the plane and shipping it to an airport, the school received permission to wheel the plane on to nearby Anthony Avenue, and arranged for a pilot to take off and fly it to what is now Midway Airport; all in front of cameras for WGN-TV.〔(''Rebuilt Plane Flown From Pavement at Vocational School'' ), April 17, 1948, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 12; Retrieved August 20, 2008〕〔()〕〔(''Welcome Home'', History of CVCA (note: the school website lists 1947, but the reuse of the same photo, and the date on the newspaper articles is definitively 1948; accessed 20 August 2008 )〕 1958 saw the activation of the school's ROTC program; the first to be started in a Chicago high school since 1946. The same article noted that the entire population of the school was 4,000, with the first ROTC class seeing an enrollment of 250.〔("R.O.T.C. Unit at Vocational Attracts 250" ), March 6, 1958, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S1. Retrieved August 20, 2008〕 1936 community leaders team together to do the blueprint Chicago vocational high school 1938 groundbreaking ceremony 1940 completion of construction 1941 doors open to 300 freshman boys 1949 girls were accepted 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicago Vocational High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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