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De La Salle Institute is a Catholic, Lasallian, secondary school located in the Douglas neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school is currently housed on two separate campuses. The original school, now called the Institute Campus (Institute or Young Men's Campus) is for men. The newer Lourdes Hall Campus (Lourdes or Young Women's Campus) for women is located at 1040 W. 32nd Place. The school is considered a historic institution on Chicago's South Side. It is located three blocks east of U.S. Cellular Field, the home of MLB's Chicago White Sox. While located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood, it has very strong ties to the nearby Bridgeport neighborhood. The school is separated from Bridgeport and U.S. Cellular Field by the Dan Ryan Expressway, which is named for Dan Ryan, Jr., an alumnus and former Cook County Board President. Five mayors of Chicago, including the nationally known Richard J. Daley and his son Richard M. Daley are counted among the alumni. While coming from a commemorative book published by the school, the authors of ''American Pharaoh:Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation'' note the following about the school's impact on the history of Chicago:〔(from chapter one of American Pharaoh Mayor Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation By Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor )〕 "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton" but "the business leaders of Chicago were trained in the Counting Rooms of De La Salle." ==History== De La Salle Institute was founded by Brother Adjutor, a former director of St. Patrick High School, in 1889, after being chartered by the State of Illinois the previous year.〔(''Church school to hold jubilee'', 19 November 1911, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 7; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 The laying of the cornerstone on May 19, 1889 was a major event which began with an hour-long parade through the streets of Chicago. The ceremony was presided over by Archbishop Patrick Feehan, the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago.〔(''De La Salle Institute; laying of the corner-stone by Arch Bishop Feehan yesterday...'', 20 May 1889, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 1–2; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 Classes and graduation ceremonies were held elsewhere until the building was complete, opening for students on 7 September 1891.〔(''New school in Chicago; The De La Salle Institute to be opened Monday, Sept. 7'', 30 August 1891, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 25; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 The school started as a two-year commercial school.〔 The area which the school catered to was a poor area of the city, and many of the students were children of recent immigrants. As Br. Adjutor was quoted to have said: ''I made up my mind to leave nothing undone in the direction of fitting the boys of the masses for the battle of life, morally as well as educationally.'' As times changed, the school grew to emphasize a college preparatory curriculum. On 11 April 1925, the school was severely damaged by an early morning fire causing US$35,000 in damage (unadjusted 1925 dollars). Two of the four floors were lost.〔(''De La Salle Institute Is Swept By Fire'', 11 April 1925, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 1; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 1926 saw plans for the addition of a new gymnasium behind the school at a cost of US$100,000 (unadjusted).〔(''De La Salle High to build new $100,000 gym'' 4 April 1926, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. a2; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 These plans were later adjusted with a larger gym built on Michigan Avenue for US$175,000 (unadjusted).〔(Chase, Al, ''De La Salle to build big gym on Boul Mich'', 30 December 1926, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 20; accessed 13 September 2008 )〕 The 1953–54 school year saw the school purchase the remainder of the block on which the school is situated. In March, ground breaking occurred for an addition to the school.〔(''Ground broken for addition to De La Salle'', 18 March 1954, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. B2; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕〔(''De La Salle to start on new building'', 14 March 1954, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S1; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 In October, 1955, ground was broken on an addition to the brothers' residence attached to the school.〔(''Ground broken for addition at De La Salle'', 1 October 1955, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. 3; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕〔(''De La Salle to construct new building'', 22 June 1961, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S3; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 By 1960, more room was needed to handle the increase in student population. A new addition was built north of the extant building, adding a gymnasium and more classrooms.〔(''De La Salle to Get Addition'', 21 August 1960, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S4; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 Groundbreaking occurred in late September, 1960, with the cornerstone being laid in June, 1961.〔(''Break Ground for School Addition'', 29 September 1960, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S A3; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 The US$850,000 (unadjusted) addition was dedicated in May, 1962.〔(''De La Salle to Dedicate $850,000 Wing Tuesday'', 20 May 1962, ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. S4; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 After decades of not having an outdoor sports stadium of its own, plans were made in 1967 to construct a stadium and sports complex. In a rare move, the fundraising for the stadium, estimated at US$250,000 (unadjusted) was not headed by an alum, with the honorary chair of the development committee being given to George Halas, owner of the Chicago Bears.〔(''De La Salle Plans New Stadium, Sports Complex'', 23 March 1967, ''Chicago Tribune'', p. G2; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕〔(''Mammoth Sports Complex Planned by De La Salle'', 30 March 1967, ''Chicago Tribune'', p. G18; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 In June, 1984, with no more room for expansion, and the need for new facilities, the original four story school building was demolished.〔(Presecky, William, ''Wrecking ball awaits a long school tradition; De La Salle'', 1 May 1984, ''Chicago Tribune'', p. A1; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 The school has a history of diversity, dating back to its first class of nine students which included two Jewish students. Today roughly 28% of the school is African–American, 32% is Latino, and nearly 25% are non–Catholic.〔( ''Good schools color blind'', 8 January 1976, ''Chicago Tribune'', p. F1; accessed 14 September 2008 )〕 In 2002, the school opened the Lourdes Hall Campus, a collaboration with the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis. The school claims to be unique in the United States in that it is a co-educational institution, while still offering single-gender campuses.〔(History of De La Salle Institute )〕 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「De La Salle Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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