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Delbarton School is a private all-male Roman Catholic college-preparatory school in Morristown, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, educating young men in seventh through twelfth grades. Delbarton is a Catholic independent school directed by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey. The school is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, operating on an independent basis.〔(Morris County Independent / Private Catholic Schools ), Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. Accessed March 14, 2012.〕 Delbarton's student body comprises students from more than eight New Jersey counties and 60 communities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Student Body )〕 Minority students represent about 16.7% of the student body.〔(School data for the Delbarton School ), National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 15, 2014.〕 As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 557 students and 72.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 7.6:1.〔 In 2007, ''The Wall Street Journal'' ranked Delbarton School ninth among America's high schools. For the 1983-84 school year, Delbarton School received the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 )〕 Delbarton is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools〔(School Search ), New Jersey Association of Independent Schools. Accessed July 29, 2008.〕 and has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1961.〔(Delbarton School ), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed October 1, 2011.〕 The school offers financial aid to families who cannot afford the cost of tuition, and financial aid offers are considered independently of admission. Annual tuition is $33,900 for the 2014–15 school year.〔(Tuition ), Delbarton School. Accessed May 6, 2015. "Tuition for the 2014-15 academic year is $33,900.00 for all grades.. Tuition is all-inclusive and covers such items as a daily hot lunch, technology costs, and activity fees."〕 Delbarton is a host site for NJ Seeds' young scholars program where every summer academically qualified but economically disadvantaged students attend classes on the Delbarton campus. ==History== In the 1880s, Luther Kountze established an estate in northern New Jersey. He began to buy more land, eventually expanding his estate to cover . This eventually became the home of St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton, Morristown National Historical Park and Lewis Morris County Park. Kountze eventually named the estate “Delbarton," borrowing one syllable from the names of each of his first three children (DELancey, BARclay and LivingsTON).〔(The Kountze Family of Delbarton ), St. Mary's Abbey. Accessed July 18, 2012. "Luther Kountze had four children: Barclay Ward, William Delancey, Helen Livingston and Annie Ward. The estate was evidently named by borrowing a syllable from each of the first three childrens’ names."〕 In 1918, Kountze died, leaving the entire property to his family. The family decided to put the estate for sale. In 1925, the monks of Saint Mary’s Abbey, then in Newark, purchased approximately four hundred acres of Delbarton to use as a separate house for younger members for studying, finally settling on the property in 1927. After some time, the monks decided to open a secondary school, as the Newark residence had done so with St. Benedict’s Preparatory School. After some deliberation, Abbot Patrick O’Brien opened Delbarton School in 1939, appointing Father Augustine Wirth as the first headmaster. At that time, the school was a boarding school for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. In 1942, Father Stephen Findlay succeeded as Headmaster and introduced drastic changes. The grade levels were modified, ultimately resulting in seventh through twelfth grades being offered. The Kountze carriage house was destroyed in a fire in 1947, leading to the construction of the St. Joseph Gymnasium. Because of the fire, the school chose as its motto, ''"Succisa Virescit"'' (having been cut down, she grows back stronger), borrowing from the often destroyed Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy. Trinity Hall opened in 1959, allowing the enrollment to increase to over 300. Father Stephen retired in 1967 to the position of Director of Development. In 1971 the Schmeil-O’Brien Hall dormitory was dedicated, although the majority of students were day students. Delbarton’s fourth headmaster, Father Gerard Lair (1975–1980), initiated more changes. The system of discipline from demerits and detention changed to a conversational program designed to bring about positive changes. As the academic prestige of the School grew, the Board of Trustees decided to terminate the residential program in 1978. The last two resident students graduated in 1983. Since then, more facilities have been built, with the dedication of the Lynch Athletic Center in 1983, Findlay Science Pavilion in 1995, and Fine Arts Center in 2006. In 2012, various media outlets reported news of sexual misconduct by several monks from Saint Mary's Abbey who also worked at Delbarton School. Six former students accused several monks of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Sixth former student claims he was sexually abused by a Delbarton monk )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Sexual abuse lawsuit planned against 2 former Delbarton monks )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Luke Travers, Delbarton Headmaster, Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Two Ex-Students )〕 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「Delbarton School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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