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Lycée Janson de Sailly is a ''lycée'' located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is considered as one of the most prestigious ''lycées'' in Paris. The ''lycéens'' of Janson are called ''les jansoniens'' and they usually refer to their high school as Janson, or JdS. It is the biggest academic institution in the region: 3,200 boys and girls from 11 to 20 attend classes ranging from junior high school to ''Classes Préparatoires''. == History == Monsieur Janson de Sailly was a very rich Parisian lawyer, who found out that his wife had a lover. Therefore, he decided to disinherit her and to bequeath all of his fortune to the State, under the condition that it would be used to establish a modern high school that would offer an excellent education and in which no women would ever be allowed. The ''lycée'' was built in the 1880s. Victor Hugo who lived nearby made a speech for the inauguration. A decade later it was opened to girls as well. The ''lycée'' Janson de Sailly was the first Republican ''lycée'' of France (the others were royal or imperial establishments); it aimed at training the future French scientific, literary, military, industrial, diplomatic and political male ''élites'' of the young Third Republic. Because of its excellence, it soon gained a reputation in the whole country and attracted the most brilliant pupils of France. It also turned out to become one of the ''lycées'' of Parisian high society. The motto of the ''lycée'' was ''Pour la Patrie, par le livre et par l'épée'' (For the Homeland, by the book and by the sword). Indeed, a lot of Jansonians joined the army or the navy, and became famous by taking part in the conquest of the French Colonial Empire, especially in Africa. In 1944, a few hundred Jansonians managed to leave the ''lycée'' and joined the French Free Forces (the 1st Army of Jean de Lattre de Tassigny): they founded a new ''élite'' unit, ''le 2ème Bataillon de Choc'', also known as ''Bataillon Janson-de-Sailly''. They faced the German divisions in Alsace (especially in the battles of Masevaux and Colmar) during the great counter-attack of Ardennes, and entered Germany with General Patton's forces in 1945. Commemorative plaques are to be seen near the entrances of several classrooms and halls in the school buildings honoring the memories of its heroes - including the famous war hero Roland Garros. 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「Lycée Janson de Sailly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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