De La Salle Institute
| De La Salle Institute | |
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Institute Campus (Boys): 3434 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60616 United States Lourdes Hall Campus (Girls): 1040 West 32nd Place Chicago, Illinois, 60608 United States |
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41°49′53″N 87°37′28″W / 41.83144°N 87.624474°W (Boys) 41°50′08″N 87°39′12″W / 41.835429°N 87.65326°W (Girls) |
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| Type | Private, secondary, parochial, Co-institutional |
| Motto |
Signum Fidei ((Sign of Faith)) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1889 |
| Founder | St. John Baptist De La Salle |
| Status | Open |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Chicago |
| President | Fr. Paul Novak, OSM |
| Principal | James Krygier (Boys) Diane Brown (Girls) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,100 (2013) |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | De La Salle Men |
| Athletics conference |
Chicago Catholic League Girls Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Meteors |
| Team name | Meteors |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Victory |
| Tuition | US$10,850 |
| Affiliation | Lasallians |
| Website | dls.org |
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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:
"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."
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. 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. Classes and graduation ceremonies were held elsewhere until the building was complete, opening for students on 7 September 1891.
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