The cornerstone of De La Salle Institute, named for the founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools - St. John Baptist de La Salle - was laid on May 19, 1889, less than a year after the State of Illinois issued a charter incorporating De La Salle as a degree-granting institution on June 1, 1888. More @Wikipedia
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