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Wayne County Training School, alternately known as the Wayne County Training School for Feeble Minded Children or the Wayne County Child Development Center, was a state-funded institution for developmentally-disabled children, located in Northville Township, Michigan. Construction of the institution began in 1923, and it opened in 1926. Expansion on the property continued until 1930.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Wayne County (Mich.) Board of County Auditors )〕 The school closed its doors on October 18, 1974.. Most of the buildings were left abandoned until 1998, when the land was sold to contractors and the school was demolished in July. Today, a golf course and residential housing stand on the former school plot. ==History== The idea for building the Wayne County Training School was first conceived in 1919, when the Michigan State Training School was found inadequate to provide care for the entire state.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Wayne County (Mich.) Board of County Auditors )〕 The Board of Superiors appointed committees in 1919 and 1920 to make establishing another institution possible.〔 After investigation, the committees concluded that more individuals were in need of care than once thought. Out of 568 children recommended for institutional commitment, only 111 could be accommodated at the Michigan State Training School in Lapeer.〔 Hundreds more were found to be at large due to the lack of proper accommodations.〔 After comparing other institutions in the nation, the Board of Superiors recommended that a bond issue of $1,000,000 be authorized to construct the school.〔 In November 1922, voters approved the construction of the training institution almost two to one.〔 William H. Maybury, who previously invested in numerous projects in the surrounding community, actively supported and funded the school’s construction. It is estimated that his gifts for the Training School totaled 2 million. On February 14, 1923, 905 acres were purchased in Northville Township, and another 105 acres were purchased shortly after. Upon completion, the Wayne County Training School could accommodate 800 children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Wayne County (Mich.) Board of County Auditors )〕 The buildings built on the property included 16 dormitories, school, building, an assembly hall, hospital, an administration building, and several auxiliary buildings.〔"Manual: County of Wayne, Michigan". p. 145.〕 The institution’s name was changed to the Wayne County Child Development Center July 1, 1966. 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「Wayne County Training School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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