The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-19
THE SCHOOLS OF JAPAN
Plan Of Education Copied
From Several
Countries.

1ne mnia features Of the Japanese /
system cf public education have been /
borrowed from Western nations
from Germany. from the United states
and particularly from France-but in
combining these detached parts the
government has shown the same gen
ius for Organization and direction as
In the creation and control Of its army
ond navy Thus the superior council
Of education. which plays an import
ant part in the administration Of that
interest. is modelled on the French So.
fcrior council; but unlike the latter
its membership includes the chiefs Of
otber administrative bureaus. so that
education is directed in full view Of
the interests Of the commerce, Of the
agriculture AID the Internal economy
Of the kingdom. SO also IN respect to
manual training, which has great rec
ognition in Japan, though the general
idea end method are copied from the
Wesi. there is no servile imitation in
respect either 10 the tools employed
or the exercises followed. Only inst
is taken which can be skillfully adapt.
ed to native conditions and demands.
The system Of education is thoroughly
and carefully supervised
The minister makes frequent inspec-
ticn tours for The purpose Of seeing
for himself the manner in which tha
education laws are carried our and
specialists from Toxic University, the
h.gser normal schools etc. are from
TING TO tine sent out 10 report upon
the manner in which their special
subjects are taught, and 10 suggest
improvements in the mothc Is Of
standards. rhese tours are quite inde.
pendent Of the regular in,pestiCn se--
vice. which is intrusted 20 men OF 80
proved qualification and DISTINGUISHED
rank. who are held 10 strict account
for the discharge Of their duties
Education is compulsory for chile.
ren between the ages ~ G aad IA
years. or until a prescribed course al
study is completdl which may be
done in four years. l'oll3wing this
limited course Of the ordinary elemen-
tary school. which includes morals.
.be Japanese language. arithmetic and
gymnastics. with choice Of one os
mere subjects drawing, singing. man.
nal work for girls, sewing according
10 local conditions, there is higher
elementary school course extending
over two or three or four years The
total number Of elementary schools
reported for 1902 vas 27l1O. the num-
Der of teachers employed in them
102, ZOO. AMI the number cf pupils en-
rolled 4.9SO,604. As the total number
Of children OF legal school age was
7,l0s 179 II will be seen that the en-
rollment was equivalent TO G. per
Gent Of the school population. For the
training of teachers for the element
Hry schools the government maintains
fiftyfour normal schools, having, in
! 1909, 1882 teachers and 1882 stu.
Z dents. and two higher normal schools.
having us teachers and SEQ students.
Whine the government has been
thus steadily extending the means Of
> popular education. Il has made liberal
provision for higher education. includ-
ing under that term the very ample
provision for general culture and re.
search 10 two imperial universities and
H. special schools intended to prepare
experts for the service OF the state.
There are eight Of these schools sup
ported by the government and under
the charge OF the Minister Of Public
Instruction. Of which i've are schools
! oS medicine. amt the remainder as
follows: The Toxic Fcreign Ian
I euage School, the Toxic Fine Arts
school and the Toxic academy Of
Music. Besides the government spec.
ial schools, there are four public and
forly-hye private schools Of similar
character The University OF Toxic
includes ali the facilities in Western
universities except theology. The
College Of Science ami Engineering
has aFple equipment for instruction
in chemistry, pure and applied; in
mining and metellurgy, in civn me
chanical and electrical engineering
The nine technical schools supported
by the government include the sappo
70 Agricultural School, the Higher
Commercial Schools and three inst
tdtes for the training OF technical
teachers
II is worthy Of note that whereas
twenty i've years ago Japan depended
almost entirely upon foreign countries
for It's supply Of professors and teach
CHS, ii Is now able to recruit the teach
ing service from the native scholars
The number Of foreign instructors re
Ported in government schools in 100.
wos sixty.eieht. OF whom the Unite
S sates furnished twelve, England M
teen. France five, Germany twenty
Two and Russia two. The actual ex
pendimre By the government for edu
cation in 1902 was 6. 22SOOo yer
about S57s8 600 Education.
CATERING FOR GOOD
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