著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1985, no.17, pp.7-17, 1984-10-01 (Released:2010-02-22)

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Shigeko Uriu, nee Masuda is one of the first Japanese girl students sent to the U.S. in 1871. When she arrived at Washington D.C., she was only ten years old. In 1872 she was placed in the care of Rev. Dr. John S.C. Abbott in Fair Haven, Conn., and his daughter Miss Nelly Abbott became her second mother and teacher. For seven years she was brought up by Miss Abbott till she entered the Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N. Y..In 1881, on her graduation from the Vassar College she came back to Japan. Next year she became a music teacher at the request of the Ministry of Education, and at the end of this year she got married to Sotokichi Uriu, a naval officer who was the first Japanese graduate of Annapolis. Thereafter besides teaching music and English at many schools, such as Tokyo Higher Girls' School, Tokyo Music School, and Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School, she lived to be a good wife and wise mother.On the 3rd of November, 1928, suffering from cancer of the rectum, she died at the age of sixty-seven.Now her fourth son is alive and has many articles left by his parents. Among them I found two interesting pieces of writing.One is her diary written in a notebook when she was at thirteen and fourteen years of age and the other is a document under the title of‘My recollections of the Early Meidji days’.The former is written in fairly good English, though it was only a few years since she began to learn English. According to her diary she often made a trip around New England with Miss Abbott every summer vacation, and in July the 7th, 1875, after listening to Longfellow ricite his poems, she met him in Brunswick, Main. She also confessed the Christian faith in this diary of hers.The latter written in 1927, the year before she died, was printed in the Japan Advertiser on the 11th of September that year. In this article the observation of her childhood and the various amusing events which happened before and after her sending to America are described vividly, and it is concluded with the following:Our stay of three years in America was prolonged to ten years during which time we enjoyed perfect freedom as all American young girls of good families enjoy and the memory of our young lives in that dear country will nevelr fade.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1983, no.15, pp.15-32, 1982

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On the 13th of February, 1860, the U. S. Steam Frigate Powhatan left Yokohama for the United States taking on board the members of the first Japanese Embassy to the U. S. Among them there were two men who had relation to the Kaga Clan. One is Kanae Sano and the other is Onojiro Tateishi. Sano had already been a professor of gunnery in Kaga then, but Tateishi, who was then a probationer interpreter, became an English teacher of Kanazawa School of English in Kaga ten years later.<BR>It is common knowledge that Tateishi was nicknamed &ldquo;Tommy&rdquo; and was a star among the American ladies.<BR>At sea some of the members learned English and Sano wrote this in a letter to a friend of his in Kaga. In it he mentioned that the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Wood taught English to them through the assistance of Tommy.<BR>It goes without saying that Tommy was often reported in the American newspapers, but it is striking that Sano was also reported in the papers despite of his low position. The intellectual ability and culture which he exhibited impressed so many Americans.<BR>After he visited six countries in Europe joining the Takeuchi Mission to Europe in 1862, making good use of his experiences he devoted himself to the various fields of duties such as military affairs, diplomacy, education, etc. for the benefit of the Kaga Clan.<BR>After the Meiji Restoration he was appointed to an officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs by the new Japanese Government, and in 1871, in Tokyo he established the Kyoryu Gakko, a school in which the practical English was taught.<BR>He died of cholera on the 22nd of October, 1877 at the age of 47.<BR>Tommy was the second son of a retainer of the Tokugawas and born in 1843. His name was Keijiro Komeda, but as he could take part in the Japanese Embassy to the U. S. in the capacity of the adopted son of his uncle Tokujuro Tateishi, interpreter, his name was given as Onojiro Tateishi.<BR>After coming back to Japan he was appointed to the interpreter attached to the American legation in Yedo, and at the same time he kept an English school and taught many students.<BR>Through the period of the Meiji Restoration he engaged in battle against the new Government, and was injured in the leg. After the war he came back to Tokyo, but he changed his name into Keijiro Nagano so as not to be arrested.<BR>In 1872 he took part in the Iwakura Mission to America and Europe, visiting the U. S. and eleven European countries.<BR>After returning to Japan he successively held the posts of an officer of the Ministry of Industry and the Authorities of Hokkaido Development. From 1887 till 1889 he went to Hawaii as the superintendent of Japanese emigrants.<BR>Afterwards, for about eighteen years since 1891 he had been serving the Osaka High Court as an interpreter, and died on the 13th of January, 1917.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1983, no.15, pp.15-32, 1982 (Released:2009-09-16)

参考文献数

16

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On the 13th of February, 1860, the U. S. Steam Frigate Powhatan left Yokohama for the United States taking on board the members of the first Japanese Embassy to the U. S. Among them there were two men who had relation to the Kaga Clan. One is Kanae Sano and the other is Onojiro Tateishi. Sano had already been a professor of gunnery in Kaga then, but Tateishi, who was then a probationer interpreter, became an English teacher of Kanazawa School of English in Kaga ten years later.It is common knowledge that Tateishi was nicknamed “Tommy” and was a star among the American ladies.At sea some of the members learned English and Sano wrote this in a letter to a friend of his in Kaga. In it he mentioned that the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Wood taught English to them through the assistance of Tommy.It goes without saying that Tommy was often reported in the American newspapers, but it is striking that Sano was also reported in the papers despite of his low position. The intellectual ability and culture which he exhibited impressed so many Americans.After he visited six countries in Europe joining the Takeuchi Mission to Europe in 1862, making good use of his experiences he devoted himself to the various fields of duties such as military affairs, diplomacy, education, etc. for the benefit of the Kaga Clan.After the Meiji Restoration he was appointed to an officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs by the new Japanese Government, and in 1871, in Tokyo he established the Kyoryu Gakko, a school in which the practical English was taught.He died of cholera on the 22nd of October, 1877 at the age of 47.Tommy was the second son of a retainer of the Tokugawas and born in 1843. His name was Keijiro Komeda, but as he could take part in the Japanese Embassy to the U. S. in the capacity of the adopted son of his uncle Tokujuro Tateishi, interpreter, his name was given as Onojiro Tateishi.After coming back to Japan he was appointed to the interpreter attached to the American legation in Yedo, and at the same time he kept an English school and taught many students.Through the period of the Meiji Restoration he engaged in battle against the new Government, and was injured in the leg. After the war he came back to Tokyo, but he changed his name into Keijiro Nagano so as not to be arrested.In 1872 he took part in the Iwakura Mission to America and Europe, visiting the U. S. and eleven European countries.After returning to Japan he successively held the posts of an officer of the Ministry of Industry and the Authorities of Hokkaido Development. From 1887 till 1889 he went to Hawaii as the superintendent of Japanese emigrants.Afterwards, for about eighteen years since 1891 he had been serving the Osaka High Court as an interpreter, and died on the 13th of January, 1917.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1985, no.17, pp.7-17, 1984

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Shigeko Uriu, nee Masuda is one of the first Japanese girl students sent to the U.S. in 1871. When she arrived at Washington D.C., she was only ten years old. In 1872 she was placed in the care of Rev. Dr. John S.C. Abbott in Fair Haven, Conn., and his daughter Miss Nelly Abbott became her second mother and teacher. For seven years she was brought up by Miss Abbott till she entered the Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N. Y..<BR>In 1881, on her graduation from the Vassar College she came back to Japan. Next year she became a music teacher at the request of the Ministry of Education, and at the end of this year she got married to Sotokichi Uriu, a naval officer who was the first Japanese graduate of Annapolis. Thereafter besides teaching music and English at many schools, such as Tokyo Higher Girls' School, Tokyo Music School, and Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School, she lived to be a good wife and wise mother.<BR>On the 3rd of November, 1928, suffering from cancer of the rectum, she died at the age of sixty-seven.<BR>Now her fourth son is alive and has many articles left by his parents. Among them I found two interesting pieces of writing.<BR>One is her diary written in a notebook when she was at thirteen and fourteen years of age and the other is a document under the title of&lsquo;My recollections of the Early Meidji days&rsquo;.<BR>The former is written in fairly good English, though it was only a few years since she began to learn English. According to her diary she often made a trip around New England with Miss Abbott every summer vacation, and in July the 7th, 1875, after listening to Longfellow ricite his poems, she met him in Brunswick, Main. She also confessed the Christian faith in this diary of hers.<BR>The latter written in 1927, the year before she died, was printed in the Japan Advertiser on the 11th of September that year. In this article the observation of her childhood and the various amusing events which happened before and after her sending to America are described vividly, and it is concluded with the following:<BR>Our stay of three years in America was prolonged to ten years during which time we enjoyed perfect freedom as all American young girls of good families enjoy and the memory of our young lives in that dear country will nevelr fade.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1984, no.16, pp.51-62, 1983

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At the end of the second year of Meiji (1869 A. D.) an English <I>oyatoi</I> came to Nanao, a port town in Kaga, in order to teach English and French at a school there. <BR>The name of the school was Nanao Gogakusho i. e. Nanao Foreign Language School that was established by Kanazawa Clan as the branch school of Chienkan, English language school founded by the clan in Kanazawa.<BR>This Englishman's name has been known as Osborn, but it was not until seven years ago that his first name became known. His full name was Percival Osborn, and at the same time his Japanese wife's name and his career in Japan etc. were proved as the fruit of the late Mr. Tsukahara's and my many years' study.<BR>Percival was born in London on the 16th of September in 1842. His father John Jenks Osborn was an American army officer stationed at Aachen in Germany and he was given an education in Germany and Switzerland besides England. So he learned German and French in addition to English.<BR>In 1867 he landed in Japan via China. When he came to Nanao, his Japanese wife named Seto was pregnant and on the 15th of June in 1870 his son George was born there.<BR>The number of his pupils was about thirty and many among them grew up to make their names immortal. They contributed greatly to the modernization of Japan, and especially following six men are famous : Joji Sakurai ; a doctor of science, Jokichi Takamine; a doctor of pharmacy and science, Isoji Ishiguro; a doctor of engineering, Jintaro Takayama; ditto, Seijiro Hirai; ditto, and Sotokichi Uriu; an admiral.<BR>For about two years from 1871 he had been employed as a teacher of English and French at the school of Okayama Clan.<BR>In Novenber 1872 he was employed in the Kanagawa prefectural government and had filled the post of foreign secretary for nearly seventeen years. Japanese government decorated him with the third order for his sincere service to the local government.<BR>In 1890 he went back to England with his wife and two children. His daughter Agnes was born in Yokohama in 1876.<BR>After he returned to his native country, he lived in comfort and died at Vevey in Switzerland in 1905. Now his granddaughter Margaret is in good health and lives at Uckfield in East Sussex, England.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1984, no.16, pp.51-62, 1983 (Released:2009-09-16)

参考文献数

17

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At the end of the second year of Meiji (1869 A. D.) an English oyatoi came to Nanao, a port town in Kaga, in order to teach English and French at a school there. The name of the school was Nanao Gogakusho i. e. Nanao Foreign Language School that was established by Kanazawa Clan as the branch school of Chienkan, English language school founded by the clan in Kanazawa.This Englishman's name has been known as Osborn, but it was not until seven years ago that his first name became known. His full name was Percival Osborn, and at the same time his Japanese wife's name and his career in Japan etc. were proved as the fruit of the late Mr. Tsukahara's and my many years' study.Percival was born in London on the 16th of September in 1842. His father John Jenks Osborn was an American army officer stationed at Aachen in Germany and he was given an education in Germany and Switzerland besides England. So he learned German and French in addition to English.In 1867 he landed in Japan via China. When he came to Nanao, his Japanese wife named Seto was pregnant and on the 15th of June in 1870 his son George was born there.The number of his pupils was about thirty and many among them grew up to make their names immortal. They contributed greatly to the modernization of Japan, and especially following six men are famous : Joji Sakurai ; a doctor of science, Jokichi Takamine; a doctor of pharmacy and science, Isoji Ishiguro; a doctor of engineering, Jintaro Takayama; ditto, Seijiro Hirai; ditto, and Sotokichi Uriu; an admiral.For about two years from 1871 he had been employed as a teacher of English and French at the school of Okayama Clan.In Novenber 1872 he was employed in the Kanagawa prefectural government and had filled the post of foreign secretary for nearly seventeen years. Japanese government decorated him with the third order for his sincere service to the local government.In 1890 he went back to England with his wife and two children. His daughter Agnes was born in Yokohama in 1876.After he returned to his native country, he lived in comfort and died at Vevey in Switzerland in 1905. Now his granddaughter Margaret is in good health and lives at Uckfield in East Sussex, England.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1990, no.22, pp.1-14, 1989 (Released:2010-01-25)

参考文献数

7

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In 1888 Kyoka Izumi (born Kyotaro Izumi in 1873), who failed in the entrance examination of the Fourth Higher Middle School at Kanazawa, entered a private school kept by Tajiro Inami, and was soon left in charge of English lessons there, since he had attended a missonary school (the Hokuriku Eiwa Gakko) before and was very good at English.Tajiro Inami was also known as a compiler of an English-Japanese dictionary entitled 'the Shinsen Eiwa Jiten'. This dictionary was published in 1886 from the Unkondo's which had already issued a literary magazine, 'the kinjo Shishi'.Therefore, the advertisements of sale of Inami's dictionary were put in this magazine many times, and in addition so much information concerning English learning at Kanazawa or in Tokyo was reported.In this essay, I would like to give a full detail of the following items, amplifying the above-mentioned matter : 1. Biographical Sketch of Tajiro Inami.2. On 'the Kinjo Shinshi '.3. On 'the Shinsen Eiwa Jiten'.4. Situation of English learning at Kanazawa about the middle of 1880's based on the reports in the Kinjo Shinshi.

著者

今井 一良

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1978, no.10, pp.109-119, 1977-09-01 (Released:2009-09-16)

参考文献数

5