著者

高橋 俊昭

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.1986, no.18, pp.25-33, 1985-11-01 (Released:2010-02-22)

参考文献数

31

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Adopting Western culture in Akita was one of the concerns of Governor Ishida, who, with Tonno, Principal of the Normal School serving concurrently as Chief of the Educational Bureau of the Prefecture, invited Carrothers to teach English for three years from 1879 to 1882 at the Preparatory Course attached to the Normal School.What is conspicuous about Carrothers staying in this town is the four contributions he made to the local newspaper, each including an important problem, probably intended for enlightening the local people: namely, the reverence for the Emperor, the use of the newspaper, reform in agriculture, and the Christian view of the world.He was rated rather high in the report presented to the Ministry of Education by the Governor, though in the discussion of the annual expenses in the Prefectural Assembly the opinions sharply divided as to the necessity of a foreign teacher. They did not renew his contract on his serving out his term, the reason reported to the Ministry of Education being for financial difficulties, but probably also because Ishida and Tonno were soon transferring to next posts, leaving few who would take after the matter.

著者

高橋 俊昭

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.2000, no.32, pp.77-90, 1999 (Released:2009-09-16)

参考文献数

52

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Here is an early photograph of Christopher Carrothers, an American Yatoi teacher and ex-Presbyterian missionary. It was taken in May, 1880 at Akita Normal School where he was teaching English. Previously it has only been viewed by a limited number of alumni. The only other known picture of Carrothers in Japan is one which was taken in 1892 when he was leaving Kanagawa Normal School.In this paper, in addition to the introduction of the photograph, explanatory remarks are made about several persons in the picture. The people included are the Governor of the Prefecture, the Principal and other teachers and some graduating students who were taught by Carrothers. These students grew up to be a politician who was also a journalist and banker; a mayor and entrepreneur; mining and agricultural engineers; teachers at their old school; a librarian, and so on.

著者

高橋 俊昭

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.1995, no.27, pp.193-207, 1994 (Released:2009-10-07)

参考文献数

26

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After teaching English at the Normal School of Akita for three years, Christopher Carrothers left the town in summer, 1882.The townspeople may have long forgotten him when they found his name in an article of a Tokyo newspaper in September, 1913. The contributor was Kohkichi Odake, an ex-member of the feminist group Seitoh (so named after the Blue Stockings).She reported her recent visit to Akita to the grave of a young girl named Nobuko Tazaki, who had committed suicide when she was disappointed in love for Carrothers, as Odake understood.Another article to refute her understanding appeared in a local newspaper immediately after her report, claiming that Carrothers had murdered his love because he had found her burdensome on leaving the town.The truth about the girl's death was left unknown when Carrothers had left the town for good. Today few people in Akita know of either of them, but the girl's grave, with English inscriptions apparently testifying to Carrothers's commitment to its building, remains where Odake visited it 80 years ago.The report of the visit to the girl's grave made by the feminist Odake arouses our interest in contrasting the two women, who seem to share unconventionality in their ways of life.