19 ing to a school historian, “reading teachers were later renamed assis-tant teachers who would teach in addition to studying, and they would oversee classes for entry-level students.” (According to his study log Enryō studied English literature under NAKANO Teishirō and Chinese classics under TANAKA Shunkai). If a teacher fell ill these assistant teachers would take over the class. In Enryō’s case he was in charge of mathematics, Chinese classics, and English. On December first of the same year the school made a fresh start as the Nagaoka School. At this time, “Chinese classics” was added to the existing Western studies and mathematics courses to make it more like a middle school. The school was comprised of a principle (on a part-time contract), two office staff, one assistant professor (i.e. teacher) each for English, Chinese classics, and mathematics, and three assistant teachers, for a total of nine staff. Considering this, we can see that the role of an assistant teacher was more than that of a mere tutor. One month before the reopening of the school a proposal was made to establish the “Harmony and Equality Circle,” with Enryō taking the lead. Records state that the purpose of the group was “to deepen friendships between the members and to practice giving speeches.” In addition to Enryō, there were three assistant teachers and four regular students as the founding members. As speech-mak-ing entails presenting one’s own opinions, we can assume that the group placed an emphasis on freedom. The Harmony and Equality Circle has survived the vicissitudes of time and remains today as Na-gaoka High School’s student circle.
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