71 Another student retold a story of an instructor attempting to teach philosophy by beginning with the difficult philosophy of Kant. When he was asked how to write the characters for the philosophy term “object (客観)” he answered in English “o-bu-je-ku-to.” Confus-ing scenes like this almost sound like something from a comedy show. The early classes were less than perfect, with confusion between instructors and students, but both were full of enthusiasm, making it a truly lively place. The attitude toward learning was serious, and from the perspective of academic freedom it was outstanding. Funding the Establishment of the Philosophy Academy Although he was able to secure enrollments, Enryō needed funds to open the school. In the end he would establish the Academy using what we refer to today as “crowdfunding.” The endowment fund for the school started with more than 780 yen from 280 founding donors. Unfortunately records do not mention any donations via the news-papers and journals that announced the opening. Even if Enryō ap-pealed directly to all of his acquaintances, 280 donors goes beyond the scope he could have achieved on his own. As a matter of fact, KITADA Kenji, curator of the Inoue Enryo Memorial Museum, recently found a hint in a catalog on the Internet and took a chance on ordering in some 130 year-old materials. The materials that arrived were undamaged and in their original condi-tion—a very surprising find today—and were in the form of a sup-plement that had been inserted into a B4-sized magazine.
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