93 respect for the government, its officials, and its projects—and dis-dain for ordinary private citizens and their projects). Therefore, pri-vate schools could not expect any governmental support. Tuition fees provided the basic operating funds for private schools, and con-sequently there was no way to fund large-scale projects such as the construction of the schoolhouse other than to rely on donations. This letter mentions the imperial monetary gift granted to schools such as Keio University and the Research Institute for the Japanese Classics (today’s Kokugakuin University), and Enryō asked Kaishū to mediate such a gift for the Philosophy Academy. It is possible he believed an imperial gift would have raised the perceived standing of the school and that he was planning to advertise in newspapers and magazines to solicit funds. However, Kaishū replied that it would be very difficult. In September Kaishū called Enryō to his private residence in Akasaka. The first words out of Kaishū’s mouth were, “Become na-ked.” Enryō was trying to use his intellect to combat this crisis, but Kaishū rejected that approach and explained to him that the only way to face this crisis was through “sincerity of heart.” This had also been Kaishū’s philosophy in overcoming the confusing political crisis dur-ing the period at the end of the Edo shogunate’s rule. Then, on October sixteenth, Enryō visited Kaishū again. The fact that this day is mentioned in Kaishū’s diary as “Inoue Enryō on do-nations to the Philosophy Academy,” and the fact that this is the only entry that mentions it, indicates that Enryō informed him of the fol-lowing plan.
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