No. 22 Attending the 140th anniversary ceremony of Inagi Daiichi Elementary School

(Published in the August 15, 2013 issue of Koho Inagi)

　On Saturday, July 6, 2013, a grand commemorative ceremony was held with the attendance of many people involved.
Inagi Daiichi Elementary School, which opened in 1873 together with Inagi Daini Elementary School, is the oldest elementary school in the city. It will be an old elementary school.
By the way, the oldest elementary school is Tachikawa Daiichi Elementary School, which originated from Shibasakigo School in Tachikawa, which was established on March 3, 1871. Wakabayashi Elementary School originated from Naganumago School in Inagi was established a week later on April 10th.
By the way, what kind of school was the Gogakko? At the time of the Meiji Restoration, the new government took over the government in place of the Edo Shogunate. In order to prevent Japan from becoming a colony of the Western powers, the new government implemented a variety of policies to make Japan a strong first-class country on a par with the West. One of the pillars of this is educational reform, and we are working on the establishment of schools early on.
In February 1879, the new government established the "Prefectural Order of Administration", which indicates the administrative policy of Tokyo Prefecture and each prefecture, and in this order, the establishment of schools in units of villages (administrative areas with multiple villages as a unit) was established. Recommended. Local schools were established based on this.
At that time, the Tama area belonged to Kanagawa Prefecture, and in 1871, an instruction was given to establish a local school within the prefecture. Fifteen schools were actually established according to this directive. In the neighborhood, Onoji School in Machida Onoji, Fudago School in Chofu, Yunoki School in Horinouchi Village, Takahata School in Takahata Village, Hino School in Hinojuku, and Mukogaoka School in Renkoji Village have been established.
In August 1873, the "school system" was promulgated, and a new elementary school was established based on this new system, so the town school ended its role in a short period of time.
In 1873, the three schools of Oen, Hirobumi, and Junshin were established in the Naganuma school district, and were taken over as new elementary schools. In the same year, "Ritsushi Elementary School" was opened in the Sakahama district, originating from the private school of Hozoin.
Please be proud of the children who are studying at a school with such history and tradition. I would also like to express my sincere respect and gratitude to all the past teachers and people in the local community who have supported me, and that I have been able to accumulate such years.