Abstract
This article reports on the articles of Haruyasu Kuji in order to clarify drawing education in Hokkaido before Jiyuga Education. Kuji, who graduated from the Teachers College of Sapporo in 1915, was an elementary school teacher in Muroran and Sapporo when he wrote the articles. This study identified 4 opinions regarding drawing education:
1 Kuji (1917) criticized the attitude of teachers who aimed at Ringa in drawing class.
2 Kuji (1918) said that the rules for teaching drawing were not clear, and the principles underlying the compilation of Shintei Gachou spread a wide cloth; that is, was boastful.
3 Kuji (1921) said that many teachers gave makeshift classes of drawing in Hokkaido before Jiyuga Education.
4 Kuji (1922) thought that many teachers were not eager towards drawing education, and many of them felt anxious about using Shintei Gachou after their publication.
