米沢藩版籍奉還前後の上京者たち

抄録

Former clansmen of Yonezawa had come up to Tokyo one after another from the HANSEKI-HOKAN (the return of the land and people from the feudal lords to the Emperor) on, though they were small in number. Some were in expectation of attending school there, some of finding employment, and others of holding a position in the government institutions. But administrative organization was still incomplete, and educational institutions were few and poor in substance, too.
The persons, whose careers were referred to in this paper, were the representative ones from Yonezawa, and it was those pioneers who tried hard to inspire the younger generation from their province and lead them to play active parts in each field, making a contribution to national prosperity after the middle period of the Meiji era.
Following the pioneers' courses or careers, we realize the transition of educational system in Japan in those days. From that point of view, it may be said that the investigation of their courses is to find out the significant materials for study of the history of education in the early years of the Meiji era.