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was a school in Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
, Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
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established in September 1875 for the purpose of educating students in the agriculture industry.
History
The first president of the college was Zusho Hirotake. Dr.William Smith Clark
William Smith Clark (July 31, 1826 – March 9, 1886) was an American professor of chemistry, botany and zoology, a colonel during the American Civil War, and a leader in agricultural education. Raised and schooled in Easthampton, Massachuset ...
, a graduate of Amherst College
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and the president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
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(MAC) was appointed as the vice president of the college.
Clark taught in Sapporo only eight months
but left a deep impact on the students. Specifically, his parting words, "Boys, be ambitious," have become among the most famous phrases in Japan. He was accompanied by three other MAC alumni, David P. Penhallow, William Penn Brooks
William Penn Brooks (November 19, 1851 – March 8, 1938) was an American agricultural scientist, who worked as a foreign advisor in Meiji period Japan during the colonization project for Hokkaidō. He was the eighth president of the Massachusett ...
and William Wheeler.
Cecil Peabody
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was a professor
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of mathematics
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(circa 1878 to 1882).
This college is well known in Japan as a successful Japanese-English immersion school, which produced many good English speakers and writers. The early graduates, especially Classes 1880–1885, played a directional role in modernizing Japan.Akaishi, K. (2010). Good foreign language learners: A case study on the graduates of Sapporo Agricultural College 1880-1885. Language & Culture (Special number), 1-293.http://www.ffl.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/graduate/ronsyu/img/special/special_201007.pdf
In September 1907, it became the College of Agriculture under Tohoku Imperial University
, or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated National ...
in Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
.
In April 1918, the Hokkaido Imperial University was established, and Sapporo Agricultural College was transferred to it.
Hokkaido Imperial University was renamed Hokkaido University
, or , is a Japanese national university in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It was the fifth Imperial University in Japan, which were established to be the nation's finest institutions of higher education or research. Hokkaido University is considered ...
in December 1947, a name it retains to this day, and Sapporo Agricultural College became its Faculty of Agriculture.
References
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