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U. S. Educators Urge Change in jap Language THE WASHINGTON Sunday, April 7, 1946 POST 3 M iary schooling “ in the struggle to geography books to make them higher education as “ the oppor Tokyo, April 6 (U.B.— An Ameri- American educators who recently i flexibi tunity for many rather than s. master the characters of the Japa more objective, greater ican education mission today rec- completed a study of the Japanese lity” in teaching; formulation of pri/ilege of a few.” nese language.” lommended substitution of Roman education system. The report said that adoption of “ ethical” education for democracy, The mission, headed by Dr. letters for picture characters in some form of romaji system of compulsory free education in co written Japanese and urged drastic George D. Stoddard, president writing that puts the Japanese reform of Japan’s “ bureaucratic” elect of the University of Illinois, language phonetically in Roman educational schools until comple school system. It urged compul urged the change in Japan s writ characters would be a most prac tion of “ low secondary schools” or until the age of 16, broadening sory high school education free ten language because school chil tical reform. from mythological indoctrination. dren who might otherwise be The educators’ recommenda of adult education facilities and more emphasis on vocational train The proposals were contained in studying “ a vast range of useful tions included elimination of ing at all education levels, ana a report which was submitted to skills” are forced to spend most mythology f r o m history and Gen. Douglas MacArthur by 27 of their time during t b ^ g ^ 2 3 en' Si v" '• ' -•
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