Sun Qinghong (left), a carpenter, donated the grade log book of Shuishang National School in the 19th year of Showa (1944) during the Japanese occupation period to Fang Zhengyi (middle), the principal of Shuishang Elementary School.

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[Reporter Lin Yizhang/Report from Chiayi] Chiayi County Shuishang Elementary School has a history of 120 years. This year, the "Shuangjiazi" school celebration is being organized. Sun Qinghong, a carpenter and cultural relic collector in Chiayi City, collected 78 years ago. The school's "Grade Diary Book" was donated to the school for free yesterday (2nd) for collection and display.

At the beginning of the diary, the teacher carefully recorded the class content and school work. As the war situation worsened, more and more days were missed, and the course included air defense training. The following "Closed School (Temporarily Closed School)" is the first-hand historical material witnessing the changes of the great era from the perspective of grassroots education.

Minakami was founded in Meiji 36 (1903), and was renamed Minakami Public School in Taisho 10 (1921).

In March of the 16th year of Showa (1941), Japan issued the "National School Order", which renamed both elementary schools and public schools as "National Schools". In the 34th year of the Republic of China (1945), Japan was defeated. It was renamed several times, and in 1968, it was changed to the current name of Shuishang National Primary School.

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Sun Qinghong said that 3 years ago, he learned that the old doctor's hall near Shuichang Elementary School would be demolished, and his descendants contacted him to see if there were any objects worth preserving, and kept this grade diary of the 14th group of the 5th year of the Showa 16th year of the Shuishang National School. , decided to give it to the school for collection before the school celebration, hoping to let teachers and students know about school history.

However, this grade log not only records the history of the school, but also witnesses the "history of education amidst the war" in the last year of Taiwan's Japanese occupation.

Turning to the first page of the diary on April 17, the teacher wrote the reading, arithmetic, history, gymnastics, Chinese painting, agriculture and other courses. The students' learning progress in various subjects also shows place names such as Waixizhou and Wuzhujiao, as well as the stamp of "Zengga Ginichi", the last principal during the Japanese occupation period.

However, after June 21, the diary was scribbled and often blank. Since July, words such as "air defense training" and "air defense trench repair" have appeared many times; The air strikes on Taiwan were recorded intermittently, but by December, it was still recorded that the teacher visited homes in various places.

The following year (1945) began on January 29, and the diary recorded "air raid sirens" for several consecutive days. In March, the U.S. military launched a large-scale bombing of Tainan City. Blank.

On August 15 of that year, Japan was defeated, and on October 25, the Nationalist Government took over Taiwan.

Fang Zhengyi, the principal of Shuishang Elementary School, and Zhu Zhencheng, the chairman of the alumni association, received the precious grade diary donated by Sun Qinghong yesterday, and presented a certificate of appreciation in return, thanking Sun Qinghong for enriching the school's collection.

Fang Zhengyi said that Shuishang Elementary School, which has gone through the "Shuangjiazi", has bred countless talents. Mr. Chen Chengbo, a famous painter, once taught at the school. On December 31, the school celebration will display Chen Chengbo's employment certificate and arrange an exhibition of old photos. The review of the photos since the Japanese colonial period, as well as the group photos of previous graduates, and the punch-in photo area, let alumni reminisce about their childhood.

Guo Kaidi, a researcher in history and director of the Chiayi County Manpower Development Institute, said that in history, such documents are regarded as first-hand historical materials in academic research. If you want to study education or the Japanese ruled society at that time, you can find clues from them to understand. important history of education.

The grade log book of the Minakami National School in the 19th year of Showa (1944) during the Japanese occupation period.

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In the grade log book of the Floating National School during the Japanese occupation period, the teacher's handwriting on the first page is very neat.

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During the Japanese occupation period, the grade diary of Shuishang National School showed the names of Waixizhou and Wuzhujiao in Shuishang.

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During the Japanese occupation period, the grade log book of the floating national school shows the repair of the air-raid shelter.

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The grade log book of the Floating National School during the Japanese occupation period, including air defense training courses.

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During the Japanese occupation period, the school grade log book of the floating national school. During the war, the teacher still visited the family.

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During the Japanese colonial period, there were many air raid sirens issued in the grade logbook of the Floating National School.

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During the Japanese occupation period, the grade log book of the Floating National School, with the words "School closed (temporarily closed school)" was written at the end.

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