b. The Proclamation of the 1880 Education Order

Immediately following his appointment as the Secretary of Educatuon, Kono Togama began plans for a revision of the 1879 Education Order. On December 9, 1880, he sent a draft to the Grand Council. The dratf, after leaving the Grand Council proceeded to the Council of Elder Statesmen where it was deliberated upon and passed with minor corrections. It was proclaimed as the 1880 Education Order (so-called "Kaisei Kyoikurei") on December 28, 1880. Needless to say the most striking feature of the 1880 Order was its emphasis on national control and government intervention in local educational administration.