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The 1910s saw the attempt to turn four young Tibetans – the Four Rugby Boys – into a vanguard of "modernisers" through the medium of an English public school education.〔(''British Intelligence on China in Tibet, 1903-1950'' ), Formerly classified and confidential British intelligence and policy files, Editor: A.J. Farrington, Former Deputy Director, OIOC, British Library, London, IDC Publishers, 2002, p. 2: "A fascinating group of files offers minute detail in an attempt to turn four young Tibetans into a vangard of "modernisers" through the medium of an English public school education."〕 Lungshar, a Tibetan high official, took four sons of Tibetan "respectable families" – W. N. Kyipup, K. K. Möndö, Gongkar and R. D. Ringang – to England, in 1913, so they could be educated at a public school. After completing their studies at Rugby, each of the Rugby Four received professional training in a particular field and eventually returned to Tibet. According to Lungshar’s son Lhalu Tsewang Dorje, "the experiment was not a great success.".〔 Robert W. Ford, (''Wind Between the Worlds'' ), David McKay Company, Inc, New York, 1957, p. 109.〕 Historian Alastair Lamb concurs: “the experiment () can hardly be described as a success”, adding that the boys were sidetracked by the Tibetan establishment and “made no significant contribution in later life to the development of Tibet”.〔 Alastair Lamb, ''Tom Browns from Central Asia'', in (''The History of Tibet: The modern period : 1895-1959, the encounter with modernity'' ), Alex Mackay, Routledge (ed.), 2003, p. 327.〕 ==The experiment== In August 1912, the Dalai Lama asked that some "energetic and clever sons of respectable families" should be given "world-class educations" in England. In early 1913 the youths selected turned up at the British Trade Agency at Gyantse, chaperoned by a Tibetan official called Lungshar. These were W. N. Kyipup, aged 16, K. K. Möndö, a monk, aged 17, Gongkar, aged 16, and R. D. Ringang, 11 years old. The Indian government decided that Basil Gould, who was about to go on leave back to England, should guide the four young boys (known as the "Rugby Boys") on their journey to the United Kingdom and assist them during their first few weeks in England in April 1913.〔Alastair Lamb, op. cit., p. 325.〕 The Tibetan Boys settled down at Farnham, where they began to learn English under the supervision of the Berlitz School of Languages. It was decided that Rugby would be the best place for their schooling.〔Alastair Lamb, op. cit., pp. 326-327.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Four Rugby Boys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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