1929년 창간된 『학생』 지와 소파 방정환

Abstract

“Hak-Saeng” magazines were a type of magazine for middle school and professional school students that were first published in March 1929, with the last issue published in November 1930. In an attempt to resolve the reality of the Korean people persecuted under the Japanese occupation, “Hak-Saeng” magazines held a variety of cultural activities for the future generation of young people who were quick to accept progressive ideas. It is widely believed that “Hak-Saeng” magazines were voluntarily discontinued because they failed to establish themselves as a type of independent magazine and lacked unique contents. However, in the summer of 1930, “Hak-Saeng” covered activities in which students began to fight with the Japanese Empire by lecturing on Hangeul and organizing a women’s association during their vacations. For that event, a number of students were jailed in the police station, and “Hak-Saeng” was recognized as a type of magazine that resisted the colonial policy and promoted the national independence movement. Therefore, “Hak-Saeng” magazines were abruptly discontinued by the Japanese Empire. Using “Hak-Saeng” magazines, Bang Jeong-Hwan suggested student pragmatism and emphasized social interest, actively participating in rural campaigns during vacation and creating a children-centered society. “Hak-Saeng” magazines superficially tried to build a high-quality education by providing students with various information about hobbies and future career paths. Ultimately, “Hak-Saeng” magazines tried to raise students as human resources to restore national sovereignty by promoting historical awareness and Hangeul. Bang Jeong-Hwan devoted many pages of “Hak-Saeng” magazines to literature written by established writers and students in various genres such as children’s poems, children’s songs, poetry, novels, sijo, and essays. “Hak-Saeng” magazines contained traces of Bang Jeong-Hwan, striving for independence from the Japanese occupation following the spirit of the age, a national self-defense movement.