育英公院 교사 헐버트의 독립운동과 ‘學員’의 사회진출

Abstract

Yookyounggongwon was established to train talented students through English and new studies by inviting a few Americans like Homer B. Hulbert as teachers and by introducing American education system. In particular Hulbert was involved in various activities including enlightenment movement in Korea even after Yookyounggonwon was closed. And after he went back to America, he dedicated himself to the independence of Korea in solidarity with Korean independence activists. It is identified that sympathetic recognition is based on this kind of activities. Meanwhile, 112 students who studied in Yookyounggongwon held important posts in the government and were active in diplomatic missions in American and Europe by taking advantage of English education. Also, it is verified that they were committed to nurturing the next generation by advancing into education business based on new studies learned in Yookyounggongwon. In particular people from Yookyounggongwon have their own traits along with Teacher Hulbert who were committed to independence movement in that the hakwon nurtured Lee Han-eung in foreign affairs, Sim Gye-taek in education, and Lee Seyoung, unofficial troop and independence activist in Manchuria. Likewise even though Yookyounggonwon was operated in a short term of 10 years as a academic institute, it seemed to play a significant role in fostering new talented students by accepting new studies.