ABSTRACT
During the period of the first wave of inter-cultural relationship between the United States and Japan, including the first steps in cross-educational contacts, the contributions of David Murray (1830-1905) to modernization of school administration in Japan were extensive and remarkable. Among scores of Rutgers men who worked for and contributed to the Japanese Westernization policies, Murray was most noteworthy because he occupied the highest position as superintendent in the Ministry of Education and exercised great influence on school policies established in those days.
