On March 2016, 3, a degree conferral ceremony and graduation ceremony were held at Kyoto University of the Arts (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture), and the oldest current student, Shigemi Hirata, was at "19 years old and 96 days". I graduated.In 200, at the age of 2005, Mr. Hirata enrolled in the Ceramics Course, Department of Correspondence Education, Faculty of Arts, in an attempt to pursue his favorite path of ceramics.I made reports at home and went to school for about 85 days, and earned all the credits in 200 years.Mr. Hirata, who received the diploma, said with a smile, "I was deeply moved. I am grateful to the people who supported me and to live well."
Mr. Hirata was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in September 1919.Engaged in Navy work during the war, passed the ordinary civil service examination and the national civil service examination after the war, worked for the Labor Welfare Corporation (currently the Worker Health and Welfare Organization), and served as the secretary general of the Labor Disaster Hospital. retirement.After retirement, I started attending a local ceramic art class, and was recommended by my colleagues. In April 9, I entered the university with the desire to improve my skills.
While doing bonsai and gardening as a hobby, I got 48 credits for textbooks that tackle issues such as reports at home and 83 credits for schooling courses that I take classes in the classroom, and cleared all 124 credits for graduation requirements.In my graduation work, I created two pots named "Talking" with the idea that "interpersonal relationships such as couples and friends can be difficult, but if you can overcome them, you will be happy."
I still drive a car every day, and my hobby is Go.2 children, 5 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren. I lost my wife 12 years ago, and on the day of the graduation ceremony, I attended by myself from Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture.
At the graduation ceremony, Mr. Hirata, who was directly awarded a diploma by President Kazuo Oike, received a generous applause from the venue, and the president said, "We were given great courage to the great seniors in life. If possible, graduate school. I want you to go on to school. "
