There was even a school, like Musashi High School (under the old system), which banned sports and didn't hesitate to have a large number of dropouts and dismissed students, but boasted its rate of successful applicants for Tokyo Imperial University exceeded that of Ichiko (the First Higher School).
武蔵高等学校(旧制)のようにスポーツをきんじ、落第者・退校者を多数だすこともじせず、東京帝大への入学率で一高をぬいたことを自慢する学校すらあった。