On his appointment, in January 17, at Ritsumeikan University, the Alumni Club, Tokyo Branch held a celebration, and 45 persons in total, including the university president Masaakira TOMII, dean Kinji TAJIMA, and bunkocho (library director) Sadajiro ATOBE, and on January 18, the following day, it held a celebration at Kyoto Municipal Hall, inviting more than 1,600 persons including alumni, teachers and staff members, and students.
これを受けて立命館大学では1月17日に東京校友会支部が祝賀会を行い、学長の富井政章、学監の田島錦治、文庫長の跡部定次郎ら総勢45名が参加、翌1月18日には校友、教職員、学生ら1,600名余りを厚め、京都市公会堂で祝賀会を開催している。