However, for organizational reasons Kyoto Imperial University accepted only students who had graduated from former high schools, even though he was the main person involved in the school's establishment; he felt it was far away from Kinmochi SAIONJI's proposition of 'giving a chance (education) to people who are intelligent and have high motivation,' and therefore he decided to promote private schooling.
しかし、自らが創設の中心に関わった京都帝国大学が制度上旧制高等学校卒業生しか受け入れることができず、西園寺公望が提唱した「能力と意欲のある人に国として（教育の）機会を与えるべき」という教育理念からもかけ離れている実態に限界を感じ、自ら私学を興すことを思い立つ。