In those days, Soseki scolded Misao FUJIMURA, a student in his charge in Daiichi High School, for lack of drive, and several days later, Misao drowned himself in Kegon no taki Fall.
また、当時の一高での受け持ちの生徒に藤村操がおり、やる気のなさを漱石に叱責された数日後、華厳の滝に入水自殺した。