, 1873-10-19

We, began with the College. ofmy frat i'm.
nothing to aay: Tho houses wero atl Of medium |
azo. and fao-similos Of oacll othor. was going |
70 mako noto of tho utrleasiug nionotony ot |
tho effoot. Int observed tho abaonco OF DOM
aud novels Huoh Oh disgrace our metropolis, anu |
lotit paaB.
Tic College, a largo, symmetrical building,
atood lltt!o apart from, Tue town. Tha vast
playf!Gunq1s vsre a s@w.ns @ han with yoHful ice GGI
wntclod tho sports Of those boys: Little, proba-
bly,, did they rock Of tleir privileges. blth tn
thin equitable ream and NIL education FREQ from
mo Wiz II 1s saSssS aSuass saHns IL a
turo-bullying for tho weak, licenao for tho
strong, fattory for tho rich and titled. 1aotoa
and stood watching or!ohot-'natch.. Sumo Of
clnnBy and stupid, the rent woro nimble and
bkillful, but foeblo and puny, aud thought the
game lagged. Noar mo, a youth Of uncomuonly
powerful build lay stretched lazily on tue grass,
looking on. accosto1 him, mid asked Wlou llo
was going to take bis innings.
+" novor play cricket. ho replied. =" It's bad
for ms. oant you M see low unfortunately strong
"Woll," said t, "witl, those muscles Of yours,
should hope you'd Soon beat tho awkward
squad yondor, and sond tho ball lying vol over
Aa spakc, 1sotea drow mo forci'ly away.
sharply, +" l shall have to answer for tho miacon-
duct Of tho visitors / bring ovor. Reoolleot,
you'ro not ut Eton Of Harrow. Tho Colloye
rules with regard to athletic games aro theho:
Boys wlloso stock Of natural strongtl aud agility
siinll oxcecd tho average aro forbidden to nxer-
clio them mud bocoule pro1conta. Where tho
EXCESS Of physical powor is extreme, the boy Ia.
forbidden 10 take part iii lhem at a!l. This IL in
order TINT all thoso who do play may bo nearly
On pnr." :,
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you viii always find that so!no half- f-a,dozon viii
outshine nil tho rest, aud DO worshipod aB ho-
roes and kings. And why +? Because thoy arc
honest md deserving? No. Because they
chance to bc born to an o1orbitant amount OF
private property -brawny arms, broad Ghosts
long logs, quick sight. u this cause why.a
youth. like your land and water giants, should
mako money, bo talkod about aud lavo half n
ploitB z What ia to become OF tho weaker, the
puuy, tho short-wiudod bretlren?. But grant
practice anl skill to tho weak, md not to the
9tro,gg 9ssron,g' ind you bring tho two parties on q
TO this had nothing to reply. He next took
mo into tho gymnasium, whero We found such
sickly-looling got Of boys, thut askod, in Honle
alarm, ii tile sito of the College worc hoalthy
| one.
Uncomuonly 30. The redistribution Of tho
wealth OF healtb, u very delicate job. too, haa
boon carried out with signal SUCCESS. Not boy
| loaveB school OF whom 1t can be said TINT he
| constitution. Wo hayo sanitary standard, tile
highest to which it Is possible, BY oint Of caro-
and exercise, to raise Tho weakly boys. Tho re-
| duction to it Of the oyorhoalthy Is compare.
no privilege that gives a man such IN undqo nd
vantage over his nelghbora as tho poHHeaslon OF
the lfon's share OF health."'' -.-
Wo we're now entering tho sohool"room whore
| number Of little Communists were receiving
instruction in the Latin tongue noticed ono
bfight-eyod, sharp-looking fellow, sitting by
himself, nnunching an apple. ! patted him on
the head, and aaked him tls Latin for apple.
"I'yo not begun Latin, !" ho said.
"Not YETI" (Ho looked 19, or n,ore.)
"No, and I'm half afraid shant. You know,
| I'm n,onstrously clover follow"
| Indeed; then what can you do"
| "Road; and I'm Hoon to learn writing, II
don't get on too fast."
took the ox-manager aside and aHked If tho
young gentleman WAS out OF his mind. 1aotcs
'srat Srbat boy is what you call gepius-,oe lit
tie intellectual millionaire. Hin parents nevcr
| found it out. It Nas one Of the masters loro
who first detectcd III Linn a private, hoard OF
quiclsness aud intelligence which, cloyorly in
to buy up tho whole College. masters included.
The same allowance and brain-culturo TINT his
achool-feilows receive would bring him in extra
profit at tho ratio ot 200 per cent: But by keep
OF mind, we cut down his net mental income to
tho average figure, and prevent his unjust pro-
motion over tho masH," ..
" But tho injustice to the boy himaolfr'
| - But must fall ehort Of what l,o might nave
been"
(which mikes him equal with tho others.
Thero is certain point up 10 which all boys, not
With ready vita. good momorioa, and superior
powers Of application should .ebe kept by arti-
flclal means from, rising above It. Shall tho boy
who learns slowly and hardly be branded as .
| tttntff I'm traafn
him iii? Shall tho naturally apt the keen, tho
eapacious tramplo on tho naturally obtuaa. Not
here in tho Commune" "
nore in tho Commune, az / WAS beginning
to understand they undertook to set ovoE
Nature to rights, and life was handicap raco
~
I.n+ ;,to TIN atroat thu f,rat vor5, tn,
4sotes asoppeu ness1r u. ern lse coma. te