The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
PRINCESTUDIESHARD
Frederick William, 26, We'd
ded, Still in School.
HE MUST KNOW EVERYTHING
The Future German Emperor Ia
Studying Music, Electricity, Engi-
neerinE, Law. ShipbuildinE, Rail-
rOadinE, and Many other Things.
Strenuous Home Life.

The modern emperor should know every |
thing. That is the theory on which the /
heir to the throne of Germany is being /
educated The Crown Prince Frederick /
William is twenty-six years Of age, mar. /
ried and father, yet he iS still at school /
In fact. he is but midway in the elaborate |
plan Of his education 10 be a king and 1
an emperor. says the New York World. /
Just now the cable announces the next /
step in his schooling. And this announce
ment shows how very much Is expected /
Of the ruler of a great nation in the /
twentieth century.
Frederick William is 10 be an accom-
plished musician. He is to be an electrical |
engineer. He is TO know as much law as I
a good lawyer. He Is TO understand /
railroad and steamship building. He is
TO know farming from its practical side. |
He is to have an inside knowledge Of |
the leading manufacturing industries. His (
general knowledge IS 10 come not from |
one university but from several He is \
to be kept in school until the crowns Of /
Prussia and of Germany are placed upon /
his head.
Il is intended in the case of this prince l
that he shall know very much about 1
each and all Of the things that are MAX /
ing for progress in all the world.
Had Frederick William succeeded 10 /
the thrones Of Prussia and Germany five 1
months ago he would have had almost /
no practical knowledge Of the inside |
workings Of the vast government ma /
chinery over which he would preside /
This alone tells the story OF the plan OF |
his education.
Engineering Next.
Regarding this fact also: This Prince !
is to have only one year OF training in |
the administration work OF the govern |
ment of thi1 huge union of kingdoms |
which he is to rule. Then-next October !
he VIII CENTER college 10 study mechan-
ical engineering. He viii study seriously. !
for he is 10 be a mechanical engineer.
some day he will be King Of Prussia and |
German Emperor. but before sthat daX !
comes he may be many other things /
When he leaves the technical college az /
Charlottenburg next year be will be ap-
prentced To an engineering firm This
the cable now tells is the latest item in |
the wonderful scheme that through all /
his life has been pursued in the education /
OF Germany's next sovereign.
With all its Illuminating modernism /
in this plan OF rearing a twentieth-cen- I
tury emperor. In ancient times a King
had first OF all 10 know how 20 levy taxes 4
and make war Frederick William almost /,
from infancy has been under instruction 4
in army tactics. He was an accomplish /
ed soldier and the real colonel of q regi- /
ment when fifteen years Of age As an /
infant his instructive playthings were toy /
guns and sabers and companies Of wooden I
soldiers
Present at Conferences.
Last October Frederick William began |
his years study Of the workings OF the I
departments OF the ministry according to (
plan approved by the Emperor When /
the latter was a youth Bismarck put him I
through the same PAGES.
The prince is present now each day az I
the conferences between the minister OF /
the department in which he is studying /
and the chiefs OF the bureaus. he also /
is required 10 prepare reports on selected 4
subjects for submission to the cabinet
Thus Frederick William is making I
study Of each division OF the government 4
OF the empire serving successfully in 4
each important department until he be 4
comes familiar with its working. Yet all /
this work must be completed in a twelve /
month. for then he is due at the engi- /
neering college al Charlottenburg. In this 4
year, IN order that his strenuous work 1
may not be interrupted, the prince is re- I
lieved from military duty.
In the work Of learning the rudiments /
Of The trade Of emperor Privy Chancellor /
Won Falkenhayen is the princes tutor. I
The prince is due al his desk at 8 O'Clock /
every morning. He lives eighteen miles /
away in Potsdam, and TO get to his desk
in time in his automobile he must get up /
before o'clock
The prince sees the mail opened and /
distributed TO the several bureaus or other I
ministries He can take papers that inter 4
est him TO his own desk for study. Often /
he takes these papers home and often \
works evenings on his reports
In addition TO this work in the depart i
ments this winter, Frederick William has 1
heard a course OF lectures at Berlin Uni
versity On Prussian law courts. santa 4
ton. police. schools. and other subjects I
of administration. These have taken him 4
from his desk but an hour three days, /
week
Strenuous Home Life.
Frederick Williams childhood up TO the |
age Of fourteen was passed under the /
close supervision Of his father and mother /
at his desk al :, early rising being one /
Of the Hohenzollern virtues Book les
sons were interspersed with fencing. !
gymnastics, horseback exercises, and. Of |
course, military tactics. After luncheon 1
(plain and simple. with no wine) and \
some walking aQd riding. book lessons
again. The boy was taught many Ian
guages, with French, Italian. Spanish.
= nd 81, he 60
strict master teacher; the mother an in
dulgent counselor.
The youth has a music tutor. He is
an accomplished violinist. He was in
strueted by an eminent divine in the re-
ligion Of his own people and in those of
other peoples. He was taught the dOmes-
tic sciences-the management Of a house
hobby one skilled In the routine OF pal
ace life In the vacations Of his home
schooling and college life he was taught
scientific agriculture on the farm
In 1896 the royal youth was sent to the
Princes Academy at Pleon. Here on the 1
beautiful lake he became an accomplish
ed yachtsman. Here also he became an
expert horsemsn and won his first hon
ors as a tennis champion.
At Pleon all Frederick Williams asso-
ciates were princes of the royal blood
But il was far different when he entered
Bonn University. There he was thrown
among a varied class, and where even
for a prince OF the blood the customs Of
centuries were not to be changed. The
getting Of booklore was supplemented by
the clashing of schlaeger. by some blood
letting. by loud singing and the deep
drinking Of beer
Prince Is Shy and MOdst
In spite of his military rank and skill
in athletics the young prince was shy
and modest. He had been brought nn