Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
1special Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence)
Y DNDON, June 3.-American boys
who think It must be fine to be
a king probably would change
their minds If they had to SO
through the grind that is the lot of tile
little boy wllosis studying to be king
Of England. Most OF our modern kings
have to work hard for their living
but learning to be a king is still hard
er work The parents of an ordinary
American boy are satisfied If he learns
one trade or profession Nell. Some
parents. indeed have so Smnch money.
and so little sense thatsthey do not even,
require this, but the parents of little
Prince Edward Of, ,HVnles, the eldest son
Of the Prince and Princess of Wales and
the future king of England, insist that
he shall know a great many things
very well indeed
AS the navyFis OF the most Importance
to the English nation, the first thing
that little PRINCE Edward must learn
is TO be a navalsoficer. He has Just
entered on tile second half of his train
ing for the navy, and when that is conf
pleted he will.-haSe;ftof learn to 5ebefs a.
soldier in ordcritiat he may. at least
nominally comnand his army when he
to take a special course in diplomacy
in order that he may he able to help
look after the interests of his subjects
in dealing with foreign nations. All
the time he must be learning the ordi-
nary lessons that the American boy is
taught and no excuses, are accepted
II he does not learn them thoroughly.
But" the American boy will say.
things are surely made easy for a Kid
who viii be king some day, surely,
the teachers and the other boys do not
Care to treat hinjas they do others.
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BOY.
Not d bit Of 1T. Little Prince Ed
ward is treated just lil<esany other boy.
The first LESSON insbeing king is 10
learn how it feels to obey orders.
Prince Edward, who is nowy14 years
CID, has justf completed training Mt
osborne navallschuol, which is the prep
aratory school fprtthe Royal Naval Col
legc mt Dartmouth of which he has
now become 5atpnpilsi He entered Os-
borne when he was - years Old and
throughout the two years he was just
q unit In the, great establishment. He
mad the same allowance of pocket
money as the other juniors-25 cents q
Week, no more. and no sless--and he had
70 submit to5tthe3 same discipline. liz
had to take hisfturn In the mechanical
Shops, and Lam Informed that lie is an
excellent carpenter and IL competent
metal worker. He also learned all the
Work OF the man before the mast and
ne can swab- an deck or spliee1a rope
as well as most Of the old tars in his
srahdtather's $. .nilS.A..s I'll -
Even his kit has been no more clab-
9fate than thatSaE the other boys. \ He
tad three suits of clothes the trousers
apeiFG made without pockets in accord
dllce with the naval regulations. two
osefcoats, two uniform caps. four pairs
" white flannel trousers and three pairs
" FACED boots with soles at least three
sisnts of an inch thick. Even when
~ mad measles he was sent into the
,, SICK bay" at Osborne and treated just
& ''ke any ordinary boy
DEMOCRACY oTsITHE SCHOOL.
ro INC complete democracy of the
tsnpol Is Illustrated by two stories
vi sold about the little prince One re-
, h 70 his first day at Osborne. He
na hu lust arrived and was wandering
a Dout The grounds when he was sc
b gs.ed by another small boy, who had
DD zen a term at Osborne.
VT. fielio. said the other boy. who
Vas w, the son Of captain in the navy.
na% NJ re gs new boy. What's your
Edward, the little prince replied.
Inward what. stupid" said the
nan p boy. You must have another
II Edward Of wales said the prince.
bacl.e other boy was not at all taken
oh. SO you're that chap was hi
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