Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-01

gu, by his governors and preceptors
and submitted fer approval
Although he never rebelled. the
prince passively resisted the high
pressure of his fathers system of edo
cation.
King Edward, in referring to those
DAYS, regretted the decision which is"-
lated him during the crucial years OF
his later boyhood from contact with
his equals i'm age and intellectual at
tainments. II woCld not have been sur
prising if he had acquired no taste Tor
books, because as he often himself
complained he was never given any
liberty of choice, and every book came
before him as Il task History, for in
stance. as he in later life explained.
was presented to him in it's dryest and
most tabulated FORM
Later, when he was at Edinburg, an
abridged edition of Gibbon and Sch
mitzs History of the Middle Ages
appears to have been offered him as
suitable recrcative reading.
The late king often used TO say that
his university life at oxford and Cam
bridge had been mistake. but he i'm
puted nc blame to the prince consort
for deciding that for the prince of
Wales to live life of an ordinary un-
Tcrgra duate was impossible.
When he was Is the prince was given
moderate allowance, out of which he
had to provide his own hats and ties.
and later on he was privileged to
choose his own clothes, receiving
warning from the queen not to wear
c1a
At II he was allotted rooms for his sole
use, and the queen and Prince Albert
in on earnest letter. point out to him:
"A new sphere Of life will open Tor
you. in which you will have to be
taught what to do ard what not to 60,
a subject requiring study more impor-
tant than any in which you have hith-
erto been engaged. For it is subject
of stuIy, and the most difficult one OF
your life, how to become a good man
and a thorough gentleman"
In the influences that go to make
gentleman, the princes parents real
iZcd the Importance of DaniOnShip
and the value to a young man Of be-
ing thrown into a good set" This
comes out very markedly in the conf
Dental memorandum addressed by
Queen Victoria to the newly appointed
cIiucrries Of the prince. in which the
following passage occurs:
The Prince Of Wales must not only
be a gentleman, but his rank and po-
sition point him out as the first gen
tleman in the country; he can hold no
intermediate position; if not the first
gentleman in England. he sinks at
once to level incompatible with his
title of Prince Of Wales
Further on it said: "A prince, partic-
ularlv, should treat all around him
with the most scrupulous good man
ners. ciNilitN and attention. He should
return every mark of respect. not only
with the most punctilious eXactitude.
hut with the appearance of good will
and cordiality. y salute returned With
the air of its being a bore is rather an
afTrOnt than q civiity.'
The lesson was thoroughly learned,
for King Edwards cordial manner in
returning salutes was one great source
Of his popularity. How early he be-
gan qualifying for the title of lie Rol
Char,neur' which Lord Rosehery gave
him is shown by a letter of Sir Henry
Buwer, written from Constantinople
III JdHti'itS, lSO., ttiiiilS tllt prince >
visit there.
But what pleased and struck me
more than ALL | must say. was our
princes own manner. He is always
remarkably easy. and knows perfectly
how to make those little speeches
which princes are called upon to have
so frequently upon their lips. I,ut this
was not all; before arriving at the
breakfast, [ Just gave his royal high
ness little insight into the sultan's
character. and the things to say that
would pleacc him. The manner in
which he took advantage of those hints
surprised me. The oldest diplomatists
could not have succeeded better or in
my belief as WE'LL
Already it is clear the personal
charm and tact that largely enableeG
King Edward to win the proud title Of
1.-THE Peacemaker" was clearly visible
to the experienced dipiomatist
The writer of the review in conclu-
sion refers to the kings personal mag
netIsm.
This magnetism which won the
hearts of everyone with whom he canc
into contact. and of millions who nev-
er saw hlrn, was a national asset
worth more to us in our king than the
military genius of Napoleon CT the
diplomatic gifts of a Metternich he
cause of its more abiding quality and
more permanent results ''--Chi2ago
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