| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from On Horsemanship by Xenophon: young man to give heed to his own health of body and to horsemanship,
or, if he already knows how to ride with skill, to practising
manouvres, than that he should set up as a trainer of horses.[4] The
older man has his town property and his friends, and the hundred-and-
one concerns of state or of war, on which to employ his time and
energies rather than on horsebreaking. It is plain then that any one
holding my views[5] on the subject will put a young horse out to be
broken. But in so doing he ought to draw up articles, just as a father
does when he apprentices his son to some art or handicraft, stating
what sort of knowledge the young creature is to be sent back possessed
of. These will serve as indications[6] to the trainer what points he
On Horsemanship |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "Yes, I saw them in the streets."
"Do you think cavalry could reach the valley?" asked the
colonel.
"No," replied Thompson, "the country is all cut up with
these deep gorges. Even infantry would have a devil of a
time of it, and there is absolutely no water that I could dis-
cover for at least a two days' march."
It was at this juncture that a big Vauxhall drew up in front
of the headquarters of the Second Rhodesians and a moment
later General Smuts alighted and entered. Colonel Capell arose
from his chair and saluted his superior, and the young lieu-
Tarzan the Untamed |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Iron Puddler by James J. Davis: dairying, stock breeding, bee culture, horticulture and landscape
gardening.
After this grounding in agriculture, which all the boys must
have, the student gets an introduction to the mechanical trades.
Then he may select a particular trade and specialize. The usual
grammar-school and high-school courses are taught to all the
students, also swimming and dancing and music, both vocal and
instrumental. The kindergarten has a babies' band, and both the
girls and boys have their own brass bands and orchestras.
Students are graduated when they are eighteen. Up to that time
they are permitted to stay and learn as many trades as they can.
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