Show A SCHOOLBOY SCHOOL BOY the heir apparent to the imperial throne of germany and the royal throne of prussia is ig an eleven cearold lad who has just entered the public publia school at kiel there Is a flavor or of democracy about this proceeding that one would hardly expect from so auto oratio and austere a ruler as the youl young crown brown princes priece la father during his short reign has shown himself to be yet la filk causing his son to participate in the dally daily exercises imposed upon au U toe tae children in his bis realm and in insisting that he mingle in obil childish dish sports avid and studies with those whom he expects to rule kaiser william has but done with his heir that which his father frederick william did with him the present emperor was the first of his race to seek knowledge at the common fount provided for the humblest german child his tutor suggested that the future sovereign should not be denied the benefits of intimate contact with those who were to be his big future subjects iron old william I 1 opposed the innovation as subversive of precedent and in violation of all notions of court procedure but the then crown prince progressive amiable frederick and his wife the english princess seconded the demand and the innovation was waa made whether or not william II 11 received any hints during the experience that way may be useful to him on the throne it is clear that he be believes he suffel suffered ro co barm otherwise he would scarcely require that his successor puss pass through it there have been few proofs indeed that he be has abandoned any of the pretensions and prerogatives of 61 royalty or that he be esteems the masses as an entitled to greater consideration than formerly pit at his hands but the demo matic leaveu leaven works slowly in dispositions in royal clay and more than one generation will probably be necessary neoe esary to give it a fair chance for development meanwhile the new schoolboy school boy and his practical minded aire ire are to be congratulated on the im betus tug their recent action is likely to irive give to one of the public schools of uninteresting and and rie kiel |