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"The last department in which the German teacher in a public school is at all active, which is often regarded as his sphere of highest activity, and is here and there even considered the pinnacle of public school education, is the so called _German composition_. THE LAST DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE GERMAN TEACHER IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IS AT ALL ACTIVE WHICH IS OFTEN REGARDED AS HIS SPHERE OF HIGHEST ACTIVITY AND IS HERE AND THERE EVEN CONSIDERED THE PINNACLE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION IS THE SO CALLED GERMAN COMPOSITION
 How does he reconcile the spirit of his school with the spirit of the _few_ that Germany can claim who are really cultured,--_i.e._ with the spirit of its classical poets and artists? This is a dark and thorny sphere, into which one cannot even bear a light without dread; but even here we shall conceal nothing from ourselves; for sooner or later the whole of it will have to be reformed. In the public school, the repulsive impress of our æsthetic journalism is stamped upon the still unformed minds of youths. Here, too, the teacher sows the seeds of that crude and wilful misinterpretation of the classics, which later on disports itself as art-criticism, and which is nothing but bumptious barbarity. Here the pupils learn to speak of our unique _Schiller_ with the superciliousness of prigs; here they are taught to smile at the noblest and most German of his works--at the Marquis of Posa, at Max and Thekla--at these smiles German genius becomes incensed and a worthier posterity will blush. HE GERMAN TEACHER IS WONT TO OFFER HOW DOES HE RECONCILE THE SPIRIT OF HIS SCHOOL WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE FEW THAT GERMANY CAN CLAIM WHO ARE REALLY CULTURED I E WITH THE SPIRIT OF ITS CLASSICAL POETS AND ARTISTS THIS IS A DARK AND THORNY SPHERE INTO WHICH ONE CANNOT EVEN BEAR A LIGHT WITHOUT DREAD BUT EVEN HERE WE SHALL CONCEAL NOTHING FROM OURSELVES FOR SOONER OR LATER THE WHOLE OF IT WILL HAVE TO BE REFORMED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL THE REPULSIVE IMPRESS ON OUR AESTHETIC JOURNALISM IS STAMPED UPON THE UNINFORMED MINDS OF YOUTHS HERE TOO THE TEACHER SOWS THE SEEDS OF THAT CRUDE AND WILFUL MISINTERPRETATION OF THE CLASSICS WHICH LATER ON DISPORTS ITSELF AS ART CRITICISM AND WHICH IS NOTHING BUT BUMPTIOUS BARBARITY HERE THE PUPILS LEARN TO SPEAK OF OUR UNIQUE SCHILLER WITH THE SUPERCILIOUSNESS OF PRIGS HERE THERE TAUGHT TO SMILE AT THE NOBLEST AND MOST GERMAN OF HIS WORKS AT THE MARQUIS OF POSA AT MAXIN THECLA AT THESE SMILES GERMAN GENIUS BECOMES INCENSED AND A WORTHIER POSTERITY WILL BLUSH
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