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Who will conduct you to the land of culture, if your leaders are blind and assume the position of seers notwithstanding? WHO WILL CONDUCT YOU TO THE LAND OF CULTURE IF YOUR LEADERS ARE BLIND AND ASSUME THE POSITION OF SEEERS NOTWITHSTANDING
ust express itself by indulging in an incessant war with the so-called culture of the present. For the public school boy of to-day, the Hellenes as Hellenes are dead: yes, he gets some enjoyment out of Homer, but a novel by Spielhagen interests him much more: yes, he swallows Greek tragedy and comedy with a certain relish, but a thoroughly modern drama, like Freitag's 'Journalists,' moves him in quite another fashion. In regard to all ancient authors he is rather inclined to speak after the manner of the æsthete, Hermann Grimm, who, on one occasion, at the end of a tortuous essay on the Venus of Milo, asks himself: 'What does this goddess's form mean to me? Of what use are the thoughts she suggests to me? Orestes and Œdipus, Iphigenia and Antigone, what have they in common with my heart?'--No, my dear public school boy, the Venus of Milo does not concern you in any way, and concerns your teacher just as little--and that is the misfortune, that is the secret of the modern public school. D IT IMMEDIATELY BECOMES AGGRESSIVE AND MUST EXPRESS ITSELF BY INDULGING IN AN INCESSANT WAR WITH THE SO CALLED CULTURE OF THE PRESENT FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY OF TO DAY THE HELOES AS HELLENES ARE DEAD YES HE GETS SOME ENJOYMENT OUT OF HOMER BUT A NOVEL BY SPEELHEGEN INTERESTS HIM MUCH MORE YES HE SWALLOWS GREEK TRAGEDY IN COMEDY WITH A CERTAIN RELISH BUT A THOROUGHLY MODERN DRAMA LIKE FREE TAG'S JOURNALISTS MOVES HIM IN QUITE ANOTHER FASHION IN REGARD TO ALL ANCIENT AUTHORS HE IS RATHER INCLINED TO SPEAK AFTER THE MANNER OF THE A STEET HERMAN GRIMM WHO ON ONE OCCASION AT THE END OF A TORTUOUS ESSAY ON THE VENUS OF MILO ASKS HIMSELF WHAT DOES THIS GODDESS FOR MEAN TO ME OF WHAT USE ARE THE THOUGHTS SHE SUGGEST TO ME ORESTES AND OEDIPUS EPHIGENIA AND ANTIGONY WHAT HAVE THEY IN COMMON WITH MY HEART NO MY DEAR PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY THE VENUS OF MILO DOES NOT CONCERN YOU IN ANY WAY AND CONCERNS YOUR TEACHER JUST AS LITTLE AND THAT IS THE MISFORTUNE THAT IS THE SECRET OF THE MODERN PUBLIC SCHOOL
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