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...home atmosphere of far-reaching importance in the success of the student. And Mr. Gavit quite rightly criticises the family--that is, the hypothetical average family--because it does not set standards of culture, or because it coddles too much, or because it does not fit a boy to reap even a reasonable amount of profit from formal education. Here is the conclusion...
...Many believe that Japan is now free to reap the fruits of her power in the Far East. It is not true! That nation in the future daring to brave the storm of world opinion will surely come to grief. Condemnation at the hands of all mankind is what made Germany sick at heart; it is what will bring France to terms; and it will have its influence on Japan. Universal censure is sufficient to quell the proudest nation, and Japan will soon vacate Siberia and conform to world opinion...
...believes it is important to allow time for gaining a knowledge of this world ought to emphasize its value. It would be a fine thing if the tradition should grow up that Seniors shall devote most of their time to reading and other non-material pursuits, so as to reap the mental recreation earned by their three years of more concentrated study. With the tutorial system already firmly established in one department, with the general divisional examination for all but scientific degrees, with a judicious regulation of the stringency of concentration and distribution requirements, and, finally, this added freedom given...
With such small shares of cultivated area they must exploit every inch of ground just as long as they can reap any profit from their efforts, and all means are to be tried in order to produce as much as possible from the small improved land of their holdings. Readers who see the following figures will not be surprised to learn the superior yields produced from Japanese fields as compared with others, if they keep in mind this statement regarding the Japanese farmer. The figures below give the comparative yields in various countries with the average value of the yield...
What you are to be, you are now becoming. During the years before you are thirty or thirty-five, you should be laying your foundation. Then and then alone may you be expected to reap abundantly. Exceptions are constantly arising, but to gamble upon the fact that you are an exception is more serious than risking your last dollar on a hopeless chance...