Then Joseph gave to his father and brothers houses and lands, so that
they all lived together in peace in the land of Egypt.
And the Lord was with Joseph and prospered him all the days of his life.
THE COURTESY OF THE SPARTAN BOY
There were, hundreds of years ago, two very large and grand cities,
which strove to excel each other. The one city was Sparta, the other was
Athens. These cities were not like our cities of today. They had
beautiful, broad streets, but no street cars. They had magnificent
buildings, but no electric lights. They did have schools, but they were
unlike our schools. The boys in both Athens and Sparta were taken away
to school when they were six years of age.
In Athens the boys were taught that they must become very strong and
manly. They had running, jumping, leaping, swimming, and racing
exercises, to give them rigid muscles and strong, healthy bodies.
Occasionally they were allowed to visit at their homes for a day or two.
The boys were also taught to sing and to read.
The Spartan boy was taught that he must become very strong and
self-reliant.
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