"I like to think of the earth being stirred over grim Sparta. To all boys—and I am speaking of my own recollections—she had a peculiar appeal. I think most boys prefer her to Athens and prefer Leonidas to Alcibiades in spite of the fact that Alcibiades is a much more successful character in the modern world than Leonidas. But there is something in Spartan discipline and mode of life that appeals to strenuous youth, and it may be the cherished recollections of far distant days that make me feel a thrill at the thought of the investigations of the School in Sparta."