File:Crown Prince William and his heir, Prince William (1906–1940), c. 1914.jpg

Wilhelm Niederastroth  (1874–1927)
Alternative names	Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Niederastroth
Description	German photographer
Date of birth/death	25 July 1874	1927
Location of birth	Potsdam
Work location	Potsdam
Authority file	: Q45363325

Identifier: memoriesofkaiser00toph (find matches)
Title: Memories of the Kaiser's court
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Topham, Anne, 1864-1927
Subjects: William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 Germany -- Court and courtiers
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ne of moregenial mood than his fellows had stood near thehurdle in the obstacle race, and on its beingknocked over had proposed to substitute in itsplace a rope, which, as he pointed out, could beeasily lowered as each girl jumped it ; but hissuggestion meeting with no approval, rather withgeneral derision as likely to make a mock of com-petitors, he retired from all further active partici-pation in our gambollings. The sons of the Emperor were unusually fortunatein their Governor, who together with his militarytraining possessed the broad-minded, more tolerantliberal spirit of the age, and knew when to sinkthe martinet in the man. He was able to realizethat the formation of character is first of all adevelopment from within, chiefly moulded bythe cast of the minds that surround itâa growthof mind modified, not produced, by outwardcircumstances. The Crown Prince and his brother Prince Fritzremained only for a very short time under hischarge before going on to the university; but the
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THE CROWN PRINCE AND HIS HEIR. PRINCE WILHEI.M EDUCATION 157 younger Princes were in his care for some yearsat Ploen, where I was once invited to stay fora few weeks to give Prince Joachim lessons inEnglish. The Schloss where the Princes lived was alarge, bright, pleasant country-house standing inpretty but not large grounds, bordered by forest,on the edge of the beautiful Ploener See. Fromthe neighbouring Kadetten-Schule, where the boysundergo a semi-military training, four to six cadetswere chosen to share the lessons and amusementsof the Princes, always returning to the Schule tosleep. Ploen is a very small, primitive town, so smallthat I made the mistake of calling it a village and was severely reprimanded by Prince Joachimfor my blunder. It had just one long stragglingstreet, with a few shops, and at the end close tothe lake stood the Kadetten Schule, which hadformerly been the residence of the old DanishKings, some of whose bodies lay in the crypt ofthe little chapel adjoiningâ

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