The School of the Future 123 



The country school. 



There certainly will come a day 

 As men become simple and wise, 

 When schools will put their books away 

 Till they train the hands and the eyes ; 

 Then the school from its heart will say 

 In love of the winds and the skies : 



I teach 



The earth and soil 

 To them that toil, 

 The hill and fen 

 To common men 



That live just here ; 



The plants that grow, 

 The winds that blow, 

 The streams that run 

 In rain and sun 



Throughout the year ; 



The shop and mart, 

 The craft and art, 

 The men to-day, 

 The part they play 



In humble sphere; 



