

The old meaning was demi-god, the Anglo-Saxon meaning, a man. Step IV.-Ask the boys what they mean by a hero. Step III.-Arouse the boys’ interest in Alexander by the story of the taming of Bucephalus, which must be read, discussed, and then narrated by the boys. Step II.-Draw from them some account of the times in which Alexander lived and of Philip of Macedonia. Step I.-Begin by connecting Alexander the Great with the time of Demosthenes, of whom the boys have been learning recently. To increase the boys’ power of narration. To stir them to admiration of the wisdom, valour and self-reliance of Alexander the Great.
