Section 79. Stand Up for Whatever Is True, Manly, and Lovely. II

Every school (S. 5, N. 2), indeed, has its own traditionary standard⁠ of right and wrong, which cannot be transgressed with impunity, marking⁠ certain things as low⁠ and blackguard, and certain others as lawful and right. This standard is ever⁠ varying, though it changes only slowly and little by little. It⁠ is the leading⁠ boys only, who (S. 15, N. 3), subject⁠ to such standard, give, for⁠ the time being, the tone to⁠ all the rest, and⁠ make the school either a noble institution for⁠ the training of Christian Englishmen, or a place⁠ where a young boy will get⁠ more evil than if he were turned out⁠ to make his⁠ own way in London streets.—Thos. Hughes, Tom Brown’s School Days.

Maßstab, m.; ‘of’, here für.

bezeichnen, see S. 16, N. 4, and introduce the clause with the conj. und.

schändlich und gemein.

beständig.

‘It is’, here Es sind.

tonangebend.

diesem Maßstab unterworfen.

zur Zeit.

to = for.

Supply here the rel. pron. ‘who’; to make the school a noble institution, aus der Schule eine sittliche Anstalt machen.

to (S. 19, N. 7) educate Christian (christlichgesinnt) Englishmen.

Stätte, f.

‘to get’, here sich an´eignen.

hinaus´stoßen; use the First Conditional.

his — streets = his fortune in (auf) the streets of London.