"Look here, this is a book he had when he was a boy. It just shows you."
He [Jay Gatsby's father] opened it at the back cover and turned it around for me to see. On the last fly-leaf was printed the word SCHEDULE, and the date September 12, 1906. and underneath:
Rise from bed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 A.M.
Dumbbell exercise and wall-scaling . . . . . . . . 6.15 - 6.30
Study electricity, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15-8.15
Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30-4.30 P.M.
Baseball and sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30-5.00
Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it. . 5.00-6.00
Study needed inventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.00-9.00
GENERAL RESOLVES
No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable]
No more smokeing or chewing
Bath every other day
Read one improving book or magazine per week
Save $5.00 {crossed out} $3.00 per week
Be better to parents
