The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-02

mate of Hawthorne. He was tolera-
Bile scholar only. After leaving college
he studied law, and was soon sent to
the legislature.
James Buchanan graduated from
Dickinson College at eighteen. He
was good student, but fell into bad
company, and narrowly escaped expul-
sion. His tastes were for logic and
metaphysics. He then studied law,
and was admitted to the bar at twenty
one.
Abraham Lincoln had but little
schooling, and that of the poorest quail
ity. He gained most of his education
by his own efforts, reading and study
ing during his spare moments. 1t was
not until after serving as Captain in the
Black Hawk War, acting as government
surveyor for several years, and serving
one term in the legislature, that he
studied law, and was admitted to the
bar at the age of twenty-five.
Andrew johnson received no school
ing, but was apprenticed to a tailor
when he was ten years of age. He was
able to read little, but did not learn
to write and cipher until after his mar.
riage, when he was taught by his wife.
In spite of these disadvantages, he
early served as Mayor of Greenville, N.
c., and at twenty-seven was elected to
seat in the legislature.
Ulysses S. Grant graduated from the
military academy at West Point, at
twenty-one years of age, ranking twenty
first in class of thirty-nine. He never
displayed any brilliancy of intellect, but
was gifted in a high degree with the
genius of accomplishment.
Rutherford B. Hayes was educated
in the common schools, in an academy
at Norwalk, Ohio, preparatory at
Middletown, Conn.,, and at Kenyon
College, which he entered at sixteen.
He excelled in logic, mental and moral
philosophy, mathematics and debating
He was assigned the valedictory Grafton
in graduating. He entered the law
school at Harvard, and was graduated
and admitted to the bar in 1S45, at
twenty-three years of age.
James A. Garfield was educated in
the common schools at the Western
Reserve, at Geauga Academy and
Hiram Eclectic Institute in Ohio, and
at Williams College from which he
graduated at the age Of twenty five. He
taught school before and during his at
tendance at college, and after his grad
uation became principal of the school
at Hiram. He often preached from
the Disciples Pulpits and lectnred OIL
various subjects. He was elected to
the State Senate at .wenty-nine. During
his legislative career he studied law, and
was admitted to the bar at thirty.
Chester Allan Arthur was fitted for
college by his father. He entered
Union College at fifteen, and took
maximum honors" every year. During
the winters he earned money 10 help
support himself by teaching school. He
then studied law, and was admitted to
the bar at twenty-three years of age.
Grover Cleveland was educated at I.
preparatory school, with the intention
of entering college, but this plan was
rendered impossible by the death of
his father. He then studied law at
Buffalo. and was admitted to the bar at
twenty-five.
OF the twenty two Presidents, eleven
received a collegiate education, although
not all took the complete course. All
but five of the number were lawyers.
Ten were soldiers at some portion of
their lives, and the majority of these
gained the reputation which made them
Presidents very largely by their military
Golden Days.