New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-14
MEETING OF PRINCETON TRUSTEES
WOODROW WILSON ELE TED TO FILL TIE VACANT
CHAIR OF JURISPRUDENCE AND POLITICAL
ECONOMY SKETCH or HIS CAREER

WOODROW WILSON ELI TED TO FILL TIE NA'ANA
CHAIR OF JURISPRUDENCE AND POLITICAL
ECONoA1Y-sKETCH or his CAREER
Princeton. y j. Feb. - speciaD-The trustees Of
Princeton College met to-day. Woodrow wilson, now
at Wesleyan University and a lecturer at Johns Hop
kjns was elected 10 the chair Of Jurisprudence and
political economy to succeed the late Alexander Johns
ton
Professor wilson, although only thiry-three years
Of age has achieved reputation among the students
Of political science in this ard other countries. lie
was born in Virginia in 1756, and is the son OF
the Rev Dr.. Joseph r. Wilson. eminent clergyman
I'm the Southern Presbyterian Church. lie began his
academic education at Davidson College, y G., whence
he went to Princeton College in 1870, and was Gfadu
ated with high honOrs in the class Of 1870. While
sun an undergraduate at Princeton he wrote an essay
On cabinet Government in the United states which
was published The international EcvIcW,' attract
Ing much attention. This essay was the germ Of the
book which afterward Won his reputation political
writer From Princeton he went 10 tic University OF
Virginia where he studied law for several years and
began the practice of his profession in Atlanta ga.
Finding that he could not practice law and carry Oh
his studies in the Development Of law and Institutions
which he had from bOyhOOd considered 10 be his life
work. he abandoned active practice and went 10 johns
Hopkins University tcv0te his whole time 70 these
studies. During his first year there he wrote
half OF his work " Congressional Govern
ment7 which, as "a thesis, gained him a fellow
shin in history for the following year. lie then COM
plctcd his work, and it Immediately accepted by
UouchtOn Miifin d Co., who published 1t In $3.50.
This volume received the highest praise from most
coDpeten critics i'm this country and i'm Europe and
has passed through a number Of editions. In Pro
lessor Bryce's work On The American Commonwealth,
Il is quoted at great length and with unusual COM
mendaton. Professor Wilson he'd chair at Bryn
Mawr College, Penn, from l-1J 10 l-07. In l9oe
he was elected % the chair Of history and political
economy in Wesleyan University, where lie has been
most successful a. a teacher aud lecturer. within
few months hs has published an elaborate study OF
government, called The ~tate"-a book which already
has been introduced into many Of the hlGhcr c'eSn,
and which covers field that has never btch 0,'uhcu
before BIZ an English boob. lie l7 now WliuhE a
volume In the series Of EpoCh7 Of American l!~ipy,
which the Mes-Is L0ngnau VIII publish. ne j. a
contributor 10 The Atlantic Monthly, The Political
Science Quarterly and other reviews, ana hdo received
the degree Of Pm ID. from Johns IlOpklnS University
and IL. ID. from southern college.
prize will be offered 10 that member OF thc JUNIOR
or senior class who passes the most satisfactory *
course of lectures on The Prevailing Types OF PM
osOphy: Can They Reach Reality LoncaIy," winch
are being delivered by OK President Mc'o~H
Tie dean reported that there had not been slhele
case Of serious discipline m the university during te
last term and that the health Of the students wa, most
satisfactory. The VaCancc, I'm the board 81 trustees
were not filed. The titles prOfc Of are hacoloel
and professor OF The history OF art were gwen 10
the chairs Of Professors MarQuand and FIothingham