Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
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MES. CLEYELANp.
To the College Man, She is Sort OF Patron
Saint.

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Princeton and Grover Cleveland, saysI
the Philadelphia Press, have been
much associated during the past yeaI
in the mind of the public. 1t is a fact
although the public does not Know it%
that the member of Mr.. Cleveland's
household nearest the hearts Of Prince.V
his amiable wife. Mr.. Cleveland comesl
to big college affairs, sits on the plat
form at the right of President Pattonl
and drives back home in his stately
carriage to remain in retirement until
the next occasion of Importance.
To the college man, Mrs, Clevelanda
is sort of patron saint, a goddess G
idol in human form. She goes to atH.
lctic games with her intimate acquaint'o'
ances among the professors wives, an&.,
sits in the front row. Sometimes
collegian occupies u position of honoN,
at her side, in which case he is theS
object of much chatting at the club
that night at dinner.
Mrs. Cleveland lives out Of doors at
Princeton. In a trap behind u tandem1
team she drives over every Jersey road
within 90 miles, and the country people,
come out in front of the farmhouses to9
see her pass. She is prominent pa,
troness of college sports, and, armed
with brassey and niblick, she is a.
familiar figure ON the university golf
links. Before the advent of the Cleve-)
lands, Princeton society existed in hot-l
houses, and its most violent form of
athletics was the tea fight. Mrs. Clevei
land came, was amused, and played
tennis. The colonial danes gazed,I
ordered fashionable outing skirts and
played tennis, too.
Mrs. Cleveland is personally ac1
quainted with most of the upper class,
men in the university.
~ met Mrs. Cleveland on the front
campus this morning." said a Junior J
'and she called me by name. Says
but she's a peach - This is the ex1
perience and opinion of a majority of
the student body. Mrs. Cleveland will
stop sometimes to talk with an UNDER
graduate acquaintance on the quad
rangle Then some unfeeling scoundrel
will lift his voice and cry, "YeaW and
fortunate students friends stand around
student grows red in the face and
wishes he were in the tomb of his an
cestors or in some equally remote spot,
Through it all Mrs. Cleveland wears
| look of serious innocence that is per-
picking,
| In his relations with the students
Mr.. Cleveland, too, is friendly. When
ever an athletic victory of sufficient
| Importance warrants bonfire over the
historic cannon the students indulge in
a horse parade, during the progress
of which they boldly invade the Cleve-
land estate, trample the fowerbeds and
| demand speech. Mr.. Cleveland il
indulgent in this regard, and when hi
| appears on the veranda in his capacious
| bathrobe the students forget to be
awed by his greatness and give vent tt
''triples' and locomotives and othel
fantastic cheers, with Growers d
the end. ,.....
A student visited Mr.. Cleveland t.
secure an interview for newspaper.
Mr.. Cleveland obligingly answered tht
questions asked. Then he bethought
i himself of the students probable mex
| perience in journalistic matters. u
| will write the interview myself" saio
he. Il don't want you to make an ass
of me. - The great man wrote pain
4 fully for half an hour, ut the end O.
which time he handed the manuscript
to the student to read. The young
man was unHble 10 ueclpner tne iormel
Presidents. peculiar chirography. Aftel
tangling himself up unpardonably il
the first three lines the student ad
mitted his defeat. Mr.. Cleveland
laughed ood-naturcdly and dictated
the interview. When it was finished
the student gathered the useless page
which Mr.. Cleveland had written.
"Why?" asked Mr.. Cleveland Blu
the student blushed rosy red and en-
swered never {. word. Those sam
pages, tied with orange and black
} occupy a place Of honor in colleg
! room between a beautiful fan marked
J Exhibit Az and a gaudily adorne,
4 Sophomore Club hat of long ago.