The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-24
Ex-PREsIDExT CLEVELAND.
His Quiet, CongeniaI Life at Prince


W. f. Curtis in the Chicago Record.
EXPIRES dent Cleveland is living
quiet. dlgnifed life at Princeton in a con-
genial atmosphere and apparent content
ment. He has plenty of time for study and
reflection; he can command the society
of many learned and agr5 cable men whose
political views are more or less sympa-
thetic, if not similar, to his own; he can
accept consultation cases from New York
firms and corporations that pay big fees
and thus make an income sufficient TO his
wants; he can receive a sufficient amount
of Difference. adulation and honor to sat
isfy his pride and keep his name before
the public. and can have all the fun he
needs watching the pranks of the stud
ents-all this without going out of Pr nee
ton; and what more can an ex-presfdent
ask for? The chaplains pray for him; the
university professors quote from his pub
lie Tapers in their lectures to the students
and hold him up before them as an emf
nent example; he is himself a member of
the faculty, occupies the chair of lecturer
on public affairs" and The students ad-
nit him to the general circle of fun ana
coed fellowship, which Is the most graft
'
ment and sense of humor Of all his ex-
perience here.
Whenever anything happens to excite a
demonstration the ex-President is always
remembered. The other evening when the
youngest class In college, having com
pleted their annual examinations, were
celebrating their promotion from fresh
men to sophomore in a rather boisterous
way. their procession marched from the
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Cleveland's modest home. He heard them
cominR-the entire town could trace their
movements by The unearthly noise they
made-and was standing on the veranda
when they reached his house. They gave
him the college yell, as they always do,
and he responded with a pleasant little
speech. congratulating Them upon the on
ward step they had taken, wishing them
a successful course in the university and
successful careers in after life and thank
Ing them for ca ling upon him.
When the Princeton baseball nine de-
feated Yale the entire body of students
In their enthusiasm marched to his house
and let him congratulate them and the
university upon the victory.
Il wish 1 could give the Princeton yell
boys" he said, but, as 1 can't, you must
give it for me. Now, together with
wiz
sympathetic relation with 300 or 1900
boys that keeps him young and is good
for both sides. He takes a deep interest
in the athletic games, and in the grand
stand at Brokaw field two seats are al
ways reserved for Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
whenever they choose to occupy them
and they always attend events of interest.
Their seats are sacred. Nobody else dare
occupy them, for the townspeople under
stand the fact Sometimes, however,
strangers drop into them and wish they
hadn't. Last fall at one of the football
games here a. tremendous commotion
broke out in the grand stand, which was
Joined by the thousand or more students
on the bleachers outside, and for a few
moments It seemed as If the entire uni
versity had gone crazy. When quiet was
restored I turned to student near by
and asked what had happened
"A jaw got into Growers seat" was the
sufficient reply.