The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-08-01
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
His Quiet, CongenaI Life at Princeton,
N. ].

W. j.
| W. +. Curtis in the Chicago Record
Ex-President Cleveland is living
quiet, dignified life at Princeton in a
congenial atmosphere and apparent
contentment. He has plenty of time
for study and reflection; he can COM
mand the society of many learned and
agreeable men whose political views
are more or less sympathetic, if not
similar, to his own; he can accept con-
sultatiOn cases from New York firms
and corporations that pay big fees and
thus make an income sufficient to his
| wants: he can receive sufficient
amount of Difference, adulatiOn and
! honor to satisfy his pride and keep his
name in pubic, and can have all the
fun he needs watching the pranks of
the students-all this without going
out of Princeton; and what more can
an ex-president ask for? The chap
lains pray for him; the university pro-
fessors quote from hisnpublic papers in
their lectures to the students and hold
him up before them as an eminent eX-
ample: he is himself q mem Der of the
faculty, occupies the chair of "lectur-
err on public affairs" and the students
admit him to the general circle of fun
and good-fellowship. which is the most
gratifying, no doubt, to man of his
sentiment and sense of humor of all
his experience here,
Whenever anything happens to in
cite demonstration the ex-Dresident
is always remembered. The other
evening when the youngest class in
college, having completed their annual
examinations, were celebrating their
promotion from freshman to sopho-
more in rather boisterous way their
procession marched from the residence
of President Patton to Mr.. Cleveland's
modest home. He heard them coming
the entire town could trace their
movements by the unearthy noise they
made-and was standing on the veran-
da when they reached his house. They
gave him the college yell, as they al
WAYS do, and he responded with
pleasant little speech congratulatlng
them upon the onward step they had
taken, wishing them a successful
course IN the university and successful
careers in after life and thanking them
for calling upon him.
When the Princeton baseball nine
defeated Yale the entire body of stu
dents in their enthusiasm marched to
his house and let him congratulate
them and the university upon their
victory.
81 wish [ could give the Princeton
veil, boys" he said, 'but, as l can't
YOU must give it for me. Now, all to-
oether with will"
And thus ne maintains an intimate
and sympathetic relation with LOO or
1900 boys that keeps him young and
is GOOD for both sides. He takes
deep interest in the athletic games
and in the grand stand at Brokaw
field two seats are always reserved Tor
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland whenever
they choose to occupy them, and they
ALWAYS attend events of interest. Ihelr
seats are sacred. Nobody else dare
occupy them, for the townspeople I'M
derstand the fact, Sometimes, how
ever. strangers drop into them and
wish they hadn't. Last fall at one OF
the football games here tremendous
commotion broke out in the grand
stand, which was joined by the thous-
and or more students ON the bleachers
outside, and for few moments 1t seem
cd as if the entire university had gone
crazy. When quiet was restored /
,rrned to a student near by and asked
what had happened.
ga Jay got into Growers seat" was
the sufficient reply.