Arizona republican., 1902-04-07

president is doubtless from the pen Of his former instructor:
 On his return with his family from long European trip President Boose- welt. then Theodore Roosevelt. IT.. be- gan his preparation fc, college in Oe- toher, 1873. under the direction of Ar thur II. Cutler. It was thc family rlln from the beginning that young Rcose- velt's study of Greelz should cover the minimum requirements only as then demanded at Harvard. but emphasis was laid on mathematics. elementary science. Latin and history. while mod egn languages Were studied under na- tive teachers. 1t first the studies were carried on by the method og class work. President Roosevelt being joined bs- his brother. the late Elliot Boosev Ii. and by his cousin, the late Dr. West Roosevelt, il forming thr class. hut
 during the last part Of his Dyeparatiol
 the work was entirely individual. as h.
 alone of the three proposed to cnter
 Harvard. Although this preparati-,::
 was begun il q tentative Way in 1S73-
 it was not until the summer of 1S74
 that q serious plan of study was under
 taken. but from that time the alert
 vigorous character of young Ro0se-
 Ve!t's mind became evident and he
 completed in two years the work which
 usually required three years. It can
 not be said that the future presiGen.
 exhibited proficiency in one line rnora
 than yn3thcr: he did excellently in all
 lines. ard while he seemed to enjoy
 more the study or modern languaS es and history Ee did not neglect mathe-
 matics or the ancient languages.
 Ii was the family belief that study should continue in summer as well as in winter. and SO work was pursued at Oyster Fay during July, August and September. as at the town house No. ( West Ftfty-sevcnth street. during the rest Of the year. Study was not severe during the summer. recitutions and preparation rarely lasting more than three hours daily. from to r. while the winter work took from six to eight
 hours daily. There were short recesses,
 tcn. or ten days or a foI tnight. one late i1 June, another in August for camp ing excursion to the AdircnEacks. .
 third late in September, and d fourth at Christmas: but there was substan-
 tially ten months of formal study in
 each year I1oN much informal study there Was Sresident Roosevelt himself alone can tcil. for his mind was at
 traced in many directions then as now The young man never semed t1 know what likeness was. and every leisure moment would find tue last novel. some r.HElish classic, CT some book on nat mal history as his chief recreation then is it has continued to b. He had an unusually jorge collection Of birds
 and small aEimal~ ahat and mounted 1 "y himself. and ranging in habitat from Egypt to the woods of Penusyt- vaHia. Tn his excursions outside the city. his rifle was always with him. and the outfit cf a taXilarmist was in use on every camping trip.
 school life with the distractions of athletics societies and school th4atri-
 calls was unknown at that time. but the future president lad much sport ir
 there was no sriairon foot ball field. where h. could tackle his opponent. nol. any cirder track for sprintina. fIh rode horseback much and well. h. boxed well, he shot well. and he was 1 the naetest of his mates in their foot races. He seemed to have i-ss int al.- est in sailing than would be expected
 O. Cae who spent three months cf each
 year on Long Island sound. but that