University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-05

! closer acquaintance WIN INV
denis Youngest son there j. bound t.
he an incrra-in" appreciation "1 ah'
,dmiratiou for ON, uf the most lkabit
and most manly lads that ever >h"n'
/ IN the reflected glory of famous
/ father. 1t j. not too much To predict
that Master Charles Phelps laft-
named for his uncle. who resides III
Cincinnati will bcc"mr. durin" ms
/ athcr'- service a. chief magistrate. the
most popular boy that ever resided at
the White House And this prophecy
can he made with due realization "i
the hold on the public Gained, in turn
bv the >,nrird Tad Lincoln. the Car
field boys and. lattrriy. the very mis-
chirv"u> Young E""~cvelt>.
The great dominant trait that dis
tingui>he~ Charles TAFT i, that he Is
absolutely un>poilrI. 1t would seem
aS though he i virtually un>poiablc.
The wonder al all this can only be
realized when y"u stop 20 think what
his life ha- been during the eleven and
il half wears OF hi existence. His faith
or has been in public life. and very
con>picuou-ly in public life. ever sine"
Young Charles Wa old enough to take
notice of things about him. The boy
spent wears III the official atmosphere
ri the Philippines. travelled around the
world with his father. frted all the
while. and has been made much of in
Washington Iincinnati Hot Springs
and Augusta durin" the interval be
tween Taft'S nomination for the Pre>i-
dency and his Inauguration.
1t Is more than possible that some
thing of Charlie Tait'> manlne>s Is
due to that free rein within reasonable
limits. which the new President and
Mrs. Taft have always allowed for the
development of the individuality of each
their children. In her close personal at
tention to her home and the upbring-
in" of her children Mrs. Taft comes
pretty near bein" model housewife.
the closest supervision over the school
ing of her children and other main es-
scntialS of their training. she has not
made the mistake OF hedging them
about with what might perhaps he call
ed >uperiluou~ precautions. The result
OF the commcndablr Taft parental
policy is shown in the hcalthfu self
reliance of which Young Charles is pos
>e>>ed
As may he -nrmi>cd from the fore
going. Charlie Taft ha> y"un" Americas
prnverlal interest in outdoor sport. In
Iced. he goes in hard for all sorts of
outdoor athletics. He started when he
was in the Philippines by Incoming en-
pert at number "f the native games.
When he accompanied his father on the
lattcr> trip around the world he won
il good share of the prizes in the athle-
tie contests on the ocean steamer. When
the Spanish game OF diab"lo became Il
fad in this country Charlie was an
early convert. and this waS succeeded
by roller skating. which i Vet in high
favor. Charlie now points with pride
to the fact that he j. Il member of the
football team and also the baseball
team. for boys of hi~ age. at his unclr'-
private school in Connecticut. where IL.
i now II pupil. and the President
recently gave hi~ Youngest son course
ri lessons in golf. declaring that the
time I" learn this game was in youth.
Charles i also >tr"n" on his fathers
",hrr chosen ba>,imc horseback rid
in" and whereas all the Taft children
accompany the head oi the hou,r more
'r less frequently on equestrian cxcur |
>I"n> II l. the rather ,liminutivr Charlie,
VIII" has been most regularly the rid !
IN" companion "f tn" famous 2SO- !
pound h"r>eman. TIE bov'~ YES, in thi, /
'N"rci>" ha- been stimulated by The
fact that he not ~ Ion" 400 r.co;vsJ
Very handsome mount. This pony. |
Major by name. which came a, 4 be- |
at"d Christmas present from the Lad. |
Wealthy aunt. Mr.. {. y. Taft of Gin |
'Innnati. l. Il strawberry roam. > wears |
'Id. tw"lv" and Il half hands i'm hcioht |
mi having the appearance Of polo |