The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05

with rifle al the young teacher. The
ball barely missed Clark and bored
It's way into the woodwork an inch or
SO above his head Champ adjourned
school sine die. grabbed his pistols
and started In pursuit of the Devinc.
He caught Il horse and rode posthnste
after the fleeing Devinc into the NEXT
county before relinduishing the chase.
Champ, despite tho fact that he was
under considerable pressure while
teaching the two factions. never
showed the white feather and when
he left school he had won the respect
and admiration Of all the pupils.
At eighteen. with what money he
had saved and what assistance his
| father could lend him, Champ Clark
entered Kentucky University at Len
ington.
While there he was a hard student
and the old professors who are teach
ing at the university say that Champ
Clark was one OF the most brilliant
students who ever entered the time
honored walls OF old Morrison Chapel
| While in the university lie had some
trouble with one OF the Students and
as result went to Bethany College
| w Va.
In 1870 he returned 10 his home
county and began teaching again
! While teaching at Camden he put
modern ideas into his work lie taught
| the young students Latin. Greek and
German as we'll s the common school
curriculum.
| At this time the great idea which
| had long lain dormant awokc At the
close OF school one day, when he was
| telling the pupils that they should
! Improve each shining hour he ex-
claimed, why. ] even expect to he
PRESIDENT Of the United States some
| day"
/ The days lessons were usually con
Guided with song. Usually Champ
would strike the sound" with tho
| tuning fork and lead In the singing
| Upon one occasion he called one Of
the students, Ben Cox. to lead the
song. AS Champ raised the tuning
| iofk an old brindle COW poked her
! mead In the door and lowed.
There" exclaimed Champ. "yo,, rot
the sound; start the singing"
one not spring day an old man driv-
| ing herd Of sheep came by tho
| schooihouse. When he reached a COW
cred bridge short distance away
the sheep broke by the drover How
| ever the old man was patient. but
ea . tlne the sheep got ny him. This
Afforded great amusement to tbc
students Aroused from his work he
IN. IN, continual litter which ran around
| ne room. Champ inquired what vas
me trouble. lie was laushinsly told Nv
one OF the boys that tho old man w,,.
having trouble with HIS sheen.
It's awfully funny?" qucricd the
! schoolmastcr
| Yes. sir" replied one ~ ~ ~,
] dents. gu
Well said Champ. III it Is !
| ,"nhy all that YOU have the privi-
| lesc OF going out and helm tho o1a
man with the sheep"
school was adjourned. and all OF IN q
boys, headed by Champ. went forth
and helped the drover with his sbeen
not only through The bridge. hut ~
mics up a long hill. The road Vas
when the students finally rcturnod
70 Inc schooiroom they realized ia !,
tney had laughed at The wrong ,i,,,o
me lesson did not have to he rnnaata5
IN 1879 Champ badc farewell 10 ,hn
role OF school teacher and entercd ala
,,e,nanS College, al Bethany, W. Va,
where ono year later he rrafluat 81
with the highest honors In the cola
me following year he was chosan
president Of Marshall College, and 81
that time was tho Youngest colIere
president In The United States.
/. After studying law for year 4,
ne Cincinnati Law School he was nj.
mitted TO The bar In 1875,
lie went to Kansas city. Mo. Ia