Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-01-20
wilson's CAREER
An INSPIRATION
Young Men Of the Country May
Well Look Up to Him as
Master Of His Calling.
AS EDUCATOR AND EXECUTIVE
In Particular, His Record as the Gov
ernor Of New Jersey Shows Him
Worthy Of Highest Position In
the Gift Of the People.


It would be hard to find a school
boy over the age Of twelve years who
has not heard of the name of Wood
row Wilson.
Woodrow Wilson was born in
Staunton, Virginia, December 18th.
1856. His father was the Rev, Joseph
r. Wilson and one Of the most in
nueptial churchmen of the south.
At the age-of two years his father
moved to Augusta, Georgia, where he
took charge of one Of the largest and
most influential churches In the
south. Augusta was then a city OF
about 1900 inhabitants, and II was
hers that the boyhood Of the future
governor Of New Jersey and presi-
dent Of Princeton was spent
Rev. Wilson moved TO Columbia,
South Carolina, In the Autumn Of
1870 and became q teacher In
the Southern Theological Seminary
which position be held for four years.
Woodrow continued to attend school,
but most Of his training was under
the direct supervision Of his father,
and In spite of his late years to
start at books he soon qualified for
college and at seventeen he was sent
10 Davidson College. North Carolina.
Prlneeton Training Valuable.
In the autumn OF 1875 he entered
Princeton, where he graduated with
the class of 1879. His going north
to college was fortunate, for it gave
him at an impressionable age an OPP
portunitY to undegstand the north
ern, as well as the. southern, point
of view.
In the autumn Of 1885 he was
called to the chair of history and po-
litical economy in Bryn Mawr Col
lege. This he held for three years,
when he was called to similar po-
I sition in Wesleyan University. He
remained there two years and was
called to his alma mater, Princeton, as
professor of Jurisprudence and po-
litical economy. Later in 1902 he was
elected president of Princeton-the
second oldest university in the
United States. He took his Phi. D,
degree on examination in 1886, sub
hitting as his thesis Congressional
Government" This is considered the
highest degree conferred by institu-
lions of learning.
When DR.. Wilson came to the
presidency of Princeton he had been
known as a scholar, author and pub
lie speaker, but he was INFESTED as
an executive.
In his presidential Office he carried
out the idea OF leadership which he
pronounced in his first book, and has
held ever since, In once and out OF
Dfice. He proposed something al
Princeton that was a radical change
from the old way; IT, was the com
plete reorganization Of the university
In such q way, as to bring into daily
communication and companionshiT
Representatives Of all classes and Of
the faculty. The proposal wai
against the tradition OF Princeton
for Il lent toward breaking up the
self-electiVe clubs. TT sounded q
startling note Of democracy and point
cd out broad ways by which the
youth OF the country could be brought
! up for the service Of the country"
Young Men Look Up to Him.
Woodrow Wilson has been an in
spiration TO many young men wh'
have looked up TO him as a mastel
Of his calling-always helpful to 9th
ers, as individuals and as body pol
tito. He copies after no one and in
dividual thought Is traceable In ever.
. essay and book that he wrote. bu
always regardful Of the rights OF 9th
} ers. The reforms he has lnaugurate,
since he has been governor OF New
Jersey-prObably the worst corpora
) tion-ridden state In the union--has pu
, him prominently before the world. Al
, over the country thoughtful men ar
/, writing and saying that he viii b
! the Democratic nominee for the pres
2 dency when the convention convene
r next summer. He Is by nature an
/, adaptation the fittest man tor that, 81
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