The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
Sketch OF
GOV. WILSON
The Democratic Nominee
for President.
Is Native Of Virginia. For
Many Years College
President.

Trenton, N. J.. ly2.-woodnow VIII
son. who now becomes the Democratic
| partys nominee for President of uio
United States. was born in 1856 in Wiz
ginia, where he was baptized under tire
full name of Thomas Woodrow WILSON.
He dropped the Thomas about the time
| that he comp1ted his first book and took
his first position as beacl,er.
Mr.. Wilson cannot, Nike many an Of
ficeseeker appeal to tho sentimentali:y
Of the public by an account of a self
made mans rise from poverty. Ills
father and grandfather were educaGe1
! men. prominent in their communities,
and white not rich. were able 10 gve
the aspiring young scholar a hbeaat
education. 1t was not towari scholar
ship. however, that his earliest am
billions led him. While in college he
resolved bectome public man. 10
that end he studied law and hung out
his shingle. But his legal practice was
not lucrative and after eighteen months
he gave it up. and with it. for years
to come, his desire for office,
| His father. the Rev. Joseph I,uggles
Wilson. moved to Georgia. when dhs
boy was years old, and later preached
in various churches in North and SoutlE
Carolina.
| Young Wilson entered davidson Col.
lege at the age of H. After two grilrs
he entered Princeton, from which no
was graduated in 1879. He tl,en saadisd
law in the University of vfngenia. ne
ceiving the dggree of bacheeor pr law In
1882 He received the dgnee of bac,le-
lor of philosophy from Johns Hopkins
University in 1856 tlat of doctor Of
laws from Wake Forest Umivcnrity,
North Carolina. in 1887. and THAT of
doctor of eNerHture from Yale Uni
ve1sitk }iA Gs bioentr n1lial cdldtran3on.
Prof. wilson occupied ahe position Of
adjunct professor of htstory in Byrn
Mawr College, and afterward professor
OF HISTORY and poliMcal economy IN
Wesleyan University. In 1890 he bscame
professor of Jurisprudence and political
economy at Princeton. In 1895 the title
of his chair was changed to that Of
professos of Jurisprudence and upon its
endowment he hecame McCormick pro-
fassor of jurisprudence and polttics.
Prof. wilson also for several yExia-s
gave a course of leeturas IN Johns Hor>-
kins University. He gained fame also
as a lecturer and writer. His work en-
titled 1.-The State and his Life uf
George Washington ane among his BEST
known writings.
Prof Wilson became nhe thirteeWh
in THE rol Of presidents at Prlneeton
in 1902. and the first layman to haLd
this office. AL dis predecessors having
been Presbyterian Clergyman. He is,
however. a ruling cider dn the SECOND
a professor he was very popular and his
elective CLASSES Were always among the
largest.
During his administration at Pr{nce-
ton DIR. Wilson made two a,ptampts to
change materially the character of AM
erican education. la one project he
not only failed. but alienated the sup
nort of a large body of aluinni. of
many OF the trustees and some of his
| co-worNers ON the teaching staff. Nh,t
project. which did not succeed. was to-
tablish the quad" system ior UNDER
graduates. II was resented by the alum.
nj as AN attack on the student clubs.
and the opposition besmme so strong
that the president was asked by tho
board of trustees 10 Withdraw his pro-
poss,i.
The successful innovation was tho
pyeceptoriai system. That called for Lha
appointment OF fifty teachers or pre-
ceptors. to b. added TO the faculty a.
an increase cost TO the university Of
$iOoON a year. But the alumnd SO
throughly approved the plan that uhsy
told the president to 20 ahead. and AZ
sured him that tlre money for the sui
aries would be forthcaming.
The plan slloceedcd and loyaa alumni
have furnished the funds. This pnecep-
torid system, by whach each student
gets the baneGit of PERSONAL contact
with teacher. Is reformed to by hts ad-