The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-03

petent direction" IN his latest book.
Unconstitutional Government In the
United States" G9OS). he shows how
authority and responsibility have
tended to centre In the Executive.
On June 81 1855. he married Ellen
Louise Arson, OF Savannah Ga How
much his success has been Forwarded
BY her sympathy and wisdom Is not
yet matter os public record Three
daughters were born to alr. and Mrs.
! Wilson.
In 1855 Mr. Wilson began his pro.
fession Of teaching as q member OF
the small but able faculty Of Byrn
Mawr College. After three years there
Us professor Of history ana political
economy. he accepted Il similar pro-
lfessorship In Wesleyan University.
M!ddlctown. Conn. He remained there
two years and in 1880 was called 10
his alma mater Princeton. as profess
sor OF jurisprudence and political econ
ony- HIS title was changed 70 pro-
lessor OF Jurisprudence IN 1896. ard
again in 1897 TO professor OF jurispru-
dence and politics. Iu 1902 ne was
elected president OF Princeton Univer-
sity- His academic titles. in course
and honorary, have been numerous. \
Year after leaving Johns Hopkins
Clsss) no took his Ph.D degree oh ex-
animation. submit ny as his thesis
/ Congressional Government" lie has
received the honorary degree OF Lid.
from Wake Forest. Tulane Johns
Hopkins, RUTGERS, University Of Penn
sylvania, Brown. ana Harvard. and the
honorary degree Of LTD. from Yale.
When DR. Wilson came to the presi-
+. doncy OF Princeton he was known
throughout the country as an author
and public speaker. but he was untest-
ed d 5 an executive officer. Men though,
him Il, 10 govern 1t remained to be
y d.
( proverb would apply. III only ne had
never tried 10 govern" The years
have proved him. IL his presidential
Office ne has carried out the idea 0,
/ leadership which he pronounced In his
first book and has held ever since.
IN once and gu, os Office. a leader
IS responsible TO his constituency. but
so long as he is leader he mus, lead
D!. Wilson has little pleasure in the
! ornamental aspect OF Office he Is not
satisfied 10 be Mr.. President" and
lie, the machine run Itself He has
visions. and he has the VII powe- TO
realize the visions. He will argue with
a man who has other views than his,
but lie VIII not argue long with man
who has SO many views that he can
not see in which direction TO move.
lie never has suffered from the
scholars paralysis OF Will. and he has
no prolonged patience with those who
and TO get them done after tho pat
tern OF the vision. s. his practical
philosophy He has been known TO
quote with approval the motto OF
car!yles 'Latter-Day Pamphlets.
Then said his lordship. will COD
men dan? Nay. by God. Donald We
must help him to mend ~ said the
other
When he came into once he saw
that things were to 30 done, directly
for Princeton. Indirectly and at largc
Tor education in America The air
was noisy with pedagogical theories
as " how young people should be
taught To President Wilson the
problem seemed not so much pedagogi-
cal a 5 human and governmental. 1t
was. In his view. not so important
what should be taught as It was that
young minds and characters should
grow naturally while in close contact
with mateurcr minds. College organ'-
cations, no bad things In themselves.
and the social life OF the college were
occupying not only the most mart but
also the best part or undergraduate at
tcntion- To these things lectures and
examinations We're unwelcome .nter-
rupilons IN The larger colleges. at
any rate, the processes OF education
were growing too imporsonal and
casual to be effective. SO the now
famous rrcceptorlal system was pro-
posed and adopted. whereby students
and teachers are brought into init
mate relationship. not formally as
master and pupil. but Informally. as
friends who sit down to discuss the
things OF the mind.
He then went further and proposed
something which seemed radical, but
was in reality a corollary TO the pre-
ceptorial system. a complete reorgani-
cation OF the university in such way
as TO coordinate the intellectual and
social He OF the place. bringing into
communities and daily companions a / D
representatives OF all classes and ~
the FACULTY. The proposal ran counter
TO the traditions OF Princeton: It vio-
lated privilege (for the breaking UP
OF e.f-elective clubs was necessary to
the plan). 81 sounded & startling note
or democracy TO a country which was
losing some OF It's old passion for
democracy SO there was a conflict,
the issue of which is. at this writing.
stun on the knees OF the gods But.
whatever happens. Princeton never
WIN be what IL would have been
without Woodrow Wilson. 1t Will be
something bntter. Moreover. he has
made a lasting impression on Ameri-
can ideas and ideals OF education. Men
OF the present and Of the future Will
reckon with him, even when they 40
not agree with his views He has
D'Ou5Ht 10 eNucH tlonal problems the
mind OF statesman as well as the
mind of an educator. At q time when
the American college is OH trial before
the country. indicted for not giving
any adequate preparation for the great
business OF citizenship. this student of
affairs and man of action has pointed
out broad Ways by which the youth
OF tho country may be brought up for
the service of the country.
This may indicate the sterner SIDE
OF Woodrow Wilson's nature, the man
OF convictions and resolute will. There
is very gentle side OF him. known TO
all who come in close contact with
him. slowly the students are finding
this. and 10 their admiration for him
they add affection. They would be
dull indeed II they did not catch &
glimpse Of the inward man in such
accents as these-a passage from a
recent baccalaureate address, gentle
words which are the more Impressive