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

Woodrow Wilson was born in staun-
ton. Va. December IS. 1856. His faith
CT was the Rev. Joseph 4. Wilson. one
Of the stalwart men of the southern
Piesbyterian Church. His mother. born
Jessie Woodrow. was Of Scotch Irish
blood her torebears having been
notable figures in the Scottish Church.
one Of them. because Of his theological
staunchness. incurred the liberal satire
OF Robert Burns. and another wrote
the History OF the SUnerings of the
Church of Scotland from the Restora-
ton 70 the Revolution" Tho WI
sons ana the Woodrows were men
OF conv ct!ons habits Of study and nrm
temper qualities Inherited By the man
ia whom the names are combined
Woodrow Wilson had his prepara-
tory education from private schools
and private tutors IN Augusta. Ga. CO.
lumbia. ;. c.. and Wilmington. y. c..
and was aIterward a student in four
collegy Davidson. Princeton. the
University of Virginia. and johns
Hopkins University. He studied under
many masters but none 30 strongly
influenced his intellectual DEVELOPMENT
as his father
Or. Joseph Wilson was a man OF un-
usual force IN Speech ana action, Inn
patient OF duiness, moro impatient OF
loose thinking and careless speaking.
VINO were slovcnly In conversation
gould not expect to be impressive in
pubic speeca His own private talk
showed tnat he practiced his theory.
without pedantry or self conscious
ness. ne spoke In words OF weight
which measured thoughts Of value
Even his bad!nage was rnemorabl
his conversation was never booktsh.
but aiways revealed the man trained
TO think and 10 speak.
The point IS dwelt upon because II
was the discipline this man gave his
son. ADDED 10 the sons native capacity,
that assisted that distinction In
thought and speech which all persons
OF Discrimination remark on Woodrow
wilson's uiterances. publis or pri-
Natc. II Is frequently said. There is
no use 10 trying 10 argue with Wood
row Wilsoa-n= defeats all opponents"
Every man likes - do what he docs
we'll and Woodrow Wilson may some
times. like Or. johnson. talk tor VIC
tory. but, being buster man than
Or. Johnson. hc usually talks in order
10 dispose OF business. b. supplement-
Ing his carry training with the study
OF law, he has learned how 10 20 to
tho core OF question, strip II Of al.
remote relationships, and express MS
conclusions clearly ana cOnvlnc.ngly.
In his earlier writings he cultivated
=
has written and spoken with l!tile
pFemedat.Ou OF phfuseology. His vo.
caoL!a!y Ia large and under command.
and his sense ID! Worc-values rs un-
err!ns. Art has become unconscious.
and Ae blends matter and manner as
they must be bi.ndcd for all anest e.
tests !n spoken or written discourse.
ono is occasionally struck by an un-
us"a! word but cloAe attention shows
that Woodrow wilson is not word
monser. but word master.
I!c passed through tile freshman
Class IN Davidson College and then
went ~ Princeton for four years. be-
Lax calculated with the class o. 1873.
The move was fortunate. FOR II gave
- %. at an i!npresslOnab.e age an OPP
gortunity 70 understand the Northern,
a. We. is the Southern. point OF view.
and prepared the way for the breadth
OF sympathy that has been 50 marked
IN his Historical writings. Books.
archives. and documents gave him his
material. but first-hand understands
nag OF both sections enabled him 10
write the history OF the sroa, conflict
between the States IN sucn a. manner
that his books have practically never
been charged with sect!onalism from
either side. He was among the earlier
young Southern men u see clearly
tnat tho South was In fact as IN name
part OF the Union. that the glory OF
It's history never was 10 be forgotten.
its secession never TO be apolog!ed for
that It's great tragedy was sweetone1
oy valor and patience. but that unless
the tragedy was 10 be :utiicly pro-
lonsed the south must throw in liz
lot heartily with the Union. Five or
Six years after graduation he wrote in
his first book Whether these sec
lions 1.-THE East the South. and the
Wesp are 10 be harmonious or dis
sentient depends almost entirely upon
the methods and po!!cy OF the Federal
government II that government be
not careful to keep within It's own
proper sphere. and prudent 70 square
its policy by rules of national welfare
sectional lines must and Will be
known citizens OF one part OF tho
country may look with jealousy and
even with hatred upon their fellow
citizens OF another part. and faction
must tear and disscnjion distract
country which Providence would bless.
but which man may curse"
II was thus that the young political
philosopher. born and bred in the
South and educated In the North. saw
that the prosperity OF each section
lies In the integrity OF the whole.
1t was. however. with no premedlta-
ton OF being historian that he went
North. He remained Southern by IN
stinct. and Intended to merge his for
tunes with those OF tho South. With
this intent he studied law for a little
less than two years NS79-1sSO) at the
University OF Virginia. and then prac-
ticed law in Atlanta. Ga. but after
about TWO years he found that prac-
teal law did not satisfy his intel
lectual hunger. What most lawyers
take for granted We're the things he
most wished TO know, not merely what
the law is but how it came to be what
1t is. its origins and history In brief.
1t was philosophy OF law and politics
that attracted him. SO in 1888 ne re-
solved to go to Johns Hopkins Uni
Versity in Baltimore, then entering
upon It's most brilliant period. the OBJ
jective OF young men from all over the
country. avid for knowledge and the
careers 10 which knowledge would
lead. While Fellow in History at
Johns Hopkins he wrote and publish j.,
cd GSS5) his first book. Congress
sional Government: y study in Ameri-
Politics" rrhie hook draw cor.