Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
"l90"5 CAREER
aH INSPIRATION
Y5g7g Hen Of The Country May
Well Look Up to Him as
Master Of His Calling.
AS EDUCATOR AND EXECUTIVE
IN Particular, ris Record az The Gov
Grror Of New Jersey Shows Him
Worthy Of Highest Position In
tho CIT cf me People.

Worthy Of Highest posltlon In
tho CIT Of me People,
It would be hard 10 find school
boy over the age Of twelve years who
has not heard OF the name Of Wood.
row Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was born In
stanton, Virginia, December 28th,
1856 His father was the Rev. Joseph
r. Wilson and one Of the most IN.
duantial churcbmen Of the south.
At the ago Of two years his father
moved TO Augusta, Georgia, where he
tool, charge Of one Of the largest and
most Influential churches In the
south. Augusta was then q city OF
about $4,000 iDhab'tants, and It waa
here that the boyhood Of the futura
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 teacher IN
tho Southern Theological Seminary
which position bo held for four years
Woodrow continued 10 attend school
but most Of his training was under
tho 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
to Davidson College. North Carolina.
Princeton Training Valuable.
lu the autumn or 1875 he entered
Princeton, where he graduated with
the class Of 1879, His going north
to college was fortunate, for % gave
him at an impreasonable ago an op-
portdrity To- understand the north
orn, rs well az the southern, point
Of View
I'M The autumn Of 1885 he was
called 20 tho chair Of history and po-
llt'cal economy in uryn Mawr Col
lego. This he held for three Years,
when De was called to- n similar po-
a''5a in Wesleyan University To
rua1od there two years and waa
c.Ia1 'o li9 alma mater Princeton, az
p.aaa1r of jurisprudence and po-
uI.5l economy Later I'm 1902 he was
.Iea'1 president OF princaton-
second Oldest university IN tho
United States. He took hig Pm. D.
deeraa ON examination In 1886, sub
mrHag as hIs thesis Congregational
Government" This Ia considered tho
hloho7t to9Joo conferred by lnstltu.
lions OF learning
When DR. Wilson came 10 tho
presidency OF Princeton he had been
known os n scholar, author and pub.
lIc speaker but he was uutestod as
on executive
I'M bIs presidential Office he carried
ont tho ldoN Of leadership which he
pronounced IN his first book. and has
held over since. IN office and out Of
office. ITO proposed something at
Princeton chat wos n radical change
from tho old way; Il WAS tho COM
plcto reorganization Of tho university
I'm such q way o9 20 bring into daily
communication and oompanlonahip
representatives Of Nh classes and Of
Tho faculty Tho proposal was
ngalnd tho tradition Of Princeton,
for IL lont toward breaking Nd tho
aolfoloetlvo clubs 'ft sounded o
startling note Of democracy and point.
Cd out brood ways by which the
youth Of The country could bo brought
up FOR Tho service OF Iho country"
Young Mon Lool, Up 10 Him.
Woodrow Wilson las bagn an In
spratlon 10 many Young men who
have looked up to him az a master
Of hts calling always helpful 10 9th.
ors, az individuals and as a body pol.
Itlo, Ue copies after 10 ono and IN.
GlV.dual thought ia traeoablo In every
ra7ay and booiC that he wrote, but
always regardfnl Of Tho rights Of 9TH
orl Tho reforms he has innumrntod
since ho has boou governor Of Now
t1weY- probably Tho worst corpora.
lian.rIddan state IN tho unlon--haa nut
him prominently before the world. An
over Tho country thouehtfui men ara
writing and saying that he win be
Tho Democratic nominee for tho proaL
dtnoy when tho convention convenes
next summer lle IA by nature and
adaptation The fllteat mRn for that Of
Geo 70 be found 10 tho United States