Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06

Bridges, an editor of Scribner's Maya
zine; Charles A. Talcott, Robert H
McCarter. once attorney general of New
Jersey; Edward w. Sheldon, president
of the United States Trust Company:
Colonel Edwin A Stevens and Judge
Robert r. Henderson. of Maryland.
Practiced Law Here.
Immediately after his graduation he
went to the law school of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, where he remained un-
til about January 1, 1881, when illness
compelled him to go to his home at
Wilmington, n. c. He was admitted
to the bar in 1882, and went to Atlanta,
where he entered into partnership with
Edward Ireland Renick. He occupied
his time while waiting for clients, who
ala not come in great numbers, with
beginning Congressional Government. !"
the success of which later decided him
against the active practice of the law
In fact, all idea of the law was given
up, and he resolved to go to Johns Hop
k1ns university for a post graduate
course in the science of government.
At the home Of his cousin, Jessie
woodrow Bones at Rome, in 1883, he
had met Miss Ellen Louise Arson. the
daughter of the Rev. S. Edward Arson
and granddaughter of another clergy
man Of an old Georgia family. Young
Wilson soon after started for Balti-
more while Miss Arson came to New
York to study art.
Wilson'S book was published in 1885
and was a success. 1t attracted much
attention to the young writer, and
James Bryce in his monumental Amer
lean Commonwealth" acknowledged his
obligation to Woodrow Wilson. 1t
brought to the author calls to chairs
in several colleges, a degree or two
and finally Woodrow Wilson became
associate professor of history and po-
litical economy at Bryn Mawr
Married in Savannah.
The young author and Miss Arson
were married at Savannah, June "a,
1885, and went to live at Bryn Mawr.
The following year he added to his
work by lecturing at Johns Hopkins,
and in 1888 he became professor OF his
tory and political economy at Wesley
an university, Middletown, Conn. Two
years later he was elected to the chair
of Jurisprudence and politics at Prince
ton, and in 1902 was chosen as presl-
dent Of the institution as successor to
Francis Landey Patton who resigned.
The eight years of Wilson's career as
president of Princeton were eventful in
that he showed his independence of
thought and his initiative in going aft
er at once some of the most sacred Of
college traditions and practices. He
announced his belief in democracy Of
college life; ne announced his adher-
ence to the theory that a college was
for the development of man, as a
man; he inclined to the elective or Sc
lective principle for students and for
broad mental training according to the
needs OF the particular student rather
than along a hard and fast line i'm
posed or laid down by the faculty.
A Southern White House.
March 4 OF 1914 will see charming
mother and three equally charming,
healthy minded daughters installed in
the white house. Clever talented, each
with some vocation in life, fond OF en-
tertaining and Of entertainments. with
out being absorbed in society, they will
add another four years Of rational hos
pitality to that which will have ended
then. There will be nothing superse-
rious in all this. IT may be said There
will be plenty of good humor. plenty Of
fun. and those who will have the privi-
lege of attending a white house recep-
ton will have to burnish up their wits