The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-25
THE SCHOLASTIC
CAREERS Of MEN
Who Became Presidents Of
United States.
The STANDING IN CONGRESS
Along Educational Lines and
the Vacations Which
Are Represented.
GOV. WILSON'S HIGH STANDING


played in placing men in the Presi-
dental chair, with the possible ex-
ception of Garfield, has never been
so important as in the case of
Woodrow Wilson. Those college
men who really have inner faith in
;hcir college, and respectful graft
tudo tor the teachers of their COL
lepe. should have no doubt as to
how 10 cast their vote.
President Washington G7S9-9O
quit school when he was 10, and
never taught. John Adams G797-
1SOD graduated (1755) from Har-
ward, and taught two years in
preparatory school at Worcester,
Mass. Cefferson's GSO1-9O grad
uation G76S) from William and
Mary, and his founding of the I'm
iversity of Virginia, and his illus
trious services to his country are
familiar. Madison (lS09-lO grad
uated G77D from Princeton. took
one year of graduate work at the
same place, but never taught. Mon
roe GS17-25) attended William
and Mary for two years, and then
entered a law office. John Q. Ad-
ans GS25-29D graduated from
Harvard G7S7) and became a law
yer.
Andrew Jackson (1S29-3O never
studied and never taught Van Blu
rem (1S37-4D never studied and
never taught. w. H. Harrison
C1S41) received a classical educa-
ton at Hampden Sidney 1787-9O, !
then began the study of medicine
in Philadelphia, but became a law
yer in 1871. Tyler 1S41-45) grad
uated 1S07) from William and .
Mary, and became a lawyer. Polk
1S45-49 graduated (1S1S) from
the University of North Carolina .
and became lawyer. Taylor
GS49-5OD never studied and never
taught Fillmore (1S50-53) never !
attended college, taught in the ele-
mentary schools, and studied law at
the same time Pierce (1S53-jO
graduated 1S24) from Dickinson,
and is best known for his shying at
the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln's S61-65) lack
of educational training is uniquely
familiar. Johnson's GS65-69)
poor educational opportunities are
we'll known. Grant GS69-7O grad
uated 1S43 from West Point, the
twenty-frst in a class OF 80, and
became soldier. Hayes QS77-SD
graduated GS42 from Kenyon
College and the Harvard Law
School (1S45).
President James A. Garfield
GSSD graduated (1S56) from
became professor of An
cient Languages at Hiram College,
and later President of the same in
stitution.
Chester A. Arthur GSS1-S5)
graduated GS4D from Union Col
lege, taught in the elementary
schools and studied law at the same
time. Grover Cleveland GSS5-S9,
lS93-97) prepared for Hamilton,
but never attended Benjamin Har-
rison GSS9-93) graduated GS52) ]
rom Miami and became a lawyer.
1S97-19O1) attended
College for while,
taught a while, and became a law
yer. Theodore Roosevelt G901-9)
graduated 1SSO) from Harvard
and attended for short while the
Law School OF Columbia University.
President Taft 1909-13) graduated
C1S7S) from Yale, second In his /
lass, and tied for first honors on
graduation from the Law School of |
cincinnati College.
In short, of the 26 different Pres {
dents, six have been notably "un-
'ducated," five have been "liberally
one has received a mil {
tary education, and IA have taken
he traditional college A. b. degree. {
In the present Congress the col I
eye situation is as follows: OF the {
2 Senators, 81 are college grad
ates. None are teachers by voca- j
ion. OF the sol Representatives, {
SO are college graduates. These a
81 men represent 35 different vo-
atoms, the lawyers naturally lead
* with 22O. There are II of :
1ese vocations with but one repre- =
each: Naval constructor, !,
one, nursery, builder. lecturer !,
Mr.. Clark, oils, halter, steam .
,at, coal shipper, advertising. fer >
lizer, gas, towing. undertaking, b
title and teacher. 1t is natural
at the one teacher-Frank B.
hail from Ohio, the "
ate that never outgrew the New g