Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03
Visions DEPART
AS PRINCETON
FOLK CHEER
Thousand Students Sing Fare
we'll as the President-EIeCt
Starts for Inauguration.

n PRINCETON. n. j.. March a.
3 GOOD bve. Tommy, and God bless you.
,.,ou. YOU will be good president for
the people"
with these words from one of his
,,5ast friends still ringing in his ears,
r,raei6ent-elect Wilson set forth today
90 assume the greatest and gravest re-
s,onsibilities which the American re-
r,h1ic can lay upon the shoulders of
any Of it's citizens.
The words were spoken by Mrs. Anna
ricketts,, an aged neighbor, in Prince
,or who has known Woodrow Wilson
since he was a boy, and who has always
called him Tommy.
Sends For Tommy"
Inst before the Wilson family party
started to take the train for Washing
ION Mrs Ricketts, sent her daughter,
tIor-iet. with a special request that MIR.
wilson should call on her for a last
4,raUeI. He went, and after receiving
her parting blessing, he replied:
81 hope l may never do anything 10
lessen your confidence in me or your
good opinion of me"
The president ELECT and Mrs. Wilson
we're escorted from their cottage to the
railroad station in E. r. Simpsons
touring car, by a committee of students,
consisting of Paul F. Meyers and F. c.
Hill. A second car conveyed the Misses
Wilson, Professor Arson. a brother of
Mrs. Wilson, and Miss Bones. The trip
H.. ~, I,o CHI rOScilN1n
Thousand Students Sing.
thousand or more students were
lined up at Blair hall as the president
elect and party boarded the special
train. In a laundering chorus they
sang to the tune of odd Nassau" the
following sentiment to the president
elect;
Here's to you, Woodrow Wilson.
Here's to YOU, my jovial son.
And We'll drink before we part the
sacred company
Wen drink before we part.
Here's TO you, Woodrow Wilson.
CHORUS.
TN praise of old Nassau
In praise of old Nassau.
Her sons shall give,
While they shall live,
Three cheers for old Nassau"
Wilson Joins in Song.
The president elect barred his head
and Joined with the students in singing
the song. The students piled on the
special train after the presfdent-elect,
stiu shouting his praises. The train
pulled out at II o'clock amid wild
cheering.
The Princeton students lined up at
the foot of Blair arch steps as Mr.. WILL
son approached in his private car. and
the cheer makers started the old "Rah,
Rah, Wilson," yell. Mr.. Wilson stopped
for moment to pose in his silk hat for
a large battery of camera men. A COM
pany OF boy scouts lined up and saluted
as Mr.. Wilson got aboard the train,
then the cheering and singing of the
students continued until the train
pulled out. They gave every variety Of
college yellS, including the inspiring
locomotive yell"
Town Folk at Station.
A great crowd OF town residents
crowded the station platform and join
ed in the general acclaim. The presi-
dent elect saw and heard from the
platform of the last car which his party
occupied He stood smiling his pleas
ure and appreciation and as the train
drew out of the station he DOTTED his
\ silk hat and waved good bye.
Mr. Wilson's stateroom was filled
s With flowers which had been sent by
& Princeton friends.
n Mr. Wilson was in high good humof
{ just after the train left Princeton and
Exclaimed to his student escort: I'm
#delighted with the doff you gave
lpne." Then, as is his wont when travel
ng on railroads. he entered his state
Room ayS snar Fall aClaaD