Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-04

University. 1t was the year he en-
tered Princeton.
Young Wilson entered Princeton
with his mind in a somewhat nebu-
lous state as to his future work Be-
ing of Scotch descent and possessed
Of strong individuality, he instinc-
| lively shranlS from the thought Of
simply going into the educational
hopper and being ground through.
Early in his college career, how
ever. he became imbued with love
for political research, and from that
day he began training and disciplin-
! ing himself for craftsmanship.
! He realized that one Of the most
important adiuncts TO a public ca
reer was the ability to stand on ones
/ feet and address an audience clearly
and forcibly. He, therefore entered
with great gusto into the debating
tournaments at Princeton, and it was
not long before he was recognized as
one of the ablest eXtempore debaters
! in college.
He Also Wrote necessarily.
He also sought honors along the
| line of composition. He wrote inces-
sanity. He studied shorthand in
order that he might take down lee
lures in toto and copy speeches and
articles of moment without taking up
too much of his time.
About this time there occurred a
bitter clash between his ambition and
his stern Scotch Presbyterian con-
science. 1t was in connection with
/ the Lynda debating prize. This prize
I was and is the most coveted honor
at Princeton, at least by those stu
| dents, such as young Wilson. who
are ambitious along literary and ora
4 torical lines.
/ The Lydne prize is awarded an
! nually TO the winner of the joint
I debate between Prnceton's two riva
/ debating societies, Wing Hall ano
clio Hall. This debate is an extern
/ pore affair, and the participants are
! the winners OF preliminary debates
or elimination contests, conducted By
| the respective societies.
Wilson easily qualified TO represent
his society, but on the night of the
/ final debate for the prize when the
4 subject for debate, Protection Yer
/ sus Free Trade was handed To him
he saw that he was placed on the side
4 of protection. He tore up the slip OF
paper and left the platform with thS
/ explanation that nothing undel
+ heaven could induce him to argue
( for a cause In which he did not be
/ lieye. This was no little sacrifice fol
him, for the Lynde prize was the
| honor he coveted most.
J investigates Nature OF Congress.
1 Later young Wilson began search.
/ ing investigation into the nature and
/ character of the Senate and tho
House. The result Of his ipvestiga,
1 lions was a very able article pub.
| l.shed in the international Review, il
! which the young Princetonian threw
1 a food of light on the national law,
| making methods. He was the frs
one clearly 20 point out to the Amer
lean people that practically all of the
national lawmaking was accom-,
plished by small committees behind
looked doors.
This method OF secret Legislation
was highly deprecated by the youns
| author He argued that IL was AZ
ideal method for fostering, or, a
least. encouraging corruption, anc
he held that the only remedy was t
throw open the doors and turn on thu
light. E,veu at that early date 1t
was the staunch advocate of pub
licitv, full and thorough, as the mos
effective means OF securing prope
lcgislation
Mr. Wilson was graduated from til
famous Princeton class OF -, 81
whose roster were many names dies