Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-22


culed 7Ss headgear.
Wilson lived frst at the house of
Mrs. Wright One Of his classmates.
Rob McCarter. who also lived at Mrs.
Wrights. tells OF a certain evening
when the two were engaged in VIII
sons study ~ quiet game Of euchre.
a forbidden pSstime In those days
On the table. as it happened. lay BIZ
BILE. A knock was heard at the door
McCarter swiftly swept the cards out
Of sight under the table and went to
the door. Before he opened ii be turn
ed his head for q moment the thought
flashing over him that the conscien-
tious Wilson might have put the cards
back in plain view on the table. But
what he saw was-Wilsop reading the
Bible.
AT this time II is recorded that he
weighed 1856 pounds and stood i've feet
eleven.
While without particular inclination
or ability IN athletics and while back
in 1913 athletics did not play the part
in college life that IL now PLAYS. Wood
row Wilson was a leader In the encour-
agement OF sports and in 1873 was
president OF the athletic committee. at
another time OF the baseball sssocia-
ton.
His classmates. and schoolmates con-
cur in describing the college lad as a
fellow OF dignity. yet perfectly demo
cratic. Tie picture is that OF youth
OF unusual mental and moral maturity
"a we'll poised fellow. never roister-
er, yet always full of life and inter
ested in everything that was going on.
He was pOpular-of that there can be
no doubt The young man had GER
tain charm of manner and sweetness
OF soul that forbade anybOdy's dlslik-
ing him, although he was generally
felt 10 be "a little above the crowd"
lie never belonged TO clique. He was
a normal college boy. not prig nor a
dig" nor n grind" but u healthy.
hearty, all around chap. interested in
everything that was going on. minSling
with everybody. though cherishing
some particular friendships that have
endured.
The years passed. REGULATIONS were
attended. examinations duly passed.
The library yielded up its secrets TO the
mind; life 10 the little commonwealth
OF young men niatured the character;
intercourse with kindred spirits awak'
ened generous enthusiasms. In II
Tom Wilson went on the board of edi-
tors Of the Princetonian, the college
newspaper. then a biweekly. In '1s
be became its managing editor. On
der his management IL continued
about as before-not overwhelmingly
interesting to the outsider, though here
and there is discernible q little bright
ness scarcely to he found in earlier
issues.
A department headed Here and
There" was the Princetonian's best
feature. Once In awhile its writer
broke into rime-not always so uagi-
cally sad as this:
Il will work out a rime
II I only have time"
Said the man OF Here and There"
So he rried for awhile.
Results loose pile
or his oeautiTul Soinen nan
During his senior year Wilson threw
into the form of closely reasoned
essay the chief results Of his thinking
on the subject Of the American con-
trasted with the British system Of
government This article he sent to
what was regarded as the most serious
magazine then published in America.
and il was Immediately accepted for
publication The author was twenty
two years old and an Undergraduate.
In the files OF the international Re
view. issue Of August, 1879. may be
found an article entitled Cabinet Gov
ernment In the United States" signed
by Thopas w Wilson. 1t was an im-
parchment of government by "a legis-
lature which is practically irresponsi'
bic" and a plea for a reformed meth
OF under which congress should be
again made responsible and swiftly
responsive in some such way as is the
British parliament The authors
quarrel Is with the practice OF doing
all the important work OF congress in
secret committees. Secrecy. he says.
is the atmosphere ip which all cor
ruptioD and evil flourish Congress
should legisIate as II IN the presence
of the whole country-in open and
free debate" These words were writ
ten thirty years ago. He at
tributes the growth of the COMMITTEES
system to the lack OF leaders in con-
gress. and his plan for the creation of
leaders is that of giving cabinet min
isters seat In congress. He quotes
Justice Story 10 the effect that the
beads Of departments. even IL they
were not allowed TO vote. might with
out danger he admitted to participate
In congressional debates.
With this achievement Of breaking
into q high class magazine Woodrow
Wilson closed bis Undergraduate days
at Princeton. During his senior veal
he had concluded that the best path
TO public career lay through the law
In the autumn. therefore. he matricu
lated In the law department of the Uni
versity OF Virginia. that seat Of liberal
learning organized by Thomas Jeffer
son.
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