The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-05

President Woodrow Wilson was
tift.-s4x years two nonths and four
DAYS old when he took the oath Of
office. He LIS the eighth native of Viz
glnia to attain the presidency,
In person the new president is
slightly above medium height. spare.
with IA long face and rather short,
broad brow. His chin ia that OF a
fighter. His manner is quiet, thought
ful, deliberate and dem ocratic to a
degree that gives hint Of pedantry--
The early years Of the president S
life were spent in the interesting
through inconspicuous pursuit of
knowledge, He specialized in the law,
in American history and In political
economy With this foundation laid.
he burst forth upon the political world
in 1910. when he was elected govern
or Of New Jersey on the Democratic
ticket
Almost since tha moment he was
4uaugurated as New Jerseys governor
he baS been more or less conspicuous
31eea 8lse IF his political creed, and his
determination To- enforce It's tenets
Ntthaut reference IA the men to whom
hs was behulden for his victory. Prac
t3raily alone he rCgTga0lHed the legls
1ature OF the state. tanning through
q number # progressive reforms de
spite the protests ~ machine men
Presidential Boom starts.
In the second year Of his govern
orshsp his boom for president was
serted under the MANAGEMENT OF
William F. McCoumbs, one Of bis for
ner students at Princeton. Durinf
the precouveutlor months no less thar
half dozen other entrants for pres
identical honors made their appear
ancc-
Al the subsequent Democratic ma
tiGnal convention at Baltimore, JuHe
2&th-JGly "a Mr.. Wilson beat out al
entries with "a vote that increased IL
each roll cali till his victory was re
oarthed ou the firty sixth ballot, II
tfle election that followed he was ~
easy victor over the Taft and Roose
xslt tickets. though his entire popu
tar vote did not reach that accorded
William Jennings Bryan in 1908.
scotch Presbyterian.
President Wilson is the son OF Jos
eph r. and Jessie Woodrow Wilson
disciples Of the Scotch Preshy terlaf
faith The president was borr
in the manse Of small church II
stanton, Va. on December IS, 1866
where his father was curate.
From Virginia the Wilson's moVeC
to- Georgia, when Woodrow was abQu
two wears old There the presdeu
spent his early boyfsood in the hear
OF the most terrible tempest that eve
swept over the country tie w At
Between the States. But of this Wa
he knew little at The time. His home
was in Augusta and the shock of &C
tual conflict never reached that peace
fai old town.
From Georgia the family moved Il
South Carolina. In the Old Palmetto
State the president budded int
youth and began to think upon ca
reer.
Beats The BELL.
In The minds OF those Of Scotch de
scent a college education Is as heces
aary 10 a career as a goose liz to {
tailor Father and son therefore be
gan IL look around for a college, Da
wilson was the first to attract theil
artFrt1cyT7. not ot4ie i.e-eat4s@ ef III
proximity bat because Of the higf
scholastic tone Of us faculty. SO Wood
row packed himself off To Davidson
and put III one year Of hard study
IL is not recorded that he per
formed any dazzling mental feats a
Davidson In fact. about the only
Davidson tradition that has persisted
is The alacrity with which ne woult
jump out nj bed on the ringing o.
the chapel bell get into his clothes
seize his hat and his books and reacf
ais seat GA the other side Of the cam
pus before the bell quit ringing.
Not knowing how long the bel
rang. the achievement mas never beer
brought to the attention OF the Amer
ican Athletic union. But the slgnif
cant part about the matter Is that n
got there
After this one year al college
Woodrow remained al home durInj
tste next twelve months transferring
to his younger brothers a part of tn
learning he had brought with hin
from Davidson
He ENTERS Princeton.
This brings his biography up To tn
year 1ST5--a momentous year 70
Woodrow Wilson and for Princeton
university. X was the year he en-
tered Princeton.
Young Wilson entered Princeton
with his mind in somewhat nebu
ieus state @s TO his future work. BE
ing Of Scotch descent and POSSESSED
~ strong individuality, he AnstinC
lively shrank from the thought o
simply going into the educational hop
per and being ground through.
Early in his college career. how
ever. ne became imbued with loT
fer political research, and from tha
stas heI has been training and dis
eipiining himself for craftsmanship.
Learns 10 Stand on Feet.
lie realized that one of the mos
important adJunets to a public caree
~sas the ability TO stand On ones fee