Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-16


'lglutshed himself ! a5 q zstlden 81 poll.
tics. 5IS2
d septe 1890. then, found W God.
row " ilson again dom1ci led IN the
Jersey cole iate tow HeSWas now q
man whose renoWn had begun to-
spread in the world, al author, pub
lie speaker of enviable repute, tho
head of q @family q figure Of consid-s.
Grafton, q doctor, sc you please. both Of
philosophy and Of law. 5.ssZ35Z
q The Wilson's rented a house II. Ii
sbrary place. fter a few years they.
built home for themselves on an adj
Joining lot, an attractive half tim
Sbered house designed by M RS. " flson.
u, The new professor stepped at once
into the front rank, as indeed became
al Princeton graduate, a member OF one.
of the most famous classes the old
college had graduated. a man thor
Soughly imbued with the best tradi-5
tons of the place. But his lectures
Princeton had u no tradi hon that &c:
counted for their charm. They In
stantly became popular; the attendance
mounted until it surpassed that ever:
before or since given any course Of.
study at Princeton. Before long very
nearly 400 students, almost the total
number OF juniors and seniors COM
bined, were taking Wilson's courses.
and they were no s. cinches'' either.
Widely Informed, marked by mastery
:of fact even to slight detail, inspiring
In their range and sweep and spicedI
with pervading sense Of humor, Pro-
fess0r Wilson's lectures were further
marked BY the great freedom with
which he delivered himself Of his.
views on current events. 1t was his
custom to- put students on their honor
not to report him.; there were always
likely to be in attendance students
who had connections with city news
papers who might frequently have
made good stories out of h the pro-
fessor's lively comments on the poll
tics of the day, but none ever took adj
vantage Of the opportunity.
The classes were now sO-large that
the work Of a professor consisted al
most entirely Of lecturing. AS we
shall see later, it was not then the
Princeton idea to give the students
any particular oversight or inspiration
elsewhere than in the classroom. Yet
| the Wilson home became and always
remained a resort hugely popular with
the young men who were so lucky as
to be admitted to it, and its doors
were Hospitality hung: Professor Will
son, In short, stepped into the position
Of first favorite alike with his col.
leagues Of the faculty and with the
tundergrads. They have at Princeton
a way of voting at the end Of each
year for all possible sorts OF popular
Ipersonages." For a number Of years
Professor Wilson was voted the most
popular professor. He was able, he
Twas genial, he was active, a member
of the faculty committee on outdoor
sports and Of the faculty committee
on discipline. In faculty meetings Mr..
Wilson soon became one Of those most
attentively listened to. ... III &. :.. .*:
During the twelve years, 1890 to
4 1902, Mr.. Wilson continued to fulfill at
Princeton the duties Of professor Of
jurisprudence and politics. They were
twelve years of steady vet. pleasant
labor years Of growth and of grow:
ling influence both in the university
and in the country. -Four new: books
were added to the list signed by this
imam who wrote history and politics
with so much literary charm ivt
sion and Reunion 2 < An Old Master .
Mere Literature and George Wash.
tngton.''' He was heard now in occa.
sional addresses in many parts Of the
land discussing public questions be.
fore commercial, Industrial and pro.
fessfonal bodies. The vigor Of bis
views on questions of the day, as well
as his readiness, grace and power on
the platform, gave him place among
the recognized leaders Of national
/ thought. He had for a time continued
going down to Johns Hopkins, and
now he gave occasional lectures at thu
4: New York Law school. ..sz :ss
& At the end Of a decade in his chail