The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1913-04-04


this occasion. The special train
carrying the president-elect and
MS party also brought several
hundred enthusiastic students to
Washington. The train left
Princeton at II o'clock on Mon
day, March 3rd, and arrived i'll
Washington at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The students formed
two solid lines leading from the
train to the depot, leaving a space
between for Wilson and his par
~ to pass through. After he had
entereda an automobile the students
again formed in two lines from
the depot up toward his hotel.
But now it was more difficult to
keep the lines straight and intact,
Thousands of people were anx-
iously pressing forward to see
the common citizen" who on the
day following was to become the
most important public officer in
the world. The students were
not. however, the only ones who
tried to keep the crowd back.
There were secret service men,
mounted police, police on motor
cycles, and ordinary cops" by
the dozen. 1t was a moment of
intense excitement as the car
passed through while the STU
dents were cheering for Wilson.
He was taken to the Shoreham
hotel where the greater part of
the evening was spent
On the morning of March 4th,
the indications were that it might
rain and many were sorry they
had not brought raincoats and
umbrellas. 1t, however, turned
out to be an ideal day.
At o:3o o'clock the students of
Princeton and Virginia Univer-
sites met at the hotel to escort
Wilson to the White House.
Lines Of students again formed,
extending from the hotel to the
White House. AS Wilson and
his party passed on the students
followed, marching eight in a
row. Only the Princeton students
were allowed to enter Or the
White House grounds. There
they stopped in front OF the large
portico and gave three cheers for
Taft, then three cheers for Will
son, and then sang the college
song, "Old Nassau 1t is diff
cult to believe that this has ever
been sung with more real enthu-
siasm than on this occasion.
From the White House to the
capitol, Professor" Wilson rode
with President Taft in carriage.
Several other carriages CARRYING
dignitaries, such as Chief Justice
White, members of Taft's cabi-
net, William J., etc, followed.
They were now we'll protected by
mounted police, cavalry, militia,
etc. (lt is sad state of affairs
that in free country where the
people themselves elect their
public men such unusual precau-
ton should be necessarily
The presidential party was TAX
en- to the capitol where the vice
p'esident-elect took the oath of
office in the senate chamber.
J his, of course, only a select few
had the opportunity of seeing.
In the meantime the vast crowd
was pressing forward toward the
large stand in front of the capitol
where Wilson was to take the
oath Of Office at IL o'clock. In
many cases the short and stubby
Ferson is said to have the advan-
tage over the long and lanky, but
not so in this case. There were
undoubtedly thousands of people
who were wishing they had long
legs or stills. Those who were
long-legged had distinct advan-
tage and were looked up to will,
envy; while those who, in order
tc compete with the long-legged
reople, had brought boxes on
which to stand, were ridiculed
and even pushed down from their
advantageous position. Shouts
OF "down in front" were, how,
ever, of no avail when directed
toward those who by nature, had
such monopolistic advantage.
1t was remarkably we'll be.
having audience. There men anc
women from north, south, east