Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-22

service Of his country.
This determination came WIFI
thrill upon reading In an English mug
| azine a series of articles on the britisii
parliament. presenting in graphic Ian1
guage the dramatic scenes enactea i
the British legislature. He never loi1
| got the picture. He hunted up eVery7
thing In the library he could find nearl
| ing upon this subject and devoureo "
! and from that day to this has never
| wavered In his determination TO play
an active part n the stirring scenes
on his country's political stage.
Mr.. Wilson began his preparation ~
once. He subordinated his regular COZ
lege work to the task Of fitting hin'
self for public life.
He devoted all his energy and every
faculty he possessed to the furnishing
Of his mind to the end that he might
! be an authority on government ana the
history Of government and be ieaoer
! in the affairs of his country.
No man ever subjected himself TO
sterner discipline or worked more
steadfastIy toward fixed goal. he
first taught himself to write shorthand
In order that he might make rapid d.
gests Of what he read and heard. he
also practiced composition assiduousiy'
and extemporaneous speaking that ne
might be skilled and ready In offhano
debate.
Graduated With Famous Ciass.
He graduated in the famous Prince
ton class of 70, on whose roster were
many names destined to become more
or less famous. Among these was
Mahlon G. Pitney, who later sat on the
bench of the United States Supreme
court.
When Mr.. Wilson left Princeton he
most direct avenue into public life was
through the law. Accordingly, during
the following year he entered the Uni
versity of Virginia, becoming versed In
the rudments Of the law under the
teachings of DR.. John d. Minor.
Almost at once he became a signla-
cant figure at the Virginia university.
He won both the "Oratoricar and
Writing" prizes, and under the infiu-
ence of his ardent classmates of the
South he took more active interest
in college athletics than he had taken
at Princeton, although he was never
what might be called an enthusiast I'm
these matters.
After two years study at the Uni
versity of Virginia, Mr. Wilson select
ed Atlanta as the field of initial prac-
tice at the bar. He Joined young
man named Renick, and the two went
to the Georgia capital and opened law
offices under the firm name of "Renick
x Wilson" Young Wilson soon dis
covered that he was sitting In at
waiting game, and during the follow
Ing year, 1883, he entered Johns Hon.
kins university, studying history and
political economy under Herbert B.
Adams and Richard L. Ely.
Professor at Bryn Mawr.
His next field of activity was at
Bryn Mawr, the famous college, which
had just been opened. But as a sort
of preparation for his Bryn Mawr pro-
fessorship he journeyed to Savannah,
where he married Miss Ellen Louise
Arson, one of Savannah's fairest
daughters. She died at the White
House August g. 1914. December 8.
1915, Mr.. Wilson married at Washing
ton Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait of that
city.
The president has three daughters,
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Frances Bowes Sayre and Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo.
Mr.. Wilson remained at Bryn Mawr
three years teaching history and econ
omy. His work had won him an en-.
viable reputation as college instruc~
tor, and his services were next So
cured by Wesleyan university. at Mid
dletown, Conn. While at WESLEYAN
university Doctor Wilson published
another book. THE State"
He again joined his fortunes with
Princeton when In the fall of 1890 he
took the chair OF Jurisprudence and
politics at that institution. He held
this chair at Princeton for twelve
years. writing during this period his
famous work, "A History of the Amer.
lean People"
Made President OF Princeton
In 1902 he was called to the pres,.
dency of Princeton
He was holding this office when tba
Democrats of New Jersey chose him
as their candidate for the governor.
ship. He accepted. and was elected
after sharp campaign.
Within six months after assum,,s
the governorship he had inducae the
legislature to pass series of laws of
the most advanced type. such as the
primary election law. the rorrun,
practices act, the employers Iahil;tp
act, a public utilities act. n mun,cina,
commission government law and
sterilization or anti-procreation act.
The Wilson's In America date ohou.
century back. when James Wilson
grandfather Of the president. come
over from Scotland aud settled In
Philadelphia. From there he went tn
Steubenville. O., which was then On
the frontier. He published newsn,-
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