Mexico Missouri message., 1916-06-22

service Of his country.
This dissemination caHse with q
thrill upon readinG In an English mag
aEine series Of articles on the British
presenting In graphic Ian
guage the dramatic scenes enacted In
the British legislature. He never for
got the picture He hunted up every
thing in the library be could find bear
ing upon this subject and devoured IL,
and from that day TO tAis has never
waVered In bis dissemination to play
an active part In the stirring scenes
on his country's Political stage.
Mr.. Wilson began bis preparation at
once. He suboFdlnatsd his regular col
lege work to the task Of fitting him
self for public Life.
He devoted all his energy and every
faculty ne possessed to the furnishing
of his mind TO the end that he might
be an authority On government and the
history Of government and be a leader
In the affairs of bis country.
No man ever subjected himself to
sterner discipline or worked more
steadfastly toward q 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 assiduously,
and extemporaneous speaking that he
might be skilled and ready in offhand
debate.
Graduated With Famous Class,
He graduated In the famous Prince
ton class Of 10, on whose roster we're
many names destined to become more
or less famous. Among these was
Mahlon @, Pitney, who later sat on the
bench Of the United States Supreme
court.
When Mr.. Wilson left Princeton he
had come to the conclusion that the
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 rudlments Of the law under the
teachings Of DR.. John D. Minor.
Almost at once he became a signifl-
cant figure at the Virginia university.
He won both the "Oratoricap and
writing prizes, and under the influ-
ence of his ardent classmates Of the
South he took Z more active interest
In college athletics than he had taken
at Princeton, although he was never
what might be called an enthusiast In
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
& Wilson" Young Wilson soon dis
covered that he was sitting In at o
waiting game, and during the follow.
ing year, 1888, he entered Johns Hop,
kins university, studying history and
| political economy under Herbert B
Adams and Richard T. Ely.
Professor at Bryn Mawr.
His next field of activity was a
Bryn Mawr, the famous college, which
had just been opened. But as a sor
Of preparation for his Bryn Mawr pro
fessOrship he Journeyed to Savannah
where he married Miss Ellen Louise
Arson, one of Savannah's fairies
daughters. She died at the White
House August 6, 1914. December
1915, Mr.. Wilson married at Washing
ton Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait of tha
city.
The president has three daughters
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson
Mrs. Frances Bowes Sayre and Mrs
William Gibbs McAdoo.
Mr.. Wilson remained at Bryn Mawl
three years teaching history and econ
omy. His work had won him an en-
viable reputation as a college inStruc
tor, and his services were next Sc
cured by Wesleyan university. at Mid
dletown, Conn. While at Wesleyan
university Doctor Wilson published
another book, The State"
He again Joined his fortunes witt
| Princeton when in the fall of 1890 he
took the chair of jurisprudence anC
politics at that institution. He hello
this chair at Princeton for twelve
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famous work, "a History of the Amer
lean People"
Made President Of Princeton.
In 1902 he was called to the presi
dency of Princeton.
He was holding this Office when tn,
Democrats of New Jersey chose hin
as their candidate for the governor
ship. He accepted, and was elected
after q sharp campaign.
Within six months after assumin!
the governorship he had induced tn,
legislature to pass a series Of laws o
the most advanced type, such as thu
primary election law, the corrup
practices act, the employers liabilit!
act, a public utilities act, a municipal
commission government law ant
sterilization or antl-procreation act
The Wilson's in America date abOu
a century back, when James Wilson
grandfather Of the president, cam
over from Scotland and settled II
| PHILADELPHIA From thara he want Z,