The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-06-30

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Mebarpw Wilson and FIR Frtncston
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tered rrincGsnn.
de had not hesn III Trancsten long
heiere hs found cut tast ahAt no wanR
ed 10 DO. And thaf thing Was 10 no
a public man 10 dsvots blu ili.e 10 tia
sarvice az his country.
This determination esnsA with a
thrill upoa reading In IN Engiisi, mag
azine q series Of articles on the british
parliament. presentlng In gEsphis Ian.
guase the dramatic scensa enacted In
the British legtsiatuFa. de never for
rot the picture. lie hunted up every.
thing In the library he cosia ffd bear
Ing apOA this subject and dewpored II.
and from that day 30 this has never
waycred In his determination 10 play
al active part In the stirring scenes
on his eountry's political stage.
Mr. Wilson began his preparation ut
once. He sub~criinated his regular col.
lege work TO the task of hitting him
self for public life.
He devoted I'LL his energy and every
faculty he possessed 10 the furnishing
Of his mind 10 the end that hs might
be an authority on government and the
history Of government and be q leader
In the affairs Of his country.
No man ever subjected himself 10
sterner discipline or worked more
steadfas,ly towards O fixed goal. He
frst taught himself TO write shorthand
In order that he might make rapid d..
gests Of what he read and heard. lie
also practiced composition as~siduously,
and extemporaneous speaking that he
might be skilled and ready In otfhand
debate.
Graduated With Famous Glass.
He graduated In the famous Prince
ton class Of 20. on whose roster were
many names destined 90 become more
or less famous. Arasag these VIVA
Mahlon c. Pitney. who Letter sat on the
bench Of the United States Supreme
court.
When Mr.. Wilson left Princeton he
had come 10 the conclusion that the
most direct avenue Into public life was
through the law. Accordingly, during
the following year he entered the Uni
yersity OF Virginia. becoming yersed In
the rudimenfs OK the law under the
teachings Of Or, John ID. Minor.
Almost at once he became a signif-
cant figure at the Virginia university.
lie won both the 'oratorical" and
writing" prizes, and under the influ-
ence Of his ardent classmates Of the
South he took u more active interest
In college athletics than he had taken
az Princeton, although he was never
what might be called m enthusiast In
these matters.
After two years study at the Uni.
versity Of Virginia. Mr.. Wilson select
Cd Atlanta ms the field Of initial prac-
tice al the bar. He Joined a 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 n
waiting game, and during tho follow.
lng year, 1883, he entered johns Hop.
klns university, studying history and
political economy under Herbert IL,
Adams and Richard T. Ely.
Professor at Hryn Mawr.
His next field OF activity was at
Bryn Mawr, the famous college, which
had Just been opened. But us n sort
OF preparation for his Bryn Mawr pro.
fessorshIp he journeyed to Savannah.
where he married Miss Ellen Louise
Arson, n Of S~avannah's faIrest
daughters. She died at the White
House August 0, 1914. December :,
1915. Mr.. Wilson married nj Washing.
ton Mrs. Edith Boiling Gal, Of that
city.
The president has three daughters,
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson.
Mrs. Frances Bowes Snyre 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-.
viahle reputation as q college !nstruc.
tor. and his services were next 10.
cured hy Wesleyan university, nj Md.
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 nj 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 ia the presi.
| iency II Princeton.
He was holding this Office when the
Democrats ~ New Jersey chose him
ON their candidate for the governor
ship He accepted, and raj elected
tfter a sharp campaign.
Within six months after assuming
the g%overnorshlp he bad induced the
legislature TO pass q series OF laws ct
the most advanced type, such as the
primary election law. THE corrupt
u ..t ,ha ev~r,Ioypra slahtittv