Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-03


~ September q ~, 1874 .t,, 3ohh
Preside co IF the United Tser s'e Was
no fuss about it, no pomp or
display: in fact. nothing unusual at
ALL One might expect more of this
sort of thing from a President s. son,
boy literally inundated with pub
licity, the hero of countless newspaper
articles and subject of many head
line. But such was not the case.
At an appointed time a tall and I'M
assuming youth took his place at the
end of the long line of waiting fresh
men who had already assembled in
front Of College Hall. Tie waited. like
all the others, for his formal introduc-
ton to the representatives of the
undergraduate body.
The line was very long and the
progress of introduction very slow;
so slow, in fact. that the scion of the
first family" had to wait three hours
before he was introduced. He would
allow no exception to be made in his
favor. When approached on this sub
ject he merely laughed and said,
"Why should an exception be made
for me? / am just like every one
else"
That little quotation of his is the
keynote of his whole life and conduct
here Thoroughly democratic, good
mixer and unpretentious in the ex-
IRENE, he has built up wide circle
Of friends, not because he is the
Presidents son. but beca use he is him
self. He always has a smile and
friendly halo" for every one.
John went the rounds OF all the
fraternities with his classmates and
finally joined Phi Gamma Delta, the
same fraternity which had welcomed
his father back in 1894. He under
went ALI the hazing which freshmen
customarily receive with good spirit.
and was initiated in the late Fall of
1924, just 80 years after his father.
About this same time the late
Robert La Toilette was instituting his
singing campaign" for the presidency
against Mr.. Coolidge. Some of these
humorous La Toilette campaign songs
got into the hands of upper classmen
and they determined to have a little
fun. They compelled another fresh.
man, who was a very close friend OF
Coolidge's. to serenade John with one
of these songs at every meal. One
went:
liz Toilette 10 darn fine man, you bet.
Wei put him III the White House yet.
Inc Hfst Ody LHaI lIllS came oil
every one was a little dubious about
how John would act. 1t is a little
unusual for any one publicly to ride
the Presidents son. However, he
took it very well. and thought ii
good joke, laughing heartily when
each new verse was introduced. He
went up about 900 Per cent In every
body's estimation right then and
there.
John is a good average student and
Is very thorough and conscientious
about his college work Many a stu
dent returning home late at night can
see him up in his room porting over
his books.
John and his Secret Service man.
who is popularity known only as
"Woodie," live together in an ordi.
nary-iooking rooming house of the
plain New England type just off the
campus. His room Is plain and scan
tily furnished, the only picture or
decoration of any kind being a beau
| tiful fuil.length photograph of his
mother, which stands on his desk. He
| Is very proud of this picture--lt is one
of his most treasured possessions.
/ While John is always very much in
| evidence around the campus. his new
Secret Service man Col Wood Is