Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-02-13

er he had been en-
tered in the infant
class.
The result was that the boy was
aiken out of school and tutored by his
mother and father. Mrs. Hughes had
been a school teacher before her mar
'iaee. Few parents were so well
quipped to teach bright lad al
lome
Charles Evans Hughes was a preco
ious child, as his formulation of
IN to study the classics when he
in kindergarten will bear out. He
IS born in 1862 in Gens Falls. n. Y,
iere his father had small congre
AEON. He was delicate as ~hild and
idn't romp and play much with other
title boys and girls.
Perhaps because he was not partic
larly robust his parents devoted
u0re time to him than might ordnar
ly have been the case. His mind de
,eloped rapidly. He showed decid
ID interest in books as soon as he
was able to talk. He was reading
nursery rhymes when he was three
md half years old. He was five
yhen his father was transferred to
hurch in Oswego when Charles was
ammarily removed from kindergar
en-.
When he was eight and the family
was living in Newark, N. j., the lad
was able TO translate the Bible from
The Greek. He was also wide read
er of Shakespeare's works at this
early age.
He later went to school in New
York city where he was graduated
from high school in 1873 at the age
of thirteen as salutatOrian of his
class. His Grafton, because of its
scholarly tone and the fine delivery of
the orator, surprised big crowd that
attended the exercises in the old
academy of Music in that city.
While attending high school he
wrote essays on such subjects us, ''The
Limitation of the Human Mind" self
Help" and THE Evils of Light Liter
ture." He was marked even then as
4 deep student and thinker.
The Rev. Mr. Hughes wanted his
son to become clergyman, if the boy
FELT real call to the religious life.
oung Charles had not made up his
and definitely as to his future career
hen he entered Colgate at the age of
fourteen. He was a slight hoy at the
ime and timid, save when it came to
aestions Of scholarship. Then he
would talk well and enthusiastically.
ven with his elders. Mentally lie was
aore mature than his classmates.
The boy spent two years at Colgate
from there he went TO Brown univer
iity, entering as a sophomore in 1878.
lie Immediately showed all the prom
indicated in his high school days
lie was a brilliant student, but modest
and retiring in disposition.
He gained many scholastic honors
at Brown He won the prize for
the highest standing in English liter
ature when he was junior. Upon
aduation, at the age of nineteen, he
MS awarded the prize as the student
uwing the most all-around prom
ie. He was honor man in his class.
by this time he had finally made up
his mind not to become a clergyman
Deciding against following the career
FOR which his father had hoped, he
vent from Brown university to Delphi:
y. Y There he taught mathematics
in the Delaware academy.
He studied law at Columbia uni
yersity at night after returning to
New York city and was admitted to
he bar when he was twenty-five years
nd.
While the young lawyer had been
sickly as child he showed great
physical capacity for work in the next
three years. He was engaged as
clerk in a law office during the day.
At night he acted as teacher and
tutor at Columbia.
Finally his health suffered under
the strain. He was ordered to take
vacation. He spent 1t as a teacher
Of commercial and contract law at
Cornell university.
The upstate climate agreed with
him. When he returned to New York
city he was able to throw himself Wig
orously into the duties of his profess
sion as practitioner. He first at
tracted wide public attention as coun-
eel for the gas investigation commit
ee. He added to his reputation as an
outstanding lawyer by his conduct of
he insurance investigation, another
New York state inquiry.
Later he was elected governor of
New York and reelected, resigning to
become a United States Supreme
court justice He retired from the
ench to be his party's candidate for
ne Presidency. He lost the highest