Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-08-27


been school teacher before her mar
rage. Few parents were so well
equipped to teach bright lad at
home.
Charles Evans Hughes was preco-
cious child, as his formulation OF
plan to study the classics when he
was In kindergarten will bear out. he
was born In 1862 In Glens Falls, N. T.,
where his father had small congre-
CATION. lie was delicate as child and
didn't romp and play much with other
little boys and girls.
Perhaps because he was not partic-
uIarly robust his parents devoted
more time to him thnn might ordinar-
lily have been the case. His mind de-
seloped rapidly. lie showed deeid-
ed interest In books as soon rs he
was able to talk. He was reading
nursery rhymes when he was three
and q half years old. He was i've
when his father was transferred to
church in Oswego when Charles was
summarly removed from kindergar-
ZEN.
When he was eight, and the family
was living in Newark. y. j. the lad
was able to translate the Bible from
the Greek. lie was also wide read
er OF Shakespeare's works ut this
early age
He later went TO school In New
York city where lie WAS graduated
from high school III 1875 nj the age
Of thirteen as sulutatorian OF his
cIass. 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 higl. school he
wrote essays on such subjects ns, THE
Limitation Of the Human Mind Self
Help" and The Evils NJ Light Liter
AZURE" lie was murked even then as
a deep student and thinker.
The Rev. MIR. Hughes wanted his
son TO become Clergyman, If the boy
felt real call to the religious life.
Young Charles had not made up his
mind definitely as to his future career
when he entered Colgate III the age OF
fourteen. He was slight boy at the
time and timid, save when it came to
questions OF scholarship. Then he
would talk well and enthusiastically,
even with his elders. Mentally he was
more mature than his classmates.
Tie boy spent two years at Colgate.
From there he went TO Brown univer-
sity, entering as Ii sophomore in 1873.
He immediately showed all the prom
Use Indicated in his high school days.
He 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
| allure when he was junior. Upon
| graduation, at the age Of nineteen, be
| was awarded the prize as the student
| showing the most all-around prom
ise. 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
| went from Brown university to Delphi,
/ N. Y. There he taught mathematics
in the Delaware academy.
He studied law at Columbia uni
versity at night after returning to
New York city and was admitted to
the bar when he was twenty-five years
old
While the young lawyer had been
sickly as a child he showed great
physical capacity for work in the next
three years He was engaged as a
clerk In law Office during the day.
AT night he acted as teacher and
tutor at Columbia9
Finally his health suffered under
the strain. He was ordered to take
d vacation. He spent 1T as teacher
of commercial and contract law al
Cornell university.
The upstate climate agreed will
him. When he returned to New Yorl
city he was able to throw himself Wig
orously into the duties Of his profes
sion as a practitioner. He first at
tracted wide public attention as coun
sci for the gas investigation commit
tee. He added to his reputation as al
outstanding lawyer By his conduct 0
the insurance Investigation, anothe
New York state inquiry.
Later he was elected governor o
New York and reelected, resigning t
become a United States Suprem
court justice. He retired from tn
bench to be bis party's candidate 10
the Presidency He lost the hIghes
office within the gift Of the America
people because OF factional squat
BILE In California. Later he served q
Secretary Of State and Is now chic
Justice OF the United States Suprem
court.