The Gavelyte, April 1913

lEDARYILLE COLLEGl-:. ticle on congre, which attracted co n id erah\e attention tu him as a thinker. It so expo ed the lul,by work and the secret e ion of commi tt ees by which congrt~ · carries on its bu iness, that it set the peop le tu tl1inki11 g and investi – gat 1011 were made . He believed in open free-handed work e pecially when it came to dealings in governmen tal affairs. Leaving Princeton he wen t to the University o f Virginia lou nded by Thomas Jefferson, and took a course of Law. Here he took all th e prizes offered in the furc11 ic art. He i also regarded as a great joker. In hi love for whole– .ome fun and nonsense he remind s one of Lincoln He composed nonstnse and limericl . The following is the one recit ed at Seagirt afte r his nomination at Baltimore. As a beauty I am not a tar; There are others more h1rndsome by far, But my face I don't mind it. For I am behind it; The p ople in front get the jar. Like mo t young men Wilson had the idea th a t law was the gate-wa y to the public eye; and he joined together with another young man by the name of Renwick , wh en they hung out their shingle at Atlanta Ga. , but th e law busi– nc s they looked for wa never to come· Wilson gave up and went to John Hopkins and did pecial work in history and p<>litical economy. The result of his two year's wo rk at Baltimore was his book "Congre ional Government: A study of the governmen t by committee," an elaboration of his previous esrny. lt met with instant success. Alter taking hi degree at John Hopkin 's, Dr. Wil on wa s calle(! to the chair of Hi sto.1y and Political economy at Bryn Mawr. During the summer he found time to journey to Sava11nah, Ga, where he married Ellen Louise Azson, a daughter of a long line of clergyman. Dr. Wil on remained at l3ryn Mawr [or three year , an d was then called to take up similar work at·Wesleyan. Here he acted a lecturer, and his fame soon pread until quite a demand was created for his addre ses at public occa– sions 011 every known subject. The Trustees of Princeton finding the chair of ju rispruden ce and politics va– cant in the autumn of 18HO, their distinguished alumnus wa offert·d the chair. H e accepted with pride and joy . At Princeton Dr. Wilson lectured to hi classes; wo rked on his "History of the American people," publi hed hi third book; and add d aily to his reputa– tion at home and abroad. lli lectures were very popular, and nearly every student wanted to take his cour e. It was a daily occurrence for t he students tu rise tu their feet at the conclusion o[ his lecture and cheer him until he passed out uf ht ,tring . Jn J!JU~ J)r. Wils1Jn w,1 <..ho en President of Prin,:e tun. A hange was sadly needed i11 tl1c administrative affairs of the univer ity, and the trustees recog– rt11.L'd Ur. Wilson as tlte man to fill the place. He oon fou nd himse lf con– fronted w1tl1 a tr 1 ing . ituatio11. l'rinceton has been called a cou ntry club for ricll 111 ·ri'.; <;ems I{ ,, attacked tlte club and other organizations through which tlte . t11dents IIacl 1111111tai11ed a sort of ari-.tocracy. In other word he tried to 3