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 544 FAMOUS UVINO AMERICANS young professor was growing in favor was attested by his aj)- pointment to a special lectureship at Hopkins in 1886. In 1888 a call came from Oonnecticat Wesleyan University^ which was accepted. During the two years he spent here his popularity as a teacher, student, and popular lecturer contin- ued to grow. In 1890 he was called to the professorship of Jurisprudence and Politics at Princeton. Thus in eleven years from the time of graduation he brought hack to his alma mater a reputation as a seasoned teacher, a widely-known scholar, and an inspiring lecturer. His twelve years as pro- fessor at Princeton seem to have been marked by unusual suc- cess. He drew students into his classes by enthusiasm and charm on the one hand, and by thorough Imowledge and the practical application of political theories on the other. His lectures are said to have been no dry recital of theories of gov- ernment but a live presentation of the facts of government as it is actually carried on, and a frank criticism of present day political problems. His popularity among the students and faculty came nat- urally. There was no forced espousal of popular causes to win applause : no sacrifice of the dignity of the teacher or of the standards of the best scholarship. Hard work, genuine human sympathy, a mastery of his subject, and real intel- lectual leadership seem to have been the tools with which he carved his name on the minds and hearts of his students and colleagues and the world of Princeton men. Hale, his biographer, says that a study of his lectures and speeches and books produced in this period will show in addi- tion to these factors that in themselves must have won large recognition, another quality. This was a deep and abiding devotion to democracy. The years that were to come held problems that would test this devotion. And no man could have played the part he did in the few years that were to fol- low who did not have a clear conception of the fundamental elements of healthy social life and a hatred of all insidious influences that would tend to undermine social foundations. It would be strange indeed if there did not appear to his stu- dents during these days of quiet class-room activities, some