A Scot, a Presbyterian and an elder Blessed, or cursed, with uncontrollable courage The finished product of American university education Son and grandson of a Southern Manse As scholar, teacher and orator he sought beauty The Walter Hines Page letters His mode of life included play as well as work His first wife, Ellen Louise Anson His widowerhood and second marriage His sick room visited by the Prince of Wales He hoped as a neutral to hasten peace Breaking diplomatic relations, February 3rd, 1917 Seeking authority for armed neutrality Wilson speaks like an ancient prophet The Armistice, November 11, 1918 The Paris Conference LOUIS PASTEUR BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Pasteur, scientist and medical discoverer He came from peasant stock PAGE 67 68 69 70 70 71 71 72 73 74 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 88 He is attacked by paralysis His last researches Later vindications of his faith SARAH BERNHARDT DRAMATIC ART Sarah is born, eleventh of fourteen children She makes her début at the Théâtre-Francais |