Warren Harding Warren went to school at Blooming Groves one room school. He showed early instincts of the declamation. When he was 14, he entered Ohio Central College. He graduated after two years with a bachelor’s degree in science. He and two of his friends acquired a small town paper, the Marion Star. In five years the star became the foremost paper and most successful small town papers in Ohio. In 1914 the Star was earning him an income of $20,000 a year. He also was elected to the U.S. Senate. He was elected as a Republican to the state Senate in 1899 and he became one of the most popular senators in Columbus. Harding's Republicanism and his vibrant speak