▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁admit ▁himself ▁into ▁an ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁Elli ott ▁had ▁a ▁compet itive ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brother . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁O yst er ▁Bay ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁and ▁through ▁his ▁ancest or ▁Corn el ius ▁Van ▁Sch a ack ▁Jr ., ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Sch uy ler ▁family . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁academ ically ▁more ▁successful ▁than ▁The odore ; ▁however , ▁he ▁eventually ▁was ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁his ▁older ▁brother . ▁This ▁competition ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁daughters . ▁Elli ott ▁en rolled ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁School ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁He ▁performed ▁well ▁academ ically ▁though ▁had ▁to ▁soon ▁withdraw ▁and ▁return ▁home ▁after ▁unexpected ly ▁falling ▁ill . ▁Elli ott ▁maintained ▁a ▁char ming ▁and ▁wins ome ▁person ality ▁all ▁his ▁life , ▁which ▁mask ed ▁a ▁growing ▁drink ing ▁problem ▁that ▁started ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁Hun ting ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Texas ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁young ▁Ro ose vel t ▁made ▁two ▁hunting ▁tri ps ▁into ▁West ▁Texas . ▁The ▁first ▁journey ▁ign ited ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁w ilder ness . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁trip , ▁the ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁cousin , ▁ 2