The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
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same ana for the next two wears was
lieutenant governor of the connoon-
wealth. iiiiiloli-
me trlte saying that the child is mar
elt 10 the man is fully sustained in all
the stores OF the future soldiers earlier
Years. Every letter of sympathy sent
~ lLe SoffoWlng parents bears special
"lIhess to the young officers manliness
ana modesty traits by no means engen-
uered, though they may have been fos-
tered, by his military training Tba
| second lieutenant, at o. calm. aud cour-
aseous, under calling fire, his very
Ilfst exposure, was only the deyelonad
youth OF whom in his teens all his as
socrates say: IF he had faults, they
We're not inevidence." Never presumn-
tuous, but always reliable: cheerful
opedlent and thoughtful what wonder
thaI he Won the affections and approv-
al OF companions and instructors? II
was IN the first year of his high school
| NE that, as an exercise, he prepared a
4 llst OF poetic selections for each dav in
the year. What prophetic impulse was
u that prompted him to write these
lines for March Is?
oh, land of lands, to thee we give
Our prayers, our hopes, our service
free;
For thee thy sons shall nobly live.
ana at thy need shall die for thee. .
Can we think it chance that directed
ms Iiothef eyes to this selection, first
OF all, when she heard that he was
dead?
lie went from this school to the insti
tute In the class of 1897 but his stav
there was brief, for in April. 1893. with
others, he had taken a competitive ex-
animation for prospective vacancy at
west Point, and had won second place.
Inc entrance examinations We're held
at Fort Adams, Newport, r. l., the list
OF March, 1894. Inasmuch as his prin
| clpal failed, the appointment fefl 10
Benchley as alternate. To few in this
life Of ours comes such absolute realiz-
alton of hopes, dreams and aspirations
as that appointment gave. Unless some
one fails or dies, only one boy in more
than 100000 people can enter West
Point every four years. Many a bow
has longed for the sight, but Moses on
Nebo was not more effectually shut out
from his hearts desire. The tide in
this case was taken at it's flood, and
though the fortune to which it led was
brief, it was genuine and glorious. A
military education had been, from
childhood, the height of his ambition
Are you sure that you prefer the
academy" said his mother one day.
Suppose you knew that you could go
W ally COll6SG that YOU UllEIlI select,
what would you Think" Mamma y
was the ready reply, If l had money
enough to buy the best college in the
land, / still would prefer West Point,
for many man rich enough to pur-
chase a college can't enter the military
academy" Fortunate is the commun-
ity that can be represented by one of
such a spirit, a fit successor to the
many brave men who have represented
aitt in
school.
From this point on the remarks of
Senator Roe were descriptive of the
life of Lieut.. Benchley during his
| course in West Point and the suisse
quent events that followed his gradua-
ton and his departure to the scene OF
the campaign, that was his first AND
| last The story of his military life and
deeds was told with great vigor and
vividness. and the awful scene of his
death was affectingly described. The
many letters that were sent to the be-
reaved parents of the young lieuten.
ant We're also read in the course of the
| speakers remarks.
| THE Hymn Of Tribute" was sung al
the conclusion of Senator Roe's re.
marks, and then the address Of accept.
ance of the bust was made by DIR
Duggan, who spoke as follows
1T is with feelings of the highest APP
probation and respect that we offer tC
the donor our most grateful acknowl.
edgments for this most precious ant
priceless treasure. It was indeed a holy
and wholesome thought that prompted
our kind friend to give to this institu.
ton a sculpture Of the gallant boy who
drank from the fountain of knowledge
within her walls, where the seeds were
| implanted that in a few years bios.
somed out into that ardor of patrl.
otism, that nobility of character thai
shone forth in the exemplfication OF
the high ideal that the httest place foi
man to die is where he dies for man.