Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04
Ground Broken at Norwich
University by Captain
Clark, y. S. n.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD
Gather Mt Dewey's Alma Mater to do
Him Honor-Oration by Col.Kittredge
Haskins-Capt. Clark's Maiden Ef-
fort as an Orator Address by
Commander Brown,

Northhed, May dewey Day was OBJ
served with much enthusiasm here to-day,
the occasion being marked by the breaking
of ground for a Dewey Memorial Hall 1T
Norwich University by Capt. Charles T..
Clark late commander Of the Oregon. All
interest was conferred in him. 1t was OK
pcctcd he would arrive at one o'clock but
he came at $3.50 instead and there swere
only a few at the station to greet aim.
Those that were there however endeaNo"-
ed to make up by enthusiasm what they
lacked by numbers. He was met by
President Brown and after bowling and
smiling his acknowledgements was driven
10 the residence of Or. Brown. During
the forenoon he visited the University and
had d visit with the cadets with whom he
conversed freely and interes tingly relat, Il
tho incidents of the 15,GH-milc trip of the
oregon and touched on the Santiago bat"
tie.
At 1870 the procession headed by the
Northfield band marched to the University
grounds. The procession was made up Of
the corps of cadets acting as escort for
capt CLARK, President Brown, Col. Has
kins invited guests, trustees and faculty
of the university and slce club all IN car
riaGes, followed by the Order of Fures; ers
and both the Grand Army Posts and some
100 citizens and visitors.
At the South side Of Dodge hall was
erected a platform on which sat capt.
Clark, president and trustees Of the uni
versity. The programme WAS as follows: ::
Music by the band, remarks by Prosi-
dent Brown, music by the gl"o club, pray
er by Ds. Hazen, address by 'ol. Has
kire Music nv the cleo clun. breaking of
Ibn pround fo,. Dewey hail bv cant
CLARK closinr with a salute Of II guns by
the corps Of cadets.
In opening his remarks President Brown
said in part:
"Sya arc Gathered 1s ritiycrs of this
,,re,+ rnn,l,If. in ,urnm.n,or1tiou of tho
,,Iorious actiou ar Manila b,v. where one
Iear ago TODAY undos, ,h. lead of one
1yhom thn world now rsa!ses. DESTROYED
Tho Snanieh soua.lron ,c-acticaIv lore
frorr Snaiu the co,ouies sh. had used for.
hor own saltish nurnoses openpl a new
,,ort for tb. T-nitnd St1tas and cuanred
tho man of tho world This great sea fight
in the dariro of It's tactics \icor of il :
.xccutior ana absolute completrness OF its
,esults takes rank with the greatest that
are RECORDED in history: it has opened a
who have been dwelling in fancied Sc
'Iusioh' u''hihdlul oI tn'I' Ir"l po"'i
and real place in the world 1t has brought
d ne" ana p''Pcr St"fe W l"o lc'po''9,"'i-
tcS "Iu'H d I""C' '"l' "9i'''o ~ We d
great power muru ASSURE III l'le "o' "a
"i'ch mas neeu sIEeH 1t; we mus uo "ui
snare ol ti' WORM 'dN' u' ''V "'''l'
man puTuch ana i'o' cNP', otHNS ~
10 II Tor us, As cltlz'ns o' vermont we
are proud that IL was " Nrrihoht@r that
Jtd lllS 'e1t 10 N',oiE' 'Ha' ~ - "
Nermohter thal Wor'h'N wears tne hlN IL
est HoHoT9 10 u" 'eSLoNtu' A9 'ltl"''S ol
Washington county we gre EIaa mat II
was Wlthlh tll' h"uh''S 81 tl"' county ~
u%ew the inspiration Whiin mas !aler inaNt
him the lo'emoSt Nerm"hirr' AS ci''2ehs
of Northfeld ana espera'lT as members
or friends o1 NorWicA university we zee
prou1eSt OF an OF me ta'' lndt inc gree
ana "nealth'r TO law "llHIh 'he vans o'
inns uhlN"rsllE' "nlcn StdHuS "lthou'
}eer IN us own 9afuHui"r lIhe "l Worh
our ultimit" pu"pose IN SdthcEhS hTe Is
not onlN 10 h"nor NorwlGh srealeSt sot m
nut 10 p"elh Norh WHlch VIII ie"dIl io'
Years 10 come h"l on "or'hF memo
@ '@ihl " [,''' q. .'''. l',',''
,tp i,,,in ,b, VIII ~ nnuov bsII Oh
'a,r,, ~ ,,'l'rr o,,,,Iato hi. ,,;.,t,,rs
'N'" ~ " "
COL. HASkINS' ADDRESS.
MT frcs!dcht LADIES ana "ehtiemeh'-
Assembled as We are on this May
day, the first anniversary of tha
brilliant naval victory achieved by al
alumnus of this university in the far dis
Lant Orient to break grOund on whiCl
shall rest the foundation stones of mon
umental building to be erected la his nanr
and to his honor, few remarks,-not /,
Ncrtised-prcdlcated upon thoughts tina
have occurred to mo may not be inappro
pirate on this occasion and in this pres
,Nce.
1t has oftentimes been said that whei
ourctathers erected this magnificent gov
erykaent which has come down to us
prfS8lpss heritage7-stnr shaped fashione
aIak$et In operatorsits vast and dversi
ile9Aachnery th6y-builded better IhaI
thUgsknew. Whoever has arrived "A
mdn's estate and has studied the hstor
of nations, and OF men, and kept himsel
in touch with events of tho ever-livin
present. cannot avoid the conclusion,
he would that
There is a divinity which shapes on
ends,
Rough how them as we will
$50 therefore when we consider tIo Mic
tory Of Norwich Tniyarsitv lis pa.t nn
nresont. made rcsulcndcnt through ~
iustro,s deeds ON land and sea and in IN
halls of legislation of its long list Of grad
,ates may II nor also he snid tbat who
can't Alder pa1tridpc a graduate mn,
+nssor and commandant of Inc I, < Min
tarv Academy at West Point. returned +