News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-10-18

until the troops could arrive from
America, and insurgent forces with
wild and passionate eagerness to
execute vengeance upon their OPP
pressors by fire and sword and
rapine. The sole responsibility for
the control of this situation rested
with Commodore Dewey. Foreign
Admirals were kept within bounds
by frmness which meant force The
Spanish army surrendered. The ma
tives respected the wishes of a victor
whom they feared, and of a wise
friend, whom they learned to love.
Commissioned to capture a feet, he
had conquered an Empire for his
country.
His task completed, he sails for
home.
There is no parallel in history of
this triumphal march. As his ship
carries his flag more than half way
around the globe, he is greeted at
every port in every country with the
honors due the naval hero of our
time. He is met as he enters the
superb gateway of our land at New
York by the loving welcome of sew
enty millions of his countrymen. On
bay and river our war ships, our mer-
chant marine and our pleasure yachts
dip their remnants and pass in re-
view. The Statue of Liberty illu-
mines harbor and shore with the
brilliancy of her greeting to the
worthiest of her apostles. The pro-
cession escorting him through the
streets of the metropolis is not a
Roman triumph with the spoils of
subjugated peoples and with captives
chained to the chariot wheels of the
conqueror. The cheering millions
along the route voice the acclaim of
the whole people for the Ameri an
who has done so much for his coun-
try, and the sailor whose deeds have
given greater lustre to our navy,
whose record has always been illus
trious. The presentation of the
sword voted by Congress by the
President of the United States in the
presence Of the Cabinet, the Supreme
Court, the Senate and the House of
Representatives at the Capitol was
the browning glory of this marvel
lous ovation.
Not yet it's elimination AMI its
lesson; not yet. That is reserved for
; his Alma Mater. saw Grant from
j, Appomattox and Sherman from the
l March to the Sea at West Point.
There was an afectionate signif-
, canoe in the welcome and approval
of the old Academy which no pageant
could give. The splendors of the
!, decorations, the brave array of sa-
, , luting soldiers and sailors have pass
ed; the echoes of the guns and strains
of martial music have died away.
With the associations and surround
ings of this seat of learning, the fac
ulty and students receive their fellow
,, student and honored alumnus. The
building which will arise upon the
corner stone now laid by Admiral
Dewey will remain for unnumbered
generations as a monument to the
advantages of a liberal education
| and the possibilities of American
citizenship.
The benefits of college course are
l not all found in text books, lectures
I and the library. They are the tools
. for use in practical life, but can be
had outside of the University. The
contact and attrition of ingenious
B, minds seeking the truth break the
e letters of prejudice and provincialism,
+ and cultivate the cosmopolitan spirit
/ which is necessary for success at this
4 time when the telegraph brings all
i the world in daily communication
: To learn where and how to find
2 quickly the history, facts, cases and
: subjects required is liberal learning
: The impress of great teachers upon
SuSCSpllDlC yOulH 10 lCll III hoplSi
r aims and purer ideals all through
d life. But the inspiration of living
:. breathing and working where the
# famous among the Alumni were col
: lege boys is of incalculable value
e Their spirits are ever present ii
n rooms and halls, at Rotations and
: on the campus. Every university
:. man echoes Kipling's sentiment:
J., Bless and praise we famous men
y Men of little sho wingl
For their work continueth,
And their work continueth,
Broad and deep continueth,
r Great beyond their knowing.
t The victory of Admiral Dewey has
e a far wider significance than the
/. heroism of the fight. 1t opened a
5 new chapter in the history of the
e United States. The lifting of the
d cloud of battle smoke from the
e waters of Manila bay revealed a new
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