The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
FINE MILITARY INSTITUTE.
FLORIDA is BUILDING UP SUCH &
SCHOOL AT BARLOW.

Importance of Such an Institution.
Confederate Generals Who Came
From Such State Institutions.
Movement to Erect a Monument to
OgIethorpe The Army Canteen.
Military Power and Missionaries.
Some Mistakes of Writers ON the
War.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, May
5-The state of Florida is trying to build
up a substantial military institute at Bar
tow, in Polk county, under the charge of
Maj Gen. Evander McIver Law, before
and since the Civil War an educator of
high rank. No state can afford TO be
without such an institution. The record
of the old Georgia Military Institute at
Marietta, of the famous Citadel in
Charleston, S. c., and the more renowned
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington,
stands before the world to shed luster up
on the young heroes who went forth to
battle from all these we'll conducted in
sttutions Where Gen. David Hunter of
the Union army destroyed the buildings
of the Virginia Institute, it was Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee who wrote to Gen. F. H. Smith,
the eminent superintendent that "the good
that has been done to the country cannot
be destroyed, nor can its name or fame
perish. With a truly prophetic vision he
added: 1T will rise stronger than before,
and continue to diffuse its benefits to a
grateful people" And a grateful people
gave some $4,000 to aid the state in restor-
ing the institute. But, alas! hardly the
ruins of the famous old Georgia Military
institute remain to view as a monument
OF Its once proud career.
A rapid glance at the roster of Confed-
crate generals shows valuable contribu-
IONS from the State Military Institute of
the South while all ranks, from colonel
70 private, Were filled by them with brave
thoroughly trained soldiers. The Virginia
institute sent Gen. John Echols, Col. r.
T. Colston, Gen. William Malone, Gen.
D. X. Jones, Gen. Robert e. Rodes (killed
N Dattle) Gen. Samuel Garland (lxilled in
pdttle); Gen. William Fl. Payne, Gen. w.
H. Terry ("Buck), Gen. A. c.. Jones,
zen. f. s. Bass, Gen. A. j. Vaughn, Gen.
D. L. Elliott, Gen. Thomas L. Munford,
zen. James A. Walker, Gen. Davidson b.
rem, Gen. j. b. Terrill and a brilliant ar
ray of regimental commanders into the
confederate service For years this noted
mlltary school has ranked next to West
roint Military Academy, and Savannah
ana Georgia have graduated from ii many
u me best military men within their bor-
uers' In railroad circles, at the bar, in
,ne state Legislature and elsewhere they
nave won a distinction that clearly shows
40" full, complete and practical, for all
.ne walks of life is the training of a well
'eguiated military institute.
Inc Brunswick movement TO erect a
monument TO Gen. James Oglethorpe, the
touhder of Georgia reminds me that some
twenty years ago l wrote brief para
sraph on the subject for "Taylor's Sesqui-
centennial Oglethorpe Souvenir" There
- no danger, l then said, that the name
VI Oglethorpe will ever fade from the
rev of future generations In history
eney VIII read of Oglethorpe University,
g ~ gle, hoppe Barracks, of Oglethorpe
ral h. OF Oglethorpe county, of Oglethorpe
squaIe' of oglethorpe street,