Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
MEMORY OF SAMPSON
Imposing Window in Naval
Academy Chapel Unveiled
WITH SIMPLE EXERCISES
Many Ranking Officers of the Navy
Present.
ADMIRAL MAHAN THE ORATOR
Beautiful Tribute to American Of
ficer-Held Up as Fitting Model
for Midshipmen
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November 21.-With
simple but appropriate ceremonies. an
imposing and beautiful window to the
memory of Rear Admiral William T.
Sampson was unveiled at the Naval Acad-
envy Chapel this morning Members of
the late officers family were present, and
many of the ranking officers of the navy
came TO Annapolis TO pay honor to one
who has always occupied a high place
in the estimation of his comrades in the
service. The window was presented to
the institution on behalf of the donors
by Rear Admiral F. E. Chadwick and
was accepted on the part of the Academy
by the superintendent. Capt. Charles j..
Badger
The orator of the occasion was Rear
Admiral A. T. Mahan, the historian of
the navy and eminent writer on naval
subjects. The full brigade of midshipmen
was present and Admiral Sampson was
held up to them a fitting model for
them to follow in their careers.
The window was unveiled at the com
pletion of the remarks of Admiral Chad
wick. the audience standing while the
Star Spangled Banner was played. The
cords which unveiled the window were
drawn by the two sons of the late ad-
miral. Midshipmen Ralph f. Sampson and
IldI d. SdiIpsOll
Fitting Symbol of Career.
Rear Admiral Mahan said. in part, that
the memorial window. which had been
erected by the countrymen of Admiral
Sampson, and particularly by his COM
rades in the navy. was a fitting symbol
of the career of that distinguished officer.
1t was fitting. he said. that such a per-
sona!ity should be represented to pos
terity, that it might learn from it the
lessons of calm patience. the devotion to
duty and the courage which marked his
lifa, and the final success which crowned
it.
He spoke of the final success of Ad-
miral SIMPSONS career advisedly. he
said because whatever may have been
the ideas that some held as to tho china Y
of that life. those in the service. his
comrades in arms, recognized that his
was the plan that produced the final out
come of the blow which ended the war
with Spain. Admiral Sampson had. he
said the absolute regard of his brothers
i'm the service and their complete con-
fidence Admiral Mahan said that he
spoke with knowledge when he said that
Admiral Sampson stood among his brother
naval officers as the very highest type
of the American naval officer in patience,
calmness. devotion to duty and courage.
Ideals of American Navy.
The speaker said that for convenience
and to mark natural line in history the
terms old navy and new navy had been
used, but that there was real line be-
tween them. The devotion and the pro-
fessonai ideals of both had been and are
the same. Such men as Jones and Ridde.
in the war of the revolution: of Perry,
Decatur and McDonough. in the war of
1S12: of Farragut and Porter and Foote
and host of others in the civil war, and
Dewey and Sampson. in the war with
Spain, were all actuated by the same
spirit of devotion. the ideals which were
ever before the officers of the American
navy.
Admiral Mahan paid n high tribute to
the singleness of purpose which inspired
Admiral Sampson to constantly seek to
attain higher proficiency as d naval Off
Ger. his patience. his enuipose and his
absolute disregard of personal danger.
He was never known. the speaker said
to do an unkind act speak an unkind
word This was ever his attitude toward
his brother officers, the midshipmen and
the enlisted men.
Qualities Manifested Early.
He said that Admiral SIMPSONS quail
ties began to manifest themselves at d
very early age, and when he was but