The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-18
WILL COME TO NoRTHFIELD.
Brig.-Gen. Albert l.. Mills to Attend
Norwich Commencement

Mortified, June lS..-President Spoon
er has received a letter from Genera
Leonard Wood, chief of staff saying
that orders have been issued whereby
General Mills will be here on commence
ment day, the Goth Brig. Genera
Albert l.. Mills is chief of the division
OF militia affairs and was breveted brig
adler general for splendid display OF val
been seriously wounded.
The following is quoted from General
Woods letter:
"We are all of us very much inter
ested in the military work which is be-
ing done at Norwich university. Its
high character and excellence, as indi.
Gated by its standing for years, mean
very much to US from military stand
point. find in looking over the reports
of recent years the following extracts
showing the work the university has
done;
81. Extract from inspection report,
Company A, signal corps, V. N. c., by
Capt. j. B. Douglass, signal corps, U. S.
army, dated April %, 1913: This is an
excellent organization. IL il composed
entirely OF students at Norwich univer-
sity, a fine body of young men who seem
to take the greatest pride in their com
pauy. For discipline and general alert
ness ! do not believe they can be ex
celled by any organization of their kind.
They are well instructed and soldierly.'
-. Extract from inspection report
LIST squadron. LIST cavalry, V. n. G..
troops A and b., by l.. c. Andrews,
captain. U. S. cavalry, dated April "a,
1913: The squadron is made up of an
exceptionally fine body OF young men,
the nucleus of fine organization in ease
of need. The men are exceptionally well
instructed, and discipline is OF high or
der
80. Norwich university reported as a
distinguished institution lone of the ten
selected each year. from 1904 to 1913,
inclusive.
a. Extract from college inspection
report, June 6, 1912, by Capt, w. II.
Raymond general staff.
IS. Extract from letter dated June
II, 1913, by Capt. S. J. b. Sehindel, gen
eral staff. college inspector of Norwich
for 1918; Not only was the
plant found to be in excellent shape,
but the instruction was of high grade. !
1.-The field exercise, which consisted
of an outpost problem, was exccllenrly
carried out.
These cadets have not only infantry !
work, but they have their mounted work |
besides. They are a part of the national
guard Of the state
IS. Only institution
in New England classed by the war de-
partment as distinguished.
Il. During the Civil war, of total |
Of 75l graduates known to be alive in
1861, 523 have known record of service
in the Civil war, the vast majority of
who mwere officers. This number t523l
IS over 80 per cent. of the total enroll
ment Of the university for the thirty
years previous to the Civil war. Seven
" per cent. of the enrolment from 1861
% 1864, inclusive, served in the Civil
war.
Paragraph contains remarkable.
statement, which | think will be enough
o warrant the strongest support of the
1t is certainly a splendid
ecord."
1t can be seen by the foregoing letter
hat Norwich is noticed 10 the very large ]
rcle of the central military offices OF Il
he United States and through it gets
veil merited attention, as is shown in
he ordering of General Mills here for