The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-05-06

ed several military schools. among
them being one az Portsmouth. Va.
Pennsylvania employed him 10 in
struct IFS militia officers in camp.
Observation-Disclosures
and IN 1897 he led body oi men IN
terested i'm military affairs abroad TO
study famous battlehelds and 10 look
into the latest military devices OF
Europe
When Capt. Partridge resigned the
presidency OF Norwich he was sue
ceeded by Truman u. Ransom. promi
nent in military circles in Vermont.
his associate in the conduct OF the
school Ransom had graduated from
the school in 1925. and was a soldier
patterned after his tutor. Capt. Part
ridge.
In 1896 he took the cadets on a
march through New Hampshire and
Massachusetts. camping on Boston
Common. where they were the cyno-
sure OF many eyes and we're shown
many courtesies by Bostonians.
Al the breaking out Of the Next
can war he volunteered his services.
He was a stanch democrat and stout
~ supported President Polk. He
had been his party nominee for gov
ernor OF Vermont. and for other min
or political Offices In that state.
Franklin Pierce OF New Hampshire.
who was 20 be one OF Folks major
generals 70. service in Mexico. was
his personal friend.
Gen. Pierce was one OF the trus-
tees OF Norwich university. Pierce
was elected colonel of the New Eng.
land regiment raised for the war.
Each OF the New England states out
side OF Massachusetts contributed
two companies TO this regiment as
its quota and some OF the overflow
of the Massachusetts, regiment enlist
ed in the New England regiment.
When the first shot was fred on
Sumter the men OF Norwich volun-
teered. They fought in the army
and navy OF both the Blue and tho
Gray and they upheld the fame OF
their alma mater
In the period Immediately proceed
ing the Civil war Rev. DIR. Edward
Bourns. an Irish schoolmaster and
scholar. was president of the college.
He was n graduate OF Trinity college
Dublin and was beloved by faculty
and students alike. Associated with
! him was Gen. Alonzo Jackman. prom
nent in military circles of the state
and for several years the drill mas
ter of the New Hampshire militia.
"Conspicious aside from those al
| ready mentioned" says Mr.. Sheldon.
are the names of the gallant Gen.
William 5. Hartney. 20. who succeed
ed Gen. Ransom in command. and
was frst TO enter the fortress OF Cha
pultepic at the head OF the Gallant
Old 9th." in the Mexican war; the
brave and energetic Maj. Gen. Rob
ct II. Milroy. '43 who served with
distinction both in the Mexican and
Civil wars; Gen. y. b. Gleason 40.
George w. Balock AZ, and scores Of
others. who bore most distinguished
parts
Admiral Dewey is the third Nor
witch cadet who has commanded a
feet in the Pacific. The first was
Commodore JOSHUA Tatnall. '23, who
aided the English in their encounter
with the Chinese at Peiho, and exp
lained his action later by the famous
saying. Blood is thicker than water 20
That the recent graduates are as
patriotic as those in earlier DAYS ,
shown rom the tact that over 90 per
cent of the graduates since 1850 vol
unteered to serve in any capacity in
the Spansh-American war" adds the
same authority. Tho president OF
the Norwich University Alumni asso-
citation of Boston offered Gov. VOL
colt regiment Differed by Norwich
university graduates and received
the personal thanks of the governor
and the assurance that it would be
accepted if there was a further call
for troops. Although the war was of
short duration not a few Mortified
graduates were in service.
| NtAo HiNOuH etluOUS lntlu were
Commander George A. Converse 6S
who commanded the Montgomery
Commander George p. Colvocoresses,
81 who was with Dewey's fleet in
Manila; Lieut. Edward VI. Peters 80
of the New Jersey Naval Militia
Lieut.. Hiram l.. Bearse '97. United
States Marine Corps; Maj Henry B.
Jersey, 'S5, who was serving as ad.
jutant general of New Mexico before
the beginning of hostilities, became
major of the LIST. United States Vol
unteer cavalry. and commanded the
same during part of the campaign in
Cuba; Capt. Frank l.. Howe so, LIST
Vermont regiment; Capt Charles w
Meade 81. LIST Montana Regiment
/ (now at Manila) Capt c. S. Carleton
90, 1st Maine regiment; Lieut.. Ed
ward A. Shuttleworth. 81, Unite,
States artillery: Lieut.. Frederick NJ
Barstow, rs, 1st United States Vol
: unteer Engineers; Lieut. Charles L