The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-24
NORWICH DEFENDED.
What the Mortified Institution is Doing
Described.

The state OF Vermont has for man.
years seen lit to appropriate morey to
wards the maintenance OF military col
: lege within its borders. That college ha
produced such results as to place II a
the top OF list Of all such institutions
1t is noted that in the report of thu
educational commissions Norwich is men
toned as one OF class OF sixteen. Thi
! would give the average reader wrong
idea. The war department list OF mill
tary colleges, or those colleges which are
essentially military, and which have
been placed in the class NJ. G., shows but
tour which are rated as Distinguished;
these are: Norwich university, the Nir
ginia Military institute, the Citadel OF
! South Carolina. and the Texas Agricul.
tural and Mechanical college. When il
is considered what large number of mil
tary schools and colleges there are in
the United States. the fact that Norwich
has only three other colleges in its class
may well appeal to the pride of the de-
scendants OF the Green Mountain Boys
particularly az it is the only college OF
this group north of the Mason and the
Dixon line.
Military colleges are run upon princ-
pies tending to develop all the best in a
man, "A love of country, chiyalry. ability
to obey and to command intclli9ently, a
knowledge of human nature Of how to
deal with the various phases OF it. The
men learn how to organize; how to use
| intelligently and effectively the material
AT hand with which they have to work.
They learn the military history OF the
United States; they learn the horrors of
war and they learn those rules which the
Hague Tribunal and Geneva Convention
wish all the armed forces OF the world
knew and abided by
{ All interested will do well to visit
Mortified and see for themselves the
methods used to develop the above men
| TONED traits in the cadet corps.
Without thorough investigation the
Vermont commission states in its report
that "the commission is informed that
actually more time is devoted to things
military ut Norwich than at West Point
The report proceeds from this point,
commenting on this statement as though
il were n fact This might lead one to
believe that the report was compiled on
the principle that the "end justities the
means The statement referred to would
naturally produce bad effect on the minds
Of many readers who would question
the necessity OF having more time spent
on military at Norwich than at West
Point. Any one sufficiently interested
10 find out the truth OF this sta tement
may procure from both the institution in
question, official data correct in every
d~tail. which will prove that the state
ment is far from correct.
For the information of those interest
ed to learn the manner of gaining a mill |
tary education at Norwich, it should be !
said that most Of the instruction OF a /
theoretical nature is given through a sys !
tenn OF short lectures and quizzes. A |
certain amount OF military history and |
OF the more elementary branches has TO |
be studied and recitcd upon. But the |
greater part of the more advanced mill
tary work is given in a practical way. |
Cadets are required TO do things and as
-ume responsibility during the time set
for instruction. The principles OF camp
ing, cooking. methods Uf warfare. mill
iary engineering, field firing combat
practice. etc. are taught BY having the
corps perform their various duties, fol-
Owed By discussions ia which mistakes
ire made apparent and proper methods
Not as much time is required for the
military work as is easily taken by men
Il uon-military Institutions for rccrea-
ion. At Norwich the military depart.
pent fills in some OF this time and fur
fishes the cadets with healthy system
If training interesting and entertain
uc character building and body build.
ng These young men often volunteer
or work of a military nature, and thus
pend hours that would otherwise b. !
iven TO idlcnes, or 10 thinking up some
gay OF CREATING q diversion. Young men 9
auuot spend an morning and all after
.oon and evening studying and accomplish
he best results.
Every college should provide activi-
ie, interesting 10 the whole student
ody. End tending 20 upbuild each aud
very one In physique and IN character.
ootha'l baseball, tennis and track are
Il good mlt they do not insure 10 every
.udeut the physical exercise which
lould be his. nor supply TO him the
lnscipuness Of being Of and of taking .
art in any great common project OF the ,
hole student body The splendid team y
ork bv the few who share in the sports
as no counterpart in general team work
Ivolvue an IN the military colleges
iltary EXERCISE supply tie means both .
" physical Development and for general
am Wark-a moral Impetus Tor each o.
au To DO bis part exactly as il should
done in cooperation with all the rest. ..
With the military training concurrent
aiding 81 our history opens to the mind ~
these men the crrors 81 military -
.lIcy whioh in the past while not keep u
Z us from war. ha- Handicapped those
,ou whom it- conduct tell and has u
altirlied many times the los. 81 life Z.
"a The destruction OF property ncces- ~
uly eutsiled
We may b. assured that men 80 train q
81 taught. uhIle the last % approve ~
mllItarist7 policy. such a. has been y
p curse Of Europe win equally stand
sinst the folly 81 the extremist. who I,
add disbani cur army. sink our navy, "
A d possible. eKpuurr from The pages
olf history the story oi the patriotic
l5ttnH ulI.h made. and has kept this
1atiaH
Aien .H thr rar'v sumHer Our eiuaa-
nai rafafu .s-.on. referring e. Norwich
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