The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-02
NORWICH UNIVERSITY.
Appreciative Statement Made BY David
Hinshaw of Rough Riders.

Norwich university has record of
| purposeful accomplishment unequalled by
any other educational institution in the
country" said David Hinshaw, secretary
of the Rough Riders association com
mittee recently, "and all Vermonters
should justly take great pride in Nor
wich."
| The Rough Riders of the Spanish
American war, in an act of patriotic serv-
| ice are attempting to secure Sl50,000 for
| Norwich and Mr.. Hinshaw visited Yer
mont to secure local support. This mon
! ey is to be used in erecting a new riding
hall, new stables and new commons
hall. Practically one third of the amount
is already subscribed.
Probably the reason Norwich has not
had fuller support in Vermont is because
people are prone to think only of distant
objects as super excellent" continued MIR.
Hinshaw. Few OF our intimates are he
roes or great men and so it has been with
Norwich. With the accomplishments of
her former cadets this institution for 9s
years has been constantly attesting to
the striking value of military training.
Norwich has furnished one Of the
IUItt llldb Lits GOuULIN mas ndu
dewey; Horatio Seymour, the presi-
dental candidate of the Democrats in
1868, was a Norwich man. Junius Spen-
Ger Morgan, founder of j. 2. Morgan & |
Co., attended Norwich from 1926, and |
Gideon Welles. secretary of the navy UNI |
der Lincoln, was one of the two cabinet |
members Norwich has furnished the ma
tion. William R. Meade, the world re- |
nowned architect, was once Norwich ca |
Diet; and the builder of the first railroad |
in the country. the Pottsyille & Danpille |
railroad in Pennsylvania, was Moncure |
Robinson, Norwich 1924 The builder of /
the first transcontinental railroad in |
America was Gen. Granville M. Dodge, |
Norwich 1851. and the road was the I'm
ion Pacific. The builders of the Northern
Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grande
railroads were Norwich graduates.
Norwich has furnished three foreign
ministers for the United States govern
ment, Is congressman, and five United
States senators. Thirteen former cadets
of Norwich became governors of different
states. Six Norwich men became rear
of the navy, and 81 became gem
erals in the military forces of the coun-
tlN, NHtif zoo nave nttu bIt lduk
colonel to captain, inclusive.
at may he of interest to point out
that Norwich has furnished more officers
of the United States army for every war
in which this country has been engaged
since the war of 1912, than any other in
stitution of learning in the country ex-
cept West Point. Nearly 600 Norwich
men held commissions in the Civil war.
Norwich undoubtedly would not now
have to call upon the general public for
support had she not given her sons 60
when the call came to pre-
serve the union. The generation OF men
who would now be able to give literally
TO their alma matter for the most part
rest in soldiers graves in the battlefelds
Of the South
"The Norwich training is nearly
model. The accomplishments of former
Norwich cadets is proof enough that the
standing of the university is
'ully merited. The endorsements of the
Institution of Gen. Hugh l.. Scott and
zen. Leonard Wood and the reports of
ocular army inspectors which help to
make up the official records of Norwich
n the war department at Washington in
licate the high place Norwich occupies
Is an Institution of sound learning and
raining for high national service.
"A few philosophical gentlemen, to-
either with few of the Norwich alum
ii, have joined the Rough Riders to help
ecure the remainder of the Sl50,000
Ieeded for the buildings. The federal
government, recognizing the unique and
Elective work of Norwich, has designated
he university as sole cavalry unit. senior
ivision, reserve officers training corps.
~ this designation and under provision
( the national defense act of last June
Norwich win receive support from the
ederal government in the nature of mill
airy equipment, uniforms, mounts and
orage for them.
This help will be Forthcoming and a
till greater field of service will be opened
Or Norwich as soon as new stables and
new riding hall have been provided.
he present riding hall is inadequate and
he present stables are unsafe I know
no public enterprise" concluded Mr..
Iinshaw, "where a dollar invested now
i'll bring greater or more lasting re-
Irns than one given TO Norwich univer~
ty"
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