The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - was immediately changed to oneof admiration, because everything calls it forth irresistibly,from the beaut\- of the remarkable location to the minutestdetails, as far as revealed to us of this institution, one of thefinest of its kind in the world. Within these walls uuin\- remembrances of vour historyrecur to our minds. We recall that Sherman, the audaciousleader of the march to the sea; that McClellan, whosegenius checked the invading armies at Antietam; that Sheri-dan, who snatched victory from defeat
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - was immediately changed to oneof admiration, because everything calls it forth irresistibly,from the beaut\- of the remarkable location to the minutestdetails, as far as revealed to us of this institution, one of thefinest of its kind in the world. Within these walls uuin\- remembrances of vour historyrecur to our minds. We recall that Sherman, the audaciousleader of the march to the sea; that McClellan, whosegenius checked the invading armies at Antietam; that Sheri-dan, who snatched victory from defeat in the valley of theShenandoah, and his adversary. Early; that Thomas, thehero of Chickamauga, and his opponent. Hood; that Grant, (llu). Centennial Banquet. 11 r the glorious victor, Lee, the glorious vanquished, of the lastbattles of the civil war, and many others whose deeds ofvalor have filled all lands with wonder, have graduated an institution has such a glorious past it will have asimilar glorious fiiture. To m}^ admiration, I confess, was joined at first a certain,yes, and even a double, surprise—the surprise of finding analread} old institution in ^-our young country and that offinding mjself, a man of peace, among warriors. But intothis centennarian Academy passes a spirit of perpetual 3-outhas these brave and bold generations succeed one another;and even nonmilitary men, like myself, can appreciate theimmense benefits of such a school, in which you not onlyprepare ^-oung men for possible wars, but also give them themost desirable education that youth can receive in our times,exercising them in such qualities as are considered the bestin human nature, the most necessary in social life, the mostusef
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