October 3 has come and gone without causing a ripple here in Worcester, even at the Bancroft School. On Oct. 3, 1800, George Bancroft was born in a modest frame house on what is now Salisbury Street.

Daniels' home," detailed the next day's Worcester Telegram. The unveiling of a stone memorial in honor of George Bancroft coincided with what would have been the Worcester-born statesman's 100th ...