The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-13
Winners in the Competitive Drill-En-
tertainment by Graduating Glass.

Winners in the Competitive Drill-En-
tertainment by Graduating Glass.
The opening day of commencement week for
the university was a beauty and a success
From beginning TO end the weather was bright
and clear and quite like what commencement
weeks ought to be. There were two events. the
competitive drill OF the cadet corps az 2:3o p.
Tor the Lea,y medals and the exercises Of class
DAY at p N. in the university chapel.
At 2:O the cadet corps was formed
IN front of the main hall in the pres
enec OF the faculty, students, and an
assembly of visitors. Lieut. J. /. Hayden, COM
mandant, turned over the corps to G. w. Saum,
first lieuteant of Company D., First regiment,
n. q. W., who had been invited 20 act as judge
OF the competition. The whole corps was put
through exercises in the manual of arms, and
then the two officers proceeded to a short in
spectlon. The order was then given for the
competitors for the medals to unfx bayonets
ana step forward, and about twenty did so,
forming into single line. Lieut. saum
gave an order and Immediately upon its
execution pointed out several men, who
Immediately stepped out OF the line and to the
rear, to the sound of laughter from their non
competing brethren in blue in the rank behind
Other orders in the manual of arms were then
given, and at each successive one Lieut.. Saums
sword point was leveled at some unfortunate
and he retired, generally to the sound OF snuse-
was reduced to thres men. and in a moment
one of these. asergeant, fell out, giving SER
geants salute as he did 80. The two other re-
naming ones were Theodore Jenner, a
freshman. one OF the youngest and small
est OF the corps, and Hugh Langston,
special student, one of the tallest of the force
NJ. Saum appeared uncertain. He gave the
orders "ix bayonets,' ''parade rest" ''port
arms" and number OF others without appear
ing to be any nearer a decision. Then followed
the order "present arms," and almost imme-
diate-y the sword point went UP, indi-
eating defect in Langston's execu-
ton, and he retired, the second winner.
This time there was genuine applause
for Jenner. which was not diminished when
Lieut.. Hayden stepped forward and pinned the
Lcary gold medal on Jenner's breast and the
silver one on Langston's. Company was again
formed, series of foot movements executed
and the force marched off to the front of North
hall and was dismissed Dismissal was the sig
nal for some lively yelling on the part OF the
boys in honor of the winners.
Class day exercises IN the college chapel at
p. N. were interesting. The loom and stage
were beautifully decorated with flags and
coiors, the class motto in Greek letters appear
ing over the front Tho chapel was comfort
ably filled. Music was furnished by the college
orchestra, composed o! Bert Ostrum, bass viol;
Earl Jenner. flute; Ralph Ross, violin; F. E. b.
Smith, cornet, and Adella May Parker, accom-
PIANIST. On the stage sat the graduating class,
+. Otto Ceilings, class president; Adells May
Parker, vice president; Winnifred Ewing, sec.
Rotary; Grace Catch, treasurer, and Beatrice
Abigail karr. sergeant-at-arms
The programme began with music by the
orchestra This was followed by reminis-
cenees of class Interest by Miss Ewing
Miss Parker then made short address
on the class embiems aud colors,
and Miss Catch followed with an amusing re-
port of the mutual admiration committee, into
which the class had organized itself at previ
Gus meeting Frank Atkins sang q bass solo,
1.-THE Creole Love Song" The next number was
by Mr.. Ceilings and was extremely funny
address to the undergraduates, in the course of
which he presented TO the junior class u spade.
This was accepted by Roger S. Greene. jr., cap
tain OF the cadet corps. behalf of the class of
1891 Some music by the orchestra and a short