The Washington times., 1894-10-14
OFFICERS FOR THE CADETS
Their Appointment an Important Event
for High School Boys.
CHANGE FROM FORMER TERMS
All the Schools to Have Representation
Among the s-Non-commis-
stoned Posts to Be Filled at Later Day
Noticeable Lack of Large Young Men.

The all important event in which the aver
age member of the High School Cadet Regi-
ment experiences the greatest interest and
concern will occur tomorrow afternoon at
the various high schools, when the commits
stoned officers for the cadet corps will be ap-
pointed
Prior to this term the Central School. being
the largest representative body in the organi-
zation and forming its headquarters, all regi-
mental officers were assigned from classes
there. but on account of the rapid increase
and immediate growth in the number of com
panies at the branch schools it was recently
decided TO give these schools representation
among the commanding officers OF the organi-
zation. The colonel Of the regiment will be
appointed from among the graduating stu
dents of the Central School, as previously, but
the commission of the lieutenant colonel will
be issued to one of the fourfh-year members of
the Eastern High School. All superior officers
of the First Battalion will be taken from the
Central School. The major and sergeant major
of the Second Battalion will be appointed
from the Eastern School, while the appoint
ment of adjutant will be made at the Com
mercial School,
Examinations of those from among whom
the commanding cadets have been selected
were held Thursday afternoon and the likely
applicants were given "a rigid test before
Major Burton r. Ross, thes drill instructor,
and Luther B Reichelderfer, his assistant.
Such examinations are given in the presence
of military board and aside from disclosing
Just what the applicant has learned about the
drill book the military experts are able to
form some conclusion as to the abilities OF the
cadet to commnad and his general personal
appearance. Tomorrow afternoon the COM
missioned officers only will receive their ap-
pointments, the non-commissioned posts be-
ing filed at some later day.
REARRASGENENT OF COMPANIES.
One OF the most distinctive changes to be
made in the regimental line this year will be
the Encouragement of companies in battalion
formation to comply strictly with the tactical
requirements. There will be one company
transferred from the Second Battalion TO the
First. According to all military precedent
when two battalions only comprise the regi-
ment and these two battalions are OF unequal
SIZE the first battalion, carrying the colors,
has the larger number of companies in its
formation. When, in 1891, companies were
established at the branch schools only three
were organized and they were enlisted TO the
corps as the Second Battalion, the companies
at the Central school composing the first
battalion.
The newly created battalion, with surpris-
ing rapidity, grew to a five-company forma-
ton, but on account of the distance which
they would have to go to participate in
battalion drills if placed in the First Battalion,
these companies were kept in the Second
Battalion. Then the corps was represented
! at the different schools in the following ap-
portionment: Companies A, B, @, and ID OF
the Central school, forming the First Battalion;
| Companies and G of the Eastern school, E
| and / from the Commercial, and from
Georgetown. making up the Second Battalion
! Company Il iron this year on viii no longer