Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-27
THE DRILL OF THE CADETS
Program for the Annual Competition Next
Month.
Movements That VIII Test Their
Knowledge of Tactfcs-Instruc-
lions to Contestants.

The program for the annual competitive
drill Of the High School Cadets, to take
place May "a and %, has been completed
The drill will be held in the old base ball
park on North Capitol street. The program
is so arranged as to test thoroughly the
knowledge of the cadets Of every movement
known In regular tractics. 1t Is as follows:
Part 1.-The arms will be stacked the
company marched a few PAGES to the rear
and the following movements. without arms,
executed: 1. Right and left-hand salutes, by
the numbers. 2. Facings to the right and
left 8. About face. 4. Rest. s. At ease
g. Change step. 7. To the rear. g. BY the
right and left tanks. from direct STEP
.. FAN out. 10. Mark time. IL. Short STEP
II Double time. b. Short step, double time
IA. Mark time, double time. Is. Change STEP
double time. 10. Right and left steps
IA: Back step Is March to the stack and
Part Ill. Open ranks. 2. Present. 8.
Carry. Right shoulder. 8. Carry. g.
Port. Carry. 9. Order. 3 Port. 10.
Right shoulder. IA. Order. Is. Fix bayonet
18. Carry. II. Charge bayonet IS. Order
10. Charge bayonet. 20 Order. p. Port
Close ranks. 25. Stack arms. 20. Parade
rest
Part I'LL. Load 2 Fire two volleys at
200 yards. same objective. 8. Fire one VOL
T.
one volley at $50 yards. new objective. 5.
Fire one volley at 800 yards, new objective
Q. Cease firing, load. Z. Fire at will at 100
yards. 9. Open and close chamber.
Part W.. March in line and halt. g
Right and left turn quick and double time)
B. Company right and left. 4. Marching in
line, pass obstacle. 5. Oblique in line and
halt. 9. Oblique in tours, mark time and
resume obliQue. Z. Form column of files.
8. Form tours. 0. Form column of twos.
10. Form tours. H. Form line. Advance, In
double time, 100 yards. halting and firing
kneeling twice. with blank cartridges; then
time. hating and firing lying down to orig
inal front twice, with blank cartridges. II.
Marching in line at a right shoulder-halt.
Ii. Place company In march, arms at an
order. ID Halt company at a carry. 10.
Halt company at a port. 16. Change file
closers to opposite TANKS, while marching.
Il. Form line toward file closers. is. Form
line to the front. 10. Being in line-double
time-execute the following without chang
ing to quick time. March in column of
fours to the front from the right; oblique to
the left: oblique to the right; change direc-
ton to the left; form line to the left; march
to the rear, twice; march in column of fours
to the front from the left; form line ON the
left.
The Instructions.
Fer the information of the cadets. the
following instructions have been attached to
the program.
1. Movements will be executed in the order
Of arrangement given in the program.
2 1t is not to be understood that each
movement in every case can be executed
from the preceding one. The movements
will be given and you are expected to use
your own means to execute them.
3. Any movement passed will be marked
''0' and cannot be taken up.
4. The company will be marched upon the
drill ground and formed in line fifteen yards
In front of the judges and reported to the
senior officer of the board.
L 8. When marching, the distance passed
over must be sufficiently great to enable
the judges to determine the proficiency OF
each command. In every instance the pre-
scribed movement must be fully executed
before passing to the next on the program
8. At the conclusion of the drill the COM
pany will be marched to the grand stand
and presented to the judges.