Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-21
THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
A Regimental Drill at the Arsenal Yes
terday.
Low the Different Companies Ac.
quilted Themselves-The Conn
pctitivc Company Drills. -

For nearly two months past the young
men composing the High School Cadet
regiment have been putting in four hours
and more of good solid drill each week,
but in all that time not single oppor-
tuhity was given the admirers Of the corps
to compare the companies one with an
other until yesterday, when the regiment
put in appearance at the arsenal for a
long afternoons drill.
At 80 o'clock the nine companies de-
bouched upon the field, in command of
Col. w. Morgan Shuster and Lieut.. Col.
Harry Leonard. Some preliminary regi-
mental maneuvers We're executed, and then
the captains took charge of their respective
men for the afternoon. A few weeks ago
me companies representing the Eastern
High School We're not thought to have
much of show for the prize dag, but the
eXhlblt1on they put up at the arsenal yes
terday, and that of G company in particu-
lar, changed that opinion. The boys from
capitol Hill seem to excel in the manual,
while the same may be said of the Centrals
In regard to the foot movements. Capt.
Tausslgs men from Georgetown have been
looked upon as the prospective wearers CT
the red ribbons, but yesterday they did lot
seem to put up as good drill as usual.
Four rounds of blank CARTRIDGES were
served out to each of the $50 cadets, to be
used in firing by companies, and in each
case the results of careful training was ap-
parent. Taken all in all, weather favoring,
the annual company competitive drill OF
the High School Cadet Corps is expected
to bring out a better exhibition this year
than last. At the drill at the arsenal
grounds yesterday afternoon there were
present Principal +. r. Lane; the military
instructor, Maj. Burton r. Ross, and his
assistant, l.. H. Reichelderfer; while
among the spectators were a number of
well-known army officers.
Program of the Drills.
Preparations are now about complete for
the competitive drills, which take place
Thursday and Friday of this week at the
National Base Ball Park The board of
judges is composed of Capt. Constantine
Chase, fourth artillery, L.. S. A, chairman;
Capt. John T. French, of the fourth arti-
lery, and Lieut.. Henry H. Whitney, also
both days promptly at o'clock, and on
Thursday afternoon Capt. English and d
company will be the first to go through
the program, and they will be followed by
company Z, Capt Sommer; company A,
Capt. Auer; company b, Capt Butts, and
company H, Capt. Taussig, in the order
named. Friday afternoon the second bat
TALON will drill, and the order is as follows:
Company l, Capt. Grayson; company L,
Capt Jones; company F. Capt. Sites, and
company G, Capt. Howard. At the conclu-
sion of the last company drill on the last
day a regfmental dress parade is to be
given. In the meantime the judges will
have been consulting about the merits of
eacn exhibition, and when they shall have
reached a decision the winning captain and
company will be marched forward the cap
tain to receive the Allison Nailor medal
the company the much-beribboned prize
nag, and the individual cadets composing 1t
the red ribbons, the emblems of victory 1t
Is very likely that the Mt. Pleasant Drum
Corps will provide all the necessary music
for the occasion. assisted, as usual. by the
boys on the bleachers whistling the High
School Cadets March,"