The morning times., 1896-09-06
charley Smell, both of whom are crack

| Charley Smell, both of whom are crack
players.
Mr. Wilson, of the faculty. will. as usual.
! coach the Easterns, whereas Phil TiDdell,
jolly and all the other lusty blades OF the
| champion team of last year viii! give tieir
| advice to the Centrals. Dana White and
Eugene Cough may form a team from the
| strapping fellows at the Business, but, be-
ing without grounds, they Will have to
| journey to the Monument lot for practice.
| The Easterns also will seek new grounds,
as the lot back of their school will soon be
graveled. AS usual, series OF champion
ship games will be arranged between the
various teams.
Fall in" This command will sound
through the various High School drill halls
the first week in October, after the rou-
tine school affairs are Strengthened out
Then the squads OF raw recruits will be
drilled, and the old, familiar sounds of
Stand steady Look to the 'front.'"
stop shuffling those feet" will be heard
The Central will have its battalion; the
Eastern is to have four full companies;
Company II will again appear at the West
ern, and Company E may have a pace
maker in the resurrection of the defunct
Company /. Thus, the High School Resd-
ment will be back to its old-tirne basis Of
nine CO mpaRies.
1t would take prophet to lift the veil
Of the future and tell who is to walk in
front OF the lines and who as file closers:
who are to wear shoulder straps and who
chevrons.
At the Central the situation is particularly
complicated. great many appointments
were made by brevet at the end Of last
year and nearly all the Commissions are
held by third-year pupils who will return
this session. But the colonelcy is gener-
ally conceded to Capt. Julihn or Capt. Dan
iels, with the odds in favor OF the former,
as he has the highest average in the
school-95.T TO Daniels 92.9.
Conceding the consensus Of opinion to be
Correct, the lieutenant-colonelcy would re-
vert to Capt. Daniels or 10 Capt. Berry,
OF the Western. The candidates for major
of the First Battalion are Capts- Hoover
and Hoge land Lieuts, odand Howe The
four captairicies and two staff positions
will be filled frorn two of this quartet, and
the second lieutenauts, EPlatt. Farrell and
Hannen. Also Messrs. Talbot, McKeene
and Began will help fill the vacancies for
first lieutenants. II any of the coming
third-year class obtain commissions it will
be among Corps. Piper, Hoge. Wheeler and
turkey
NAMING THE OFFICERS.
or the Eastern. it is said j. Strother
Miller will be the major OF the Second Bat
talon. Walter French, one of the cap
tains, and Will Pearson or Richard Brant
the other The first heutenants, it is as
serted Will lie Herbert Hunter and Iceland
Story; second lieutenants, Pattison and
Hurd. II any Commission is given the
thirdyear class, Bethune, Tricky, Coyell,
Segmulie or Dawson will receive it.
At the Business the appointments will
probably be as follows: Captains, Dana
White and John Bdddham; lieutenants,
Meuller, Thomas, whitford and Amiss.
According to custom, the sergeants at
the western-walton, Craig, Mitchell. Hol-
comb and Jackson-wili be moved up.
First Lieut. Smote will be made captain.
His place will be taken by MCGOWAN. At
any rate. the officers will be competent ard
the regiment will again have for its old
watch word: Forward, march!'