Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
High School Boys Who Have Served
Their Country.
MANY RECORDS OF DISTINCTION
A Proud Roster in All Branches Of
the Nations Defense.
G. ALLANT AND READY


oiiicers Is se4ec.eo' as 10 wen hno"n, iio.
every state In the Union West Point men.
though appointed by political influence,
are nicked men In most instances repre-
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applicants, 10 determine WHOM W "'"ihal"
ny competitive examination .A,e
40 nv III. ea'e' a u..iso,1 40 a.
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n.y. a' INC t'e'u eNatt''na .'o'''' =, =.
'he hish s'aiioai oe VI 'no .AA~
the retention OF any out the pest men al
impossbiiity, for any length of time. The
..fourth class" usually number about no.
rha,. ,,,o, o,a - -. aa,c.t.d IN No san.>
tnese men are " oe o1l..' ~
Tor the beneht OF the INDIVIDUAL there IL
no nursing process, no attempt to make
the best of any poor material, but rather.
s 10 sr's:a, ~ the ftteet ct an effort s
made to winnow out all but those of superb
capacity. in order that the United States
may ultimately be served by otncers OF tne
nhersctar au ths 81 me no,'ntrv cam nrodnce
This shifting usually results in the reduce
ton Of the class which enters with approx
imately 40 to about fifty. The cadet grad
uating at the foot of his class is yet, as 1t
will be seen, picked man. winner in
competition of brains and physical Vlgor,
which is as broad as the forty-five states.
and as severe as in any profession In the
land 1T is customary to assign the hrst
five cadets to the Engineer Corps, so that
an engineer begins his service with dis
tnction. To rank number one is an honor
that stamps an ofhcer for life.
A Source of Local Pride.
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LII al dr'cle UPON 'he success oi Saoe'
Barden In 1872, The Star states that
washington High School boys may find
it difficult to enter Harvard. but they walk
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,li'o lhe oli'eu o'a'es Ni'i'ary Acauehiy d
west iolht WITHOUT the silsn'est 'rounie'
and when they get In they manage, in an
unobtrusive fashion. to do honor to them
serves and to the institution in which they
absorbed most of their educational knowI-
edge, and cites the records OF Cadets
MItcneil ana Nllilams as PROOF that the
Hlsh ocnool, ootn IN It's educational ana
military features, IS success.
Graduated With Distinction.
wasbingto, NAV us,, H.. ,rora Of tic
, .''t may wei NC pi0u' VI 1's
o.A'eis' IL - d soou lecoro that no
High School student from this city who
has entered the academy has ever been
dropped: rnanv have stood high unon tho
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ioti u 81 o"uales' an eAcei4eHI proportion
cant + kveleth WinsIop VI y, b;s 90,
Diet days was a mathematical wonder stood
first in his class in 1889. He was made Sec
oilo lieutenant IN o. hrsl lieutenant IN "
can't Golden III Pu,s,as Con.ro, t1,o,
School, graduated from The academy in the
class of 80. standing fifth in general merit
IN Grass OF i1ty-1our; he was on the list
OF distinguished cadets. Commissioned
second lieutenant artillery. June, 80; first
lieutenant, ordnance, december, 90; cap
tam ordnance April -, D.
snhao, Spencer siies a. Sospy' central High
school graduated from the academy in the
CLASS Oh ~ NO. IN a class OF slNty-four;
was, was mace second lieutenant IN ol and first
ll9utenah, IN No.
Lieut.. Robert l. Raymond, Central High
School, graduated from the academy in 'y3,
No. in class Of tifty-three: second lieu
tenant In 30; first lieutenant in '9S.
School. major Of the High School Cauat
battalion 1ssS-s9; graduated from the Mil
itary Academy in the class of "a; No. 9
in class of fif1y-four; second lieutenant
"a; first lieutenant '9S.
Edward Nj. Adams Central High School
major 1st Battalion High School Cadets.
graduated from West Point in the class of
100, In the official register of the Military
given second nositi"n IN The az a. Is
guished cadets: his standing in nran,inaI
military engineering being without peer in
ms class.
War Department Records.
The director of the High Schools Is arcus.
toned to follow the careers of Hieh S.boo,
graduates He has recently Saupht he
sis,ance of the derartp,o,t rocas, 80 ~
e''''' 'e.oiu us ior the
olicldl sldhulhs OF men IN the army and
navy who were once students In his charge.
and the following letter will he naruSad
with interest: NN
War Department. Adiutant C,eneraps onoa
WASHINGTON Octoher .; ~,
Dr. F. r Lane Director of Hieb sohoIi
Central High school Wasbinntn, n e.
Sir. T hora ~ bd' " asiiis toIi' u. -:
the nst of young men who have neen t emrnn
in the Wa shinpton High Scbonls az, ~ optis
at this office On the 17th instant 80 ~ ~
close brief memoranda in tbo nas W AZ
such as are now serving or baHa seat,eS %
officers in the limited S,atass $500 %
United States vnlunteers sb,u;nt' vi
rank held nv each and Srcb snnoii Inc
tjneuished Servic, as 10 $3.50 SpeSia. Or us
orns Very resnectfuIIv o'eu =" Tue rec
tSiened) wa II C,prED
Assistant Adi,.ot - ~
This letter is rmarantaa IN. H ,t
incubation which IS pivan 70 r 60, me com
foI;owinp LIST for 1isting,isba ,iiany IN the
galIantrV In action 10 naiciai SERVICE or
"
Fostered In the High school.
The following men. who graduated fr,,
tho Ac,den,y Of ,yact DIT. .., -, "
,a,,a - $500 ;..- oA'. WIZ" 'lish RANK
nave III ihahy instances become famous in
an arduous profession. All have done credit