The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS.
Important Changes in the Arrange
mcnt of the Companies.

Technical Boys Form Two Com
mundS. Creating IA Reduction at
the Eastern Institution-OGiccrs of
the Corps-Prepuration for Drills.
The military committee. consisting Of
Col T. r Ross Allan Davis. Principal
OF the business High School, and Charles
Hart which has charge of the High
School cadet companies. has Just perfect
ed an entire reorganization Of the High
school Cadet Corps. There are two bat
taIicus in the regiment. each consisting of
four companies. Until this year the bat
talions We're composed as follows,
First Battalion. Companies A. b. C., and
D. of the Central High School. Second
Battalion. Company r. OF the Business.
r and G.. Of the Eastern, and II OF the
Western Now. however. owing to the OPP
eniug OF the Technical High School. the
Central has but two companies and the
Technical also has two These form the
first battalion.
But the greatest change has been made
in the second battalion A great num-
Der Of boys who have been attending the
Eastern High School this year entered
the new technical school. and, as a re-
suit. the number of male pupils at the
Eastern this season is much smaller. be
ing too small. in fact 20 permit Of the
forma tion Of two cadet companies. This
state Of affairs was entirely unlocked Tor.
as the Eastern has regularly had two
companies during the past ten years on
the other hand, however the Business
High School. in spite of its already eN-
tremeIy overcrOwded condition. has
grown greatly this year and in place Of
the sevCnty-Odd boys needed TO form one
company, "a sufficient number was found
to establish two. In view Of this fact the
military committee decided to form but
one company at the Eastern. and have
two nj the Business. While this change
reflects much credit upon the prosperous
state Of affairs at the Business school
it also places them in very embarass-
| ing position. as the drill han that the
/ two companies will occupy is far too
small for the use Of one. The two Bust
ness companies are r and q. while the
Eastern stiu retains +. and the Western
But in spite Of their serious handicap
| in ,ue matter Of OveTCrowded quarters
and the fact that they have but a two
year course instead Of the fOur-year one Of
the other schools. the cadets Of the BuSi-
ness High School have. entered into their
work with a spirit and energy that VIII
/ do much TO offset the difficulties that be-
Set them. BY Thursday. their next drill
diets in line. The officers Of the business
High School companies are as follows
Company F-Captaiu. j. W. Manning
first Lieutenant. 3. T. CT mes; second lieu
tenant, o. Eeihmeycr, Scrgeants, in the
order Of their rank W A Dnnniugton.
r. w. Pullman. n. K SchofeId. J. A. Da-
ley and NJ ". Patterson, COrponts F. B.
MorslaHd. O. w. Gardner, +. 2. Carr, and
ID. D Gillian
Company G-Captaln. r. A Bowles; first
lieutenant. O. A Lindsey second Neuten-
ant. r. NJ KERRY: sergeants. H. VI
Baum w NJ Weston. II. g. Bradley. r.
. q. Wilson, and II. J.. Plat; corporals. s
/ +. H8Eau. J. /. Potter ". I. Crane, and
. T. r. Scott.
/ The commissioned officers of the Cen
traI High School are Company A-Cap-
tain. W. c. GUss; fret Lieutenant J. F.
RraudCubUrE. second lieutenant. r D.
Brown. Company B-Captain. @. y Greg
orr. first lieutenant. s r. Jackson, sec
oud Lieutenant. h Taylor.
The commissioned officers at the Tech
rical are: Company Captain. c II
/ TompkIns. first lieutenant r s Baker;
second Lieutenant, c. A Eagan- Com
rauy D-Captain. W. w. Reynolds. first
T lieutenant r. B. Atkinson, and second
lieutenant O.. r. Patton