The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-19
NUMBER 10.
FOUR YOUNG OFFICERS
Who Got Their Military Train
ing in University Cadet Corps.

All are Well known here Captains
kunkle Smith, Medley, and Lieuten
ant Carskadon-Served Four Year,
as University Cadets.
The Parkersburg State Journa
publishes the following sketches O
four young National Guard officers
all well known in Morgantown, anc
all of whom have seen Universit,
cadets:
! CAPTAIN J. M. KuNKLE.
| Captain j. M, Kunkle, who is wei
known on account of hisNconnectior
with the Morgantown NEW DoMrS
ion" began his military career as .
member of the cadet corps at Allie
gheny Collegiate Institute in 1890
As a member OF the cadet corps a,
the West Virginia University, Of
which institution of learning he is q
graduate, he served in turn as cor.
poral of artillery, sergeant, first ser.
geant, lieutenant, signal officer and
acting adjutant. He enlisted as a
member OF the Guard in 1899, and
has held the offices of first lienten-
ant and captain of Company L. First
Infantry, since then.
CAPTAIN E. ii. SMITH.
Captain Earl Ii. Smith was born
at Fairmont, w. Va, March ~ 1880.
lie attended the West Virginia Uni
verslty and is now editor of The
Fairmont Times. He was "a cadet in
the West Virginia Cadet Corps.
West Virginia University. from s97
until 1900.
During this.t he was lance cor
poral, corporal. cadet sergeant OF ar.
tllley, cadet first sergeant Of Com.
pany Z cadet sergeant major, cadet
second lieutenant, cadet seeo, d lien.
tenant acting adjutant aud cadet
first lieutenant adjutant. After he
left there he became sergeant major
in the third battalion, First In.
fantry. Later he was first lieutenant
in Company Il. and first lieutenant
acting quartermaster. He is now
captain aide de-camp on the brigade
staff, which duties he performs in an
able manner.
CAPTAIN NJ NJ. Nicely.
Captain Matthew Mansfield Neely
of Company II. of Fairmout was
born at Grove, w. Va. He took the
course in law at the West Virginia
University and while there obtained
not only gold medal Tor being the
best drilled cadet. but also marks
mans buttons. Previous to this he
had served as corporal in the First
West Virginia Volunteer Infantry
during the Spanish American war.
While he was at Morgantown, Mr..
Medley also acted as second lieute-
nant ia Company l., West Virginia
National Guard. When Company
II was organized at Fairmont last
April. Mr.. Nicely was chosen as its
aptain and the excellent name, in
which he has filled this position is
shown BY the fact that his company
was given the decision as being the
best drilled company in the First
Regiment
LIEUTENANT K. B. CARsKADoN.
Lieutenant Edward B. Carsk adon,
of Company II, First Infantry, of
Fairmont, was born at Headsville,
West Virginia. He is a graduate of
the West Virginia University where
he studied the profession of law.
While there he stood high in all his
studies as well as being a member
of the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity.
He was captain of Company b of the
cadet Corps and was the highest
distinguished cadet in the four
years course. He has seen three
years service in the West Virginia
National Guard and at the enlist
ment of Company II was made its
First Lieutenant He has filed this
position in a highly praiseworthy
manner and the company's unusual
excellence Is no noubt due to large
extent to his efforts.