The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-23
YALE SOLDIERS COMPETE
FOR PRIZES AND HONOR BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCE.

Governor Chamberlain and staff Pres.
 ent-company B, of she Academic De-
 psrtmsnt, Wins Banner-h. R. Ly- man, of Medical School, Scores First
 IndIviduaI Prize.
 Nearly two thousand people witness ed the competitive drill of the corps of cadets of Yale university in the Second regiment armory on Meadow street last evening. The event was the first of it's kind ever held under similar auspices, and the work of the cadets came in for the plaudits of the audience and the verbal eommendation of the governor of the state and others high in military authority. Much of the credit for the excellent work and appearance of the cadets last evening is due to Captain Smoke. the Instructor from the United States army who has molded the three companies into frst-class shape. The competition was exceptionally keen and the judges had difficult time deciding the question of superiority. Those who had this task in hand were Captain W. N. general staff of the United States army and adjutant of the United States Mill itary academy at West Point; Captain W. s. Pierce, ordnance department, U. $. A.; Captain J. F. Gohn, Fourteenth United States infantry; Captain E. L. Isbell, c. N. G.; Captain E. o. Gruener, e. NC, and Commander E. V. Ray holds, c. N. G.
 The three companies competing, Com pany A of the Sheffield Scientific school, Company B of the academic depart snnent. and Company c, also of the aca- demic department performed their va rious tactics with a precision and exact ness which could hardly have been irn- proved upon. The judges decided that the best drilling had been done by the Company B men, and to them was pre- scented by Governor Chamberlain a handsome silk American flag. This flag was donated by Colonel Frank Cheney, of South Manchester, and will now oc- cupy a place in the trophy room in the Yale gymnasium.
 The individual drill brought out a list of eighteen candidates. Their work was very we'll performed, They were sub jected to- a rigid test, with the result that the first four places were won by the following:
 First A. R. Lyman '04 M. S.; second, W. l.. Peltz, '04; third, H. J. Ord, '04 S.; and fourth, J. M. Fairbanks, '03.
 The first prize was a gold medal, while second, third and fourth prizes were silver medals. These were pinned upon the men by Adjutant- General Cole of the c. N. G,
 During the evening the Wheeler & Wilson military band of Bridgeport rendered a musical programme of un- usual merit. There was much enthus- asm shown when the Second company of the Governors Guard appeared upon the floor, and the cheering knew no bounds when Governor Chamberlain and his staff entered the spacious drill hall 7 s5..f%
 Besides his excellency and many dis tinguished military men, those present included President Hadley, of Yale. Dean HIP. Wright, of the academic de- partnent, Director Chittenden, of the Sheffield Scientific school, and other members of the university faculty.
 Governor Chamberlain and his staff were entertained, upon their arrival in this city, at dinner at the University club by President Hadley. After the drill banquet was enjoyed at the Ho- tel OnecO. VI