Evening journal., 1903-06-09
CADETS DRILL
AND IN BATTLE
Go Through Their Maneu-
vers With the Ease and
Precision of Veterans
Announcements MADE TOMORROW
Annual Dance Will Take Place in
WyokoH Hall Tonight and the Com
meneoment Proper Will Take Place
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow.

Proud fathers. loving mothers and
admiring friends gathered on the
grounds Of WyclSoff Hall this morning
To watch the maneuvers OF the cadets
and lSidets of the Wilmington Military
Academy on dress parade, I'm battalion
drill, I'm competitive drill and in sham
battle.
The exhibition was an interesting
one throughout. The boys drilled in
great form, from the biggest TO the
smallest and showed the careful train
ing OF the commandant, Captain Avis.
Of the Regular Army.
The exercises began az 10 o'clock with
the dress parade. The boys in their neat
suits OF gray immaculate collars and
white gloves were spic and span as you
pleased, and drilled with the precision
of regulars. After the dress parade
came battalion drill. and this In turn
WAS followed by the competitive diill.
The little chaps, the lddets. came
first They did remarkably wei. and
were highly commended by the on-look-
ers for their good work. Those staying
longest in the contest were Elliott,
/ Stone and Gibson.
The drill OF the cadets was exciting.
They stood well, but finally the contest
narrowed down to four-Foote Troupe,
/ Whitside and Brown CM.)
The prizes win be announced at the
commencement exercises tomorrow
morning. That TO be awarded TO the
lucky cadet is a handsome solid sold
badge. That going to the winning XII
Diet IS OF gold and silver. The Judges
I tU4ra ATuf,V nnrnh.rfrs and Gia,.rr.lt ~
Major Lloyd, OF the First Regiment, ~
G.. ID.
Then the Sham Battle.
Then came the event of the day-th,
sham battle. Company II. the larger
boys. marched on the enemy from tn,
hill TO the rear OF the school grounds
/ To the strains OF martial music they
came bravely on. firing and shouting
and determined 10 do or die
But the kidets We're brave. too. and
they defended an imaginary fort in
! great style. They fired voley after
voley with great precision upon the
approaching enemy. and laid down theiI
arms only after they had made a
valiant struggle.
The drum corps was in charge OF
Harry Johnson.
Cadet Dance Tonight.
The annual dance of the cadets will
take place in Wyckom Hall tonight
The chaperones viii be Mrs n. G.
Foote, of Cleveland. Ohio, Mrs. William
II. Morrison and Miss Black. OF the
ACADEMY
Defamation Contest Last Night.
The defamation contest, which
marked the first of the week day COM
mencement exercises last night, was
enjoyed by a large audience. The con-
test was won by Cadets Howard p
Fahey, first; Cadet Manning Pists
Brown, second, and Cadet Howard r.
Milligan, third. The prizes were S25
SIS and SO in gold respectively and
were the J. r. Morrison prizes.
Wyckof Hall was prettily decorated
for the event, and the college orchestra
rendered some excellent music. Fred
erick Clemence, who was to have beer
one of the speakers, was in and unable
TO take part in the contest. The judges
of the contest We're Archdeacon George
Ia. Hall, rector Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church; George +. Bowerman, librar-
ian Of the Wilmington Institute Free
Library, and George B. Hynson editor
Of the Evening Journal.