Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-30
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS
ARE BEING EXAMINED.
Gymnasiums Suggested for the Old
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Pupils
From Outside the District.

under way for this year, and 1t is probable
that regiment will be formed soon with
as good officers and full ranks as marked
the one of last year. Examinations were
held yesterday of candidates for the regi-
mental offices at the Washington Light In
fantry Armory. Col. Burton r. Ross of the
District National Guard Is chairman of the
board of examiners.
Each school is allowed to send two candi-
dates for regimental positions for each
company in the school. 1t is necessary that
they be the cadets who have the highest
scholarship records. This, however, does
not hold with the Business, which, with its
two-year course, is not allowed to compete
with the four-year schools for regimental
positions. But the adJutant of the "a Bat
talon is always boy of this school.
Three boys from the Central High School,
two from the Mckinley Manual Training
School and one from the Eastern were ex-
amined yesterday and they comprise the
entire number of candidates in this class
All were on the same level In the eyes of
the judges at the beginning of the tests OF
their tactical knowledge. How they ranked
in the opinion of these gentlemen at the
close of the examination has not been an
nounced.
The Central High School is the scene this
afternoon of examination of Candidates
for line or company offices, under the direc-
ton of Col Ross, who is the military IN
structor of the high schools. and corps
Of teachers. This test is written, while the
one of yesterday was oral.
Conferences to Select Officers.
When the papers of the youths have been
corrected and the percentages marked on
them by Col. Ross, that officer will CONFER
with the principal and other members OK
the military committee OF each school IN
turn and this conference will select cap
tain a first lieutenant and second lieu
tenant for each company. Inc military
committee of the board of education then
has to approve the appointments, petore
they are announced.
The companies will be formed in the var
icus armOrieS Monday next, and the results
of the two examinations may be announced
then, if not before. The size and appor-
tionment of the regiment Will be the same
this year as 1t was last. There Will De ten
companies divided into three battal1ons.
The first battalion will include only the
Central companies; the second, the COM
panies of the Eastern, Western and busl-
ness, and the third only the companies OF
the Mckinley, or Tech.
When the companies are formed MONDAY
next the experienced cadets will be separ-
ated from the raw recruits. the latter
will be divided into awkward squads ana
set to drilling under temporary lnstruc-
tor The old cadets will be formed into
platoon and drilled in advanced tactics
under a temporary officer. AS soon as the
appointments are made and the officers as
signed to duty the temporary ofncers Will
be dispensed with
This fall the regiment will take up the
new drill regula tions as recommended by
the United States army board. This Will
necesstate considerable study and prac-
tice by the old men, as many important
movements will be executed in new man
ner. Owing to the probability OF the cadet
regiment taking part in the inaugural pa
rade next March, the stress of the work
until then will be laid on regimental drill.
The contract for the supply Of uniforms
has been awarded to the firm which had 1t
last year. 1t Is expected by the middle of
November the young soldiers will all be
fitted out with new broadcloth and braid.
School Gymnasiums Suggested.
Percy M Hughes. director Of high schools,
said today that recommendation had been
made to the board of education that the
Eastern, Central and NJ Street High Schools
be provided with gymnasfums on the
grounds adjoining the buildings. The West
eru already has a gymnasium; the Business
will have one In the new building, which
will be ready for occupation next fall, and
the Technical will have one in the addition
which the board of education has been re-
questing for two years.
improvements in the Central High School
building the Oldest high school In the city.
will also be asked for this year, in accord
ance with suggestions from the building In
spector of the District. The Central was
first occupied in 1882, and is without many
modern conveniences, such as are enjoyed
by the pupils of the other buildings.
The new Business High School building.
at 9th street and Rhode Island avenue, Is
going up rapidly. the first story having been
completed. There is no doubt In the minds
of the school authorities that 1t will be
finished in time for next years opening.
The enrolment of the various academic
high schools this fall is approximately as
follows
+ Central 800; Eastern, 800; Western 800;
Business, $50; NJ Street, 500.
One hundred and ffty-fve young men
and women who were not graduates of the
local graded schools were examined at the
beginning of the term for entrance to the
local academic high schools, and of these
10 secured admission.