Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21

Col. Lybrand.
Mckinley, Capt. Ourand: Company F of the
Eastern, Capt. Linthicum; Company D OF
the Mckinley. Capt. Fulton.
Capt. NJ. l.. Walker, Corps of Engineers.
U. S. A; First Lieut.. George R. Spalding.
Corps of Engineers, U. S. A: First Lieut..
Ulysses S. Grant (third). Corps of En-
gineers, u. s. A, will serve as judges. Capt.
Walker is chairman of the board.
At the conclusion of the competition the
regiment will go through a short drill in
the manual of arms after which the judges
will announce the winning company and
award the prize flag. medal and ribbons.
The company competitive drill is undoubt-
ediy the most interesting and important
event of the school year, SO far as the
diets of the Washington High School, to
say nothing of the girl pupils, are con-
cerned Since last September the cadets
have worked with the energy enthusiasm
and steadneSs that characterize a success
full military organization, and the regiment
has shown by it's work that the military
feature deserves to be classed as one of
the most successful adjunctS of the local
high school system.
The annual regimental drill of the cadets
usually held on the ellipse of the White
Lot was omitted this year. Therefore the
interest being manifested in the coming
competitive drill is greater by far than
ever before in the history of the regiment.
Early Tuesday afternoon high school girls,
pretty-but that goes without saying, for
all Washington High School girls are
pretty-each armed with the colors of her
favorite company will proceed to the ball
park, prepared to root and shout to the
limit. And the bali park will be bedlam
throughout two afternoons. The scene will
be picturesque, and the occasion must re-
main firmly fixed for an indefinite period in
the memories of all who attend.
No company has been permitted to drill
in practice, on the American League
grounds. The time allotted to each com
pany will be thirty minutes the companies
to march on the field and leave at the blast
OF a bugle In former years each company
has consumed as much time as the captain
saw fit. The supplementary impromptu pro-
gram has also been abolished, and every
thing points to shorter and more snaDny
contest this year.
The specific orders for the competitive
drill inform the captains that the com
panies will be marched upon the drill
ground and formed in line fifteen wards in
front Of the judges and report to the senior
officer of the board. The movements will
be executed in the order of arrangement
given in the program. 1t Is not to be under
stood that each movement in every case can
be executed from the preceding one The
movements will be given and the captain is
expected to use his own means to execute
them. Any movement passed will be marked
zero. and cannot be taken up again. When
marching the distance passed over must be
sufficiently great to enable the judges to
determine the proficiency of each COM
mand. In every instance the prescribed
movement must be fully executed before
passing to the next on the program At
the conclusion of the drill the company will
be marched to the grandstand and present
ed to the judges.
The history of the High School Cadet
Regiment dates back to 1882. when E. A.
Paul. then principal of the high school, sug-
gested the idea of military organization,
and, with Messrs. Smith and Ayres as cap
tains, organized two companies of cadets.
Here was the beginning of what is now
the strong and weil-drilled regiment of
eight companies that make their appear
ance the latter part of every school year
and present to the public of Washington
a corps of cadets which compares favorably
with those of the best military schools of
the country.
From the first the organization pro-
crossed rapidly. In 1888 Cadet Shoales,
who had been appointed major, and Maj.
Bates, retired army officer, acted as
military instructors of the companies. It
was In this year that 100 Springfield rifles
were loaned the corps by the War De-
partment. The year following Maj Bur-
ton r. Ross, the present instructor sue
ceeded Maj. Bates, and through his efforts
an additional loan of fifty rifles was Sc
cured.
In 1885 a battalion of four companies
was formed with Maj. La Fetra as cadet
commander. No additional companies
were formed until 1891, when the
branch" schools. the Eastern and Bust
ness. were established, and two COM
panies were organized. In 1893 an addi-
tional company was organized at each of
these two schools. The same year the
Western High School was established and
a company organized The regiment of
nine companies continued until 1896,
when Company l. then at the Business,
was dissolved From 1896 to the present
time the regiment has remained practi-
cally the same.
The competitive drill between the COM
panies was instituted in 1887. This as
stated. is the most important event of the
year to every member of the High School
Regiment. At first the drill was held in
the assembly hall of the Central High
School. and later one of the local theaters
was engaged for the purpose. When the
marching movements were added to the
competitive drill program the base ball
park was used for the annual event. Prior
to 1898 the drills included only move
ments from the manual OF arms. During
the past thirteen years, however. the
have included movements in the school OF
the company
Central High School.
The election of officers of the senior class
was held last Friday and resulted as follows:
Horace Rockwell. president; Ruth Brock.
vice president: Dorothy Run, secretary;
Loren Gull, treasurer; Henry Edgerton,
valedictorian; Edith Noonan, poet, and
William Molster. historian. The fourth year
scholars selected their prophets and repre-
sentatiyes on the executive committee. The
following were chosen: Prophets, Stanley
Dyer. IA; AL Hendley, B4; Miss Lindsay.
CA: Lee Kemon, d.. Executive commit
tee: From IA Miss Olcott and George
Wood. b Miss Hodges and Edmund Car
rington, CA Miss Cook and Miss Maybe. D4
Miss Taliaferro and Whitney Kfpp.
The Other Senior Club met In f SATURDAY