Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-08
ACADEMY CADETS
By THE PREsI-
DENT OF DISTRICT BOYS

The President has designated the follow
Ing principals and aIternates for appoint
ment to the Naval Academy from the Dis
trict of Columbia In 1907:
McFal Sylvester.
Alternates-John Porter Morse, Daniel L.
Borden and Donald Dyrenforth
Roger warde Paine.
Roger Warde Paine, one of the young
men designated by the President to be
principal in appointment to the Annapolis
Naval Academy from the District OF Co
lumbia for 1897. is one of the best-known
pupils Of the Washington high schools. he
is member of the senior class at central
High School and in due course Will pc
graduated from that school next June.
Paine is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
E. Paine of 2700 18th street northwest
He was born in Springfield. Ohio, and Is
eighteen years old. Eleven years ago ne
came to Washington with his parents, ms
father taking up his residence here as
the Washington correspondent OF tne
Cleveland Leader. Mr.. Paine Tor many
years has been member of the Wasnins-
ton stan of the Associated Press, and now
is the White House representative or tnat
organization.
Young Paine entered the Washington
worked his way through the graded and
high schools to the point of graduation
BY his character, high standing and ster-
ling worth he has won the esteem OF ms
teachers. his associate pupils and rfienus
He has achieved notable standing In the
schools Last year he was a member OF
the debating team of Central. High Scnool
a team which went through the year OF
the team representing the City College or
Baltimore without losing single contest.
He is candidate this year for position
on the debating team. with every prospect
of being selected again to represent Ceiitfai
High School.
During the four years he has been a
pupil at Central he has been Identified with
the Corps of High School Cadets. In mill
tary and naval subjects he always has
manifested the deepest interest. Last year
he won the gold medal as the best drilled
man in his company. This year, IN COM
petitive examination, he won a commission
in the High School Cadets. being appoin,ea
first lieutenant of Company b of Central.
He stands high in scholarship being one
Of the leaders of his class. Among his
school associates his standing ana popu-
larity are indicated by the fact that re-
Gently he was chosen. with substantial
unanimity, to be chairman of the pin com
mttee of the senior class, a distinction
highly priced by high school. pupils.
For years young Paine has been par.
ticularly interested in naval subjects, and
it has been his ambition to be deemed
worthy of an appointment to the Naval
Academy. He became acquainted person
ally with President Roosevelt. who, when
he learned of the young mans desire, prom
Used to designate him for one of the An
napois appointments from the District OF
Columbia. He will be graduated from Gen.
trail High School next June In the ordinary
course of events, and will take the exami-
nations for entrance to the Naval Academy
in June, 1907.
John Mccall Sylvester.
John McFall sylvester is the eldest son
of Mai and and Mrs Richard Sylvester
Although he will not celebrate his sixteenth
birthday until next summer he is much
larger than the average boy of his age. He
was born in this city and is In the first
year at the Mckinley Manual Training
School. Young Sylvester has always shown
a disposition to enter military life, having
organized and served captain of the Syi-
vester Guards about three years ago. The
company was formed of boys who lived In
and about the vicinity of Mount Pleasant.
At present he is member of Company F of
the High School Cadets. He is a good
swimmer and Splinter. and has knowledge
OF drawing and other abilities which wilt
fit him for the duties he will have to per
form at Annapolis. Last summer he planned
and superintended the construction of
summer home at Harper's Ferry, and ms
work in connection with Intervention of the
house has been the means OF his receiving
great many compliments.
The forty members of the military COM
pany he organized three years ago We're
uniformed and equipped with wooden guns
which were presented to them by Maj. Syl-
veste-. Capt Sylvester drilled the COM
pany and had the boys in shape to make an
excellent showing. The company has since
disbanded. because It's members became
separated by reason of many of them
moving to other sections. When he reaches
Annapolis Naval Academy Cadet Sylves-
ter will have the advantage of meeting a
number of his friends, many of them sons
Of prominent western people. He was
named after his grandfather. Col. John Nc
Fall, who Is one of the leading republicans
Of st. Louis, and who was the republican
leader in that city several years ago, when
the city went republican for the first time
In many years.
During the past few years the young man
has travelled extensively. and come In con-
tect with prominent people In all sections
Of the country. His experiences on his nu-
merous trips gave him many ideas, which
will no doubt be of material assistance 10
him when he enters upon his studies at
Annapolis. His title of captain, gained while
he was the chief officer of the Sylvester
Guards, still clings to him, and many of his
friends call him Capt Sylvester.