Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-30
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
PROGRAM FOR ANNUAL COM
PANY COMPETITIVE DRILL.
Information for the Captains-Fifty
Movements to Be Executed
Order for Reporting.

The program for the annual company
competitive drill of the regiment Of High
School Cadets to be held next May, was
issued this afternoon. The time allowance
for the drill of each company will be thirty
minutes.
The company will be marched upon the
drill ground and formed in line fifteen
yards in front Of the judges, and report to
senior officer of the board.
Movements will be executed In the order
of arrangement given in the program
1t is not to be understood that each move
ment 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 ''O''
and cannot be taken up.
When marching the distance passed over
must be sufficiently great to enable the
Judges to determine the proficiency of each
command. In every instance the pre-
scribed movement must be fully executed
before passing to the next on the progra m.
AT the conclusion of the drill the COM
pany will be marched to the grand stand
and presented to the judges.
Ihe hfty movements of the drill progra m
follow: Form column of squads. Form col
umn of platoons to the left front without
hating. Form line to the left front without
hating. Form column of squads to the left
and march to the rear. Form line to the
right. Oblique to the right in line Oblique
to the left in line and halt. Being in col
umn of squads, execute right obliaue in
double time and halt Form column of
platoons to the right and move forward
Form on right into line. Form column of
platoons to the right and halt. March by
the flank to the left. Form line to the
right front Being in columns Of squads
at a halt, form left front into line. March
ing IN column OF squads. form on right into
line. Oblique to the right in column of
squads in double time, mark time and con-
tinue oblique. Marching in line turn and adj
vance Align company two PAGES to the
rear. March to the right in column of
squads, then march about toward the file
closers. Form line. Execute change step.
mark time, right and left step. Execute
half step and back step. Marching In line
turn and halt Being In column of squads,
form column Of twos. Form column of
squads Marching in column of squads.
take single rank distance. Form line to
the left. Present arms. Order arms. Port
arms. Order arms. Right shoulder arms.
Port arms. Present arms. Right shoulder
arms. Left shoulder arms. Right shoulder
arms. Port arms. Left shoulder arms.
Order arms. Form column of squads with
double rank distance. Form columns OF
files. Form column of squads. Form col
umn OF platoons to the front from the left.
Form line to the right front and halt. Load
and fire one volley at an object 800 yards.
Fire another volley at the same object at
400 yards. Load and fire one volley at 6O0
yards kneeling. Load and fire one voiiey
at same range lying down. Open and close
chamber.
Order Of Drill.
The companies Will drill In the following
order: First day-Company D. Capt Law:
Company F. Capt. Miller: Company C. Capt.
Leger; Company H. Capt. Bland; Company
X, Capt. Steinberg.
Second day-Company L. Capt. Sherman:
Company b. Capt. Young; Company q.
Capt. folsom: Company e. Capt Trey:
Company /, Capt Barringer; Company A,
Capt. Caylor.