Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-12
EVERYONE PROUD
Of CADET CORPS
three Hundred Boys Who Won
Enviable Reputation Go
Back TO School.
PRAISE HEARD EVERYWHERE
CO, francisco and MI Along the
Line Kindness Met the Boys
More Than Half Way.

,nvn IN the drill hall of the armory
.....erday afternoon when the cadet
.,,slion was dismissed after its arriv-
:, home from san Francisco, there was
nile scene that explains the success
:, the battalion. that accounts for Its
snendd record since Its organization
4 a.o years ago. Capt. Webb, command
8 an, of cadets, had given few final in
.,-,,rtlons to his men They had
q ,,sared everybody who had anything
). An with their triumphal trip. from
.ho eommittee of citizens who worked
sor the success of the trip, the citizens
Who had contributed so literally, the
man who conceived the idea of the
f trn Cant. Webb, Drum Major Cleve-
Fl ard Prof Eaton. Supt. Christensen
a and a great many more. Those cheers
yrare given by tired youths, travel
weary and eager to greet those whom
tbey had not seen for long and event
al week-but the cheers rang through
.sa big drill hall from 300 threats as
,nsty and as strong as If they We're
fresh and eager for some new diver
sion Then came the object lesson that
SMELLS the success of the great under
taking that has done so much TO adver-
tIse Utah and her people to the throngs
who were gathered at the Pacihc's
eastern shore to witness the home-con-
Ing Of the fleet OF American battle
ships.
EVERY MAN DEPENDABLE.
"Thls battalion will turn out three
fines more during the present school
wear Once to have big picture eight
feet long taken to be presented to the
admiral--our admiral. 1t will turn out
again some Friday to be later desig-
mated i'm dress parade for the citizens OF
Sail Lake as an appreciation of what
thew have done for us. 1t will turn
NH for the last time this year for the
& Memorial day parade. / want to know
how many men | can depend upon to
4 be present no" many men oa' Ne-
hand high in the air. Not every man,
no: there was corporal and SER
geant mixed in with the others, who
did not hold up their hands.
"Why can't l depend upon you.
\ corporal?" asked Capt Webb
II have some school work that VIII
take all my time to make up" was
the explanation offered by that man.
How about you, sergeant" asked
the captain of the other man.
THAT is my fix, too. I have lit
tie work to make up"
Il If can arrange to have your time
a allowed by Prof Eaton, is there
~ man l can't depend upon?"
" mol" II was the voice of the
"a whole battalion that answered him
II that time and then, after nine rah's
81 Tor capt webb had rent the air, the
s. cadet battalion was dismissed. May
b be there are some mothers, some
fathers and some girls who want to
see you worse than you want to see
me longer today" was the explana-
uon capt webb offered in Diminishing
ms SUI youths. A cheer from the
SO0 seemed To connrm capt. Webb's
opinion.
ruPpD prrT rrscIpr rn-u,D
Tho INV, rr,,oa ,aro ,osta.ao or
ternoon shortly after $3.50 o'clock.
They were tired, but they had not
forgotten the lessons they had learn
ed at their camp ground at the Pre-
sldio. Not laggard In the ranks, not
boy missing, not one of them sick
everyone of them in the finest fettle
1t was sight to stir the patriot
and 1t did. Cheering crowds lined
The way on the march from the depot
Gen Wedgwood, Capt. Webb. Prof
Eaton, Prof. Christensen, Mayor
Bransford and every other citizen of