The Washington times., 1909-05-20
MEDALS PRESENTED
TO WINNING CADETS
Assembly Hall Packed
With Friends of Busi-
ness High,
TRIBUTES ARE PAID
TO WORK OF VICTORS
School Days Are Recalled to
Older Hearers by
Speakers.
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drilled corporal was awarded to Corp.
w. Lehay. ]. D. Keane captured the
trophy for the best drilled service man,
and the medal for the best drilled nom
service man went TO b. F. Powdermak-
er.
Superintendent OF Schools A. T. Stuart
brought laugh by reference to the
Washington baseball club. I'VE have
always had faith in Business High
School, and the faith was not shaken
by years of losses" he said. why we
don't expect even the Nationals to win
always. The career Of Captain Oyster
should hold lesson for you. When
you consider the eminent success he has
attained in business and in the esteem
of his follow-men il should be a com
fort TO the eleven losing companies to
look back and to remember that he was
once losing captain.
"Oae other point 1 wish TO drive home
is this; l do not believe the school sys-
tenn that is very bad could produce such
a regiment as this
Recalls School Days
Captain Oyster told of the days when
he was a member Of the regiment and OF
the Improvement in the manual since
that lime
Brief addresses were also made by
William +. GUIDE, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce; Percy NJ.
Hughes. Assistant Superintendent of
Schools; NJ. F. Thurston, superintendent
of primary instruction. Principal Davis,
OF Business High School. presided
A pleasing feature of the exercises
was the music furnished by the Business
High School Orchestra. The orchestra
MI nd
played the High School Cadets March"
as Company z filed on the platform.
Every Seat Filled.
Every seat in the grandstands and
bleachers at American League Park
was filled when the different companies
Of the High School Regiment marched
on the field. Fully 1A00o persons were
IN attendance. and the light summer
dresses OF the girls who thronged the
stands and the pennsnts and flags Of
the different schools which waved from
canes IN nearly everyone's hands pre-
sented an attractive scene.
The. stands had been decorated with
flags and bunting. and as d company,
OF Mckinley Manual Training School.
winner OF the pennant last year. made
its appearances from behind sthe. west
stands followed by the other compa-
MES, the great crowd rose like one per-
son. and there was continued cheering
until all of the companies had taken
their positions.
The six companies that had drilled
the day before stacked their arms at
the far end OF the field, and were
brought back behind the stand and dis
missed The cadets of these companies
found seats and watched the remaining
companies drill.
McKinley's Day.
It was Mckinley day yesterday. for all
five companies from that school follow
ed each other on the field There was
not the same keen rivalry that had
marked the maneuvers of the previous
day. when Central and Eastern occupied
the field. After the five companies from
Tech had gone through the drill. II
Company, OF Western, marched upon
the field. and the hundreds OF students.
alumni. and friends Of the school on the
hill gave them a mighty cheer
Not until II Company had executed
every maDeuver and the other compan-
les again marched upon the field and
taken their positions did the captains
and the cadets give up hope that the
judges would award the pennant to
their commands.
The judges, Lieutenant Rockwell
Lieut. J. A. Holabird and Lieut.. d. l.
Sultan. Engineers Corps. U. S. A. re-
tired from the field and compared their
markings before deciding 10 which COM
psny should be awarded the pennant
Seconds seemed like minutes and min
utes like hours 20 the cadets and spec
tatoTS.
Every captain knew that there had
probably been an error or mistake in
the long series Of maneuvers that would
be counted against his company.
Some Mistakes Seen.
Some Of the mistakes had been so OBJ
vious that even the crowd in the stands
had seen them and had lost hope. But
other companies apparently had made
mistakes that would be Just as costly,
and the cadets and those who had seen
the drills in years gone by knew that
the trained eyes Of the engineer officers
had detected errors that had not been
noticed by tie spectators, and that un-
til the decision was made, each COM
pany still had a chance.
Everyone remarked that the drill
had been characterized by even more
accuracy and careful attention to de-
tails that in the past Each company
had been keyed up TO a pitch that made
IL possible to do it's best. and there was
hardly a cadet in the whole regiment
who was not inspired by the face OF
some coed in the stands.
r Company, Second Battalion, Capt
J. g Dulin. had heen placed In tie
front position. The judges took their
position near the home plate Of tbs
baseball diamond. and Adjutant A. r
ST Clair. OF Mckinley, saluted the en-
gineers. and was told By them that K
Company had won.
None Else Informed