The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-06-04
BRILLIANT SHOWING
MADE BY CADETS ON
ACADEMY FIELD
swgRYo SOLDIERS PASS IN RE.
VIEW BEFORE SUPERIOR
OFFICERS.
ROGER BLACK A WINNER
csptains Rosan And spieer And Lieu
tenant chastaine the Judees-Mor.
row Comes First in DeeIamatory
contest-5aeeaIaureate Tomorrow.


With band playing and colors flying
tuo hundred Cadets passed in review
before superior officers Saturday
on the beautiful field Of the Columbia
Military Academy. Following the re-
view competitive drills were held, B.
company. Capt. Steels squad Of c.
company and Roger Black carrying of
the honors. The drills were a part
of the days commencement program,
which vas exclusively military. In
the afternoon a sham battle was
fought. both artillery and infantry be-
ing used. The crack of rifles and roar
of cannon we're heard from the old
Arsenal grounds with regularity
that suggested such warfare as only
the South knew in the days of Civil
war 1t was a splendid exhibition,
one that as an annual feature adds
much to the renown of the local
school. Battalion parade concluded
the day.
It was shortly after nine O'Clock this
morning when the first bugle fare
sounded and the Cadets formed into
marching order and proceeded to the
open field. Clad in immaculate white
trousers and gray blouses the embryo
soldiers presented a handsome ap-
pearance. They marched with the
precision of veterans and won many
deserved compliments from the big
crowd that had assembled to witness
the maneuvers.
The reviewing ofncers were Capt
Chas Rogan, U. 8. A; Capt. II. W.
spicer, Tennessee National Guard and
Lieut.. H. B. Chastaine, Tennessee Ma
tional Guard. &,
AT the conclusion of the review the
competitive drills were begun. Cap
tain steeles squadron of G, Company,
was soon declared the winner in the
squadron contest. and B. Company In
the company contest. They came the
most interesting contest Of the day.
With all the cadets upon the field the
reviewing officers proceeded to cut
them down. One after another retired
from the ranks, some slight error in
drilling being detected by the alert
reviewers In less than fifteen min
utes from the time that the unbroken
ranks stood up to contest for individual
honors there were but two contestants
remaining. They we're Cadets War
rem and Black But few more COM
mands and Cadet Black stood alone
upon the field-a winner.
Present upon the field, in active
command Of the Cadets, was Com
mandant w. Newman, u. s. A., VINO
has had charge of the military feature
of the school for lhe year, and whose
splendid work not only placed the
Acdaemy again in Glass A but has
even added to its already high pres
tige as a military school.
The prize awarded Cadet Black. in
the individual drill, was a handsome
medal presented by the James Bro
theirs Jewelry company.
Defamation Contest. f..
Eight of the brightest students OF
the Academy faced the judges Friday
night in declamatory contest, before
an audience numbering several hun
dred. All of them acquitted them :
selves with credit, rejecting honor
upon the school. J. v. Morrow was
finally declared the winner by the
judges, who had much trouble IN
reaching an agreement.
The contest was presided over by
Capt. Cox, in a graceful and easy man.
ner, The judges were Prof. Rumble :
of Branham G. Hughes school, Spring
Hill; Rev. w. B. Capers, Lexington,
Ky, and Hon. w. B. Greenlaw, Column :,
bia.
In addition to the contest an inter- !,
esting musical program was carried !,
ont Mice MnrU na1a E'fplIprE. rem