Evening star., 1909-04-21
TAFT PRAISES CADETS
CreditabIe Review of the High
School Regiment.
LONG-DELAYED EXERCISES
Philippine Constabulary Band Heads
the Parade.
COL. ROSS INJURED IN A FALL
Pluckily Remounts and Leads the
White and Colored Companies in
Front Of the President.
COL. ROSS INJURED IN A FALL

President Taft reviewed and after
ward praised the High School Cadets OF
Washington yesterday afternoon on the
White Lot.
The review was especially arranged be-
cause of the inability of the young SOL
diers to take part in the inaugural day
parade for which they had been planning.
On account Of the severe weather March
the school officials ordered the cadets
to remain out Of the parade. Since then
however, they have been making efforts
to have the President review the brigade.
and he appointed yesterday for the in
spection. When the downpour was great
est in the early afternoon there was some
discussion Of postponement of the re-
view, but President Taft announced that
he wanted the cadets to turn out Had
the day been fine. it is probable that the
crowd would have been three or four
times larger than 1t was.
To witness the review of the young
soldier boys several thousand persons
gathered around the ellipse south Of the
White House grounds and gazed in ad-
miration at the straight lines of blue that
swept past the chief executive of the ma
ton. In that crowd were many persons
of prominence in the National capital,
the leading officials OF the local school
system, the fathers Of officers of the
brigade and the mothers of high privates
Of the rear rank.
A Fine Showing.
And there was much praise for the
cadets voiced by the President and by
the unprejudiced bystander. The accuracy
anu precision with which all the orders
were executed and the straight lines which
the cadets. marching company front dur
ing the review. kept during the long
march across the White Lot won the ad-
miration Of all of the large throng.
The President declared that the show
ing was splendid" and that the appear
ance which the cadets made reflected
cre~it on the schools OF Washington and
on the officers and others who have drilled
them in military tactics.
"A fine showing declared Capt. James
F. Oyster and William v. Cox, president
and vice president, respectively. OF the
board Of education.
Am / proud of the Washington school,
boys? l am always proud Of them. es-
pecially when they make showing like
that today" declared A.. T. Stuart, SUI
perintendent of public schools.
Commissioner mcfarland. president of
the District board. expressed his senti-
ments by congratulating President Oyster
and Supt. Stuart on the excellence of the
marching Of the cadets during the entire
maneuvers.
Preparatory to the review by the
President. the twelve companies from
the white high schools and the five COM
panies from the c0lored high schools
formed In line at 9th street and Louis
lana avenue. Col Burton r. Ross
mounted ON horseback. and the members
Of his stan took the head of the line, and
Immediately behind them came the Pnil-
ippine Constabulary Band. Then the
procession moved to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. and thence along the north side of
that wide thoroughfare. lined with peo-
pie, TO 18th street. swinging around into
Pennsylvania avenue again to pass in
front of the White House. The parade
then went down 18th street to B street.
Col. Ross Injured.
Just before the cadets marched on to
the White Lot from 18th street the only
accident Of the day occurred. and Col