Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-03
PERFORMS ITS DUTY0FFCERS OF CADEISHALS1EAD INDICTED
Irish Delegation Interviews the Walter Rabn True Bills Found Against
Postmaster General High School Former Stock Broker.
HONOR RELEASED
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Young P SnT
American able idmenh
Walter C. Rathbone to Com
mand High School Corps.
HONOR TO BUSINESS HIGH
That School Captures Colonelcy of
Regiment First Time.
EXAMINATION A HARD ONE
Young Soldiers Put to Severe Test
Before Being Recommended
for Field Command.

Regimental officers who will command
the regiment Of High School Cadets this
year were named this afternoon. They
are:
Colonel, Walter C. Rathbone. Business
High School.
Lieutenant colonel, L. r. Lohr, Mckin-
ley High School.
Major Of 1st Battalion. Paul s. Arm
strong, Central High School
Major of I'd Battalion, J. F. Moore,
Business High School
Major Of Sd Battalion, E. J. Casselman,
Mckinley High School.
Regimental adjutant, Daniel c. Roper,
Eastern High School
The Officers were chosen by a military
committee composed Of Lieut.. Col. Rich
ard A. O'Brien. N. G. D. c.. retired: Maj.
Wallace McCathran, LIST Infantry, N. G..
D. c., and Lieut.. Col. Burton r. Ross.
instructor Of cadets. The examination
given the boys was an oral one, and it is
said was one Of the most difacuit ever
prepared.
Recommended Their Appointment.
After spending two afternoons in ex-
aiming the board of examiners decided
that the boys named above had acquitted
themselves the best and presented their
names to the military committee of the
board of education. composed of Capt.
James F. Oyster, w. w. Cox and r. R.
Horner, which approved the recommends
lions.
A.
reStmentai examination are always taken
from the head of their classes, as a very
high standing must be made in studies
before q cadet can become a regimental
oficer. The examination to which the
candidates are subjected is one of the
the entire book Of military tactics and
menauvers. Besides this the candidate
must have been a member Of the cadet
organization for three years and must
have q good, clean record behind him.
II the candidate is deficient in any one
of becoming an OFFICER.
First Colonelcy for Business.
This is the first year that the Business
High School has ever had the colonelcy,
liant over the fact that the honor has
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a commissioned officer for three years.
The new officers will assume their posi-
tons for the first time Thursday after
noon. when the companies Of the several
schools will be officially organized. 1t ts
predicted that there will be eleven COM
panies this year. the same as last. with
probably slight increase In the enroll.
ment of each. Company oflicers have not
been picked as yet. but will be within q
few days. The cadets in the schools
which have added half hour to their
day will be compelled to drill until nearly
4:3O o'clock in order to get as much
practice as the schools which are dis
missed at 2 o'clock and. drill until 4
o'clock.
While the companies are waiting for
the company officers to be appointed they
will be placed in charge of the regimen
tai officers, who will be assisted by ex-
perienced men in the capacity Of tenn
porary officers. The appointment Of the
company officers will mark the beginning
Of q long race for honors at the end Of
the year in the competitive drill.